Competitive Information for Hitmonchan [Sun/Moon]
Fighting
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Hitmonchan? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Hitmonchan is a marvelous Fighting-typed Pokemon. Hitmonchan are common Pokemon to see in the SM metagame. Hitmonchan is weak to Fairy, Flying, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Assault Vest
Ability: Iron Fist
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Drain Punch
- Ice Punch
- Thunder Punch
- Rapid Spin
Physical Tank Hitmonchan (Popular/Trending)
Hitmonchan is an interesting Physical Tank. It attempts to take a mighty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Hitmonchan's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Iron Fist, Hitmonchan's punch-based attacks have 1.2x power. sucker punch is not boosted.
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Rapid Spin is a physical 20-base power Normal-type move (frees Hitmonchan from hazards, binding, leech seed).
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Item: Fightinium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Iron Fist
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / High Jump Kick
- Throat Chop / Double-Edge
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch
Physical Sweeper Hitmonchan (Iron Fist)
Hitmonchan is popular Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Hitmonchan's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Iron Fist, Hitmonchan's punch-based attacks have 1.2x power. sucker punch is not boosted. Throat Chop was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ High Jump Kick is a physical STAB-boosted 130-base power Fighting-type move (Hitmonchan is hurt by 50% of its max hp if it misses).
♦ Throat Chop is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (for 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Item: Fightinium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / High Jump Kick
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake
- Throat Chop
Physical Sweeper Hitmonchan
Hitmonchan is a notable Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Inner Focus, Hitmonchan cannot be made to flinch.
♦ High Jump Kick is a physical STAB-boosted 130-base power Fighting-type move (Hitmonchan is hurt by 50% of its max hp if it misses).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Throat Chop is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (for 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Iron Fist
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SpA)
EVs: 200 Atk / 200 Def / 8 SpD / 100 Spe
Moveset:
- Stone Edge
- Bullet Punch
- Sky Uppercut
- Earthquake
Hitmonchan Physical Tank (Little Mac)
Hitmonchan is a wonderful Physical Tank. It is meant to take a substantial amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Hitmonchan last longer regaining it's HP every turn. With Iron Fist, Hitmonchan's punch-based attacks have 1.2x power. sucker punch is not boosted. Bullet Punch hits fairys for super effective damage.
♦ Bullet Punch is a physical priority-increased 40-base power Steel-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Sky Uppercut is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Fighting-type move (can hit pokemon using bounce, fly, or sky drop).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Hitmonchan? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Item: Fightinium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Iron Fist
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / High Jump Kick
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Double-Edge / Return
Doubles Physical Sweeper Hitmonchan (Iron Fist)
Hitmonchan is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Iron Fist, Hitmonchan's punch-based attacks have 1.2x power. sucker punch is not boosted.
♦ High Jump Kick is a physical STAB-boosted 130-base power Fighting-type move (Hitmonchan is hurt by 50% of its max hp if it misses).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ 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 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
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Item: Fightinium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / High Jump Kick
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Throat Chop / Double-Edge
Doubles Physical Sweeper Hitmonchan
Hitmonchan is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Hitmonchan's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Inner Focus, Hitmonchan cannot be made to flinch. Throat Chop was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ High Jump Kick is a physical STAB-boosted 130-base power Fighting-type move (Hitmonchan is hurt by 50% of its max hp if it misses).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Throat Chop is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (for 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
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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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Hitmonchan can perform in Sun/Moon. 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 SM Move and Ability Combos for Hitmonchan
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Ability: Iron fist + Item: Punching glove
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Bullet Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Drain Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Fire Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Focus Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Ice Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Mach Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Power-Up Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Thunder Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Dynamic Punch
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Comet Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Mega Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Sky Uppercut
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Detect, Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Quick Guard, Bullet Punch, Fake Out, Feint, Mach Punch, Vacuum Wave
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Hitmonchan's stats
- Agility
- Bulk Up
- Curse
- Power-Up Punch
- Rage
- Rapid Spin
- Skull Bash
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Hitmonchan
- Bulk Up
- Bullet Punch
- Drain Punch
- Earthquake
- Fake Out
- Hidden Power
- Ice Punch
- Mach Punch
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Rest
- Thunder Punch
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Hitmonchan in Sun and Moon
- Adamant Nature ( 252/252/4/0/0/0/ )
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/4/0/0/252/ )
- Optimize Hitmonchan's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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