Hitmonchan (Pokémon)

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Hitmonchan エビワラー Ebiwalar #107
Art by Ken Sugimori from FireRed and LeafGreen
Type Fighting ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Punching Pokémon
Abilities Keen Eye or Iron Fist Iron Fist Blue-Striped ----- Inner Focus Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #107 Johto #147 Hoenn #275 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia R-102 N-072
Height 4'07" Imperial 1.4 m Metric 4'07"/1.4 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 110.7 lbs. Imperial 50.2 kg Metric 110.7 lbs./50.2 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Brown	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 100% male
Breeding Human-Like group 26 cycles (6630 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 2 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 140 Battle Exp.: 1401*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Hitmonchan (Japanese: エビワラー Ebiwalar) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.

He evolves from Tyrogue starting at level 20 when Tyrogue's Defense is higher than his Attack. He is one of Tyrogue's three final forms, the others being Hitmonlee and Hitmontop.

Biology

Physiology

Hitmonchan is a tan colored, human-shaped Pokémon. His body resembles a light purple tunic with a kilt and fists resemble red boxing gloves. His enlarged shoulders give the appearance of shoulder pads. His purple feet give the appearance of a pair of a boxer shoes. Unlike his parallel evolution, Hitmonlee, he has a mouth and a visible separation between body and head.

Gender differences

Hitmonchan is a male-only species with no female counterpart.

Special abilities

Hitmonchan's most notable ability is his wide versatility in boxing--his major attacks are almost all punches, making use of the boxing gloves that protect his fists.

Hitmonchan are well-known for their capability of lightning-fast punches, faster than bullet trains, that are impossible to be seen by the naked human eye. When doing this, they sometimes appear as if they are standing still, as the assault is too fast to be seen.

Although they have an extremely well-developed talent in quick, light blows, Hitmonchan can also throw power-packed punches. By punching in corkscrew fashion, they are able to punch through solid concrete in the same way as a drill.

Before attacking a target, Hitmonchan will spin his arms to increase the power of his attacks. Both his speed and power punches slice the air, and are launched at such a high speed, just a slight graze by one can cause a burn.

Behavior

It is widely said that Hitmonchan possesses the spirit of a professional boxer working towards the world championship. With an indomitable spirit pushing him to work harder, he never gives up, especially in the face of adversity. However, he usually needs a short break after each fight he takes part in.

Hitmonchan are known to casually practice and hone their abilities by launching unseen volleys of punches. Since they aren't normally found in the wild, it can be hard to determine their behavior without a Trainer's influence. When under the possession of a Trainer, however, a Hitmonchan will eventually take after the person, as most Pokémon do; he may become a hard worker, striving to become better, or he might fight for bad purposes without question.

Habitat

File:Urban.gif

Urban Pokémon

Hitmonchan are extremely rare in the wild, and have virtually never been seen. He is an urban species that would typically be found near cities or suburbs rather than in forests. But, some Hitmonchan have been known to train in the mountains or at facilities made for such work, such as an abandoned fighting dojo. While it is unknown where they came from originally, they were first found in Kanto.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

File:Hitmonchan anime.png

Hitmonchan in the anime

Major appearances

Hitmonchan's first appearance was in The Punchy Pokémon under a Trainer named Anthony. He was entered in the P1 Grand Prix, but ended up losing to a Hitmonlee stolen by Team Rocket because the match was sabotaged.

In Stage Fight, Hitmonchan was a major performer in a Pokémon show, where the plot was around a boxing match between him and a glove-wearing Machoke.

In Chikorita's Big Upset, one was part of a group of Template:Type2 Pokémon that roamed the streets of the city as a gang.

Minor appearances

In Showdown at Dark City, he was one of the Pokémon owned by a Yas Gym Trainer.

In Riddle Me This, Hitmonchan was one of the Pokémon shown in an exercise Gym. Team Rocket tried to steal the group of Template:Type2 Pokémon, but were stopped by Ash and his friends.

Bruno used a Hitmonchan in To Master the Onixpected!.

During The Lost Lapras, one was owned by an obnoxious Trainer that used him to attack a beached Lapras.

Rudy had a Hitmonchan in Misty Meets Her Match.

Two Hits and a Miss featured a fighting-type dojo where one of the many Pokémon was a Hitmonchan.

In A Tyrogue Full of Trouble, Karate King Kiyo owned one and fought alongside him to break a rolling boulder. He later used Hitmonchan in battle to attempt to capture a wild Tyrogue.

In Gotta Catch Ya Later, one was used in battle by one of the Invincible Pokémon Brothers.

Another classic replay of the Hitmonlee versus Hitmonchan battle was performed in Pasta La Vista. A Trainer named Kyle owned a Hitmonchan that was used in battle to decide the fate of his father's fighting dojo.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry EP029 Hitmonchan Ash's Pokédex Hitmonchan, a skilled Fighting Pokémon that packs an incredibly fast punch.

Episode Pokémon Source Entry AG145 Hitmonchan May's Pokédex Hitmonchan, the Punching Pokémon. Hitmonchan specializes in punch attacks. Its moves are faster than the eye.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Bruno has a Hitmonchan which is capable of using Fire Punch, ThunderPunch, and Ice Punch at high caliber. Bruno remarks that Hitmonchan is like having three Pokémon in one.

Crystal is later seen with a Hitmonchan (Hitmonee) in her capture team, who is capable of blindingly fast punching attacks.

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

In Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys, Gold borrows a Hitmonchan to use in a tournament in Let's Use Fighting Type Pokémon!!.

In the TCG

Main article: Hitmonchan (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
Generation I Red While apparently doing nothing, it fires punches in lightning fast volleys that are impossible to see. Blue Yellow Punches in corkscrew fashion. It can punch its way through a concrete wall in the same way as a drill. Stadium Adept at punching invisibly quick at bullet-train speed. It takes a break every three minutes as it moves around.
Generation II Gold Its punches slice through the air. However, it seems to need a short break after fighting for three minutes. Silver Its punches slice the air. They are launched at such high speed, even a slight graze could cause a burn. Crystal To increase the strength of all its punch moves, it spins its arms just before making contact. Stadium 2 Its punches slice through the air. However, it seems to need a short break after fighting for three minutes.
Generation III Ruby A Hitmonchan is said to possess the spirit of a boxer who had been working towards a world championship. This Pokémon has an indomitable spirit and will never give up in the face of adversity. Sapphire {{{sapphiredex}}} Emerald A Hitmonchan is said to possess the spirit of a boxer who aimed to become the world champion. Having an indomitable spirit means that it will never give up. FireRed The spirit of a pro boxer has infused this Pokémon. It throws punches that are faster than a bullet train. LeafGreen While apparently doing nothing, it fires punches in lightning fast volleys that are impossible to see.
Generation IV Diamond The arm-twisting punches it throws pulverize even concrete. It rests after three minutes of fighting. Pearl {{{pearldex}}} Platinum {{{platinumdex}}} HeartGold Its punches slice the air. However, it seems to need a short break after fighting for three minutes. SoulSilver Its punches slice the air. They are launched at such high speed, even a slight graze could cause a burn.
Generation V Black The arm-twisting punches it throws pulverize even concrete. It rests after three minutes of fighting. White {{{whitedex}}} Black 2 {{{black2dex}}} White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI X Unknown Y Unknown

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
Generation I Red Blue One Saffron City Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow One Saffron City
Generation II Gold Silver None Evolve Tyrogue Crystal None Evolve Tyrogue
Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Trade FireRed LeafGreen One Saffron City Colosseum None Trade XD One Citadark Isle (Shadow)
Generation IV Diamond Pearl None Evolve Tyrogue Platinum None Evolve Tyrogue HeartGold SoulSilver None Evolve Tyrogue Pal Park Mountain Pokéwalker None
Generation V Black White None Evolve Tyrogue Black 2 White 2 None Trade Dream World None
Generation VI X Y None Trade

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Stadium	Gym Leader Castle
Pokémon Pinball	Saffron City
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 17 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team	Evolve Tyrogue
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Mt. Travail (1F-19F)
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs	Wireless Tower Fire Temple
Pokémon Rumble	Fiery Furnace
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure	Lava Zone

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	Bitter Berry (100%)
Yellow*

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 50		110 - 157	210 - 304
Attack: 105		99 - 172	193 - 339
Defense: 79		75 - 144	146 - 282
Sp. Atk: 35		36 - 95	67 - 185
Sp. Def: 110		103 - 178	202 - 350
Speed: 76		72 - 140	141 - 276
Total: 455	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature. This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 35.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 3/3 ★★★	Power 3/4 ★★★☆
Skill 3/5 ★★★☆☆	Stamina 4/4 ★★★★
Jump 2/3 ★★☆	Total 15/19 ★★★

