1st Gen Hitmonchan or Hitmonlee?

Started by She_Delphox May 12th, 2014 6:17 AM
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So everyone probably remembers the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City. When you beat all the trainers in there, including the 'leader' of the Dojo, you could pick either Hitmonchan or Hitmonlee behind the guy. So, which do you prefer? Did you ever bother to pick one of the two and if so, did you ever use them in your actual team?

I always picked Hitmonchan because I really like Punch-moves like Ice Punch, Fire Punch and Thunder Punch, I think it's a great advantage. I never used a Hitmonchan in my team though :3

I just wonder what you guys think, thanks in advance!


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Of the two, in Generation I, Hitmonlee was better. Even if it didn't really have much to use, it was still better than Hitmonchan's iffy stats that waste its elemental punches. Machamp is usually better than either, though.
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I preferred Hitmonlee. I picked it up my first time through Red not having any clue of the differences between my choices (I did something similar with the Dome Fossil), and though I didn't use it too much, I do recall it being somewhat useful. Hitmonlee was cool due to its punches, and I tried it in a later playthrough, but its relatively low special stat made it difficult to use until the physical/special split in gen 4.
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I have always been a fan of Hitmonlee, so I always chose it. My most recent use of him was on my Star Wars Republic Commando Squads Team. His nickname was either Vevut or Veshok.
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Hitmonchan has a much better design and I never really knew about how the Physical/Special stuff worked back then so I was gleefully ignorant regarding Hitmonchan's wasted potential.
This is exactly my history with this topic. Hitmonchan is just so cool! I still don't know exactly why he's cool, but he was my favorite Pokémon for a long time (Kingler being a close second).

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I didn't use either of them. Back then I thought they were ugly and brushed them off, but now when I play through RBY I pick Hitmonchan. I prefer his wide variety of moves to Hitmonlee, but I still don't train them on my team; instead, I let the Daycare take care of it. n__n

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Hitmonlee kills, gg no re. n_n
Hitmonlee's used much more, so...

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I've never actually used a Hitmon in my party. If I had to pick one however, I'd pick Hitmontop, since he's much cooler than the other two.

Seriously though, I've always preferred Hitmonlee to Hitmonchan, since he hits harder and looks cooler in my opinion. Hitmonchan does have the elemental punches, but that low Special meant his fighting moves would hit harder, meaning they were almost useless. Fortunately, the Physical/Special Split fixed that problem, and Hitmonchan can differentiate himself from his brother by having better coverage.

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I never found Hitmonchan useful. Bunch of elemental non-STAB attacks and pretty frail. Hitmonlee on the other hand both looks badass and is badass when used. I've always gone with 'Lee.
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I think I went with Hitmonchan more often than I did Hitmonlee because I preferred its design and the fact that part of its English namesake came from Jackie Chan, whose animated TV show I loved watching XD I didn't always use it in my party, though. However, nowadays I prefer Hitmonlee for its design and moves. (Plus, Bruce Lee, who inspired part of its English namesake, is an absolute badass.)
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Honestly I thought both of them were quite odd looking and I immediately boxed whichever one I picked after I got it. I don't recall using any of them. I guess if I had to pick now it would be Hitmonchan.

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I chose Hitmonchan, myself.

When I was younger I was pretty fickle about designs and only chose Pokemon I thought looked cool, cute, etc.
And to me, Hitmonchan was the better looking of the two... so.. voila. :D;

Never did use it, though.

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I think I always took Hitmonchan but never once used him in my team. Just personal preference I guess.
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