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hitmonchan
#107

Hitmonchan

Punching Pokémon

Fighting

The arm-twisting punches it throws pulverize even concrete. It rests after three minutes of fighting.

Base Stats

HP 50
Attack 105
Defense 79
Sp. Atk 35
Sp. Def 110
Speed 76
Total 455

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Punching Pokémon
Height 1.4 m
Weight 50.2 kg
Base Exp 159
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 100% ♂ / 0% ♀
Habitat Urban
Egg Groups Humanshape

Sprites

hitmonchan Front Front
hitmonchan Back Back
hitmonchan Front Shiny Front Shiny
hitmonchan Back Shiny Back Shiny
hitmonchan Official Art Official Art
hitmonchan Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

nu Usage: 38.5%
Offensive Spinner
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Iron Fist
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 32
Atk 252
Def 12
Spe 212
Bulk Up
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Iron Fist
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 168
Atk 252
Spe 88
Choice Scarf
Moves
Stone Edge / Earthquake / Rapid Spin
Item
Choice Scarf
Ability
Iron Fist
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 40
Atk 252
Spe 216

Strategy Overview

Hitmonchan is one of the two reliable Rapid Spin users that exist in NU, with Sandslash being its only notable competition. It's also one of just three fully evolved Fighting-types in the tier, and the only one with access to Mach Punch or Close Combat. These rare traits make Hitmonchan a valuable member of a lot of teams. Outside of those niches, Hitmonchan is a powerful physical attacker with good coverage options in the Iron Fist-boosted elemental punches, but its poor physical bulk and relatively low Speed for an offensive Pokemon make it difficult to switch into battle, and it usually only has room for one coverage move on its sets, making it fairly easy to wall. It also suffers from being mostly outclassed as an attacker by Medicham, which is faster, is nearly 20% more powerful, and has access to useful secondary STAB moves.

Most Used Moves

Ice Punch
74.7%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
44.9%
Life Orb
38.5%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc