Pokémon Spotlight Hour will feature a different Pokémon and special bonus for one hour at 6:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday during the month of May. Hitmonchan & Hitmonlee Spotlight Hour takes place on May 7th, 2024, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm local time, with 2× Transfer Candy bonus.
This Spotlight Hour runs along side the Rivals Week Event and is the first May 2024 Pokémon spotlight, and it is especially interesting as both featured Pokémon can be shiny and you will get 2x Candy on transfer! In other words, it’s a great time to have a clear out of your Pokémon storage.
Trainers who plan to participate should be prepared with a Mega Pokémon to maximise candy gains per Pokémon caught. Here’s everything you need to know!
- If you want further information about Spotlight Hours, check out our comprehensive guide.
Rivals Week Spotlight Hour
Bonuses
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You will get 2x Candy for transferring Pokémon
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Shiny Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee are available in Pokémon GO
Note on Transfer Bonus
If you do not want to catch the featured Pokémon, you can make use of the 2x Transfer Candy bonus in other ways.
- Check out our Rivals Week Event top priorities article… if you are looking to build some PVP ‘mon you can save some event spawns to transfer during the spotlight hour.
- If you are not into PVP, or have plenty of candies for powering up the top priorities, you can try transferring any saved Scatterbug, or opening a Mystery Box or Coin Bag! This is a great opportunity to clear out your storage, transfer Legendary Pokémon you have been clinging onto, and rare Pokémon you need more candy for. If you need help managing your Pokémon storage, check out our full guide here.
Hitmonchan
Hitmonchan is a Fighting-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, with a maximum Combat Power of 2636 CP. Hitmonchan best moveset in Pokémon GO is Counter and Close Combat. It is weather boosted by Cloudy weather, and it was originally found in the Kanto region. Shiny Hitmonchan is available in Pokémon GO.
Hitmonchan is weak to Fairy, Flying, and Psychic moves. It is strong against Bug, Dark, and Rock moves.
Shiny Hitmonchan
If you’re shiny hunting during this spotlight, this is thankfully an easy one to spot! Hitmonchan turns to a green colour with blue boxing gloves!
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Hitmonchan CP and IV Chart
| LVL | CP | LVL | CP | LVL | CP |
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| 1 | 32 CP | 2 | 103 CP | 3 | 173 CP |
| 4 | 244 CP | 5 | 314 CP | 6 | 384 CP |
| 7 | 455 CP | 8 | 525 CP | 9 | 596 CP |
| 10 | 666 CP | 11 | 733 CP | 12 | 799 CP |
| 13 | 866 CP | 14 | 932 CP | 15 | 999 CP |
| 16 | 1066 CP | 17 | 1132 CP | 18 | 1199 CP |
| 19 | 1265 CP | 20 | 1332 CP | 21 | 1399 CP |
| 22 | 1465 CP | 23 | 1532 CP | 24 | 1599 CP |
| 25 | 1665 CP | 26 | 1732 CP | 27 | 1799 CP |
| 28 | 1865 CP | 29 | 1932 CP | 30 | 1999 CP |
| 31 | 2032 CP | 32 | 2065 CP | 33 | 2098 CP |
| 34 | 2132 CP | 35 | 2165 CP | 36 | 2198 CP |
| 37 | 2232 CP | 38 | 2265 CP | 39 | 2298 CP |
| 40 | 2332 CP | 41 | 2361 CP | 42 | 2391 CP |
| 43 | 2421 CP | 44 | 2451 CP | 45 | 2481 CP |
| 46 | 2512 CP | 47 | 2543 CP | 48 | 2574 CP |
| 49 | 2605 CP | 50 | 2636 CP |
Mega Pokémon that boost Hitmonchan
The following Pokémon will grant you extra bonuses when catching Hitmonchan if they are Mega evolved.
Mega Catch Bonus
While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.
Is it worth building Hitmonchan?
JTizzle says – Hitmonchan has a bit more viability as a bit of a Swiss Army knife style player with all of its different elemental punches, but it’s also quite fragile and doesn’t see much play in the open meta. Definitely prefers to be a shadow and in the right limited meta too, although it’s got some spice value in the Ultra League too! It’s just a shame that Poliwrath and Annihilape are now the supreme fighters in the open metal.
Hitmonlee fact sheet
Hitmonlee
Hitmonlee is a Fighting-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, with a maximum Combat Power of 2912 CP. Hitmonlee best moveset in Pokémon GO is Double Kick and Blaze Kick. It is weather boosted by Cloudy weather, and it was originally found in the Kanto region. Shiny Hitmonchan is available in Pokémon GO.
Hitmonlee is weak to Fairy, Flying, and Psychic moves. It is strong against Bug, Dark, and Rock moves.
Shiny Hitmonlee
This is thankfully another one you can’t miss! Shiny Hitmonlee is bright green – happy shiny hunting trainers.
| Regular Sprite | Shiny Sprite |
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Hitmonlee CP and IV Chart
| LVL | CP | LVL | CP | LVL | CP |
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| 1 | 36 CP | 2 | 114 CP | 3 | 191 CP |
| 4 | 269 CP | 5 | 347 CP | 6 | 425 CP |
| 7 | 503 CP | 8 | 580 CP | 9 | 658 CP |
| 10 | 736 CP | 11 | 809 CP | 12 | 883 CP |
| 13 | 957 CP | 14 | 1030 CP | 15 | 1104 CP |
| 16 | 1177 CP | 17 | 1251 CP | 18 | 1325 CP |
| 19 | 1398 CP | 20 | 1472 CP | 21 | 1545 CP |
| 22 | 1619 CP | 23 | 1693 CP | 24 | 1766 CP |
| 25 | 1840 CP | 26 | 1914 CP | 27 | 1987 CP |
| 28 | 2061 CP | 29 | 2134 CP | 30 | 2208 CP |
| 31 | 2245 CP | 32 | 2282 CP | 33 | 2318 CP |
| 34 | 2355 CP | 35 | 2392 CP | 36 | 2429 CP |
| 37 | 2466 CP | 38 | 2502 CP | 39 | 2539 CP |
| 40 | 2576 CP | 41 | 2609 CP | 42 | 2642 CP |
| 43 | 2675 CP | 44 | 2708 CP | 45 | 2742 CP |
| 46 | 2775 CP | 47 | 2809 CP | 48 | 2843 CP |
| 49 | 2878 CP | 50 | 2912 CP |
Mega Pokémon that boost Hitmonlee
The following Pokémon will grant you extra bonuses when catching Hitmonlee if they are Mega evolved.
Mega Catch Bonus
While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.
Is it worth building Hitmonlee?
JTizzle says – Hitmonlee is way too frail to get a look in for the open meta, but has had a number of moveset updates to try and improve its viability. It’s definitely waiting for the right limited meta to come along for it to shine, such as a return of the fighting cup.
