Shadow Hitmonchan

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK	DEF
Counter	Close Combat	A	B
Counter	Ice Punch	B	B
Counter	Thunder Punch	B	B
Counter	Fire Punch	B	B
Rock Smash*	Brick Break*	B	A
Bullet Punch	Close Combat	B	C
Rock Smash*	Ice Punch	C	A
Rock Smash*	Thunder Punch	C	A-
Rock Smash*	Fire Punch	C	B
Counter	Brick Break*	A-	B

Quick	Charge	ATK	DEF
Bullet Punch	Brick Break*	C	C
Bullet Punch	Ice Punch	D	C
Bullet Punch	Thunder Punch	D	C
Bullet Punch	Fire Punch	D	C

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

• Counter has superior damage to Bullet Punch due to STAB.
• Rock Smash is slightly worse than Counter on offense. 
• Brick Break and Close Combat are extremely close in terms of performance; this is up to personal preference.
• Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, and Ice Punch have little use on offense. 

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

• Rock Smash is Hitmonchan's hardest-hitting fast move. 
• Bullet Punch offers no defensive type advantages and lower damage than Counter. 
• Brick Break has the most damage of all of Hitmonchan's charge moves. 
• Ice Punch offers coverage against Flying-types and has superior damage to Thunder Punch.
• Fire Punch has no utility on Hitmonchan. 
• Close Combat is not viable due to Hitmonchan's poor HP.

PVE Overview

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK
Counter	Power-Up Punch Ice Punch	A
Counter	Fire Punch Ice Punch	B
Counter	Fire Punch Thunder Punch	B
Counter	Ice Punch Thunder Punch	B

PvP Moveset Explanation

Counter + Power-Up Punch and Ice/Fire/Thunder Punch

Counter is the best fast move for Shadow Hitmonchan, and benefits from STAB. Bullet Punch is suboptimal stat-wise and doesn't have any real use; it can cover Shadow Hitmonchan's weakness to Fairy-types, but you shouldn't be staying in for those fights anyways. 

Power-Up Punch is weak, but can snowball its attack stat after just a few uses, while Fire Punch, Ice Punch, and Thunder Punch each offer outstanding coverage options, and should be chosen based on what Hitmonchan is being used to counter.

Counter + Ice/Fire/Thunder Punch

Using two out of three of the elemental punches grants Hitmonchan outstanding coverage, though without Power-Up Punch, Hitmonchan's damage output suffers.

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 2 / 5

Shadow Hitmonchan has outstanding coverage options, but a lack of real power to back it up. It can definitely be useful if played to its strengths and its role compression, but it's not a generally large threat.

Ultra League: 1.5 / 5

Shadow Hitmonchan has the same advantages of its large coverage profile, but the competition makes it hard on our favorite boxer.

Master League: 0 / 5

Hitmonchan is a midweight at best, so trying to jump into the heavyweights is not a good idea.

Fast Moves

9

Bullet Punch

More Info

Steel

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
0.90	0.60	11.11		10.00	12.50

12

Counter

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Fighting

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
0.90	0.20	8.89		13.33	16.67

Elite Fast Moves

15

Rock Smash

More Info

Fighting

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
1.30	0.25	7.69		11.54	14.42

Charge Moves

55

Fire Punch

3 Energy

More Info

Fire

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
2.20	0.40	0.00	1.67	25.00	31.25		41.67

45

Thunder Punch

3 Energy

More Info

Electric

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51xDamage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
1.80	-0.15	0.00	1.36	25.00	31.25		34.09

100

Close Combat

1 Energy

More Info

Fighting

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
2.30	1.30	0.00	1.00	43.48	54.35		43.48

50

Ice Punch

3 Energy

More Info

Ice

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
1.90	0.30	0.00	1.52	26.32	32.89		39.87

50

Power-Up Punch

3 Energy

More Info

Fighting

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
2.00	0.20	0.00	1.52	25.00	31.25		37.88

Elite Charge Moves

40

Brick Break

3 Energy

More Info

Fighting

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
1.60	0.60	0.00	1.21	25.00	31.25		30.30

Exclusive Charge Moves

10

Frustration

3 Energy

More Info

Normal

.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
2.00	0.80	0.00	0.30	5.00	6.25		1.52

Purification Cost

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

	160% damage
	160% damage
	160% damage

Resistant

	62.5% damage
	62.5% damage
	62.5% damage

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