Is Tyrogue Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Fighting baby with AbilityGuts boosting Attack when statused. Evolves into Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, or Hitmontop based on Attack versus Defense at level 20. Available through breeding. The Fighting Dojo already offered Lee and Chan during the story.
Tyrogue has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Misty's typing presses Tyrogue's defenses.
Tyrogue trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's Pokemon outpace and outclass Tyrogue here.
Koga's Pokemon outpace and outclass Tyrogue here.
Sabrina's team hits Tyrogue's weaknesses hard.
Tyrogue trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Giovanni's typing presses Tyrogue's defenses.
Hitmonlee has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Hitmonchan has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Hitmontop has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Lorelei:
Hitmonlee has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Hitmonchan has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Hitmontop has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Bruno:
Agatha's team hits Hitmonlee's weaknesses hard.
Agatha's team hits Hitmonchan's weaknesses hard.
Agatha's team hits Hitmontop's weaknesses hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Agatha:
Hitmonlee trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Hitmonchan trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Hitmontop trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Lance:
Hitmonlee trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Hitmonchan trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Hitmontop trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Terry:
Catch Tyrogue on Four Island (hatch from egg, Lv 5).
- After Brock
- TUTORNormalMega Kick12075%5
- After Lt. Surge
- TM31FightingBrick Break113100%15
- After Erika
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- TM43NormalSecret Power70100%20
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Your Tyrogue should hit Level 20 before you reach Lorelei, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20FightingJump Kick15095%10
- LV 20FightingBrick Break113100%15
- LV 20FightingRevenge90100%10
- LV 26FightingHigh Jump Kick19590%10
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch225100%20
- LV 46NormalMega Kick12075%5
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Your Tyrogue should hit Level 20 before you reach Lorelei, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20FightingRevenge90100%10
- After Brock
- TUTORNormalMega Kick12075%5
- After Lt. Surge
- TM31FightingBrick Break113100%15
- LV 32FightingSky Uppercut12890%15
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch225100%20
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Your Tyrogue should hit Level 20 before you reach Lorelei, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20FightingRevenge90100%10
- After Brock
- TUTORNormalMega Kick12075%5
- After Lt. Surge
- TM31FightingBrick Break113100%15
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- After Erika
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Tyrogue in FireRed & LeafGreen
Tyrogue is a breeding-only Pokemon in FRLG. Pair a Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, or Hitmontop with a Ditto at the Four Island Day Care to produce the baby form from an egg.
How to Obtain Tyrogue in FRLG
Step 1Tyrogue ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Four Island Pokemon Day Care to receive a Tyrogue egg. Requires the Rainbow Pass to access Four Island.Available in-game· 3 pathsPick one
HitmonleeLv 20 (Atk > Def)
HitmonchanLv 20 (Atk < Def)
HitmontopLv 20 (Atk = Def)
Tyrogue Weakness
Tyrogue is weak to Flying and Psychic. Not many exploitable gaps in the Fighting typing defensive chart. Tyrogue's Fighting typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug, Rock, Dark |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Tyrogue Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Tyrogue
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyrogue View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x71-86% Confusion 2x64-76% | ||
 Spearow Normal | C | |
 Zubat Poison | D | |
Pidgey Normal | D | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyrogue View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x71-86% Confusion 2x64-76% | ||
Spearow Normal | C | |
Zubat Poison | D | |
Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Fearow Normal | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyrogue View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x75-88% Confusion 2x66-79% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Tyrogue View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x305-359%KO | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | B | |
Hypno Psychic | C | |
Golbat Poison | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyrogue View Butterfree builds →Psychic 2x120-142%KO Aerial Ace 2x74-87% | ||
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodBirth Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyrogue View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x452-532%KO Aerial Ace 2x130-153%KO | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyrogue View Lugia builds →Psychic 2x189-222%KO Fly 2x147-174%KO | ||
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyrogue View Mewtwo builds →Psychic 2x299-352%KO Aerial Ace 2x99-117%KO | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyrogue View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x261-308%KO Fly 2x127-150%KO | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Tyrogue View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x319-376%KO | ||
Tyrogue Evolutions
Tyrogue starts the chain as a baby form and evolves into Hitmonlee at level 20. To get more eggs, breed the evolved versions. Evolving adds up to 245 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
FRLG Tyrogue Best Moveset
Baby Fighting with AbilityGuts for status-boosted Attack. 35 in every stat. Branches to Hitmonlee (kicks), Hitmonchan (punches), or Hitmontop (spinning).
Best Build
Tyrogue best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Hidden Power Ghost
- Brick Break
- Mach Punch
- Earthquake
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Tyrogue gets Helping Hand and High Jump Kick exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Normal and Ground coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside High Jump Kick and Brick Break.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Even though it is small, it can’t be ignored because it will slug any handy target without warning.
It is always bursting with energy. To make itself stronger, it keeps on fighting even if it loses.
Tyrogue FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Tyrogue hatches from a Pokemon Egg in Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen. Leave Hitmonlee at the Day-Care Center on Route 5 with a compatible partner Pokemon to receive an Egg that hatches into Tyrogue.
Game Availability
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Tyrogue appears in 17 games across 9 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves