In Crystal, Hitmontop has a 455 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Crystal's meta. It works best as a balanced. High Jump Kick with Nothing is the standard set.

What is Hitmontop weak to?

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

What role does Hitmontop play in battle?

In Crystal, Hitmontop fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 95 Attack. Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

What are the best moves for Hitmontop?

In Crystal, run High Jump Kick, Rapid Spin, Detect, and Triplekick on Hitmontop. High Jump Kick is the most common pick at 23% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.

What counters Hitmontop?

For Crystal, Hitmontop has answers, but so do you. Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Flying and Psychic-type attackers hit hardest.

Hitmontop - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

CTier

70Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Hitmontop's spread favors balanced defenses over offense. Sp. Def leads the defensive side, Sp. Atk eats the cost. Yields 2 Sp. Def stat exp per defeat. Medium-fast 1M XP curve to level.

Base Stats

Above

HP50

Attack95

Defense95

Sp. Atk35

Sp. Def110

Speed70

Total455

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.4 m

Weight48.0 kg

Base XP159

Abilities

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

Intimidate

Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.

Technician

Strengthens moves of 60 base power or less to 1.5× their power.

SteadfastHA

Raises Speed one stage upon flinching.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+2Spe

Special Defense training target

Pokedex Entries

After doing a handstand to throw off the opponent’s timing, it presents its fancy kick moves.

Crystal

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.

Hitmontop 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 Hitmontop in Crystal (Best Counters)

In Crystal, Skarmory's Drill Peck hits Hitmontop for 63-75%. Jynx threatens a KO with Psychic (85-100%). Alakazam's Psychic also KOs at 97-115%.

Skarmory SteelFlying	A
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Drill Peck RestRecovery CurseSetup WhirlwindUtility Damage vs Hitmontop Drill Peck 2x 63-75% View Skarmory builds →
Jynx IcePsychic	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Ice Beam Lovely Kiss PsychicSTAB Thief Damage vs Hitmontop Ice Beam 42-50% Psychic 2x 85-100%KO Thief 9-11% View Jynx builds →
Alakazam Psychic	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves PsychicSTAB RecoverRecovery Fire Punch Ice Punch Damage vs Hitmontop Psychic 2x 97-115%KO View Alakazam builds →

Crystal Evolution

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

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 Hitmontop 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 Hitmontop Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Not in Gen 2

Item

Nothing

Nature

Not in Gen 2

Utility Moveset

High Jump KickSTAB
Rapid Spin
DetectFAST +4
Triple KickSTAB

Recommended Teammates

EspeonDecent

MeganiumDecent

KingdraDecent

Moves

Without breeding, Hitmontop misses out on High Jump Kick and Mach Punch. That's 4 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from High Jump Kick and Rolling Kick, with Dark and Normal coverage rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Rolling Kick

—608515Fighting

Lv 7

Focus Energy

———30Normal

Lv 13

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Lv 19

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 25

Rapid Spin

S5010040Normal

Lv 31

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Lv 37

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 43

Detect+4

A——5Fighting

Lv 49

Triple Kick

A109010Fighting

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM43

Detect+4

A——5Fighting

TM28

Dig

C6010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM02

Headbutt

C7010015Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

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

D6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

High Jump Kick

S1309010Fighting

Egg

Mach Punch+1

A4010030Fighting

Egg

Mind Reader

——1005Normal

Egg

Rapid Spin

S5010040Normal

Tutor Moves

Hitmontop can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem

Tackle

D3510035Normal

How to Get Hitmontop in Crystal

Can't catch Hitmontop directly. Start with Tyrogue at solid rates from the locations below, then evolve at level 20. The 2-stage line from Tyrogue to Hitmontop is where the leveling time goes.

How to Obtain Hitmontop 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 2Hitmontop ✓

Hitmontop Guide

In Crystal, Hitmontop has a 455 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Crystal's meta. It works best as a balanced. High Jump Kick with Nothing is the standard set.
In Crystal, watch for Aerodactyl (Flying) and Starmie (Psychic) when using Hitmontop. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
In Crystal, Hitmontop fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 95 Attack. Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In Crystal, run High Jump Kick, Rapid Spin, Detect, and Triplekick on Hitmontop. High Jump Kick is the most common pick at 23% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.
For Crystal, Hitmontop has answers, but so do you. Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Flying and Psychic-type attackers hit hardest.

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

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