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{{Pokemonbox| name = Hitmonlee |image = [[File:Hitmonlee.png]] |pokedex = 106 |hoenn = 274 |johto = 144 |stage = Basic |evolve_from = [[Tyrogue]] (lv. 20 Attack must be higher than Def) |evolve_to = |signature = High Jump Kick |species = Kicking Pokémon |type = Fighting |height = 4′11″ (1.5m) |weight = 109.8 lbs. (49.8kg) |gender = 100% Male |ability = Limber / Reckless |appearance = [[Pokémon Red and Blue]] }} '''Hitmonlee''' (サワムラー, Sawamurā, Sawamular in original Japanese language versions) is a fictional species of Pokémon in the Pokémon animé, manga, and video game series. It evolves from Tyrogue. Hitmonlee's name is a combination of hit (suggesting its role as a martial arts pokémon), mon (a common abbreviation for 'monster' in various collectible monster games, such as Digimon and Pokémon), and lee (an allusion to actor and martial artist Bruce Lee).[1] Its Japanese name is most likely a reference to Tadashi Sawamura. Hitmonlee's anatomy, a humanoid with no discernible head who instead has a face on his chest, is similar to that of the classical Blemmyes. ==Characteristics== Hitmonlee is vaguely a humanoid, bipedal monster with a body where its eyes lay on top, a pair of short arms, and two large, flexible legs with three spiky toes each and what appears to be leg warmers on them. His body resembles a foot. He is a diurnal omnivore, though it lacks a mouth, and eats through diffusion. It is an exclusively male species of Pokémon. Hitmonlee's legs are the most noteworthy features of the Pokémon. The "leg warmers" on Hitmonlee's legs are actually folds of its skin that freely stretch and contract, so that the legs can extend and rebound like springs (hence, its natural ability, Limber, which prevents paralysis). This serves Hitmonlee in both mobility and offense: When in a hurry, Hitmonlee can gradually extend its legs to achieve strides that are extra long and loping, and therefore increase Hitmonlee’s overall traveling speed. In battle, Hitmonlee can perform powerful stretchy kicks with the legs’ spring-like motion that can stretch to almost double their normal length. In addition, it comes as no surprise that Hitmonlee can jump very high with the spring-like power of the legs. The Pokémon also has a perfect sense of balance; it can stand on one leg and use the other to lash out kicks from all angles. The only drawback to its legs is their relative lack of stamina: after each battle, it must rub down its legs and loosen their muscles to overcome fatigue. ==Appearance== [[Tyrogue]] will evolve into Hitmonlee if its Attack is greater than its Defense. Other than that, it can only be obtained in [[Pokémon Red and Blue|''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'']], [[Pokémon Yellow]], and [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen|''Pokémon FireRed'' and ''LeafGreen'']] by winning it at the Fighting Gym in Saffron City. It can be snagged in [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]] from Cipher Peon Petro at level 38 in the Citadark Isle. Hitmonlee, in the third generation of pokémon, gets the Limber ability (a rare one possessed only by two other Pokémon, [[Ditto]] and [[Persian]]) which prevents it from being paralyzed. Hitmonlee's movelist has been amended multiple times. In the original games, its movelist was predominantly based on kick attacks. However, in recent games, the addition of moves more commonly associated with fighting pokémon (such as Mind Reader and Foresight) and the extremely synergistic combination of Endure (which ensures that Hitmonlee's HP does not go below 1 on the turn it uses the attack) and Reversal (which does progressively greater damage as its user is hurt, eventually becoming a 200 base power attack at 1HP) increased Hitmonlee's versatility, and its popularity somewhat. With the new series of games (Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed and LeafGreen, and Emerald), its movepool finally exceeded the slim type coverage of normal and fighting moves when it was given Rock Slide and Earthquake. In [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl|''Pokémon Diamond'' and ''Pearl'']], Hitmonlee's movelist was augmented even further, as the now-physical fire move Blaze Kick (previously exclusive to [[Blaziken]]) was added to its repretoire of level-up moves. This move, its capability to learn Poison Stab, a powerful TM move, and its ability Body Risk, has made Hitmonlee even more diverse and useful than the 2nd and 3rd generations made it. Due to these things, many consider Hitmonlee to be the most usable of its branched evolution line. Its attack score is in the top 5% of all pokémon, on par with [[Mewtwo]] and [[Mew]]. Since [[Pokémon Gold and Silver|''Pokémon Gold'' and ''Silver'']], Hitmonlee's Special Attack score has been in the bottom 20% of all pokémon, and its Special Defense score has been in the top 10% of all pokémon. In [[Pokémon Red and Blue|''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'']] and [[Pokémon Yellow]], its Special was in the bottom 20% of all pokémon. Hitmonlee has a minor cameo in the video game ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' as one of several Pokémon which may emerge from thrown [[Poké Ball]]'s, aiming for opponents with its Hi Jump Kick. Its cry when released was the source of much debate, as it did not appear to say its name like other Pokemon. Even though he is the Kick Pokémon, he knows a good amount of punch moves from [[Hitmonchan]] and [[Tyrogue]]. ==Anime== Hitmonlee's first appearance was in episode 29 (The Punchy Pokémon). Since then, it has also been in Pokémon: The Movie, and it had roles in episodes 42 (Showdown at Dark City; as one of the Yas Gym's Pokémon), 138 (Chikorita's Big Upset), 168 (Two Hits And A Miss), 175 (Wobbu-palooza), 235 (A Tyrogue Full Of Trouble), 275 (Gotta Catch Ya