Hitmontop

Contents
Info
Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Language

Hitmontop is a Fighting type Pokémon introduced in Generation 2.

Additional artwork

Pokédex data

National №	0237
Type	Fighting
Species	Handstand Pokémon
Height	1.4 m (4′07″)
Weight	48.0 kg (105.8 lbs)
Abilities	1. Intimidate 2. Technician Steadfast (hidden ability)
Local №	0146 (Gold/Silver/Crystal) 0148 (HeartGold/SoulSilver) 0110 (Sword/Shield) 0095 (The Indigo Disk)

Training

EV yield	2 Sp. Def
Catch rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	50 (normal)
Base Exp.	159
Growth Rate	Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups	Human-Like
Gender	100% male, 0% female
Egg cycles	25 (6,169–6,425 steps)

Base stats

HP	50	210	304
Attack	95	175	317
Defense	95	175	317
Sp. Atk	35	67	185
Sp. Def	110	202	350
Speed	70	130	262
Total	455	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Hitmontop.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
2	2	½	½			½		2

Evolution chart

#0236
Tyrogue
Fighting

(Level 20, Attack > Defense)

#0106
Hitmonlee
Fighting

(Level 20, Attack < Defense)

#0107
Hitmonchan
Fighting

(Level 20, Attack = Defense)

#0237
Hitmontop
Fighting

Hitmontop changes

In Generation 3, Hitmontop does not have the Technician ability.
In Generations 2-4, Hitmontop has a base experience yield of 138.
In Generations 2-7, Hitmontop has a base Friendship value of 70.

Pokédex entries

Gold	If you become enchanted by its smooth, elegant, dance-like kicks, you may get drilled hard.
Silver	It launches kicks while spinning. If it spins at high speed, it may bore its way into the ground.
Crystal	After doing a handstand to throw off the opponent’s timing, it presents its fancy kick moves.
Ruby Sapphire	HITMONTOP spins on its head at high speed, all the while delivering kicks. This technique is a remarkable mix of both offense and defense at the same time. The POKéMON travels faster spinning than it does walking.
FireRed	It launches kicks while spinning. If it spins at high speed, it may bore its way into the ground.
LeafGreen	If you become enchanted by its smooth, elegant, dance-like kicks, you may get drilled hard.
Emerald	Its technique of kicking while spinning is a remarkable mix of both offense and defense. HITMONTOP travel faster spinning than they do walking.
Diamond Pearl Platinum	It fights while spinning like a top. The centrifugal force boosts its destructive power by ten.
HeartGold	If you are enchanted by its smooth, dance-like kicks, you may get a closer experience with one than you’d like.
SoulSilver	It launches kicks while spinning. If it spins at high speed, it may bore its way into the ground.
Black White	It fights while spinning like a top. The centrifugal force boosts its destructive power by ten.
Black 2 White 2	It fights while spinning like a top. The centrifugal force boosts its destructive power by 10.
X	It fights while spinning like a top. The centrifugal force boosts its destructive power by 10.
Y	If you are enchanted by its smooth, dance-like kicks, you may get a closer experience with one than you’d like.
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Hitmontop spins on its head at high speed, all the while delivering kicks. This technique is a remarkable mix of both offense and defense at the same time. The Pokémon travels faster spinning than it does walking.
Sword	It launches kicks while spinning. If it spins at high speed, it may bore its way into the ground.
Shield	After doing a handstand to throw off the opponent’s timing, it presents its fancy kick moves.
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl	It fights while spinning like a top. The centrifugal force boosts its destructive power by a factor of 10.

