#106 Hitmonlee

fighting

Height1.5 m(4'11")

Weight49.8 kg(109.8 lbs)

Gender♂ 100%♀ 0%

Gen 1

Hitmonlee Evolution

TyrogueLevel 1

HitmonleeLevel 20, Atk > Def

HitmonchanLevel 20, Atk < Def

HitmontopLevel 20, Atk = Def

Hitmonlee's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	50		241
Attack	120		276
Defense	53		142
Sp. Atk	35		106
Sp. Def	110		256
Speed	87		210
		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

Hitmonlee Abilities

Limber

Prevents paralysis.

Reckless

Strengthens recoil moves to 1.2× their power.

UnburdenHidden

Doubles Speed upon using or losing a held item.

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Hitmonlee 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.
Brick Break	fighting	physical	75	100	Level 1	The user attacks with a swift chop. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
Low Sweep	fighting	physical	65	100	Level 1	The user makes a swift attack on the target's legs, which lowers the target's Speed stat.
Double Kick	fighting	physical	30	100	Level 4	The user attacks by kicking the target twice in a row using two feet.
Low Kick	fighting	physical	–	100	Level 8	A powerful low kick that makes the target fall over. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	Level 12	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Sucker Punch	dark	physical	70	100	Level 16	This move enables the user to attack first. This move fails if the target is not readying an attack.
Wide Guard	rock	status	–	–	Level 21	The user and its allies are protected from wide-ranging attacks for one turn.
Blaze Kick	fire	physical	85	90	Level 24	The user launches a kick that has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Feint	normal	physical	30	100	Level 28	This attack can hit a target using a move such as Protect or Detect. This also lifts the effects of those moves.
Mega Kick	normal	physical	120	75	Level 32	The target is attacked by a kick launched 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.
Reversal	fighting	physical	–	100	Level 40	An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.
High Jump Kick	fighting	physical	130	90	Level 44	The target is attacked with a knee kick from a jump. If this move misses, the user takes damage instead.
Axe Kick	fighting	physical	120	90	Level 50	The user attacks by kicking up into the air and slamming its heel down upon the target. This may also confuse the target. If it misses, the user takes damage instead.
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.
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.
Endeavor	normal	physical	–	100	TM	The user inflicts damage by cutting down the target's HP to roughly equal the user's HP.
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.
Lunge	bug	physical	80	100	TM	The user makes a lunge at the target, attacking with full force. This also lowers the target's Attack 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.
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.
Stomping Tantrum	ground	physical	75	100	TM	Driven by frustration, the user attacks the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's previous move failed.
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.
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.
Bullet Punch	steel	physical	40	100	Egg	The user strikes the target with tough punches as fast as bullets. This move always goes first.
Counter	fighting	physical	–	100	Egg	A retaliatory attack that counters any physical move, inflicting double the damage taken.
Mach Punch	fighting	physical	40	100	Egg	The user throws a punch at blinding speed. This move always goes first.
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.
Vacuum Wave	fighting	special	40	100	Egg	The user whirls its fists to send a wave of pure vacuum at the target. This move always goes first.

Hitmonlee Sprites

Normal

Back

Pokedex Entries

Red

When in a hurry, its legs lengthen progressively. It runs smoothly with extra long, loping strides.

Yellow

When kicking, the sole of its foot turns as hard as a diamond on im pact and destroys its enemy.

Gold

This amazing POKé MON has an awesome sense of balance. It can kick in succession from any position.

Silver

If it starts kick ing repeatedly, both legs will stretch even long er to strike a fleeing foe.

Crystal

It is also called the Kick Master. It uses its elastic legs to execute every known kick.

In Other Languages

Hitmonlee's Japanese name is Sawamular (サワムラー). Here are all the official names for Hitmonlee across different languages:

JapaneseサワムラーSawamular

Korean시라소몬

Chinese (Traditional)飛腿郎

FrenchKicklee

GermanKicklee

SpanishHitmonlee

ItalianHitmonlee

Chinese (Simplified)飞腿郎

Hitmonlee Breeding

Species

Kicking 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 Hitmonlee

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

Regional Pokedex Numbers

Kanto #106 Johto #144 Johto (HGSS) #146 Kanto (LGPE) #106 Galar #108 Blueberry #93