Later), and 403 (Saved by the Beldum). In the Battle Frontier season, Ash Ketchum battles with a Hitmonlee. Jimmy also battles a trainer with one in the Pokemon Chronicles episode 'The Legend of Thunder Pt1'. ==Manga== In ''Pokémon Special'' Hitmonlee makes a cameo in ''Danger: High Voltorb'' as a mysterious Pokémon aboard the S.S. Anne. Hitmonlee later appears as one of Bruno's Pokémon, who destroyed Bill's house. Bruno explains that Hitmonlee's legs are so flexible, it's impossible to locate the position of its knees and attack them. Hitmonlee was also seen as one of Chuck's Pokémon. In the Gym Leader faceoff of Volume 13, it used Mind Reader and Reversal to turn Green's tactics against him. ==Trading Card Game== [[File:Hitmonlee_c.jpg|right|thumb|Hitmonlee, as seen in the ''[[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]'']] Hitmonlee is a Basic Fighting-Type Pokémon in all of its following appearances on this list: *''Fossil'' *''Legendary Collection'' *''Neo Destiny'' *''Expedition'' *''EX Unseen Forces'' The Unseen Forces card has a Poke-Body titled Stages of Evolution, stating that if Hitmonlee is evolved out of a Tyrogue card, its power increases. ==References== *The following games and their instruction manuals: [[Pokémon Red and Blue|''Pokémon Red'', ''Green'', and ''Blue'']]; ''[[Pokémon Yellow]]''; ''[[Pokémon Stadium]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Stadium#Pokémon Stadium 2|Pokémon Stadium 2]]''; [[Pokémon Gold and Silver|''Pokémon Gold'', ''Silver'']], and ''[[Pokémon Crystal|Crystal]]''; [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire|''Pokémon Ruby'', ''Sapphire'']], and ''[[Pokémon Emerald|Emerald]]''; [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen|''Pokémon FireRed'' and ''LeafGreen'']]; ''[[Pokémon Colosseum]]'' and ''[[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]]'' and [[Pokemon Diamond and Pearl]] <!--;Notes <references /> -->;Publications<!-- *Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., 1998. [[ASIN]] B000CQP8FE *Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon Player’s Guide Special Edition for Yellow, Red and Blue''. Nintendo of America Inc., 1999. [[ASIN]] B000CQT878--> *Barbo, Maria. ''The Official Pokémon Handbook''. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9. *Loe, Casey, ed. ''Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide''. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.<!-- *Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon Snap Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., 1999. [[ASIN]] B000CDZP9G *Nintendo Power. ''Super Smash Bros. Melee Official Nintendo Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., 2001. ISBN 1930206194 *Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon Ruby Version & Sapphire Version Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., 2003. ISBN 1930206313 *Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon Colosseum Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., March 2004. ISBN 193020647X--> *Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X *Mylonas, Eric. ''Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide''. Prima Games, September 21, 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4 *Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5<!-- *Chiba, Akira ''et al.'' ''The Official Pokémon Emerald Version Strategy Guide''. Pokémon USA, Inc., 2005. ISBN 3937336060 *Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., September 22 2005. ISBN 1598120026 ;Manga volumes *Ono, Toshihiro. ''Pokémon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu! Graphic Novel''. VIZ Media LLC, September 9 1999. ISBN 1569313784 *Ono, Toshihiro. ''Pokémon: Pikachu Shocks Back Graphic Novel''. VIZ Media LLC, December 6 1999. ISBN 156931411X *Ono, Toshihiro. ''Pokémon: Electric Pikachu Boogaloo Graphic Novel''. VIZ Media LLC, April 5 2000. ISBN 1569314365 *Ono, Toshihiro. ''Pokémon: Surf’s Up, Pikachu Graphic Novel''. VIZ Media LLC, June 2000. ISBN 1569314942 *Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures, Volume 1: Desperado Pikachu''. VIZ Media LLC, July 6 2000. ISBN 1569315078 *Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures, Volume 2: Legendary Pokémon''. VIZ Media LLC, December 6 2000. ISBN 1569315086 *Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures, Volume 3: Saffron City Siege''. VIZ Media LLC, August 5 2001. ISBN 1569315604 *Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures, Volume 4: The Yellow Caballero: A Trainer in Yellow''. VIZ Media LLC, January 9 2002. ISBN 1569317100 *Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures, Volume 5: The Yellow Caballero: Making Waves''. VIZ Media LLC, April 2002. ISBN 1591160278 *Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures, Volume 6: The Yellow Caballero: The Cave Campaign''. VIZ Media LLC, September 5 2002. ISBN 1591160286 *Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures, Volume 7: The Yellow Caballero: The Pokémon Elite''. VIZ Media LLC, January 2003. ISBN 1569318514--> ==External links== *[http://www.pokemon.com/ Official Pokémon website] *[http://www.legendarypokemon.net/pokedex/Hitmonlee Legendary Pokemon] *[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Hitmonlee_(Pokémon) Bulbapedia] (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Hitmonlee as a species *[http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-dp/106.shtml Hitmonlee on serebii.net] *[http://www.pokemondungeon.com/pokedex/hitmonlee.shtml Pokémon Dungeon] Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis *[http://www.psypokes.com/dex/pokedex.php?id=106&view=general PsyPoke] - Hitmonlee Pokédex entry and Usage Overview *[http://www.smogon.com/rs/pokemon/hitmonlee Smogon.com] - Hitmonlee Tactical Data [[Category:Pokémon]] [[Category:Fighting Pokémon]]
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