Is Hitmontop Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
The third Hitmon option with AbilityIntimidate dropping Attack on switch-in. Available through Tyrogue breeding. Hitmontop balances Attack and Defense more evenly than Lee or Chan. Arrives through a path that most story teams don't need.
Tyrogue has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Misty's typing presses Tyrogue's defenses.
Tyrogue trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's Pokemon outpace and outclass Tyrogue here.
Koga's Pokemon outpace and outclass Tyrogue here.
Sabrina's team hits Tyrogue's weaknesses hard.
Tyrogue trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Giovanni's typing presses Tyrogue's defenses.
Hitmonlee has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Hitmonchan has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Hitmontop has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Lorelei:
Hitmonlee has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Hitmonchan has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Hitmontop has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Bruno:
Agatha's team hits Hitmonlee's weaknesses hard.
Agatha's team hits Hitmonchan's weaknesses hard.
Agatha's team hits Hitmontop's weaknesses hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Agatha:
Hitmonlee trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Hitmonchan trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Hitmontop trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Lance:
Hitmonlee trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Hitmonchan trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Hitmontop trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Terry:
Catch Hitmonlee on Four Island (hatch from egg, Lv 5).
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5FightingRevenge90100%10
- LV 16FightingJump Kick15095%10
- LV 20FightingBrick Break113100%15
- LV 26FightingHigh Jump Kick19590%10
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch225100%20
- LV 46NormalMega Kick12075%5
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Catch Hitmonchan on Four Island (hatch from egg, Lv 5).
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5FightingRevenge90100%10
- After Brock
- TUTORNormalMega Kick12075%5
- After Lt. Surge
- TM31FightingBrick Break113100%15
- LV 32FightingSky Uppercut12890%15
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch225100%20
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Hitmontop can be obtained by breeding (post-game).
- STARTING (Lv 1)
- LV 1FightingRevenge90100%10
- After Brock
- TUTORNormalMega Kick12075%5
- After Lt. Surge
- TM31FightingBrick Break113100%15
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- After Erika
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Hitmontop in FireRed & LeafGreen
With equal Attack and Defense at level 20, a Tyrogue evolves into Hitmontop. Tyrogue itself hatches from Hitmonlee or Hitmonchan breeding, so the whole chain starts at Four Island Day Care.
How to Obtain Hitmontop in FRLG
Step 1Breed Tyrogue from HitmontopBREEDINGAvailableLeave Hitmontop with a compatible partner at the Four Island Pokemon Day Care to receive a Tyrogue egg. Requires the Rainbow Pass to access Four Island.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Gift · Mt. Mortar · Defeat Kiyo.LATER APPEARANCEHOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Tyrogue can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Hitmontop ✓
Hitmontop Weakness
Flying and Psychic moves hit Hitmontop for super-effective damage. Its Fighting typing keeps the defensive matchups simple. With 50 HP and balanced defenses, Hitmontop can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| 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 Hitmontop Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Hitmontop
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hitmontop View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x37-46% Confusion 2x28-35% | ||
 Spearow Normal | C | |
 Zubat Poison | D | |
Pidgey Normal | D | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hitmontop View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x37-46% Confusion 2x28-35% | ||
Spearow Normal | C | |
Zubat Poison | D | |
Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Fearow Normal | C | |
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hitmontop View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x37-43% Confusion 2x29-34% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hitmontop View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x119-140%KO | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | B | |
Golbat Poison | C | |
Hypno Psychic | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hitmontop View Butterfree builds →Psychic 2x47-56% Aerial Ace 2x35-42% | ||
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodBirth Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hitmontop View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x167-196%KO Aerial Ace 2x54-64% | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hitmontop View Lugia builds →Psychic 2x70-82% Fly 2x63-74% | ||
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hitmontop View Mewtwo builds →Psychic 2x110-130%KO Aerial Ace 2x42-49% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hitmontop View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x118-139%KO | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hitmontop View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x96-114%KO Fly 2x53-63% | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Tyranitar's Earthquake hits Hitmontop for 42-50%. Gengar deals 39-46% with Explosion.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Hitmontop View Blissey builds →Ice Beam23-27% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Hitmontop View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide16-19% Earthquake42-50% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Hitmontop View Gengar builds →Thunderbolt30-35% Explosion39-46% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityImmunity ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Hitmontop View Snorlax builds →Shadow Ball26-31% Body Slam28-33% Self Destruct65-77% Earthquake33-39% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRockhead ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Hitmontop View Aerodactyl builds →Earthquake48-57% Rock Slide18-21% Double Edge58-68% | ||
Hitmontop Evolutions
You get Hitmontop from Tyrogue at level 20. It's one of 3 possible evolutions in this branching family, each requiring its own method. Breed through Tyrogue to get eggs. Both Hitmontop 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 Hitmontop to get Tyrogue eggs (with patience) using 28 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Helping Hand, High Jump Kick, Mach Punch and 2 more.
FRLG Hitmontop Best Moveset
95 Attack and 95 Defense with 110 Sp. Def balanced across physical and special. AbilityIntimidate cuts opponent Attack on switch-in. MoveRapid Spin clears TermEntry Hazards. The moveset combines Intimidate support, hazard removal, and MoveBrick Break for Fighting TermStab in one utility package.
Best Build
Hitmontop best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Rapid Spin
- Brick Break
- Hidden Power Ghost
- Mach Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Hitmontop misses out on Helping Hand and High Jump Kick. That's 5 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from High Jump Kick and Brick Break, with Dark and Normal coverage and more rounding things out.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It launches kicks while spinning. If it spins at high speed, it may bore its way into the ground.
If you become enchanted by its smooth, elegant, dance-like kicks, you may get drilled hard.
Game Availability
Hitmontop first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 17 games across 9 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
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 7LGPE
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