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Usage · August 2026
0.2%
Hitmonlee is ranked #91 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 240 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#91 of 158
Raw count240
Viability ceiling73
Month on month-0.94pp
13 month peak5.4%
FormatGen 9 NU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 455
HP
50
Atk
120
Def
53
SpA
35
SpD
110
Spe
87
Usage over time0.2%▼ 0.94pppeak 5.4% · Jan '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
67.1% of Hitmonlee teamsHP
76
Atk
108
Def
72
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureJolly
AbilityReckless · 67.5%
ItemWide Lens · 67.1%
Tera typeDark · 83.7%
Moves
97.0%
69.1%
68.4%
67.1%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageAdamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe19.2%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe10.2%
Moves
10 tracked97.0%
69.1%
68.4%
67.1%
17.1%
16.8%
15.4%
14.1%
11.7%
10.2%
Best Hitmonlee build for Gen 9 NU
The set above is the one Gen 9 NU players run most often, taken from 7,821 battles in August 2026. Hitmonlee sits at rank #91 with 0.2% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.94 points on the month before.
These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.
The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.