In Black 2 & White 2, Hitmonchan works as a setup sweeper with 455 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Black 2 & White 2's meta. Drain Punch with Expert Belt is the standard set.

What is Hitmonchan weak to?

In Black 2 & White 2, watch for Aerodactyl (Flying) and Alakazam (Psychic) when using Hitmonchan. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

What is the best ability for Hitmonchan?

Keen Eye prevents accuracy from being lowered. That's the one you want on Hitmonchan. Inner Focus is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Iron Fist works too if your team needs something different.

What role does Hitmonchan play in battle?

Hitmonchan is leaning toward the physical side (base 105 Attack). Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 76 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the setup sweeper role.

What are the best moves for Hitmonchan?

In Black 2 & White 2, run Drain Punch, Thunderpunch, Icepunch, and Mach Punch on Hitmonchan. Drain Punch is the most common pick at 24% usage. This set covers the setup sweeper role with a mix of damage and utility.

Hitmonchan - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Setup Sweeper

CTier

76Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Hitmonchan's spread. It leans physical with Sp. Def out front. And you'll get 2 Sp. Def EVs per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP50

Attack105

Defense79

Sp. Atk35

Sp. Def110

Speed76

Total455

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.4 m

Weight50.2 kg

Base XP159

Abilities

Keen Eye

Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

Iron FistTop Pick

Strengthens punch-based moves to 1.2× their power.

Inner FocusHA

Prevents flinching.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+2Spe

Special Defense training target

Pokedex Entries

The arm-twisting punches it throws pulverize even concrete. It rests after three minutes of fighting.

Hitmonchan Weakness

Hitmonchan's Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Flying and Psychic. Not many exploitable gaps in the Fighting typing defensive chart. Hitmonchan's special bulk (base 110 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Hitmonchan Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Flying, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)	Bug, Rock, Dark

Type ChartAvg

2Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score-1

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Flying Psychic

½xResist

Bug Rock Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Normal Ice Rock Dark Steel

How to Beat Hitmonchan in Black 2 & White 2 (Best Counters)

In Black 2 & White 2, Dragonite can KO Hitmonchan with Outrage (85-100%).

Dragonite DragonFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityMultiscale ItemLum Berry NatureAdamant Moves Dragon Dance Extreme Speed OutrageSTAB Fire Punch Damage vs Hitmonchan Extreme Speed 37-44% Outrage 85-100%KO View Dragonite builds →
Jirachi SteelPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilitySerenegrace ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves Iron Head U Turn Ice Punch Healing Wish Damage vs Hitmonchan U Turn 10-11% View Jirachi builds →

Black 2 & White 2 Evolution

Out of 3 evolutions from Tyrogue, Hitmonchan comes from the level-up path. The method you use determines which form you end up with. Breed through Tyrogue to get eggs. Both Hitmonchan 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

3 Evolutions

#236Tyrogue

#106HitmonleeLevel 20 (Atk > Def)

#107HitmonchanLevel 20 (Atk < Def)

#237HitmontopLevel 20 (Atk = Def)

Stat Comparison 4 Stages

Tyrogue

Fighting

Hitmonlee

Fighting

Hitmonchan

Fighting

Hitmontop

Fighting

50+15

ATK

120+85

105+70

95+60

DEF

53+18

79+44

95+60

SP.ATK

SP.DEF

110+75

SPE

87+52

76+41

70+35

BST

210D-Tier

455B-Tier+245

455A-Tier+245

ROLE

Balanced

Cannon

Attacker

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Challenging

Breed with Hitmonchan to get Tyrogue eggs (with patience) using 53 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Bullet Punch, Counter, Endure and 8 more.

Egg Groups

Humanshape

Gender

♂100.0%

Hatch Time

25 cycles·6,425 steps

Moderate~6 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

11moves

Breed With (best first)

Black 2 & White 2 Hitmonchan Best Moveset

Expert Belt and Ironfist form the backbone. Hitmonchan invests max Attack without Speed EVs to play its physical attacker role properly, and Adamant nature pushes Attack higher. Drain Punch handles the heavy lifting on offense. The remaining moves rounds it out.

