Physical
Attacker
455Average
76Moderate
BTier

Nothing about Hitmonchan screams competitive powerhouse, and that's fine. Fighting means only weak to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. Needs some investment to avoid getting outsped. Known as the Punching Pokemon.

Nothing fancy in Hitmonchan's spread. It leans physical with Sp. Def out front. And you'll get 2 Sp. Def EVs per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
455Above
HP50
D
Attack105
B
Defense79
C
Sp. Atk35
F
Sp. Def110
B
Speed76
C
Total455
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Hitmonchan yields +2 SpD
HPAtkDefSpASpD+2Spe
Details
Catch45Challenging•Medium Fast1M XP•1.4m / 4'07"•50.2kg / 110.7 lbs•159Base XP
Pokedex Entries

Punches in corkscrew fashion. It can punch its way through a concrete wall like a drill.

Lets Go Pikachu / Lets Go Eevee

Hitmonchan Weakness

Avg

Hitmonchan's Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy moves. Hitmonchan's special bulk (base 110 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

4xCriticali
None
2xWeaki
FlyingPsychicFairy
½xResisti
BugRockDark
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
None
STAB (5)i
NormalIceRockDarkSteel
3Weak
3Resist
0Immune
Scorei-3
SpikesGrounded — up to 25%
Toxic SpikesVulnerable
Abilities
Keen EyePrevents accuracy from being lowered.
Iron FistStrengthens punch-based moves to 1.2× their power.
Inner FocusHAPrevents flinching.

Out of 3 evolutions from Tyrogue, Hitmonchan comes from the level-up path. The method you use determines which form you end up with. Breed through Tyrogue to get eggs. Both Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee hit 455 total stats from Tyrogue. The difference is how those stats are split.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Hitmonlee
#106Hitmonlee
20
Level 20
Hitmonchan
#107Hitmonchan
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Hitmonlee
Fighting
Hitmonchan
Fighting
HP
50
50
ATK
120
105-15
DEF
53
79+26
SP.ATK
35
35
SP.DEF
110
110
SPE
87
76-11
BST
455B-Tier
455B-Tier
ROLE
Cannon
Attacker
TYPE
Physical
Physical
Breeding
Challenging

Breed with Hitmonchan to get Tyrogue eggs (with patience) from the Humanshape egg group.

Egg Groups
Humanshape
Gender
♂100.0%
Hatch Time
25 cycles·6,425 steps
Moderate~6 min with Flame Body

Bulk and offense in one package. Hitmonchan runs Assault Vest for a special bulk boost with no status moves allowed with a Adamant nature, so it survives long enough to threaten with Drain Punch. Max HP and Attack EVs and the remaining moves make it hard to safely switch into.

Best Build

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

The level-up pool tells the story here. Hitmonchan learns Earthquake naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Normal and Fire coverage and more extends the reach beyond that.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Comet Punch
188515Normal
Lv 5
Leer
—10030Normal
Lv 10
Agility
——30Psychic
Lv 15
Feint+2
3010010Normal
Lv 20
Swift
60—20Normal
Lv 25
Dizzy Punch
7010010Normal
Lv 30
Fire Punch
7510015Fire
Lv 30
Ice Punch
7510015Ice
Lv 30
Thunder Punch
7510015Electric
Lv 35
Focus Energy
——30Normal
Lv 40
Mega Punch
808520Normal
Lv 45
Counter-5
—10020Fighting

TM Moves

Src
TM13
Brick Break
7510015Fighting
TM30
Bulk Up
——20Fighting
TM41
Earthquake
10010010Ground
TM12
Facade
7010020Normal
TM31
Fire Punch
7510015Fire
TM01
Headbutt
7010015Normal
TM03
Helping Hand+5
——20Normal
TM35
Ice Punch
7510015Ice
TM07
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM05
Rest
——10Psychic
TM22
Rock Slide
759010Rock
TM15
Seismic Toss
—10020Fighting
TM08
Substitute
——10Normal
TM23
Thunder Punch
7510015Electric
TM27
Toxic
—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Hitmonchan doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Hitmonchan can't learn any Tutor moves

This 2-stage line starts with Tyrogue, a baby that doesn't spawn wild. Breed Hitmonchan at the nursery to hatch one, then level through the stages to reach Hitmonchan.

Where To Catch Hitmonchan in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee

To get Hitmonchan, start by catching Tyrogue through gift and walking encounters at Lv. 30-46. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.

  1. Tyrogue
    Step 1Breed Tyrogue from Hitmonchan

    Breed from Hitmonchan at the Day Care.

  2. Hitmonchan
    Step 2Hitmonchan ✓
    Saffron City
    Let's Go EeveeGift from NPCLv.30MidCity
    Saffron City
    Let's Go PikachuGift from NPCLv.30MidCity
    Victory Road - 1F-3F
    Let's Go EeveeGrassLv.41-46RareLateCaveUnique encounter
    CHALLENGING
    Victory Road - 1F-3F
    Let's Go PikachuGrassLv.41-46RareLateCaveUnique encounter
    CHALLENGING
    or evolve from Tyrogue (Step 1)

  • Hitmonchan works as an attacker with 455 BST behind it. B-Tier on our list — a solid choice for the right team. That 110 base Sp. Def does the heavy lifting.

  • Watch for Aerodactyl (Flying), Alakazam (Psychic), and Clefable (Fairy) when using Hitmonchan. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.

  • Tyrogue evolves into Hitmonchan at level 20. Hitmonchan is the final evolution in a 4-stage line starting from Tyrogue. It sits at 455 BST in its evolved form.

  • Keen Eye prevents accuracy from being lowered — that's the one you want on Hitmonchan. Inner Focus is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Iron Fist works too if your team needs something different.

  • Hitmonchan is a physical attacker with base 105 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. But the speed tells the real story — base 76 Speed is workable — faster than some, slower than many. Fits the attacker role.

  • Hitmonchan appears in 20 games, including Yellow, Red & Blue, and Gold & Silver.

Present since Red & Blue, Hitmonchan appears in 20 games spanning 9 generations. Gen 1 originals like Hitmonchan have the longest track record of availability in the series.