Hawlucha is a small, bipedal bird-like Pokémon. It has red, cape-like wings that are connected to its tail with green undersides and small clawed hands. It has red chest feathers, a white abdominal area and legs with small yellow feet. It has a green, mask-like face with an orange stripe down the middle, as well as orange rings around its eyes. Hawlucha has a small, red beak, and a white patch underneath it. It also has three orange tassle-like appendages jutting out of the back of its head. Its eyes have black sclera and large yellow irises.
Hawlucha makes up for its small body with its proficiency in fighting, which allows it to keep up with bigger fighters such as Machamp and Hariyama. It deftly controls its position in the air by using its wings. A favored tactic is to strike from above, as many opponents have a hard time defending against this maneuver. Prior to Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Hawlucha was the only known Pokémon capable of learning Flying Press.
Ash caught a Hawlucha in The Forest Champion!. Prior to its capture, Hawlucha was the champion of a forest. Later, Ash challenged Hawlucha to battle with the condition that if he wins, Hawlucha will join his team. Although Hawlucha didn't lose the battle, it decided to join Ash's team.
No other Pokémon has the same typecombination as Hawlucha. Prior to its introduction, Fighting was the only available type at the time to not have been paired with Flying.
Origin
Hawlucha is based on a combination of a bird of prey and a luchador, and may also draw inspiration from Aztec eagle warriors. The clawed wings resemble those of a juvenile hoatzin. Its coloration may be based on the male resplendent quetzal.
Name origin
Hawlucha is a combination of hawk and lucha libre, a form of Latin American professional wrestling.
Luchabull may be a combination of luchador and bull.