Help my Primeape

[nick445]

Can somebody help me out with EV's and a moveset for my Primeape

 

[Smarties-chan]

Primeape @ Choice Band/Choice Scarf
Ability: Vital Spirit (it's not like Primeape is going to survive a critical hit anyway. =\)
Adamant/Jolly Nature (Adamant for Choice Scarf, Jolly for Choice Band)
EVs: 252 Attack, 252 Speed, 4 HP

- Close Combat/Cross Chop
- Thunderpunch/Rock Slide/Stone Edge
- Aerial Ace/Ice Punch
- U-turn/Earthquake

Unfortunately, it's impossible to get Close Combat and the elemental punches on Primeape so if you want to go with those, (and have Emerald) you'll have to use Cross Chop. Rock Slide and Stone Edge cover Flying types in the same manner Thunderpunch does, but it's not as effective on Skarm and Gyarados. Rock Slide should be used if you prefer accuracy and a good flinchrate (and Primeape is actually fast enough to pull off a flinch on quite many Pokémon) over raw power. Aerial Ace is an excellent way to take out that pesky Heracross because unless Primeape is using Choice Band and Heracross is using Choice Scarf, Primeape will outspeed and OHKO it. Ice Punch keeps Garchomp and friends (aka Dragonite and Salamence) at bay and Earthquake and U-turn are just random fillers, the latter of which can be used for scouting, but isn't really all that useful.