Moves learned by Hitmontop

In other generations
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Scarlet/Violet Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl

Moves learnt by level up

Hitmontop learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Fake Out	Normal	40	100
1	Feint	Normal	30	100
1	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
1	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
4	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
8	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
12	Detect	Fighting	—	—
16	Rapid Spin	Normal	50	100
21	Quick Guard	Fighting	—	—
21	Wide Guard	Rock	—	—
24	Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
28	Agility	Psychic	—	—
32	Dig	Ground	80	100
36	Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
40	Counter	Fighting	—	100
44	Endeavor	Normal	—	100

Moves learnt on evolution

Hitmontop learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Triple Kick	Fighting		10	90

Egg moves

Hitmontop does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.

Moves learnt by TM

Hitmontop is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
04	Agility	Psychic	—	—
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
12	Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
18	Thief	Dark	60	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
27	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
28	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
32	Swift	Normal	60	∞
39	Low Sweep	Fighting	65	100
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
51	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
55	Dig	Ground	80	100
58	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
64	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
66	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
86	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
106	Drill Run	Ground	80	95
124	Ice Spinner	Ice	80	100
130	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
132	Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
134	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
149	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
150	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
152	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
158	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
167	Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100
180	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
184	Vacuum Wave	Fighting	40	100
191	Uproar	Normal	90	100
204	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
205	Endeavor	Normal	—	100
212	Triple Axel	Ice	20	90
213	Coaching	Fighting	—	—
229	Upper Hand	Fighting	65	100

Moves learnt by level up

Hitmontop learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Fake Out	Normal	40	100
1	Feint	Normal	30	100
1	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
1	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
1	Rapid Spin	Normal	50	100
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
1	Triple Kick	Fighting	10	90
4	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
8	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
12	Detect	Fighting	—	—
16	Revenge	Fighting	60	100
21	Quick Guard	Fighting	—	—
21	Wide Guard	Rock	—	—
24	Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
28	Agility	Psychic	—	—
32	Dig	Ground	80	100
36	Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
40	Counter	Fighting	—	100
44	Endeavor	Normal	—	100

Moves learnt on evolution

Hitmontop learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Triple Kick	Fighting		10	90

Egg moves

Hitmontop learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Hitmontop gen 8 learnset page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bullet Punch	Steel	40	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Feint	Normal	30	100
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
High Jump Kick	Fighting	130	90
Mach Punch	Fighting	40	100
Mind Reader	Normal	—	—
Rapid Spin	Normal	50	100
Vacuum Wave	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by TM

Hitmontop is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
08	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
10	Work Up	Normal	—	—
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Low Sweep	Fighting	65	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
74	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
96	Strength	Normal	80	100
98	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

In other generations
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Hitmontop sprites

Type	Generation 2	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9
Normal						—
Shiny						—	—	—

See all Hitmontop sprites

Where to find Hitmontop

Gold Silver Crystal	Evolve Tyrogue
Ruby Sapphire	Trade/migrate from another game
FireRed LeafGreen	Evolve Tyrogue
Emerald	Trade/migrate from another game
Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver	Evolve Tyrogue
Black White	Evolve Tyrogue
Black 2 White 2	Trade/migrate from another game
X Y	Trade/migrate from another game
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Evolve Tyrogue
Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	Trade/migrate from another game
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Not available in this game
Sword Shield	Lake of Outrage
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl	Evolve Tyrogue
Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game
Scarlet Violet	Location data not yet available

Answers to Hitmontop questions

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Other languages

English	Hitmontop
Japanese	カポエラー (Kapoerer)
German	Kapoera
French	Kapoera
Italian	Hitmontop
Spanish	Hitmontop
Korean	카포에라 (kapoera)
Chinese (Simplified)	战舞郎
Chinese (Traditional)	戰舞郎

English	Handstand Pokémon
Japanese	さかだちポケモン
German	Kopfstand-Pokémon
French	Pokémon Poirier
Italian	Pokémon Verticale
Spanish	Pokémon Boca Abajo
Korean	물구나무포켓몬
Chinese (Simplified)	倒立宝可梦
Chinese (Traditional)	倒立寶可夢

Name origin

hit: to strike
mon: monster
top: spinning top on which it’s based