Hitmonchan
Punching Pokémon
The arm-twisting punches it throws pulverize even concrete. It rests after three minutes of fighting.
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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.
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Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc