What is a good competitive moveset for Hitmonchan? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Hitmonchan is an interesting Fighting-typed Pokemon. Hitmonchan is a pretty usual Pokemon to see in Generation 3. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Hitmonchan's only type-related weaknesses are Flying and Psychic.
Hitmonchan is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Keen Eye, prevents other pokemon from lowering Hitmonchan's accuracy stat stage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil). ♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness). ♦ Sky Uppercut is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Fighting-type move (can hit pokemon using bounce or fly). ♦ High Jump Kick is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Fighting-type move (if miss, Hitmonchan takes 1/2 damage it would've dealt). ♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig). ♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage). ♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Hitmonchan? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Hitmonchan is a notable Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Keen Eye, prevents other pokemon from lowering Hitmonchan's accuracy stat stage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig). ♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage). ♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes). ♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil). ♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness). ♦ Sky Uppercut is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Fighting-type move (can hit pokemon using bounce or fly). ♦ High Jump Kick is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Fighting-type move (if miss, Hitmonchan takes 1/2 damage it would've dealt).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Hitmonchan learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation. Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Hitmonchan can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive RS Move and Ability Combos for Hitmonchan
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Mach Punch
Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Hitmonchan's stats
Agility
Bulk Up
Rapid Spin
Most notable and possible best moves for Hitmonchan
Earthquake
Protect
Rapid Spin
Rest
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Hitmonchan in Ruby and Sapphire
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