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark ½× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark ½× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark ½× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark ½× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: I - II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  00Start Revenge Fighting Physical 06060 100100% 10 00Start Comet Punch Normal Physical 01818 08585% 15 066 Agility Psychic Status 0000— ——% 30 1111 Pursuit Dark Physical 04040 100100% 20 1616 Mach Punch Fighting Physical 04040 100100% 30 1616 Bullet Punch Steel Physical 04040 100100% 30 2121 Feint Normal Physical 03030 100100% 10 2626 Vacuum Wave Fighting Special 04040 100100% 30 3131 Quick Guard Fighting Status 0000— ——% 15 3636 ThunderPunch Electric Physical 07575 100100% 15 3636 Ice Punch Ice Physical 07575 100100% 15 3636 Fire Punch Fire Physical 07575 100100% 15 4141 Sky Uppercut Fighting Physical 08585 09090% 15 4646 Mega Punch Normal Physical 08080 08585% 20 5151 Detect Fighting Status 0000— ——% 5 5656 Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150150 100100% 20 6161 Counter Fighting Physical 0000— 100100% 20 6666 Close Combat Fighting Physical 120120 100100% 5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hitmonchan Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Hitmonchan Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: I - II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	090}}90%	10
	TM08	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status	0000—	—}}—%	20
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100100	100}}100%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	07575	100}}100%	15
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	05050	080}}80%	10
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	04040	100}}100%	10
	TM47	Low Sweep	Fighting	Physical	06060	100}}100%	20
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
	TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120120	070}}70%	5
	TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	10
	TM67	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	5
	TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100100	080}}80%	5
	TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	06060	100}}100%	20
	TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	07575	090}}90%	10
	TM83	Work Up	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	30
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	090}}90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	04040	100}}100%	15
	HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	08080	100}}100%	15
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hitmonchan Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Hitmonchan Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Bullet Punch	Steel	Physical	40	100%	30
	Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
	Feint	Normal	Physical	30	100%	10
	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—%	20
	Hi Jump Kick	Fighting	Physical	130	90%	10
	Mach Punch	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	30
	Mind Reader	Normal	Status	—	—%	5
	Pursuit	Dark	Physical	40	100%	20
	Rapid Spin	Normal	Physical	20	100%	40
	Vacuum Wave	Fighting	Special	40	100%	30
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Hitmonchan in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Hitmonchan in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hitmonchan Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Hitmonchan Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Game				Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Hitmonchan can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Hitmonchan cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hitmonchan Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Hitmonchan Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

By a prior evolution

Generation V Other generations: I - II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Stage	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Tackle	Normal	Physical	50	100%	35
	Fake Out	Normal	Physical	40	100%	10
	Foresight	Normal	Status	—	—%	40
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hitmonchan Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Hitmonchan Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Special moves

Shadow moves	<span style="color:#{{{2}}};">Level 38+	Purified moves
Shadow Down	File:Box xd 107.png	Helping Hand	Normal
Shadow Rush		Sky Uppercut	Fighting
--		Mind Reader	Normal
--		Mega Punch	Normal

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball     Acquisition: Catch		Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team File:MDP RT 107.png Body size: 1 Recruit rate: Evolve Friend Area: Mt. Discipline Phrases 51%-100% HP I'll dance around and stun you with my moves! 26%-50% HP Say what? Half my HP's gone? 1%-25% HP No more... I'm out of stamina... Level up Hey, yeah! Leveled up! My punches ooze power now! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up Hey, yeah! Leveled up! My punches ooze power now!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -12% IQ group: C
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Fighting  ( Fighting ) Past ( Normal ) (Crush ×2) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   It creates shock waves around itself that make Pokémon Paused.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Hitmonchan is waiting for Hitmonlee in the Lava Zone. When Hitmonchan's up in Blaziken's Boulder Bash, look out!
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Baby form Tyrogue  Fighting

Level 20 (Attack < Defense) → ← Breed

First Evolution Hitmonchan  Fighting

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Hitmonchan images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Hitmonchan learns the most increased-priority moves by level up out of all Pokémon, with six.
• Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee are the only Pokémon that weren't previously related through an evolution family, then later gained a shared pre-evolution.
• Unlike most Fighting-type Pokémon, Hitmonchan can learn a Special-move through level-up.
• Hitmonchan's colors reference the traditional boxing colors, referring to the red corner (normal) and the blue corner (Shiny).
• Hitmonchan, along with Braviary, Throh, Sawk, Tauros, and his evolutionary relatives, is one of the few gendered non-legendary Pokémon naturally occurring in the wild that cannot reproduce without a Ditto.

Origin

He may be a personification of boxing, a fighting style and sport that focuses on punching. His head and "hair" slightly resembles a human hand.

Name origin

Hitmonchan's name can be broken down into "hit", "monster" and "Chan" - as in Jackie Chan; perhaps meaning "The monster that hits like Jackie Chan". His name is similar to his two parallel evolutions, Hitmonlee and Hitmontop. His Japanese name is derived from the name of Japanese world champion boxer Hiroyuki Ebihara.

In other languages

Language Name Name Origin German Nockchan Likely from knock and Chan, as in Jackie Chan. French Tygnon Ty is for Mike Tyson, and gnon. Korean 홍수몬 Hongsumon Chinese (Mandarin) 艾比郎 Ài Bǐ Láng 艾比 Ài Bǐ is the transliteration of "Ebi" from its Japanese name. The character 郎 refers to young males. Chinese (Cantonese) 比華拉 Bei Waa Laai Transliteration of its Japanese name.

Notes

← #106: Hitmonlee

Pokémon

#108: Lickitung →

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