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#237 Hitmontop

Fighting

SpeciesHandstand Pokémon
Japanese nameKapoera
PronunciationHIT-MOAN-TOP
Height4′ 7″ 1.40 m
Weight106.0 lb 47.70 kg
Gender♂ 100% · ♀ 0%

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Name meaning

Combination of HIT, MONSTER, and TOP. Hitmontop spins like a top.

Evolution

TyrogueLevel 20 (AT = DF)Hitmontop

Hitmontop in the original Gengar’s Pokédex — Hitmontop as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

GoldStadium 2	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 hanstand to throw off the opponent’s timing, it presents its fancy kick moves.

Where to find Hitmontop

Game	Where to find it	Time	Rarity
Gold	Must Evolve from Tyrogue at level 20 (its attack and defense must be equal)	Any	Evolve
Silver		Any	Evolve
Crystal		Any	Evolve

How to catch

	Ground	Surf	Fishing	Forest Tree	Mountain Tree	Rock Smash	Breed	Evolve	Event	BugCatch	Game Corner
G/S								✓
Crystal								✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

Normal×1
Fire×1
Water×1
Electric×1
Grass×1
Ice×1
Fighting×1
Poison×1
Ground×1
Flying×2
Psychic×2
Bug×0.5
Rock×0.5
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×0.5
Steel×1

2 weaknesses and 3 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 2 : 3 (67%).

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

NormalGood
FireNormal
WaterNormal
ElectricNormal
GrassNormal
IceGood
FightingNormal
PoisonBad
GroundNormal
FlyingBad
PsychicBad
BugBad
RockGood
GhostNo Effect
DragonNormal
DarkGood
SteelGood

5 advantages and 5 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 1:1 (100%).

Moves learned by levelling up

G/S/C	Move	Type	Kind
Start	Rolling Kick	Fighting	Physical
7	Focus Energy	Normal	Status
13	Pursuit	Dark	Special
19	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical
25	Rapid Spin	Normal	Physical
31	Counter	Fighting	Physical
37	Agility	Psychic	Status
43	Detect	Fighting	Status
49	Triple Kick	Fighting	Physical

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

None.

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

TM02Headbutt
TM03Curse
TM06Toxic
TM08Rock Smash
TM10Hidden Power
TM11Sunny Day
TM13Snore
TM17Protect
TM20Endure
TM21Frustration
TM27Return
TM28Dig
TM31Mud-Slap
TM32Double Team
TM34Swagger
TM35Sleep Talk
TM39Swift
TM43Detect
TM44Rest
TM45Attract
TM46Thief
HM04Strength

Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups	Humanshape Pokémon group 4

Compatible Pokémon

Egg moves

Move	How to pass it down
Hi Jump Kick	Mate with a Hitmonlee with Ditto.
Mach Punch	Mate with a Hitmonchan with Ditto.
Mind Reader	Mate with a Hitmonlee with Ditto.
Rapid Spin	Mate with a Hitmontop with Ditto.

Stats

Stat	Base	Range at Lv. 100	G/S/C rank
HP	50	273-303	32/4527.43%
Attack	95	258-288	9/4980.20%
Defense	95	258-288	13/5580.20%
Speed	70	208-238	23/4755.96%
Special Attack	35	138-168	39/4612.54%
Special Defense	110	288-318	9/4193.32%
Total	455	1423-1603	26/8767.35%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library