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Is Hitmonchan Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Trade-only from FRLG. AbilityKeen Eye prevents accuracy drops. The elemental punches run off Special in Gen 3 while Hitmonchan's strength is physical, the same type mismatch from Gen 2. Breloom and Hariyama are better Fighting picks available locally.
Roxanne's typing presses Tyrogue's defenses.
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Brawly's typing presses Tyrogue's defenses.
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Tyrogue trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
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Flannery's typing presses Tyrogue's defenses.
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Tyrogue trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
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Winona's Pokemon outpace and outclass Tyrogue here.
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Tate & Liza's team hits Tyrogue's weaknesses hard.
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Wallace's typing presses Tyrogue's defenses.
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Tyrogue trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
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Phoebe's Pokemon outpace and outclass Tyrogue here.
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Tyrogue trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
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Drake's team hits Tyrogue's weaknesses hard.
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Steven's team hits Tyrogue's weaknesses hard.
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Trade
Hitmonchan cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 20.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5FightingRevengePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- LV 26FireFire PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 26IceIce PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- LV 32FightingSky UppercutPower 128Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Tate & Liza
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
Breed Hitmonlee
Hitmonlee cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 20.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 1)
- LV 1FightingRevengePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 16FightingJump KickPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 25
- LV 20FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- LV 26FightingHigh Jump KickPower 128Accuracy 90%PP 20
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- After Tate & Liza
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- LV 46NormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5
Breed Hitmonchan
Hitmonchan cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 20.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 1)
- LV 1FightingRevengePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- LV 26FireFire PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 26IceIce PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- LV 32FightingSky UppercutPower 128Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Tate & Liza
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
Breed Hitmontop
Hitmontop cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 20.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 1)
- LV 1FightingRevengePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 1FightingRolling KickPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 15
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- TM28GroundDigPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 114
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Tate & Liza
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
How to Get Hitmonchan in Ruby & Sapphire
Like its kicking counterpart, Hitmonchan has no Hoenn encounters and no in-game gift. It only arrives by trade.
How to Obtain Hitmonchan in RS
- Step 1Breed Tyrogue from HitmonchanLATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Gift · Mt. Mortar · Defeat Karate King. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Gift · Route 34 · Hatch Odd Egg (random). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Pokeradar · Route 211. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Pokeradar · Route 211. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Gift · Mt. Mortar · Defeat Kiyo. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Swarm · Route 10 · Swarm active. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Hitmonchan ✓
How to Get Shiny Hitmonchan in Ruby & Sapphire
Hitmonchan sits beyond Hoenn's roster, so win it from the Saffron City Fighting Dojo in FireRed or LeafGreen by defeating Kiyo, soft resetting until it shines, then trade it across. See every game where Shiny Hitmonchan can be hunted
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Hitmonchan Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Hitmonchan
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hitmonchan View Latios builds →Psychic 2x95-112%KO Fly 2x47-56% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hitmonchan View Latias builds →Psychic 2x83-98% Fly 2x43-51% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hitmonchan View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x96-114%KO Fly 2x63-74% | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hitmonchan View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x122-144%KO | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hitmonchan View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x118-139%KO | ||
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hitmonchan View Grumpig builds →Psychic 2x70-82% Bounce 2x35-41% | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing | ||
 Chimecho Psychic | C | |
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
 Metagross SteelPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hitmonchan View Metagross builds →Psychic 2x73-86% Aerial Ace 2x57-68% | ||
 Girafarig NormalPsychic | C | |
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 28 partners from the Human-Like egg group. Notable egg moves include Helping Hand, High Jump Kick, Mach Punch and 2 more.
RS Hitmonchan Best Moveset
The elemental punches (Fire, Ice, Thunder) still use Sp. Atk since those types are special, bypassing the 105 Attack. AbilityKeen Eye provides negligible utility. MoveMach Punch uses Attack for priority Fighting damage. Held ItemChoice Band boosts the physical moves. Three coverage moves aimed at the wrong stat.
Best Build
Hitmonchan best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Mach Punch
- Hidden Power Ghost
- Bulk Up
- Sky Uppercut
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Helping Hand and High Jump Kick 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 20 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
HITMONCHAN is said to possess the spirit of a boxer who had been working towards a world championship. This POKéMON has an indomitable spirit and will never give up in the face of adversity.
Hitmonchan Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Hitmonchan isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Obtain it as a gift in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
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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