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Tank

Ability

Iron Fist

Item

Expert Belt

Best Nature for Hitmonchan

Adamant+ATK

Hitmonchan best EVs are Attack and Defense

EVs

Atk

Def

Physical Tank Moveset

Drain PunchSTAB
Thunder Punch
Ice Punch
Mach PunchSTAB

Recommended Teammates

MamoswineDecent

ArcanineDecent

GastrodonDecent

Moves

You'll want to breed for Bullet Punch and Counter on Hitmonchan. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Focus Punch and High Jump Kick, they expand what Hitmonchan can actually threaten in practice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Comet Punch

—188515Normal

Lv 1

Revenge-4

—6010010Fighting

Lv 6

Agility

B——30Psychic

Lv 11

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Lv 16

Bullet Punch+1

D4010030Steel

Lv 16

Mach Punch+1

A4010030Fighting

Lv 21

Feint+2

—3010010Normal

Lv 26

Vacuum Wave+1

D4010030Fighting

Lv 31

Quick Guard+3

———15Fighting

Lv 36

Fire Punch

C7510015Fire

Lv 36

Ice Punch

S7510015Ice

Lv 36

Thunder Punch

S7510015Electric

Lv 41

Sky Uppercut

—859015Fighting

Lv 46

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Lv 51

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

Lv 56

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

Lv 61

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Lv 66

Close Combat

B1201005Fighting

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM08

Bulk Up

A——20Fighting

TM78

Bulldoze

C6010020Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

D120705Fighting

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM47

Low Sweep

C6010020Fighting

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

C701005Normal

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

TM94

Rock Smash

C4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM71

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010010Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM83

Work Up

D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Bullet Punch+1

D4010030Steel

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Egg

Feint+2

—3010010Normal

Egg

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Egg

High Jump Kick

B1309010Fighting

Egg

Mach Punch+1

A4010030Fighting

Egg

Mind Reader

———5Normal

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Rapid Spin

B5010040Normal

Egg

Vacuum Wave+1

D4010030Fighting

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Covet

—6010040Normal

Tutor

Drain Punch

S7510010Fighting

Tutor

Fire Punch

C7510015Fire

Tutor

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Tutor

Ice Punch

S7510015Ice

Tutor

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

Tutor

Role Play

———10Psychic

Tutor

Sleep Talk

D——10Normal

Tutor

Snore

—4010015Normal

Tutor

Thunder Punch

S7510015Electric

Reminder Moves

Rem

Fake Out+3

D4010010Normal

Rem

Foresight

D——40Normal

Rem

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Rem

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Rem

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

Gen 3

Dynamic Punch

C100505Fighting

Gen 4

Headbutt

C7010015Normal

Gen 3

Mega Kick

—120755Normal

Gen 3

Metronome

———10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 3

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Gen 4

Swift

—60—20Normal

How to Get Hitmonchan in Black 2 & White 2

Hitmonchan isn't available in the wild in Black 2 & White 2. Start by transferring Tyrogue from Gold, Crystal, or Sword. The evolution path from Tyrogue to Hitmonchan is covered in the steps below.

How to Obtain Hitmonchan in Black 2 & White 2

Step 1Breed Tyrogue from Hitmonchan
Catch in the wild in:
BlackWalking · Route 10 · Swarm active
Then trade to Black 2 & White 2 to continue the evolution chain.
Also found in:
Gold Crystal Diamond Platinum HeartGold Omega Ruby
Train until Level 20
Step 2Hitmonchan ✓

Hitmonchan Guide

In Black 2 & White 2, Hitmonchan works as a setup sweeper with 455 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Black 2 & White 2's meta. Drain Punch with Expert Belt is the standard set.
In Black 2 & White 2, watch for Aerodactyl (Flying) and Alakazam (Psychic) when using Hitmonchan. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
Keen Eye prevents accuracy from being lowered. That's the one you want on Hitmonchan. Inner Focus is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Iron Fist works too if your team needs something different.
Hitmonchan is leaning toward the physical side (base 105 Attack). Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 76 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the setup sweeper role.
In Black 2 & White 2, run Drain Punch, Thunderpunch, Icepunch, and Mach Punch on Hitmonchan. Drain Punch is the most common pick at 24% usage. This set covers the setup sweeper role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Present since Red & Blue, Hitmonchan appears in 20 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Hitmonchan have the longest track record of availability in the series.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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