Is Hitmonchan Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
The other Fighting Dojo gift. Hitmonchan trades raw Attack for wider punching coverage. Handles the same matchups as Hitmonlee against Giovanni and Bruno, just with a slightly different feel.
Not available yet. You cannot get Hitmonchan before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Hitmonchan before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Hitmonchan before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Hitmonchan before this fight.
Koga's team hits Hitmonchan's weaknesses hard.
Sabrina's team hits Hitmonchan's weaknesses hard.
Hitmonchan has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Hitmonchan trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Hitmonchan has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Hitmonchan has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Hitmonchan trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Hitmonchan trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Hitmonchan trades roughly evenly with Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Pikachu team. In Let's Go Eevee, Trace brings Raichu Lv 57 in place of Jolteon Lv 57.
Gift
Hitmonchan is given to you as a gift in Saffron City at Lv 30. Choose Hitmonlee or Hitmonchan. Choose as a reward after defeating the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30FireFire PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 30IceIce PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 30ElectricThunder PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 30NormalDizzy PunchPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Brock
- TMNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Lt. Surge
- TMFightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMNormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Giovanni
- TMGroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10
Catch Hitmonchan
Catch Hitmonchan in Victory Road (walking, Lv 41-46, rare).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 41)
- LV 41FireFire PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 41IceIce PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 41ElectricThunder PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 41NormalDizzy PunchPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Brock
- TMNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Lt. Surge
- TMFightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMNormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Giovanni
- TMGroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Hitmonchan Locations
2 encounter spots for Hitmonchan at low spawn rates starting from late-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
2 locations to catch Hitmonchan
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Best Locations to Catch Hitmonchan in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
How to Get Shiny Hitmonchan in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Hitmonchan is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Hitmonchan odds across every game
Shiny Hitmonchan Evolution
Does Not EvolveLet's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Hitmonchan Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee with Hitmonchan preloaded.
Hitmonchan Weakness
Hitmonchan's Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. 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, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug, Rock, Dark |
What is Hitmonchan Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Hitmonchan
 Fearow Normal | C | |
 Pidgeot Normal | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hitmonchan View Butterfree builds →Air Slash 2x60-71% Psybeam 2x35-41% | ||
 Dodrio Normal | C | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | C | |
 Charizard Fire | C | |
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Clefairy Fairy | D | |
 Farfetch'd Normal | D | |
Hitmonchan Evolutions
Hitmonchan is a single-stage Fighting type. There's nothing to evolve, so its 455 base stats are what you build around. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Hitmonchan Best Moveset
105 Attack at 76 Speed with Fighting TermStab and 110 Sp. Def. Without AbilityIron Fist boosting punch moves by 20%, the elemental punches lose their bonus damage from the moveset. Decent physical power but the pace and missing ability take the edge off everything.
Best Build
Hitmonchan Candy
Courage Candy+SPDCareful raises Sp. Def and lowers Sp. Atk. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Green, then Blue. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Hitmonchan
- Hitmonchan Candy
- Courage Candy
Courage Candy L
Courage Candy XL
Hitmonchan Candy raises every stat, but only Hitmonchan can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Hitmonchan is Courage Candy (Sp. Def), and any Pokemon can eat it; Courage Candy L needs level 30 and Courage Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
Wong battles with one level 75 Hitmonchan that knows Bulk Up, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch and Fire Punch. It takes extra damage from Flying, Psychic and Fairy moves. Win to earn the Hitmonchan Master title. Find Wong in Saffron City.
Moves List
The level-up pool tells the story here. Hitmonchan learns Mega Punch and Fire Punch naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Normal and Fire coverage and more extends the reach beyond that.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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 15 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Punches in corkscrew fashion. It can punch its way through a concrete wall like a drill.
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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