Everything after that is pretty much up to you, but the best options are Knock Off, Stone Edge, Close Combat, Mach Punch or Sucker Punch for Priority, Earthquake, and Poison Jab. Equip a Choice Scarf or a Life Orb, and make sure you’ve got High Jump Kick. So what can Hitmonlee abuse with this? The absolutely amazing 130 BP High Jump Kick that Hitmonlee also gets STAB for. Reckless increases the power of any moves that have a Recoil by 20%. Reckless and Unburden are two pretty good abilities, so I’ll divide it by those two. None are all that viable, unfortunately, but the versatility is cool! I’d take a solid 50 out of that stat and throw it into Speed, but, whatever, I’m not GameFreak!Īnyway, Hitmonlee has a ton of options. I have no idea why Hitmonlee’s Special Defense is so high. That may seem like a good justification for not giving it to Hitmonchan alone, but many fighting typed Pokemon are given the move, including Hitmonlee.Ĭheck those stats out. The other move is Poison Jab, which is called Poison Stab in Japanese. Of course if you want to know why a Pokemon based around boxing can’t pull off a surprise attack then you’re asking the wrong person.
In Japanese the move is called Surprise Attack, which is why some Pokemon without arms can learn the move, and why it’s not boosted by Iron Fist. The first is Sucker Punch, which, to be fair, is only because of its English name. If the Hitmons ever get Megas I’m super excited to see how they can go about fixing Hitmonchan.įun fact: There are two attacks that imply punching that Hitmonchan can not learn at all. A lot of the art makes him look super confident too.ĭon’t like the palette, but the actual design is fine. The more I look at Hitmonchan the more I love him. Bulk Up is the only boosting move he has access to, and that pitiful 50 HP stat combined with the sad 76 Speed stat makes it difficult for everyone’s favorite boxer to perform as well as we’d all want him to. Iron Fist (I hope you’d figured this out by now!) is excellent to pair with it and fits thematically, but that base 105 Attack Stat is going to have trouble breaking down any walls. Hitmonchan is, unfortunately, just not that good though. Low speed will hinder your usefulness unfortunately, so a Scarf is a good option if you’re not going to try and be a Spinner. Ice and Fire are your best options for elemental punches, but, as always, Thunder Punch is available as an option. Drain Punch is also helpful for keeping yourself alive. Mach Punch is very good for Priority, and is boosted by the ability you’ll want to use. It gets some nice coverage by making use of all the elemental punches, and it can also be used as a Rapid Spinner to clear out any hazards on your side. So, there’s really not much that Hitmonchan can do. I’ll assume you’ve solved this fiendishly difficult puzzle, and continue. I want you to guess which ability goes best with a Pokemon based on Boxing, a sport done entirely with the fists.