Hitmonlee
サワムラー Sawamular
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Artwork from FR/LG
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HP
0
| Atk
2
| Def
0
| Sp.Atk
0
| Sp.Def
0
| Speed
0
| Exp.
139
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Hitmonlee (Japanese: サワムラー Sawamular) is a Fighting-type Pokémon.
He evolves from Tyrogue starting at level 20 when Tyrogue's Attack is higher than his Defense.
Biology
Physiology
Hitmonlee is a brown colored, human and egg-shaped Pokémon. He has three-fingered hands and three claw-like toes. Hitmonlee has segmented, cream-colored arms and legs. The muscles on its legs are more accurate than its arms allowing it to perform powerful knee attacks and kicks. 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, and is the only Pokémon to learn Mega Kick via level-up.
Behavior
Habitat
Hitmonlee have become domesticated, and therefore 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 appeared in Showdown at Dark City as one of the Yas Gym's Pokémon.
A Hitmonlee owned by Corey was one of the Pokémon owned by that were captured and cloned by Mewtwo in Mewtwo Strikes Back. The Hitmonlee clone was seen again in Mewtwo Returns.
Shiro, a challenger to the dojo in Two Hits and a Miss used a Hitmonlee.
A Hitmonlee had a brief appearance in The Legend of Thunder! battling Jimmy's Typhlosion.
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 Terri 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
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
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
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| I
| Red
| When in a hurry, its legs lengthen progressively. It runs smoothly with extra long, loping strides.
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| Blue
| When in a hurry, its legs lengthen progressively. It runs smoothly with extra long, loping strides.
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| Yellow
| When kicking the sole of its foot turns as hard as a diamond on impact it destroys its enemy.
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| Stadium
| Repeatedly kicks its enemy with legs that freely stretch and contract. Some people refer to it as the "kicking master."
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| II
| Gold
| This amazing Pokémon has an awesome sense of balance. It can kick in succession from any position.
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| Silver
| If it starts kicking repeatedly, both legs will stretch to strike a fleeing foe.
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| Crystal
| It is also called the Kick Master. It uses its elastic legs to execute every known kick.
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| Stadium 2
| This amazing Pokémon has an awesome sense of balance. It can kick in succession from any position.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| FireRed
| The legs freely contract and stretch. The stretchy legs allow it to hit a distant foe with a rising kick.
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| LeafGreen
| When in a hurry, its legs lengthen progressively. It runs smoothly with extra-long, loping strides.
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| IV
| Diamond
| Its legs can stretch double. First-time foes are startled by its extensible reach.
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| Pearl
| Its legs can stretch double. First-time foes are startled by its extensible reach.
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| Platinum
| Its legs can stretch double. First-time foes are startled by its extensible reach.
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Game locations
In side games
Held items
Base stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
Hitmonlee is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.
- Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.
Special moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Shiny Hitmonlee's legs have changed from purple to staying gray compared to the normal sprite.
- Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan are the only Pokémon that weren't previously related through an evolution family, then later gained a shared pre-evolution.
- Hitmonlee is able to use its legs to swim very well, as seen in Mewtwo Returns.
- Despite his Pokémon Crystal Pokédex entry stating that he can execute every known kick, Hitmonlee cannot learn Low Kick or Triple Kick.
- Ironically, considering that this Pokémon is based on the use of its feet, all of his Generation II sprites depict him with two left feet. Also, his Yellow sprite has a right foot in place of a left foot — his actual right foot is too indistinct to tell which foot it is.
- Hitmonlee is the only Pokémon to learn Mega Kick by leveling up.
- Ironically, Taekwondo, the martial art that Hitmonlee seems to reference is mostly defensive, but Tyrogue evolves into Hitmonlee as a result of its attack stat being higher than its defense stat.
- In Pokémon Platinum, Hitmonlee is the one of the few Pokémon not in the Sinnoh Dex, and not introduced in Generation IV, to have a new sprite. Muk, Meowth, Oddish, Ninetales, Primeape, and Registeel are the others, although Registeel's sprite isn't completely new, as it is the same as its European Diamond and Pearl sprite.
- All of Hitmonlee's front sprites (and Generation IV's back sprites) show it with one leg raised.
Origin
He may be a personification of Taekwondo, a martial art that focuses on kicking and strengthening legs. Hitmonlee bears resemblance to Blemmyes due to his lack of an actual head. The overall shape of his body also resembles a human foot.
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. His Japanese name comes from the world's first kickboxer, Tadashi Sawamura.
In other languages
- German: Kicklee - From kick and Lee, as in Bruce.
- French: Kicklee - From kick and Lee, as in Bruce.
- Korean: 시라소몬 Sirasomon
External links
Notes
Body size: 1
For other sprites and images, please see Hitmonlee images on Bulbagarden Archives.
