Hitmontop's best moves in Pokémon GO

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Counter	Close Combat	11.08	259.5	19.3
2.	Counter	Triple Axel	10.81	253.1	18.5
3.	Counter	Stone Edge	10.43	244.3	17.5
4.	Rock Smash	Triple Axel	9.80	229.5	15.7
5.	Counter	Gyro Ball	9.69	226.8	15.4
6.	Rock Smash	Close Combat	9.62	225.3	15.2
7.	Rock Smash	Stone Edge	9.05	211.9	13.6
8.	Rock Smash	Gyro Ball	8.77	205.4	12.8

Hitmontop's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

Hitmontop has access to 2 Fast Attacks (Rock Smash and Counter), which cover Fighting-type attacks. When using Rock Smash and Counter you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Rock Smash15101.3s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Normal
- Rock
- Steel
- Ice
- Dark

62.5%
- Flying
- Poison
- Bug
- Psychic
- Fairy

39.1%
- Ghost

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 ↗

Counter1280.9s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Normal
- Rock
- Steel
- Ice
- Dark

62.5%
- Flying
- Poison
- Bug
- Psychic
- Fairy

39.1%
- Ghost

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	-
Rock Smash	15	11.54	10	7.69	1.3s	9	7	-

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 Attacks 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's Charge Attacks Guide

Moves

Hitmontop has access to 4 Charge Attacks (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.

Stone Edge1001002.3s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Bug
- Fire
- Ice

62.5%
- Fighting
- Ground
- Steel

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 Combat1001002.3s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Normal
- Rock
- Steel
- Ice
- Dark

62.5%
- Flying
- Poison
- Bug
- Psychic
- Fairy

39.1%
- Ghost

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 Ball80503.3s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Rock
- Ice
- Fairy

62.5%
- Steel
- Fire
- Water
- Electric

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 Axel60332.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Ground
- Grass
- Dragon

62.5%
- Steel
- Fire
- Water
- Ice

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	-	2.3s	100	45	-
Gyro Ball	80	24.24	50	-	3.3s	80	60	-
Stone Edge	100	43.48	100	-	2.3s	100	55	-
Triple Axel Special Triple Axel has a 100.0% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 25.0%	60	30.00	33	-	2.0s	60	45	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy required, 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.

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 Attacks 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