Hitmonchan (Pokémon)

Hitmonchan エビワラー Ebiwalar

Artwork from FR/LG

Type Species  Fighting  Punching Pokémon Abilities Exp. at 100 Keen Eye or Iron Fist 1,000,000 Pokédex Kanto #107 Johto #145 Hoenn #275* Sinnoh #— Browser Fiore R— Almia R— Height Weight 4'07" 110.7 lbs. Pokédex color Body style Footprint Catch rate Brown 45 Gender ratio Male only Egg groups Egg cycles Humanshape 26 (6630 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 2 Speed 0 Exp. 140 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Pokémon Palace Network Pokédex (Gen. I-III) On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Serebii's Pokédex: Generation I/II Generation III (Spin-Off games) Generation IV (Spin-Off games) On Azure Heights Pokédex (Gen. I) On Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex (Gen. I-II) On Ultimate Pokémon Center Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Hitmonchan (Japanese: エビワラー Ebiwalar) is a Fighting-type Pokémon.

He evolves from Tyrogue starting at level 20 when Tyrogue's Defense is higher than his Attack.

Biology

Physiology

Hitmonchan is a tan colored, human-shaped Pokémon. He wears a light purple tunic with a skirt and has red boxing gloves over his fists. His enlarged shoulders give the appearance of shoulder pads. He also possesses a pair of purple shoes which resemble those of a boxer. 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, it sometimes appears as if Hitmonchan is 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 making contact with 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

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.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Hitmonchan in the anime

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 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 Fighting-type Pokémon, but were stopped by Ash and his friends.

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

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.

Rudy had a Hitmonchan in Misty Meets Her Match.

In Chikorita's Big Upset, one was part of a group of Fighting-type Pokémon that roamed the streets of the city as a gang.

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

In the manga

Bruno has a Hitmonchan in Pokémon Special, 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 in her capture team, who is capable of blindingly fast punching attacks.

In the TCG

Main article: Hitmonchan (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Hitmonchan is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.

• Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Special moves

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Shadow moves		Level 38+	Purified moves
Shadow Down	Shadow		Helping Hand	Normal
Shadow Rush	Shadow		Sky Uppercut	Fighting
--			Mind Reader	Normal
--			Mega Punch	Normal

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
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!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: -12%	IQ Group: C

Evolution

	Baby form	→ Level 20 (Attack < Defense) ← Breed	First evolution
	Tyrogue  Fighting		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
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IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
				NO SPRITES AVAILABLE

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

Trivia

• Hitmonchan learns the most first-priority moves by level up out of any Pokémon — 3 out of the 7.
• Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan are the only Pokémon that weren't previously related through an evolution family to later gain a shared pre-evolution.
• Hitmonchan is one of the few Kanto natives whose Ruby and Sapphire sprite is exactly the same as his FireRed and LeafGreen sprite.
• Boxing is a mostly offensive sport, but Tyrogue evolves into Hitmonchan when the Defense stat is higher than the Attack stat.
• In Generation II sprites, his "hair" is flat and compact, not spread out and varying lengths, as it appears in other generations' sprites.
• Hitmonchan's shiny sprite references the traditional boxing colors, referring to the red corner and the blue corner.

Origin

He may be a personification of boxing, a fighting style and sport that focuses on punching. His head and "hair" slightly resemble 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 from world champion boxer Hiroyuki Ebihara.

In other languages

• German: Nockchan - Likely from knock and Chan, as in Jackie.
• French: Tygnon - Ty is for Mike Tyson, and gnon (thump).
• Korean: 홍수몬 Hongsumon

External links

Notes

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.