#107 Hitmonchan

fighting

Height1.4 m(4'07")

Weight50.2 kg(110.7 lbs)

Gender♂ 100%♀ 0%

Gen 1

Hitmonchan Evolution

TyrogueLevel 1

HitmonleeLevel 20, Atk > Def

HitmonchanLevel 20, Atk < Def

HitmontopLevel 20, Atk = Def

Hitmonchan's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	50		241
Attack	105		246
Defense	79		194
Sp. Atk	35		106
Sp. Def	110		256
Speed	76		188
		0/508	1231

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

flying psychic fairy

1xdamage

normal fire water electric grass ice fighting poison ground ghost dragon steel

0.5xdamage

bug rock dark

Hitmonchan Abilities

Keen Eye

Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

Iron Fist

Strengthens punch-based moves to 1.2× their power.

Inner FocusHidden

Prevents flinching.

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Hitmonchan Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Tackle	normal	physical	40	100	Level 1	A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
Focus Energy	normal	status	–	–	Level 1	The user takes a deep breath and focuses so that its future attacks have a heightened chance of landing critical hits.
Fake Out	normal	physical	40	100	Level 1	This attack hits first and makes the target flinch. It works only on the first turn each time the user enters battle.
Helping Hand	normal	status	–	–	Level 1	The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Feint	normal	physical	30	100	Level 1	This attack can hit a target using a move such as Protect or Detect. This also lifts the effects of those moves.
Drain Punch	fighting	physical	75	100	Level 1	The user attacks with an energy-draining punch. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.
Mach Punch	fighting	physical	40	100	Level 4	The user throws a punch at blinding speed. This move always goes first.
Vacuum Wave	fighting	special	40	100	Level 8	The user whirls its fists to send a wave of pure vacuum at the target. This move always goes first.
Detect	fighting	status	–	–	Level 12	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Bullet Punch	steel	physical	40	100	Level 16	The user strikes the target with tough punches as fast as bullets. This move always goes first.
Quick Guard	fighting	status	–	–	Level 21	The user protects itself and its allies from priority moves.
Fire Punch	fire	physical	75	100	Level 24	The target is attacked with a fiery punch. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Ice Punch	ice	physical	75	100	Level 24	The target is attacked with an icy punch. This may also leave the target frozen.
Thunder Punch	electric	physical	75	100	Level 24	The target is attacked with an electrified punch. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Agility	psychic	status	–	–	Level 28	The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply boosts its Speed stat.
Mega Punch	normal	physical	80	85	Level 32	The target is slugged by a punch thrown with muscle-packed power.
Close Combat	fighting	physical	120	100	Level 36	The user fights the target up close, inflicting damage without guarding itself. This also lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def stats.
Counter	fighting	physical	–	100	Level 40	A retaliatory attack that counters any physical move, inflicting double the damage taken.
Focus Punch	fighting	physical	150	100	Level 44	The user focuses its mind before launching a punch. This move fails if the user is hit before using the move.
Aura Sphere	fighting	special	80	–	TM	The user lets loose a pulse of aura power from deep within its body at the target. This attack never misses.
Baton Pass	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user switches places with a party Pokémon in waiting and passes along any stat changes.
Body Slam	normal	physical	85	100	TM	The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Brick Break	fighting	physical	75	100	TM	The user attacks with a swift chop. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
Bulk Up	fighting	status	–	–	TM	The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, boosting its Attack and Defense stats.
Bulldoze	ground	physical	60	100	TM	The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit.
Coaching	fighting	status	–	–	TM	The user properly coaches its ally Pokémon, boosting their Attack and Defense stats.
Double Edge	normal	physical	120	100	TM	A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Earthquake	ground	physical	100	100	TM	The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it.
Encore	normal	status	–	100	TM	The user compels the target to keep using the move it encored for three turns.
Endeavor	normal	physical	–	100	TM	The user inflicts damage by cutting down the target's HP to roughly equal the user's HP.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Fling	dark	physical	–	100	TM	The user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move's power and effects depend on the item.
Focus Blast	fighting	special	120	70	TM	The user heightens its mental focus and unleashes its power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Giga Impact	normal	physical	150	90	TM	The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Knock Off	dark	physical	65	100	TM	The user slaps down the target's held item, making it unusable for that battle. This move does more damage if the target has a held item.
Low Kick	fighting	physical	–	100	TM	A powerful low kick that makes the target fall over. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
Low Sweep	fighting	physical	65	100	TM	The user makes a swift attack on the target's legs, which lowers the target's Speed stat.
Metronome	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user waggles a finger and stimulates its brain into randomly using nearly any move.
Mud Slap	ground	special	20	100	TM	The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy.
Poison Jab	poison	physical	80	100	TM	The target is stabbed with a tentacle, an arm, or the like steeped in poison. This may also poison the target.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Rain Dance	water	status	–	–	TM	The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Reversal	fighting	physical	–	100	TM	An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.
Rock Slide	rock	physical	75	90	TM	Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch.
Rock Tomb	rock	physical	60	95	TM	The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement.
Scary Face	normal	status	–	100	TM	The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Stone Edge	rock	physical	100	80	TM	The user stabs the target with sharpened stones. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Sunny Day	fire	status	–	–	TM	The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks.
Swift	normal	special	60	–	TM	Star-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
Swords Dance	normal	status	–	–	TM	A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply boosts the user's Attack stat.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	TM	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Taunt	dark	status	–	100	TM	The target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Thief	dark	physical	60	100	TM	The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item.
Throat Chop	dark	physical	80	100	TM	The user attacks the target's throat, and the resultant suffering prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns.
Trailblaze	grass	physical	50	100	TM	The user attacks suddenly as if leaping out from tall grass. The user's nimble footwork boosts its Speed stat.
Upper Hand	fighting	physical	65	100	TM	The user reacts to the target's movement and strikes with the heel of its palm, making the target flinch. This move fails if the target is not readying a priority move.
Uproar	normal	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks in an uproar for three turns. During that time, no Pokémon can fall asleep.
High Jump Kick	fighting	physical	130	90	Egg	The target is attacked with a knee kick from a jump. If this move misses, the user takes damage instead.
Rapid Spin	normal	physical	50	100	Egg	The user performs a spin attack that can also eliminate the effects of such moves as Bind, Wrap, and Leech Seed. This also boosts the user's Speed stat.

