HitmonleeLevel 20 (Atk > Def)HitmonchanLevel 20 (Atk < Def)HitmontopLevel 20 (Atk = Def)
Is Hitmonlee Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Evolves from Tyrogue when Attack exceeds Defense at level 20. Gift Tyrogue from the Karate King in Mt. Mortar after Surf. Fighting with AbilityReckless boosting recoil moves. Handles Pryce and contributes through the Kanto stretch.
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.
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Hitmonlee resists most of Pryce's coverage and hits back hard.
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Hitmonlee has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
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Hitmonlee resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
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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 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 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 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 Hitmonlee in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Catch a Tyrogue and raise it to level 20 for Hitmonlee. Whether it lands as Hitmonlee or Hitmonchan depends on its Attack and Defense stats, so check those before it hits the line.
Catch Tyrogue at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Hitmonlee.
- 1Catch Tyrogue
- 2Evolve Hitmonleeat Lv.20
Badge 6How to Obtain Hitmonlee in HGSS
- Step 2Hitmonlee ✓
How to Get Shiny Hitmonlee in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Hitmonlee branches from Tyrogue, so breed that Mt. Mortar gift baby Masuda-style and evolve it with the higher Attack stat. Compare Shiny Hitmonlee odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Hitmonlee 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.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds for Hitmonlee.
Hitmonlee Weakness
Type-wise, Hitmonlee takes extra damage from Flying and Psychic. Few weaknesses and 3 resistances make the typing clean. Hitmonlee'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 Hitmonlee Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Hitmonlee
 Scyther Bug | C | |
 Dodrio Normal | C | |
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
 Ninjask Bug | C | |
 Golbat Poison | 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 Hitmonlee View Mr. Mime builds →Psybeam 2x56-67% Aerial Ace 2x35-42% | ||
Hitmonlee Evolutions
Hitmonlee is one of 3 ways Tyrogue's chain can end. This one takes the level-up path, while the siblings go different directions. Breed through Tyrogue to get eggs. Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan share the same 455 total stats, but they're distributed differently. Check the comparison below to see where each one specializes. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Hitmonlee 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 Hitmonlee Best Moveset
Kicking specialist at 120 Attack and 87 Speed, fast enough to outrun mid-speed targets. AbilityReckless boosts recoil moves by 20%, turning Hi Jump Kick into massive damage. The moveset hits hard physically but 50 HP and 53 Defense fold to one returned punch.
Best Build
Hitmonlee best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Sucker Punch
- Close Combat
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Bullet Punch and Counter aren't available any other way for Hitmonlee, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Focus Punch and High Jump Kick for solid options.
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
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
This amazing Pokémon has an awesome sense of balance. It can kick in succession from any position.
If it starts kicking repeatedly, both legs will stretch even longer to strike a fleeing foe.
Hitmonlee HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Hitmonlee plays as a cannon. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Hitmonlee pairs best with Gyarados. Gyarados has Decent synergy and covers what Hitmonlee can't handle on its own.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Jolly is the go-to nature for Hitmonlee. That's +Speed / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the cannon role.
Game Availability
One of the original 151, Hitmonlee has appeared in 20 games: most mainline games. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.
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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