Is Primeape worth keeping for my Pokemon Red playthrough?

My team:CharizardGengarVaporeonMagnetonSnorlaxPrimeapeShould I keep the primeape?

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Maybe Yes,if you want.

In Pokemon Red then are many gyms and Elite Four which resist and most of them are supef-effective to fighting types.So,it is not advisable to have one.But still Primeape has a decent Spe and Good Atk stat.

But in Gen 1 however it doesnot learn much moves.

But I recommendyou to have Nidoking/Nidoqueen as a replacment of Primeape.It has decent stats and gets a variety of moves to counter as many.

Nidoran can be obtained in the grass pathc before Mt.Moon or you can get it at the Safari Zone.You wil need a Moon Stone which can be obtained at Mt.Moon.

Nidoking@AnythingAbility:Poison Point-Earthquake-Rockslide-Double Kick-Ice Beam/Thunderbolt/Surf

Nidoqueen@AnythingAbility:Poison point-Earthquake-Bite-Rock Slide-Double kick/Body Slam

You can use any one of the above to improve your team but if you still think Primeape is needed just stick on to it as it depends on how you use it.

Primeape@AnythingAbility:Vital Spirit-Rock Slide-Karate Chop-Dig-Thrash

Dig is to kill those Gastly and evolution because they are immune to Fight.Karate Chop STABThrash High damage dealtRock silde as a coverage against flying and Ice which you will encounter in Elite Four.

But still Nido King/Queen is the best optioin to go.

Hope I Helped

Source:Experince

That’ll depend largely on what TM’s you have left. Red/Blue/Yellow contains a lot of Pokémon that require TM’s to make up their best movesets (Primeape included), but for the vast majority of TM’s, you can only find 1 throughout the whole game.

(Game becomes more open ended once reaching Celadon)

It’s probably also worth noting that:

… are available as HM’s, meaning that they can be taught to infinite Pokemon, but they cannot relearn another move in that moveslot thereafter.

So! If you wanted to keep Primeape, that will depend on what on the list above, apart from Submission, is available to give to Primeape. Personally, I like giving it Dig/Rock Slide for the standard ‘Rock/Ground coverage’ set (a common physical moveset in Gen 1 that gets perfect neutral coverage and hits 7 types super effectively). However, if these TM’s are taken, then you’re pretty much left only with Submission, which is a pretty ordinary move by itself (even if it gets STAB). In which case, I’d ditch the Primeape.

As an aside: Primeape is better in Yellow than in Red/Blue. I wrote about in in my team/commenthere (overpowered and easy going team for RBY).