Bulky Rapid Spin
ZUItem
Heavy-Duty Boots / Assault Vest
Heavy-Duty Boots / Assault VestAbilityIron Fist
NatureAdamant+Atk/−SpA
TeraDark
EV spread
HP248
Atk▲16
SpD244
Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 1.4 m
- Weight
- 50.2 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender100.0% ♂ · 0.0% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time25 cycles · ~6,630 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP159
Base stats
HP
50
Attack
105
Defense
79
Sp. Atk
35
Sp. Def
110
Speed
76
Total
455
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Hitmonchan
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
Red
Blue
Yellow
FireRed
LeafGreen
XD: Gale of Darkness
Let's Go Pikachu
Let's Go Eevee
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)
Red Japan
Green Japan
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Hitmonchan can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
27 of 27
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Drain Punch Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Comet Punch Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 18 | 85 | 15 |
| 1 | Fake Out Can only be used as the first move after the user enters battle. Causes the target to flinch. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Feint Hits through Protect and Detect. | Normal | Physical | 30 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Focus Energy Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Helping Hand Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Pursuit Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out. | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 4 | Mach Punch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 5 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 8 | Power-Up Punch Raises the user’s Attack by one stage after inflicting damage. | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 8 | Vacuum Wave Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Fighting | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 12 | Detect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | Fighting | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 16 | Bullet Punch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Steel | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 16 | Revenge Inflicts double damage if the user takes damage before attacking this turn. | Fighting | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 20 | Swift Never misses. | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 21 | Quick Guard Prevents any priority moves from hitting friendly Pokémon this turn. | Fighting | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 25 | Dizzy Punch Has a chance to confuse the target. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 10 |
| 33 | Fire Punch Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 36 | Close Combat Lowers the user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage after inflicting damage. | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 |
| 38 | Ice Punch Has a chance to freeze the target. | Ice | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 41 | Sky Uppercut Inflicts regular damage and can hit Bounce and Fly users. | Fighting | Physical | 85 | 90 | 15 |
| 43 | Thunder Punch Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 44 | Focus Punch If the user takes damage before attacking, the attack is canceled. | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 |
| 48 | Mega Punch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 80 | 85 | 20 |
| 53 | Counter Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took. | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
Breeding & egg moves
Hitmonchan can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
30 sprites & renders for Hitmonchan.
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Hitmonchan”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/hitmonchan.
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