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Is Hitmonlee Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from FireRed or LeafGreen. AbilityLimber prevents paralysis. Hitmonlee is still a glass cannon Fighter with high Attack and Speed. RS has Breloom and Blaziken for native Fighting coverage, both with better secondary typings.
Hitmonlee has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
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Hitmonlee has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
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Hitmonlee has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
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Hitmonlee has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
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Hitmonlee has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
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Hitmonlee trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
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Hitmonlee trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
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Hitmonlee has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
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Hitmonlee resists most of Sidney's coverage and hits back hard.
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Phoebe's team hits Hitmonlee's weaknesses hard.
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Hitmonlee resists most of Glacia's coverage and hits back hard.
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Hitmonlee trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
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Hitmonlee trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
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Trade
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 5)
- LV 5FightingRevengePower 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 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 Hitmonlee in Ruby & Sapphire
Hitmonlee is missing from Hoenn entirely, with no Fighting Dojo to hand it out like in Kanto. The only path to it is a trade.
How to Obtain Hitmonlee in RS
- Step 1Breed Tyrogue from HitmonleeLATER 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 2Hitmonlee ✓
How to Get Shiny Hitmonlee in Ruby & Sapphire
Defeat Kiyo at the Saffron City Fighting Dojo in FireRed or LeafGreen and claim a shiny Hitmonlee there, since Hoenn never offers one, then trade it home to Ruby & Sapphire. See every game where Shiny Hitmonlee can be hunted
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Hitmonlee Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Hitmonlee
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hitmonlee View Latios builds →Psychic 2x95-112%KO Fly 2x64-76% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hitmonlee View Latias builds →Psychic 2x83-98% Fly 2x58-69% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hitmonlee View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x96-114%KO Fly 2x85-100%KO | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hitmonlee View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x122-144%KO | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hitmonlee View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x118-139%KO | ||
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hitmonlee View Grumpig builds →Psychic 2x70-82% Bounce 2x46-55% | ||
 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 Hitmonlee View Metagross builds →Psychic 2x73-86% Aerial Ace 2x78-92% | ||
 Girafarig NormalPsychic | C | |
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 28 partners from the Human-Like egg group. Notable egg moves include Helping Hand, High Jump Kick, Mach Punch and 2 more.
RS Hitmonlee Best Moveset
120 Attack behind MoveHigh Jump Kick for devastating Fighting TermStab with miss risk, and AbilityLimber prevents paralysis to keep the 87 Speed intact. MoveEarthquake and MoveRock Slide for coverage. Held ItemChoice Band boosts further. Paralysis-immune physical attacker with high-risk Fighting moves.
Best Build
Hitmonlee best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Rock Slide
- Mach Punch
- High Jump Kick
- Brick Break
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Helping Hand and High Jump Kick 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
Base Stats
HITMONLEE’s legs freely contract and stretch. Using these springlike legs, it bowls over foes with devastating kicks. After battle, it rubs down its legs and loosens the muscles to overcome fatigue.
Hitmonlee Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Hitmonlee isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Obtain it as a gift in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it over.
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
Winds & Waves
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