In Crystal, Hitmonchan works as a setup sweeper with 455 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Crystal's meta. Rapid Spin with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Hitmonchan weak to?

In Crystal, 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 role does Hitmonchan play in battle?

Hitmonchan is a physical attacker with 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 Crystal, run Rapid Spin, Hiddenpowerghost, High Jump Kick, and Pursuit on Hitmonchan. Rapid Spin is the most common pick at 15% usage. This set covers the setup sweeper role with a mix of damage and utility.

What counters Hitmonchan?

For Crystal, Hitmonchan has answers, but so do you. Faster attackers outpace it. Anything with a super-effective STAB move and decent speed can revenge kill.

Hitmonchan - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

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 stat exp 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

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Keen Eye

Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

Iron Fist

Strengthens punch-based moves to 1.2× their power.

Inner FocusHA

Prevents flinching.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+2Spe

Special Defense training target

Pokedex Entries

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

Crystal

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 II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

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 Crystal (Best Counters)

In Crystal, Skarmory's Drill Peck hits Hitmonchan for 73-86%. Jynx threatens a KO with Psychic (85-100%).

Skarmory SteelFlying	A
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Drill Peck RestRecovery CurseSetup WhirlwindUtility Damage vs Hitmonchan Drill Peck 2x 73-86% View Skarmory builds →
Jynx IcePsychic	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Ice Beam Lovely Kiss PsychicSTAB Thief Damage vs Hitmonchan Ice Beam 42-50% Psychic 2x 85-100%KO Thief 9-11% View Jynx builds →

Crystal 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 15 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include High Jump Kick, Mach Punch, Mind Reader and 1 more.

Egg Groups

Humanshape

Gender

♂100.0%

Hatch Time

25 cycles·6,425 steps

Moderate~6 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

4moves

Breed With (best first)

Crystal Hitmonchan Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Not in Gen 2

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Nature

Not in Gen 2

Utility Moveset

Rapid Spin
Hidden Power Ghost
High Jump KickSTAB
PursuitCoverage

Recommended Teammates

SmeargleGood

ExeggutorDecent

Moves

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

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Comet Punch

—188515Normal

Lv 7

Agility

B——30Psychic

Lv 13

Pursuit

A4010020Dark

Lv 26

Fire Punch

C7510015Fire

Lv 26

Ice Punch

B7510015Ice

Lv 26

Thunder Punch

C7510015Electric

Lv 32

Mach Punch+1

B4010030Fighting

Lv 38

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Lv 44

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

Lv 50

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM43

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM01

Dynamic Punch

C100505Fighting

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

TM48

Fire Punch

C7510015Fire

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM02

Headbutt

C7010015Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM33

Ice Punch

B7510015Ice

TM31

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM08

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM39

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM46

Thief

C6010025Dark

TM41

Thunder Punch

C7510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

High Jump Kick

S1309010Fighting

Egg

Mach Punch+1

B4010030Fighting

Egg

Mind Reader

——1005Normal

Egg

Rapid Spin

S5010040Normal

Tutor Moves

Hitmonchan can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem

Tackle

D3510035Normal

How to Get Hitmonchan in Crystal

No wild encounters for Hitmonchan. The 2-stage line runs through Tyrogue, which you can catch at solid rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 20 once you've got the levels.

How to Obtain Hitmonchan in Crystal

Step 1Catch Tyrogue
Route 34
Gift from NPC Lv.5 Route
CommonEarly
Hatch Odd Egg (random)
Mt. Mortar - B1F
Gift from NPC Lv.10 Cave
LimitedEarly
Defeat Kiyo
Train until Level 20
Step 2Hitmonchan ✓

Hitmonchan Guide

In Crystal, Hitmonchan works as a setup sweeper with 455 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Crystal's meta. Rapid Spin with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Crystal, 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.
Hitmonchan is a physical attacker with 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 Crystal, run Rapid Spin, Hiddenpowerghost, High Jump Kick, and Pursuit on Hitmonchan. Rapid Spin is the most common pick at 15% usage. This set covers the setup sweeper role with a mix of damage and utility.
For Crystal, Hitmonchan has answers, but so do you. Faster attackers outpace it. Anything with a super-effective STAB move and decent speed can revenge kill.

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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