HitmonleeLevel 20 (Atk > Def)HitmonchanLevel 20 (Atk < Def)HitmontopLevel 20 (Atk = Def)
Is Hitmonchan Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Evolves from Tyrogue when Defense exceeds Attack at level 20. AbilityIron Fist boosts all punch moves. The elemental punches give Hitmonchan unmatched type coverage for a Fighting-type. Also from the Mt. Mortar Tyrogue gift.
Tyrogue trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Bugsy's typing presses Tyrogue's defenses.
Tyrogue has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Morty's Pokemon outpace and outclass Tyrogue here.
Chuck's typing presses Tyrogue's defenses.
Hitmonlee resists most of Jasmine's coverage and hits back hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Jasmine:
Hitmonlee resists most of Pryce's coverage and hits back hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Pryce:
Hitmonlee has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Clair:
Hitmonlee resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Brock:
Hitmonlee has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
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Hitmonlee resists most of Lt. Surge's coverage and hits back hard.
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Hitmonlee has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
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Hitmonlee trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
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Hitmonlee trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
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Hitmonlee has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
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Hitmonlee has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
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Hitmonlee trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
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Hitmonlee has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
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Hitmonlee has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
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Hitmonlee has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
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Hitmonlee trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
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Gift Tyrogue
Tyrogue is given to you as a gift in Mt. Mortar at Lv 10. Defeat Kiyo. Receive from the Karate King deep inside Mt. Mortar after defeating him in battle.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 10)
- LV 10NormalFake OutPower 40Accuracy 100%PP 10
- From Start
- HM06FightingRock SmashPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15From Hiker on Route 36
- After Bugsy
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Lake of Rage
- TM46DarkThiefPower 40Accuracy 100%PP 10Team Rocket HQ
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
Evolve Tyrogue to Hitmonchan
Tyrogue evolves into Hitmonchan at Level 20. Your Tyrogue should hit Level 20 before you reach Jasmine, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20FightingRevengePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Bugsy
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Whitney
- TM60FightingDrain PunchPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 39
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- LV 36FightingSky UppercutPower 128Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 56FightingClose CombatPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5
Evolve Tyrogue to Hitmonlee
Tyrogue evolves into Hitmonlee at Level 20. Your Tyrogue should hit Level 20 before you reach Jasmine, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20FightingJump KickPower 128Accuracy 95%PP 25
- LV 20FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- LV 29FightingHigh Jump KickPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 20
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 49NormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5
- LV 53FightingClose CombatPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5
Evolve Tyrogue to Hitmontop
Tyrogue evolves into Hitmontop at Level 20. Your Tyrogue should hit Level 20 before you reach Jasmine, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20FightingRevengePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 20FightingRolling KickPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 51FightingClose CombatPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5
How to Get Hitmonchan in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Hitmonchan never appears in the wild. Like its kicking counterpart, it branches from a level 20 Tyrogue, and you land Hitmonchan when Defense outpaces Attack at that moment.
Catch Tyrogue at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Hitmonchan.
- 1Catch Tyrogue
- 2Evolve Hitmonchanat Lv.20
Badge 6How to Obtain Hitmonchan in HGSS
- Step 2Hitmonchan ✓
How to Get Shiny Hitmonchan in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Hitmonchan also splits from Tyrogue, so breed that Mt. Mortar baby Masuda-style and evolve it with the higher Defense stat. Compare Shiny Hitmonchan odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Hitmonchan Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in HeartGold & SoulSilver with Hitmonchan preloaded.
Hitmonchan Weakness
Hitmonchan's Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Flying and Psychic. Not many exploitable gaps in the Fighting typing defensive chart. Hitmonchan's special bulk (base 110 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug, Rock, Dark |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Hitmonchan Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Hitmonchan
 Scyther Bug | C | |
 Dodrio Normal | C | |
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
 Ninjask Bug | C | |
 Farfetch'd Normal | C | |
 Vespiquen Bug | C | |
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
 Yanmega Bug | B | |
 Fearow Normal | C | |
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing | ||
 Murkrow Dark | C | |
 Mr. Mime Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hitmonchan View Mr. Mime builds →Psybeam 2x56-67% Aerial Ace 2x27-32% | ||
Hitmonchan Evolutions
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. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Hitmonchan to get Tyrogue eggs (with patience) using 39 partners from the Human-Like egg group. Notable egg moves include Bullet Punch, Counter, Helping Hand and 5 more.
HGSS Hitmonchan Best Moveset
Punching specialist with AbilityIron Fist boosting punch moves by 20%. 105 Attack behind MoveClose Combat and elemental punches gives the moveset type coverage across Fire, Ice, and Electric. 110 Sp. Def absorbs special hits. 76 Speed is the main limitation.
Best Build
Hitmonchan best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Ice Punch
- Fire Punch
- Thunder Punch
- Mach Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Bullet Punch and Counter on Hitmonchan. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Focus Punch and High Jump Kick, they expand what Hitmonchan can actually threaten in practice.
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
All 21 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Its punches slice the air. However, it seems to need a short break after fighting for three minutes.
Its punches slice the air. They are launched at such high speed, even a slight graze could cause a burn.
Hitmonchan HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Hitmonchan as an attacker. Physical side carries the damage. Speed is middling,
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Jolly on Hitmonchan. +Speed is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the attacker role.
Game Availability
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.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
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 7Let's Go
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
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