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Hawlucha (Japanese: ルチャブル Luchabull) is a dual-type Fighting/Flying Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
Biology
Hawlucha is a bipedal, birdlike Pokémon with colorful plumage. Its head curves into a beak-shape in the front, but its mouth is located in a white patch under the beak's curve. It has a blue-green mask-like marking across its face, an orange blaze running from its forehead to the back of its neck, an orange ring around each eye, and a small, red patch at the tip of its beak. There is black space around its eyes, which are yellow with paler yellow sclerae. On the back of its head are two rectangular, tassel-like feathers. Its red, cape-like wings have blue-green undersides and are connected to its feathery tail. Near the tip of each wing is a three-clawed hand. Its front is white with a line of red along its neck and the top of its chest. It has small, yellow feet with three toes each.
Hawlucha makes up for its small body with its proficiency in fighting, which allows it to keep up with bigger fighters such as Machamp and Hariyama. It leaps around to stay in its opponent's blind spots and controls its position in the air by using its wings. A favored tactic is to strike from above because it is a difficult maneuver to defend against. However, Hawlucha has a tendency to show off in the heat of battle; opponents can exploit its vanity to gain the upper hand. Flying Press is its signature move.
In the anime
Major appearances
Hawlucha debuted in The Forest Champion!. Prior to his capture by Ash, Hawlucha was the champion of a forest. Later, Ash challenged Hawlucha to battle with the condition that if he wins, Hawlucha will join his team. Although Hawlucha didn't lose the battle, he decided to join Ash's team anyway.
Other
A Mirror World Hawlucha appeared in The Cave of Mirrors!, under the ownership of Mirror Ash. He was sent out to battle Team Rocket, but he was defeated due to his timid personality.
A Shiny Hawlucha, nicknamed "Dark Hawlucha", appeared in When Light and Dark Collide!, under the ownership of Carl. It was one of Carl's actors in his Super Pokémon Battle Shows.
A Hawlucha appeared in Solitary and Menacing!, under the ownership of Bea. It was used in her World Coronation Series battle against Ash, where it went up against his Farfetch'd and won. It was then recalled for Grapploct. It reappeared in a flashback in Octo-Gridlock at the Gym!. It has since made further appearances in Pokémon Journeys: The Series.
Minor appearances
A Hawlucha appeared in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel.
Pokédex entries
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Entry
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XY035
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Hawlucha
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Ash's Pokédex
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Hawlucha, the Wrestling Pokémon. Possessing an artistic way of executing its moves, Hawlucha takes great pride in their elegance.
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Pokémon
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Entry
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JN034
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Hawlucha
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Goh's Rotom Phone
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Hawlucha, the Wrestling Pokémon. A Fighting and Flying type. Using its wings, Hawlucha can control its position in the air. It overpowers opponents with lighting-fast moves.
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In the manga
Movie adaptations
Ash's Hawlucha appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
A Hawlucha appeared in JNM11, under the ownership of Bea.
Pokémon Adventures
In PS584, Essentia used four Hawlucha to attack Professor Sycamore at Anistar City. They were soon defeated by X and his newly acquired Pinsir, nicknamed Rute.
A Dynamax Hawlucha appeared in the Sword & Shield chapter.
In the TCG
- Main article: Hawlucha (TCG)
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
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Generation VI
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Kalos Coastal #089
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Hoenn #—
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X
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Although its body is small, its proficient fighting skills enable it to keep up with big bruisers like Machamp and Hariyama.
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Y
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With its wings, it controls its position in the air. It likes to attack from above, a maneuver that is difficult to defend against.
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Omega Ruby
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Although its body is small, its proficient fighting skills enable it to keep up with big bruisers like Machamp and Hariyama.
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Alpha Sapphire
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With its wings, it controls its position in the air. It likes to attack from above, a maneuver that is difficult to defend against.
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Generation VII
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Alola USUM: #096
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Kanto #—
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This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Sun, Moon, Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
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Ultra Sun
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It overwhelms opponents with quick moves, but sometimes it showboats for too long when it's using a special move and gets itself into a pinch.
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Ultra Moon
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In combat, Hawlucha leaps nimbly about, taking advantage of its opponents' blind spots. It's also skilled at using superb submission holds.
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Generation VIII
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Galar #320
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Sword
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It drives its opponents to exhaustion with its agile maneuvers, then ends the fight with a flashy finishing move.
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Shield
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It always strikes a pose before going for its finishing move. Sometimes opponents take advantage of that time to counterattack.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
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Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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78
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138 - 185
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266 - 360
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92
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87 - 158
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170 - 311
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75
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72 - 139
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139 - 273
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74
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71 - 138
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137 - 271
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63
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61 - 126
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117 - 247
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118
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110 - 187
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216 - 368
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Total: 500
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- 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.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation VIII, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
Hawlucha is available in Sword and Shield.
Generation VIII
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Other generations:
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VI - VII
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hawlucha
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Hawlucha
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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Generation VIII
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Other generations:
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VI - VII
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hawlucha
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Hawlucha
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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Generation VIII
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Other generations:
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VI - VII
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Hawlucha in Generation VIII
- 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 Hawlucha in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hawlucha
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Hawlucha
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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Generation VIII
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Other generations:
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VI - VII
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hawlucha
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Hawlucha
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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By transfer from another generation
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- A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hawlucha
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Hawlucha
- × indicates a move that cannot be used in Generation VIII
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see transfer-only moves for other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
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Trivia
Origin
Hawlucha appears to be based on a combination of a bird of prey and a luchador, and may also draw inspiration from Aztec eagle warriors. The clawed wings resemble those of a juvenile hoatzin. Its coloration may be based on the male resplendent quetzal.
Hawlucha's eagle-like design and green, white and red color scheme may be inspired by the flag of Mexico, which fits its lucha libre inspiration.
Name origin
Hawlucha may be a combination of hawk and lucha libre, a form of Latin American professional wrestling.
Luchabull may be a combination of lucha libre and bull.
In other languages
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