
Is Hitmonchan Good in Yellow Playthrough?
The other Dojo gift. Hitmonchan trades speed and power for a bit more durability. The elemental punches are fun but don't hit hard enough to make up the difference. Hitmonlee is the pick for most players.
Hitmonchan trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Hitmonchan trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Lt. Surge's typing presses Hitmonchan's defenses.
Erika's typing presses Hitmonchan's defenses.
Koga's team hits Hitmonchan's weaknesses hard.
Sabrina's Pokemon outpace and outclass Hitmonchan here.
Hitmonchan trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Hitmonchan trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Hitmonchan trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Hitmonchan has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Agatha's Pokemon outpace and outclass Hitmonchan here.
Hitmonchan trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Hitmonchan trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Gift
Hitmonchan is given to you as a gift in Saffron City at Lv 30. Beat the Karate Master; you may take only one of the two Poke Balls. Defeat the Karate Master at the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City, then pick Hitmonchan; you can take only one of Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30PsychicAgilityPower —Accuracy 100%PP 30
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM17FightingSubmissionPower 120Accuracy 80%PP 25Celadon Department Store
- TM05NormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5Celadon Department Store
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Fuchsia City
How to Get Hitmonchan in Yellow
The same Saffron Dojo reward, won by defeating Kiyo, offers Hitmonchan at level 30 as the punching half. Choose it and Hitmonlee is gone, since you only ever get one.
1 location to catch Hitmonchan
How to Get Hitmonchan in Yellow
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 physical bulk (base 79 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug, Rock |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Hitmonchan Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Hitmonchan
Hypno Psychic | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hitmonchan View Butterfree builds →Psychic 2x106-126%KO Gust 2x27-33% | ||
Scyther Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodCeladon City Gift | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Spearow Normal | C | |
Pidgeotto Normal | C | |
Hitmonchan Evolutions
Hitmonchan is a standalone Fighting type at 380 total. It can't breed, which makes catching one the only real option. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Y Hitmonchan Best Moveset
Three elemental punches (Fire, Ice, Thunder) that all run off Special instead of the 105 Attack that should power them. Fighting typing gets punished by Psychic at the top, and the one interesting gimmick in the movepool uses the wrong stat entirely. The moves look good until you check which number they use.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Ice Punch
- Body Slam
- Submission
- Agility
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Hitmonchan's Normal and Fire coverage and more all comes from technical machines, built on top of Submission and Counter for same-type damage. Double-Edge and Mega Kick are the payoff moves.
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 19 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Punches in corkscrew fashion. It can punch its way through a concrete wall in the same way as a drill.
Hitmonchan Yellow Guide
In Yellow, Hitmonchan has niche appeal at best. The E-Tier rating means you're fighting uphill by mid-game. There are better Fighting Pokemon available.
In Yellow, use Hitmonchan as a setup sweeper. Physical side carries the damage. Speed is middling, Submission is the primary attack. Set up with Agility when you get a free turn.
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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Where to go next after Hitmonchan.