HitmonleeLevel 20 (Atk > Def)HitmonchanLevel 20 (Atk < Def)HitmontopLevel 20 (Atk = Def)
Is Hitmonchan Good in Platinum Playthrough?
If Tyrogue's Defense beats its Attack at level 20, Hitmonchan is the result. AbilityIron Fist boosts punch moves by 20%. Fighting coverage for Byron and Candice, but the Tyrogue requirement makes the whole line hard to access.
Tyrogue has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Gardenia's typing presses Tyrogue's defenses.
Fantina's team hits Tyrogue's weaknesses hard.
Maylene's team hits Tyrogue's weaknesses hard.
Crasher Wake's typing presses Tyrogue's defenses.
Tyrogue has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Hitmonlee has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Candice:
Hitmonlee has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Volkner:
Hitmonlee has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Aaron:
Hitmonlee trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Bertha:
Hitmonlee has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Flint:
Hitmonlee trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Lucian:
Hitmonlee has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Jupiter:
Hitmonlee resists most of Mars's coverage and hits back hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Mars:
Hitmonlee has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Saturn:
Hitmonlee has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Cynthia:
Catch Tyrogue
Catch Tyrogue on Route 211 (Poké Radar, Lv 14-16, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Oreburgh Gate (basement)
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- After Fantina
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- After Crasher Wake
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Iron Island
- After Candice
- TM80RockRock SlidePower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10Mt. Coronet
- Post-Game
- TM08FightingBulk UpPower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Exchange Service Corner counter at the Battle Frontier, which you enter from the Fight Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Tyrogue to Hitmonchan
Tyrogue evolves into Hitmonchan at Level 20. Your Tyrogue should hit Level 20 before you reach Candice, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20FightingRevengePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Gardenia
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Oreburgh Gate (basement)
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Fantina
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Maylene
- TM60FightingDrain PunchPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Prize for defeating Maylene
- LV 36FightingSky UppercutPower 128Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 56FightingClose CombatPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Tyrogue to Hitmonlee
Tyrogue evolves into Hitmonlee at Level 20. Your Tyrogue should hit Level 20 before you reach Candice, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20FightingJump KickPower 128Accuracy 95%PP 25
- LV 20FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Fantina
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- LV 29FightingHigh Jump KickPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 20
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 53FightingClose CombatPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORFlyingBouncePower 85Accuracy 85%PP 5Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Tyrogue to Hitmontop
Tyrogue evolves into Hitmontop at Level 20. Your Tyrogue should hit Level 20 before you reach Candice, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20FightingRevengePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Gardenia
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Oreburgh Gate (basement)
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Fantina
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- After Maylene
- TUTORDarkSucker PunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 212
- After Crasher Wake
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Iron Island
- After Volkner
- TM71RockStone EdgePower 100Accuracy 80%PP 5Victory Road
- LV 51FightingClose CombatPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Hitmonchan in Platinum
Hitmonchan is the other Tyrogue branch, appearing when Defense beats Attack at level 20. No wild ones exist, so like its kicking cousin it depends on raising a Tyrogue and watching the stats.
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 Pt
- Step 2Hitmonchan ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Tyrogue egg.
How to Get Shiny Hitmonchan in Platinum
Hitmonchan also comes from Tyrogue, so chain one on Route 211 to 40 for a shiny and let its Defense outpace Attack before it evolves. Compare Shiny Hitmonchan odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Hitmonchan Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
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 | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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 Platinum 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
 Azelf Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodLake Valor Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hitmonchan View Azelf builds →Future Sight 2x122-144%KO | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hitmonchan View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x122-144%KO | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hitmonchan View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x83-98% Dream Eater 2x51-61% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hitmonchan View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x118-139%KO | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Mesprit Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hitmonchan View Mesprit builds →Future Sight 2x106-125%KO | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hitmonchan View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x96-114%KO Fly 2x79-93% | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hitmonchan View Staraptor builds →Brave Bird 2x153-181%KO | ||
 Mr. Mime Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hitmonchan View Mr. Mime builds →Dream Eater 2x85-100%KO Aerial Ace 2x25-29% | ||
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hitmonchan View Lunatone builds →Future Sight 2x96-114%KO | ||
 Chimecho Psychic | C | |
 Girafarig NormalPsychic | C | |
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hitmonchan View Grumpig builds →Dream Eater 2x77-91% Bounce 2x35-41% | ||
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.
Pt Hitmonchan Best Moveset
Fire, Ice, and Electric coverage through the elemental punches gives the moveset answers to nearly every type. AbilityIron Fist boosts all of them by 20%, and 105 Attack behind that spread means every type matchup has a physical answer.
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
30 of 32 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
The arm-twisting punches it throws pulverize even concrete. It rests after three minutes of fighting.
Hitmonchan Platinum Guide
In Platinum, use Hitmonchan as an attacker. Physical side carries the damage. Speed is middling,
For Platinum, 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
Winds & Waves
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