Hitmonchan Sprites

Normal

Back

Pokedex Entries

Red

While apparently doing nothing, it fires punches in lightning fast volleys that are impossible to see.

Yellow

Punches in cork screw fashion. It can punch its way through a concrete wall in the same way as a drill.

Gold

Its punches slice the air. However, it seems to need a short break after fighting for three minutes.

Silver

Its punches slice the air. They are launched at such high speed, even a slight graze could cause a burn.

Crystal

To increase the strength of all its punch moves, it spins its arms just before making contact.

In Other Languages

Hitmonchan's Japanese name is Ebiwalar (エビワラー). Here are all the official names for Hitmonchan across different languages:

JapaneseエビワラーEbiwalar

Korean홍수몬

Chinese (Traditional)快拳郎

FrenchTygnon

GermanNockchan

SpanishHitmonchan

ItalianHitmonchan

Chinese (Simplified)快拳郎

Hitmonchan Breeding

Species

Punching Pokémon

Egg Groups

Humanshape

Hatch Time6,400 steps(25 cycles)

Gender DifferencesNone

Misc Data

Catch Rate45

Base Friendship70

Growth RateMedium

Base Experience159

How to Get Hitmonchan

Hitmonchan is not catchable in the wild – it is typically obtained through gifts, events, or in-game trades. Here is how to obtain Hitmonchan in every game where it is available:

Regional Pokedex Numbers

Kanto #107 Johto #145 Johto (HGSS) #147 Kanto (LGPE) #107 Galar #109 Blueberry #94