Hitmonlee (Pokémon)
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| Hitmonlee サワムラー Sawamular | |
 Artwork from FR/LG | |
| National Dex | #106 |
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| Johto Dex | #144 |
| Hoenn Dex | #274 |
| Sinnoh Dex | #— |
| Fiore Browser | R— |
| Almia Browser | R— |
| Type | Fighting |
| Species | Kicking Pokémon |
| Height | 4′11″ (1.5m) |
| Weight | 109.8 lbs. (49.8kg) |
| Abilities | Limber |
| Reckless | |
| Egg group | Humanshape |
| Time to hatch | 6,400 steps |
| Effort yield | 2 Atk |
| Exp. yield | 139 base exp. |
| Lv100 at | 1,000,000 exp. |
| Gender | 100% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Brown |
| Catch rate | 45 |
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Hitmonlee (Japanese: サワムラー Sawamular) is a Fighting-type Pokémon.
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Biology
Physiology
Hitmonlee is a brown colored, human-shaped Pokémon. He has three-fingered hands and three claw-like toes. Hitmonlee has segmented, cream-colored arms and legs. Hitmonlee has almond-shaped eyes with black rings around them and appears to lack a nose and mouth.
Gender differences
Hitmonlee is a male-only species with no female counterpart.
Special abilities
Hitmonlee knows several kick-based moves, including the rarely seen Blaze Kick. His leg muscles have the special ability to freely stretch and compress. Hitmonlee also has a few mental-based moves such as Meditate and Mind Reader. As with other Fighting-type Pokémon, Hitmonlee is capable of a few Rock-type moves and Earthquake.
Hitmonlee is one of very few Pokémon that learns Hi Jump Kick.
Behavior
Habitat
Hitmonlee are extremely rare in the wild. Usually, they live around large cities.
Diet
Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Hitmonlee first appeared in The Punchy Pokémon. Team Rocket stole him from a man named Giant in order to compete in the P1 Grand Prix. The Kicking Pokémon defeated Brock's Geodude, and Anthony's Hitmonchan (by cheating) and lost fair and square to Ash's Primeape.
Another Hitmonlee appears in Showdown at Dark City as one of the Yas Gym's Pokémon.
A Hitmonlee was one of the Pokémon that were captured and cloned by Mewtwo in Mewtwo Strikes Back.
Shiro, a challenger to the dojo in Two Hits and a Miss uses a Hitmonlee.
Wobbu-palooza featured a Hitmonlee belonging to a Festival Crasher.
One of the Invincible Pokémon Brothers in Cerulean Blues has a Hitmonlee.
A Hitmonlee was used during the preliminaries of the Hoenn League by Gilbert in Saved by the Beldum. Gilbert's Hitmonlee lost to Ash's Pikachu.
Master Hamm used a Hitmonlee against his son Kyle, a cook, in Pasta la Vista. If the Dojo Master won, he would retire, and Kyle would have to give up his shop for the Dojo. If Kyle won, it would all stay the same. Ash, and May ended up taking the place of the two. As it was a draw, Kyle and his father decided to both work at the restaurant while Kyle's girlfriend Terry took up ownership of the Dojo.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Special manga
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.
In the TCG
- Main article: Hitmonlee (TCG)
Other appearances
Super Smash Bros.
When released from a Poké Ball, Hitmonlee will preform a Hi Jump Kick dealing a great amount of damage on whoever it hit. Hitmonlee did not return in Super Smash Bros. Melee and was replaced by Scizor who attacks in a similar way.
