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hitmonlee
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Hitmonlee

Kicking Pokémon

Fighting

When kicking, the sole of its foot turns as hard as a diamond on impact and destroys its enemy.

Base Stats

HP 50
Attack 120
Defense 53
Sp. Atk 35
Sp. Def 110
Speed 87
Total 455

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Kicking Pokémon
Height 1.5 m
Weight 49.8 kg
Base Exp 159
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 100% ♂ / 0% ♀
Habitat Urban
Egg Groups Humanshape

Sprites

hitmonlee Front Front
hitmonlee Back Back
hitmonlee Front Shiny Front Shiny
hitmonlee Back Shiny Back Shiny
hitmonlee Official Art Official Art
hitmonlee Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

letsgoou Usage: 0.3%
Wallbreaker
Nature
Adamant

Strategy Overview

Hitmonlee's good Attack stat, good enough Speed to outpace most defensive Pokemon, and exclusive access to the extremely powerful High Jump Kick let it perform admirably as a wallbreaker, being strong enough to OHKO even Rhydon. Hitmonlee's coverage in Rock Slide and Earthquake lets it threaten would-be answers like Zapdos and Nidoqueen, while Toxic allows it to lure in and cripple Mew, which would otherwise wall it. Unfortunately, Hitmonlee's physical bulk is extremely poor, leaving it entirely unable to switch in on many of the physical attackers it aims to pressure, such as Melmetal, Rhydon, and Mega Gyarados, as well as weaker Pokemon like Nidoqueen and Poliwrath. Due to its middling Speed, Hitmonlee also is vulnerable to a plethora of popular revenge killers, including Mega Beedrill, Alolan Dugtrio, and Starmie. It is also vitally outrun and threatened by prominent Pokemon in the base 100 Speed tier, namely Mew, Zapdos, and Mega Charizard X, and Mega Charizard Y, regardless of its nature, and it struggles to significantly threaten Mega Venusaur at all.

Most Used Moves

Bulk Up
53.3%
Facade
44.2%

Most Used Items

Nothing
100.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc