Hitmonchanin Pokémon Orange
fighting
Pokédex Entry
Punching Pokémon
To increase the strength of all its punch moves, it spins its arms just before making contact.
Hitmonchan in Pokémon Pokémon Orange
Hitmonchan is #107 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Pokémon Orange. This page covers its fighting typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it.
FrontNormal
Shiny
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
Fighting
Dex
#159 Regional Dex · #107 National
Growth Rate
Medium Fast
Gender Ratio
Genderless
Egg Groups
humanshape
Hatch Rate
Medium Slow (25 cycles)
Catch Rate
45
Base Exp
Unknown
EV Yield
None
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
flying ×2psychic ×2fairy ×2
Resists
bug ×0.5rock ×0.5dark ×0.5
Evolution Chain
Base form
Level up Tyrogue at Lv. 20 with Attack < Defense (or Atk IV < Def IV if EVs off - use Judge Machine if needed)
How to Obtain
Hitmonchan has no wild encounters recorded in this game. Evolve tyrogue to get one.
Level Up Moves (11)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comet PunchLevel: 1Comet Punch | normal | PWR18 | ACC85 | PP15 | ||
| Repeatedly punches 2-5 times. | ||||||
| AgilityLevel: 7Agility | psychic | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP30 | ||
| Sharply increases the user's SPEED. | ||||||
| PursuitLevel: 13Pursuit | dark | PWR40 | ACC100 | PP20 | ||
| Heavily strikes switching PokéMON. | ||||||
| Mach PunchLevel: 20Mach Punch | fighting | PWR40 | ACC100 | PP30 | ||
| A fast punch that lands first. | ||||||
| ThunderpunchLevel: 26Thunderpunch | electric | PWR75 | ACC100 | PP15 | ||
| An electric punch. It may paralyze. | ||||||
| Ice PunchLevel: 26Ice Punch | ice | PWR75 | ACC100 | PP15 | ||
| An icy punch. May cause freezing. | ||||||
| Fire PunchLevel: 26Fire Punch | fire | PWR75 | ACC100 | PP15 | ||
| A fiery punch. May cause a burn. | ||||||
| Rapid SpinLevel: 32Rapid Spin | normal | PWR20 | ACC100 | PP40 | ||
| A high-speed spinning attack. | ||||||
| PoweruppunchLevel: 38Poweruppunch | fighting | PWR40 | ACC100 | PP20 | ||
| An attack that may up user's ATTACK. | ||||||
| ProtectLevel: 44Protect | normal | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP10 | ||
| Foils attack that turn. It may fail. | ||||||
| CounterLevel: 50Counter | fighting | PWR1 | ACC100 | PP20 | ||
| Returns a physical blow double. | ||||||
Pre-evolution-only Moves (1)
These moves must be learned before evolving; Hitmonchan cannot learn them through its own level-up, TM/HM, tutor, egg, wild, or evolution moves.
TM/HM Moves (15)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PoweruppunchPoweruppunch | fighting | PWR40 | ACC100 | PP20 | TM01TM01 | |
| An attack that may up user's ATTACK. | ||||||
| ToxicToxic | poison | PWR0 | ACC90 | PP10 | TM06TM06 | |
| A poison move with increasing damage. | ||||||
| Sunny DaySunny Day | fire | PWR0 | ACC90 | PP5 | TM11TM11 | |
| Boosts fire-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| ProtectProtect | normal | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP10 | TM17TM17 | |
| Foils attack that turn. It may fail. | ||||||
| Rain DanceRain Dance | water | PWR0 | ACC90 | PP5 | TM18TM18 | |
| Boosts water-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| EarthquakeEarthquake | ground | PWR100 | ACC100 | PP10 | TM26TM26 | |
| Tough but useless vs. flying foes. | ||||||
| ReturnReturn | normal | PWR1 | ACC100 | PP20 | TM27TM27 | |
| An attack that is based on loyalty. | ||||||
| Double TeamDouble Team | normal | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP15 | TM32TM32 | |
| Heightens evasiveness. | ||||||
| FacadeFacade | normal | PWR70 | ACC100 | PP20 | TM42TM42 | |
| Double damage with PSN, BRN, or PRZ. | ||||||
| RestRest | psychic | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP10 | TM44TM44 | |
| Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover. | ||||||
| ThiefThief | dark | PWR60 | ACC100 | PP25 | TM46TM46 | |
| An attack that may steal a held item. | ||||||
| Rock SlideRock Slide | rock | PWR75 | ACC90 | PP10 | TM48TM48 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| StrengthStrength | normal | PWR90 | ACC100 | PP15 | HM04HM04 | |
| A powerful physical attack. | ||||||
| Rock SmashRock Smash | fighting | PWR40 | ACC100 | PP15 | HM05HM05 | |
| An attack that may lower DEFENSE. | ||||||
| Rock ClimbRock Climb | normal | PWR110 | ACC85 | PP20 | HM08HM08 | |
| An attack that may confuse the foe. | ||||||
Move Tutor Moves (8)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Punch(Trovitopolis Dept Store 5F)Fire Punch | fire | PWR75 | ACC100 | PP15 | TutorTutor | ||
| A fiery punch. May cause a burn. | |||||||
| Thunderpunch(Route 52)Thunderpunch | electric | PWR75 | ACC100 | PP15 | TutorTutor | ||
| An electric punch. It may paralyze. | |||||||
| Ice Punch(Trovitopolis Dept Store 5F)Ice Punch | ice | PWR75 | ACC100 | PP15 | TutorTutor | ||
| An icy punch. May cause freezing. | |||||||
| Comet Punch(Trovitopolis Dept Store 5F)Comet Punch | normal | PWR18 | ACC85 | PP15 | TutorTutor | ||
| Repeatedly punches 2-5 times. | |||||||
| Mach Punch(Route 56 East)Mach Punch | fighting | PWR40 | ACC100 | PP30 | TutorTutor | ||
| A fast punch that lands first. | |||||||
| Dynamicpunch(Trovitopolis Dept Store 5F)Dynamicpunch | fighting | PWR100 | ACC50 | PP5 | TutorTutor | ||
| An attack that always confuses. | |||||||
| Headbutt(Moro House1)Headbutt | normal | PWR70 | ACC100 | PP15 | TutorTutor | ||
| An attack that may cause flinching. | |||||||
| Attract(Kumquat House3)Attract | normal | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP15 | TutorTutor | ||
| Makes the opposite gender infatuated. | |||||||
Type Summary
3
Weaknesses
3
Resistances
0
Immunities
12
Neutral
Weaknesses
Types that deal increased damage to Hitmonchan. Use these types to counter it effectively.
Resistances & Immunities
Types that Hitmonchan resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.
Best Counters
Pokémon that have type advantages against Hitmonchan, either offensively or defensively.
Mimikyu
ghostfairy
2× STAB damage • Immune to fighting
2×Good
Butterfree
bugflying
2× STAB damage • Resists fighting
2×Good
Zubat
poisonflying
2× STAB damage • Resists fighting
2×Good
Golbat
poisonflying
2× STAB damage • Resists fighting
2×Good
Mr. Mime
psychicfairy
2× STAB damage • Resists fighting
2×Good
Scyther
bugflying
2× STAB damage • Resists fighting
2×Good
Crobat
poisonflying
2× STAB damage • Resists fighting
2×Good
Togetic
fairyflying
2× STAB damage • Resists fighting
2×Good
Togekiss
fairyflying
2× STAB damage • Resists fighting
2×Good
Mime jr.
psychicfairy
2× STAB damage • Resists fighting
2×Good
Cutiefly
bugfairy
2× STAB damage • Resists fighting
2×Good
Ribombee
bugfairy
2× STAB damage • Resists fighting
2×Good
Lugia
psychicflying
2× STAB damage • Resists fighting
2×Good
Charizard
fireflying
2× STAB damage • Resists fighting
2×Good
Raichu
electricpsychic
2× STAB damage • Resists fighting
2×Good
Clefairy
fairy
2× STAB damage • Resists fighting
2×Good
Clefable
fairy
2× STAB damage • Resists fighting
2×Good
Abra
psychic
2× STAB damage • Resists fighting
2×Good
Kadabra
psychic
2× STAB damage • Resists fighting
2×Good
Alakazam
psychic
2× STAB damage • Resists fighting
2×Good
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Base Stats
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