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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

Locations

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: 20.4%
Physical Attacker
Moves
Drain Punch / Close Combat
Ice Punch / Stone Edge
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Iron Fist
Nature
Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Bulk Up
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Iron Fist
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Assault Vest
Item
Assault Vest
Ability
Iron Fist
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 208
Atk 252
Spe 48

Strategy Overview

High Attack combined with a decent Speed stat, powerful STAB moves, and a respectable Special Defense stat makes Hitmonchan a solid offensive threat. Iron Fist powers up most almost all of Hitmonchan's common moves, particularly STAB Mach Punch, which hits most offensive Pokemon really hard. Another big thing that sets Hitmonchan apart from other Fighting-types in the tier is Rapid Spin, letting it provide great support to its team. Hitmonchan struggles with Ghost-types like Rotom and Gourgeist-XL, though, as it doesn't learn Knock Off to hit them super effectively, having to rely on Ice Punch or Stone Edge to hit them, while pretty much all of them outspeed Hitmonchan and can get a quick Will-O-Wisp off against it.

Most Used Moves

Ice Punch
64.5%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
28.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc