hawlucha

Hawlucha is a dual-type Fighting/Flying Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.

Type: Fighting / Flying

Abilities:

• Limber: Prevents paralysis.
• Unburden: Doubles the Pokémon's Speed stat when it loses its held item.
• Mold Breaker (Hidden Ability): Allows moves to be used regardless of abilities that could hinder them.

Physical Characteristics:

• Resembles a luchador with its vibrant, colorful plumage.
• Primarily has a green body with a red cape-like extension from its head to its back.
• White face with a red mask-like pattern around its eyes.
• Sharp, yellow beak and talon-like feet.
• Wing feathers are designed to mimic a wrestler's cape.

Behavior and Habitat:

• Known for its acrobatic prowess and loves to show off its aerial skills.
• It is often seen performing wrestling moves in mid-air.
• Typically found in mountainous regions and dense forests where it can glide and jump between trees.
• Displays a strong sense of justice and is protective of its habitat.

In Battle:

• Known for its high Speed and Attack stats, making it a formidable physical attacker.
• Signature move: Flying Press, a unique move that combines Fighting and Flying-type damage.
• Commonly uses moves like Acrobatics and High Jump Kick.
• Effective against Grass, Bug, and Fighting types.
• Vulnerable to Electric, Ice, Flying, and Psychic-types attacks.

Evolution:

• Hawlucha does not evolve from or into any other Pokémon, making it a standalone species in its evolutionary line.

Interesting Facts:

• Inspired by Mexican lucha libre wrestlers, evident in its design and fighting style.
• Despite its small size, it is known for taking down larger opponents using agility and technique.
• Hawlucha's unique move, Flying Press, is the only move in the Pokémon games that deals damage as two types simultaneously.

Level Up

TM/HM

Breeding

Tutor

Other

• X: Although its body is small, its proficient fighting skills enable it to keep up with big bruisers like Machamp and Hariyama.
• Y: With its wings, it controls its position in the air. It likes to attack from above, a maneuver that is difficult to defend against.
• Omega-Ruby: Although its body is small, its proficient fighting skills enable it to keep up with big bruisers like Machamp and Hariyama.
• Alpha-Sapphire: With its wings, it controls its position in the air. It likes to attack from above, a maneuver that is difficult to defend against.
• Ultra-Sun: 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-Moon: In combat, Hawlucha leaps nimbly about, taking advantage of its opponents’ blind spots. It’s also skilled at using superb submission holds.
• Sword: It drives its opponents to exhaustion with its agile maneuvers, then ends the fight with a flashy finishing move.
• Shield: It always strikes a pose before going for its finishing move. Sometimes opponents take advantage of that time to counterattack.