Hitmontop best moveset in Pokémon GO

Hitmontop's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Counter and Close Combat, with 11.08 damage per second, and it can deal 259.5 damage before Hitmontop faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Hitmontop are:

Counter

Close Combat

DPS11.08

TDO259.47

Score24.4

Boosted by

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All Hitmontop movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Hitmontop movesets in Pokémon GO, ranked by their DPS and TDO. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon.

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Counter	Close Combat	11.08	259.5	24.4
2.	Counter	Triple Axel	10.81	253.1	23.8
3.	Counter	Stone Edge	10.43	244.3	22.9
4.	Rock Smash	Triple Axel	9.80	229.5	21.6
5.	Counter	Gyro Ball	9.69	226.8	21.3
6.	Rock Smash	Close Combat	9.62	225.3	21.2
7.	Rock Smash	Stone Edge	9.05	211.9	19.9
8.	Rock Smash	Gyro Ball	8.77	205.4	19.3

Hitmontop fast moves guide

Moves

Rock Smash1510

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	15
Energy	10
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	1.3s
Damage window	0.6s - 0.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	9
Energy	7

Effects

Rock Smash has no special effects.

See Rock Smash details page ↗

Counter128

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	12
Energy	8
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	0.9s
Damage window	0.7s - 0.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	8
Energy	7

Effects

Counter has no special effects.

See Counter details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Counter	12	13.33	8	8.89	0.9s	8	7	4.00	3.50	1s
Rock Smash	15	11.54	10	7.69	1.3s	9	7	3.00	2.33	2s

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Hitmontop's Fast Moves Type Coverage

Fighting	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6

Hitmontop charge moves guide

Hitmontop has access to 4 Charge moves (Stone Edge, Close Combat, Gyro Ball, and Triple Axel), which cover Rock, Fighting, Steel, and Ice-type attacks. When using Close Combat you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Stone Edge100100

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	100
Energy	100
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.3s
Damage window	0.7s - 2.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	100
Energy	55

Effects

Stone Edge has no special effects.

See Stone Edge details page ↗

Close Combat100100

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	100
Energy	100
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	2.3s
Damage window	1.0s - 2.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	100
Energy	45

Effects

Special

Close Combat has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease User's Defense by 33.3%

See Close Combat details page ↗

Gyro Ball8050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	3.3s
Damage window	3.0s - 3.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	80
Energy	60

Effects

Gyro Ball has no special effects.

See Gyro Ball details page ↗

Triple Axel6033

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	60
Energy	33
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.5s - 1.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	60
Energy	45

Effects

Special

Triple Axel has a 100.0% chance to:

• Increase User's Attack by 25.0%

See Triple Axel details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Close Combat Special Close Combat has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease User's Defense by 33.3%	100	43.48	100	2.22	2.3s	100	45	2.22
Gyro Ball	80	24.24	50	1.33	3.3s	80	60	1.33
Stone Edge	100	43.48	100	1.82	2.3s	100	55	1.82
Triple Axel Special Triple Axel has a 100.0% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 25.0%	60	30.00	33	1.33	2.0s	60	45	1.33

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy used, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Close Combat has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease User's Defense by 33.3%

Special

Triple Axel has a 100.0% chance to:

• Increase User's Attack by 25.0%

Hitmontop's Charge Moves Type Coverage

Rock	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Fighting	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6
Steel	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6
Ice	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0