Annihilape

Pokemon is all about love and partnership with our Pokemon; growing and learning together while going on an adventure. It's the beautiful story of forging bonds, working together, and getting a wild and highly aggressive pig-ape so angry that it literally dies.

When evolving, Primeape becomes Annihilape and gains one of the absolute best offensive dual-typing in the game; Fighting and Ghost. This is a typing that can hit everything in Pokemon Go for at least neutral damage, and has the same record in the main series minus a handful of Pokemon that use shenanigans to escape this horrible fate. However, perfect neutral STAB coverage doesn't really help much when you lack a move that reflects one of your two types, and it also falls behind given the fact that Annihilape doesn't have a great Attack stat, and also doesn't have a single good move to its name minus Counter. 

Honestly, at this point Annihilape's only hope for the future is that its Ghost Type Signature Move, Rage Fist, is given really good stats when it drops, and that Annihilape also gets a good Ghost Type Fast Move, like Shadow Claw (which it can learn in the main series). That scenario aside, it's probably best to let Annihilape rest in peace... angry, angry peace.

Best PvE Offensive Moveset

• Counter and Close Combat is easily the best moveset that Annihilape can use on offense.
• Shadow Ball is a great move, but Annihilape has no Fast Move to capitalize on it.
• Low Kick, Low Sweep, Night Slash, and Ice Punch are all pretty bad for Annihilape.... and objectively mediocre at best.

Best PvE Defensive Moveset

• Counter is outright better than Low Kick once again.
• Close Combat takes far too long to use and makes Annihilape easy to wall by anything that resists Fighting Type moves.
• Low Sweep comes out frequently, but it's another move that can leave Annihilape easy to wall.
• Night Slash has counter-coverage some of against Annihilape's counters and comes out frequently, making it a prime choice for defense.
• Ice Punch has a chance to fire once against Rayquaza and Mega Rayquaza, which hardly even view Annihilape as a speed-bump. It's also got good coverage against a number of common gym-cleaners.
• Shadow Ball is fairly easy to dodge, but it also boasts perfect neutral coverage alongside Counter, making it very much worth considering.

Counter remains a solid Fast Move in Pokemon Go PvP, hitting hard and generating decent energy. This makes it the ideal pick, and has perfect neutral coverage when combined with Shadow Ball.  Night Slash is often the main choice for Annihilape's secondary Attack due to its low cost and boosting potential, while Ice Punch can provide coverage against Flying-type Pokemon. Close Combat can be ran for a relatively low energy cost nuke, but it is often the most awkward option due to its self-debuff and higher cost compared to Night Slash and Ice Punch.