Hitmontop (Pokémon)

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Hitmontop カポエラー Kapoerer #237
Art by Ken Sugimori from HeartGold and SoulSilver
Type Fighting ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Handstand Pokémon
Abilities Intimidate or Technician Technician Blue-Striped ----- Steadfast Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #148 Hoenn #372 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia R-103 N-073
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 105.8 lbs. Imperial 48.0 kg Metric 105.8 lbs./48.0 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 Humanshape group 26 cycles (6630 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 2 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 138 Battle Exp.: 1381*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Hitmontop (Japanese: カポエラー Kapoerer) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.

He evolves from Tyrogue starting at level 20 when Tyrogue's Attack and Defense are equal. It is one of three of Tyrogue's final forms.

Biology

Physiology

Hitmontop's main body has a spherical shape and is mostly blue (except for a brownish triangular patch on his chest). He has short legs with white bands at the lower portions, and big blue feet similar to Hitmonlee's (but with a different toe arrangement) and a circular brown marking on the underside. He has a skinny brownish tail that ends with a blue sphere with a spike on it. His head is round and brown with flat, curved extensions, a beady-eyed face and a single spike on top.

Gender differences

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

Special abilities

Hitmontop is the only known Pokémon that learns Triple Kick. If it spins at high speed, it may bore its way into the ground.

Behavior

Hitmontop spins on his head and uses his tail and legs to smack enemies. Although Hitmontop travels faster spinning than walking, it is still capable of walking normally in which case it retracts its tail to its side.

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Major appearances

A Trainer named Chigusa in Two Hits and a Miss has a Hitmontop.

Minor appearances

Hitmontop made its animated debut in the short Pikachu & Pichu.

One of the Invincible Pokémon Brothers, Kai, owns a Hitmontop.

A Hitmontop was used by one of the students of the Pokémon Trainer's School in Gonna Rule The School!.

Terri in Pasta La Vista! also has a Hitmontop.

Butch also has a Hitmontop.

A Hitmontop was used by one of the participants of Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament in To Thine Own Pokémon Be True! and a Coordinator in the Contest in Dressed for Jess Success!.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Hitmontop first appeared in Volume 10, aiding the construction of the Battle Tower.

Chuck used a Hitmontop to fight Green in Volume 13, but lost to his Rhydon.

Pokédex entries

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

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

In the TCG

Main article: Hitmontop (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Colosseum		Black Belt (100%)

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: 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
	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	08080	100}}100%	10
	TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	07575	100}}100%	15
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	06060	—}}—%	20
	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
	TM67	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	5
	TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100100	080}}80%	5
	TM74	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	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 Hitmontop Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Hitmontop 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 Hitmontop 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 Hitmontop in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hitmontop Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Hitmontop Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

By a prior evolution

Generation V Other generations: 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 Hitmontop Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Hitmontop Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Special moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team File:MDP RT 237.png Body size: 1 Recruit rate: Evolve Friend Area: Mt. Discipline Phrases 51%-100% HP I'll KO foes by the ton with my awesome kicks! 26%-50% HP Darn it... I'm at half health already? 1%-25% HP I'm about to drop... My eyes are spinning... Level up Leveled up! My awesome kicks sped up, too! 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 Leveled up! My awesome kicks sped up, too!
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 ×3) 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: Hitmontop is the Caretaker of the Drill in the Lava Zone. He's fond of things that spin. An Attraction like Rhyperior's Bumper Burn is a breeze to him.
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 Hitmontop  Fighting

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
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 Hitmontop images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Unlike Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan, Hitmontop's English name does not derive from that of a celebrity.
• Despite it being the "Handstand" Pokémon it is never shown to stand on its hands, but rather on its head.
• Like how a top must be in equilibrium to stay upright, so must be Tyrogue's Attack and Defense for it to evolve into Hitmontop.
• Hitmontop, along with Throh, Sawk, Tauros, and its evolutionary relatives, is one of the few gendered non-legendary Pokémon naturally occurring in the wild that cannot reproduce without a Ditto.

Origin

Hitmontop is based on a top and a practitioner of capoeira.

Name origin

Hitmontop's name is a combination of "hit", "monster" and "top", likely referring to spinning tops as Hitmontop has been known to spin. His name is also based on those of Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan, who are parallel evolutions to him. The name could also be seen as "hit 'em on top".

"Kapoerer" is derived from "capoeira", a Brazilian martial art that often involves spinning one's legs in the air.

In other languages

• German: Kapoera
• French: Kapoera
• Korean: 카포에라 Kapoera
• Chinese (Taiwan): 柯波朗 Kē Bō Lǎng - 柯波 Kē Bō is the transliteration of "Kap" from its Japanese name. 朗 (clear/bright) may be from 郎 Láng, a character referring to young males.

External links

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