Hawlucha
Hawlucha is a Fighting/Flying-type Pokémon, the Wrestling Pokémon, number 701 (#0701) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 6 and comes from the Kalos region. It is 0.8 m tall and weighs 21.5 kg.
Hawlucha is the Wrestling Pokémon, a masked Fighting and Flying type that fights like a luchador, leaping in from above and finishing with a flashy pose. In Legends: Z-A it gains a Mega Evolution whose black-and-gold face looks like a luchador mask.
How to pronounce Hawlucha
Hawlucha is pronounced haw-LOO-chuh. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Hawlucha said out loud:
In Japanese it is ルチャブル (Luchabull).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Hawlucha is a small bird-like fighter, 0.8 m tall and 21.5 kg. It has a spring-green mask marking, an orange blaze from its forehead to its neck, three tassel-like feathers at the back of its head and red, cape-like wings with a three-clawed hand near each tip. The Pokédex says it steers in the air with its wings.
Behaviour
The Pokédex says Hawlucha lives quietly without flocking, and fights constantly with its natural enemies, noisy groups of Primeape. It attacks from above and tires opponents with quick moves before a showy finisher, though showboating sometimes lets them counterattack. Bulbapedia, citing the Sleep Style Dex, says it sometimes strikes its pose in its sleep.
Habitat
The Pokédex says it practises its finishing moves in the forest it grew up in. In Scarlet and Violet it is found across Paldea, and in Legends: Z-A it appears across Lumiose City's districts and in Hyperspace Lumiose.
Powers
Hawlucha can have Limber or Unburden, with Mold Breaker hidden, and it leaps with Flying Press, High Jump Kick and Close Combat while sharpening up with Swords Dance. Its base Speed of 118 makes it very quick. Mega Hawlucha, holding Hawluchanite, grows to 1.0 m and 25 kg, gains the Ability No Guard and raises its Attack from 92 to 137. Bulbapedia, citing the official site, says it flexes to show off and baits foes into attacking, then retaliates with a flinching move before diving in with its signature move.
Name origin
Hawlucha may combine 'hawk' and lucha libre, the Latin American style of pro wrestling. The Japanese name is Luchabull (ルチャブル), from lucha libre and 'bull'.
Design inspiration
Bulbapedia credits no designer. Hawlucha appears to blend a bird of prey with a luchador and may draw on Aztec eagle warriors. Its green, white and red colours could echo the Mexican flag, and the gold of Mega Hawlucha may recall the golden eagle on that flag. These are fan readings.
In the games
In Legends: Z-A Hawlucha gains a Mega Evolution, and the Hawluchanite is a reward from a main mission. Champion Diantha used one on her team of six in X and Y, where it debuted, and in Super Mystery Dungeon it runs Hawlucha's Slam School, which helps Pokémon relearn moves free of charge and swaps Abilities for a Lucha Token.
In the anime
Ash's Hawlucha debuted in 'The Forest Champion!' as a forest's champion, and joined Ash's team after a battle even though it did not lose. In Horizons, Master Mayonnaise's Hawlucha, which can Mega Evolve, beat Roy's Lucario in 'A Surprise Reunion' before losing the rematch.
Fun facts
- Bulbapedia says no other known Pokémon learns Flying Press by levelling up.
- As of Generation IX, no other Pokémon has Human-Like as one Egg Group and Flying as the other.
- Mega Hawlucha was first shown on 28 August 2025 in a video titled 'FULL MATCH: Hawlucha vs. Machamp!'.
- A Hawlucha is on the utility hole cover of Lumiose City's Jaune District, where it stands for joviality.
- In Pokémon GO it is region-locked and usually turns up only in Mexico.
Base stats
- HP: 78
- Attack: 92
- Defense: 75
- Sp. Atk: 74
- Sp. Def: 63
- Speed: 118
Hawlucha’s base stat total is 500. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Hawlucha weak to?
Hawlucha takes extra damage from Electric (2×), Ice (2×), Flying (2×), Psychic (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.
It resists Bug (¼×), Grass (½×), Fighting (½×), Dark (½×).
It is immune to Ground moves.
Evolution
Hawlucha does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.
Forms
- Mega Hawlucha (Mega): Fighting/Flying-type, base stat total 600 (HP 78, Attack 137, Defense 100, Sp. Atk 74, Sp. Def 93, Speed 118). Ability: No Guard.
Abilities
- Limber: Prevents paralysis.
- Unburden: Doubles Speed upon using or losing a held item.
- Mold Breaker (hidden ability): Bypasses targets' abilities if they could hinder or prevent a move.
Moves
Moves Hawlucha learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Hone Claws | Dark | Status | — |
| 4 | Wing Attack | Flying | Physical | 60 |
| 8 | Detect | Fighting | Status | — |
| 12 | Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | 60 |
| 16 | Encore | Normal | Status | — |
| 20 | Feather Dance | Flying | Status | — |
| 24 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 |
| 28 | Bounce | Flying | Physical | 85 |
| 32 | Taunt | Dark | Status | — |
| 36 | Roost | Flying | Status | — |
| 40 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — |
| 44 | Flying Press | Fighting | Physical | 100 |
| 48 | High Jump Kick | Fighting | Physical | 130 |
| 52 | Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — |
| 56 | Sky Attack | Flying | Physical | 140 |
TM moves (58)
Hawlucha can learn 58 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Protect, Low Kick, Acrobatics, Thief, Trailblaze, Facade, Aerial Ace, Swift, Rock Tomb, Low Sweep, Fling, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Dig, False Swipe, Brick Break, Zen Headbutt, U-turn, Bulk Up, Body Slam, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Sleep Talk, Drain Punch, Grass Knot, Poison Jab, Rest, Rock Slide, Taunt, Swords Dance, Body Press, Fly, Iron Head, Substitute, X-Scissor, Encore, Helping Hand, Baton Pass, Reversal, Stone Edge, Giga Impact, Focus Blast, Hyper Beam, Brave Bird, Close Combat, Tera Blast, Lunge, Uproar, Focus Punch, Dual Wingbeat, Endeavor, Coaching, Feather Dance, Throat Chop, Upper Hand.
Egg moves (6):Cross Chop, Defog, Entrainment, Feint, Mean Look, Quick Guard.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Flying, Human-Like.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 100 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Attack effort values.
- Base experience yield: 175.
Pokédex entries
It always strikes a pose before going for its finishing move. Sometimes opponents take advantage of that time to counterattack. (Shield)
It drives its opponents to exhaustion with its agile maneuvers, then ends the fight with a flashy finishing move. (Sword)
In combat, Hawlucha leaps nimbly about, taking advantage of its opponents' blind spots. It's also skilled at using superb submission holds. (Ultra Moon)
It overwhelms opponents with quick moves, but sometimes it showboats for too long when it's using a special move and gets itself into a pinch. (Ultra Sun)
With its wings, it controls its position in the air. It likes to attack from above, a maneuver that is difficult to defend against. (Y, Alpha Sapphire)
Although its body is small, its proficient fighting skills enable it to keep up with big bruisers like Machamp and Hariyama. (X, Omega Ruby)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ルチャブル |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Luchabull |
| French | Brutalibré |
| German | Resladero |
| Spanish | Hawlucha |
| Italian | Hawlucha |
| Korean | 루차불 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 摔角鹰人 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 摔角鷹人 |
Trivia
- Fastest Fighting type in Gen 6: 118 Speed.
- Highest Sp. Atk among Fighting types in Gen 6: 74, shared with 1 other.
- Taller than 39% of all Pokémon (0.8 m).
- Heavier than 44% of all Pokémon (21.5 kg).
- Base stat total 500, ranked #278 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Speed, ranked #47 of 1,025.
- One of 2 Pokémon that are both Fighting and Flying.
- One of 130 green Pokémon.
- Number 52 of 72 Pokémon introduced in Generation 6 (Kalos).
- Can learn 73 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 100: about 13.1% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Has 1 alternate form.
- Appears in 6 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Hawlucha (Pokémon), Serebii: Hawlucha (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex), Bulbapedia: Hawluchanite.
- Pronunciation (haw-LOO-chuh): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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