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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Hitmontop in competitive play for the games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Hitmontop, as well as its strengths and weaknesses.
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Blueberry #95 | Type | |
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Hitmontop | ||
Abilities | ||
Intimidate Technician Steadfast (Hidden) |
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Ability Name | Description | |
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Intimidate | The user lower's the opponent's Attack by one stage whenever it enters the battlefield. | |
Technician | Increases the damage of the user's moves with a Base Power less than 60 by 50%. | |
Steadfast (Hidden) |
Increases the user's Speed by one stage each time it flinches. |
Stat | Value | Rank |
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HP | 50 | 629 |
Atk | 95 | 248 |
Def | 95 | 161 |
SpAtk | 35 | 744 |
SpDef | 110 | 66 |
Speed | 70 | 382 |
Total | 455 | 437 |
Stat | Max | 0Nat | 0EV | -Nat | Min |
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HP | 157 | 157 | 125 | 125 | 110 |
Atk | 161 | 147 | 115 | 103 | 90 |
Def | 161 | 147 | 115 | 103 | 90 |
SpAtk | 95 | 87 | 55 | 49 | 36 |
SpDef | 178 | 162 | 130 | 117 | 103 |
Spd | 134 | 122 | 90 | 81 | 67 |
Best Natures | ||
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Careful (+Sp. Def, -Sp. Atk) |
Impish (+Def, -Sp. Atk) |
Build Name | Recommendation |
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Utility Hitmontop | ★★★★ |
Nature | Careful (+Sp. Def, -Sp. Atk) |
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EV Spread | 236 HP / 244 Def / 28 Sp. Def |
Final Stat Values | 155 HP / 115 Atk / 146 Def / 147 Sp. Def / 90 |
Ability | Intimidate |
Tera Type | |
Held Item | Weakness Policy |
Moveset | ・
Fake Out
・ Close Combat ・ Helping Hand ・ Wide Guard |
Great natural bulk and attack stats. Mono Fighting typing gives it few weaknesses. Great Ability in Intimidate as well as utility options in its movepool. |
Ability | Held Item | |
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Intimidate | Eject Button |
Intimidate is Hitmontop's best Ability which reduces the Attack stat of the opposing Pokemon.
Eject Button gets it out of the active position, allowing it to Intimidate again on a later turn. This is also useful for after using Close Combat as a way to reset Hitmontop's defenses.
Fake Out | Close Combat |
Helping Hand | Wide Guard |
Fake Out is Hitmontop's most important Move. This Move makes it so the opponent has to play defensively or risk getting flinched.
Close Combat is Hitmontop's most damaging STAB Move. Close Combat works great with an Ability like Intimdate as it offsets the physical damage that Hitmontop might take, as well as an Item like Eject Button which can reset its stats when it switches out.
Helping Hand can increase the damage output of its teammates.
Wide Guard is useful for protecting Hitmontop's team from common Spread Moves such as Bleakwind Storm, Heat Wave, Rock Slide, and Expanding Force.
Steel Tera Type Matchup | ||
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Immune to: | (0x) |
Steel Tera can protect Hitmontop from super-effective Flying, Fairy, or Psychic-type attacks for when it does not want to tank a super-effective hit.
Best Dark Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle
244 EVs are put into Hitmontop's Defense, while 28 EVs are put into its Special Defense. With a Careful Nature, these EVs give Hitmontop roughly even 146 and 147 Defense and Special Defense stats respectively.
The remaining EVs are put into Hitmontop's HP, to keep it bulky.
Bullet Punch | An excellent Steel-type Priority attack. |
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Damage Dealt by Hitmontop |
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Item: Assault Vest | Close Combat 228 - 268 (110.1 ~ 129.4%) Guaranteed OHKO |
Damage Received by Hitmontop |
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252 Atk Item: Choice Scarf |
-1 Tera Blast 112 ~ 132 (72.2 ~ 85.1%) Guaranteed 2-Hit KO |
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135 Sp. Atk Offensive EV Investment:[align]252 Sp. Atk Item: Booster Energy |
Moonblast 126 ~ 150 (81.2 ~ 96.7%) Guaranteed 2-Hit KO |
Besides its useful Intimidate Ability, Hitmontop is able to run Fake Out and Helping Hand, making it a very effective Support Pokemon.
Hitmontop fits into most teams that can benefit from Fake Out and Intimidate. Its unique blend of Utility and bulk makes Hitmontop an easy slot in to most teams.
Support / Physical Attacker | Physical Attacker |
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Hitmontop | Metagross |
Special Attacker | Support / Physical Attacker |
Flutter Mane | Rillaboom |
Hitmontop can be used alongside Metagross, as it can use Bulldoze to trigger Metagross's Weakness Policy.
Flutter Mane and Rillaboom are strong Pokemon to have late-game, as Flutter Mane has Speed, while Rillaboom has priority with Grassy Glide. Additionally, Rillaboom's Grassy Surge can reduce the damage inflicted by Bulldoze onto Metagross.
Pokemon | Description |
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Flutter Mane | Ranking: ★★★★★
・Flutter Mane can damage Hitmontop with super-effective Moonblast. ・Is immune to Fake Out and Close Combat. ▶️ Flutter Mane Best Movesets |
Gholdengo | Ranking: ★★★★
・Can easily set up Nasty Plot in front of Hitmontop. ・Is immune to Fake Out and Close Combat. ▶️ Gholdengo Best Movesets |
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