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
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| I | Red | When in a hurry, its legs lengthen progressively. It runs smoothly with extra long, loping strides. |
| Blue | ||
| Yellow | When kicking the sole of its foot turns as hard as a diamond on impact it destroys its enemy. | |
| Stadium | Repeatedly kicks its enemy with legs that freely stretch and contract. Some people refer to it as the "kicking master." | |
| II | Gold | This amazing Pokémon has an awesome sense of balance. It can kick in succession from any position. |
| Silver | If it starts kicking repeatedly, both legs will stretch to strike a fleeing foe. | |
| Crystal | It is also called the Kick Master. It uses its elastic legs to execute every known kick. | |
| Stadium 2 | This amazing Pokémon has an awesome sense of balance. It can kick in succession from any position. | |
| III | Ruby | Hitmonlee's legs freely contract and stretch. Using these springlike legs, it bowls over foes with devastating kicks. After battle, it rubs down its legs and loosens the muscles to overcome fatigue. |
| Sapphire | Hitmonlee's legs freely contract and stretch. Using these springlike legs, it bowls over foes with devastating kicks. After battle, it rubs down its legs and loosens the muscles to overcome fatigue. | |
| Emerald | Its legs freely stretch and contract. Using these springlike limbs, it bowls over foes with devastating kicks. After battle, it rubs down its tired legs. | |
| FireRed | The legs freely contract and stretch. The stretchy legs allow it to hit a distant foe with a rising kick. | |
| LeafGreen | When in a hurry, its legs lengthen progressively. It runs smoothly with extra-long, loping strides. | |
| IV | Diamond | Its legs can stretch double. First-time foes are startled by its extensible reach. |
| Pearl | Its legs can stretch double. First-time foes are startled by its extensible reach. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
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| I | Pokémon Red and Blue | One | Saffron City |
| Pokémon Yellow | One | Saffron City | |
| II | Pokémon Gold and Silver | None | Evolve Tyrogue |
| Pokémon Crystal | None | Evolve Tyrogue | |
| III | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire | None | Trade |
| Pokémon Emerald | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen | One | Saffron City | |
| Pokémon Colosseum | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | One | Citadark Isle (Shadow) | |
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | None | Evolve Tyrogue |
| Pokémon Platinum | Unknown | ||
| Pal Park | Mountain |
In side games
| Game | Location |
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| Pokémon Stadium | Gym Leader Castle |
| Pokémon Channel | Bus Stop |
| Pokémon Trozei! | Phobos Walker Mr. Who's Den |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | Evolve from Tyrogue |
Base stats
| HP: | 50 | |
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| Attack: | 120 | |
| Defense: | 53 | |
| Special: | 35 | |
| SpAtk: | 35 | |
| SpDef: | 110 | |
| Speed: | 87 |
The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.
Type effectiveness
| Weakness | Resistance | |
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Learnset
Hitmonlee is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
By leveling up
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By TM/HM
By tutoring
| Move | Type | Cat. | Version | ||
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| Body Slam |  |  | FR | LG | E |
| Counter |  | | FR | LG | E |
| Double-Edge | | | FR | LG | E |
| Mega Kick | | | FR | LG | E |
| Mega Punch | | | FR | LG | E |
| Metronome | |  | FR | LG | E |
| Mimic | | | FR | LG | E |
| Rock Slide |  | | FR | LG | E |
| Seismic Toss | | | FR | LG | E |
| Substitute | | | FR | LG | E |
| Dynamicpunch | | | E | ||
| Endure | | | E | ||
| Mud-Slap |  |  | E | ||
| Sleep Talk | | | E | ||
| Snore | | | E | ||
| Swagger | | | E | ||
| Swift | | | E | ||
Special moves
In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Hitmonlee knows Shadow Down, Shadow Half and Shadow Rush as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Refresh after being purified.
Side game data
| Pokémon Pinball | ||
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| Acquisition: Catch | 
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| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
| Rarity: Rare |
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| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | ||
| Body size: 1 | Recruit Rate: Evolve | Friend Area: Mt. Discipline |
| Phrases | ||
| 51%-100% HP | I'll KO the bad guys with my blindingly fast high kicks! | |
| 26%-50% HP | Darn it, half my HP's gone already? | |
| 1%-25% HP | I'm burnt right out. My legs aren't working anymore... | |
| Level Up | Leveled up! My kicks are packing more power now!
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Evolution
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Level 20
(Attack > Defense)
Hitmonlee
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Sprites
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| I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
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| II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
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| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
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| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | Back | |||
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For other sprites and images, please see Hitmonlee images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
- A Hitmonlee is featured in the logo for Bulbapedia's Project MoveDex, seen to the right.
Origin
It may be a personification of Taekwondo, a martial art that focuses on kicking and strengthening legs. Hitmonlee bares the resemblance of Blemmyes due to his lack of an actual head.
Name origin
Hitmonlee's name can be broken down into hit, monster and Lee - as in Bruce Lee; perhaps meaning "the monster that hits like Bruce Lee". The name is also related to Hitmonchan and Hitmontop, both of which are parallel evolutions to it as of Generation II. Its Japanese name comes from the world's first kickboxer, さわむら ただし, Tadashi Sawamura.
In other languages
- German: Kicklee - Refers to this Pokémon's kicking abilities and Bruce Lee.
- French: Kicklee - Refers to this Pokémon's kicking abilities and Bruce Lee.
- Korean: 시라소몬 Sirasomon
External links
| Super Smash Bros. series | |
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| Games: | Super Smash Bros. | Super Smash Bros. Melee | |