Primeape still wasn’t that bad. My buddy was just telling me yesterday how he was using one, and he thought karate chop’s Crit rate makes up for the stab moves.
Im so surprised that Hitmonlee didn't receive a kicking version of the ability Iron Fist. Also props to Hitmonlee for keeping High Jump Kick in it's moveset in every generation
@ShyGuy RY It didn’t use it in Gen 4 though. Close Combat was overall better than High Jump Kick back then, especially since Hitmonlee didn’t have Reckless back then.
That reminds me... when will they make a literal bucket Pokémon just for sh*ts and giggles? Maybe it could be a Steel-Water type with Rain Dish or something. XD
How does Hitmonlee breathe? Where are all of his essential facial parts of his body? Is it behind him? Are those black things around its eyes bags or is its torso a shell and it's dark inside?
Maybe it just absorbs food into its body. Waddle Dees, which are also famous for lacking a mouth, were revealed to eat like this in Kirby Right Back At Ya!
My theory right now is those black things aren't bags and the rest of its biology is behind it. And it just gets a spoon, and puts food through those "eye" holes.
Charmander: (Looks at Hitmonchan) "Dear Lord! What is that thing!? It's hideous!" Bulbasaur: "Charmander, that's not a very nice thing to say!" Charmander: "Well that's not a very nice thing to SEE! It looks like a potato wearing a dress!"
@@ABlock3PlayzMC Pokemon stadium (gen 1) Pokemon stadium 2 (gen 2) Pokemon colosseum (gen 3) Pokemon battle revolution (gen 4) and gen 5 is black/white or black 2/white 2 ( I don't know what background he uses for gens 6-8)
Well technically, it's probably the best of the three in singles (except maybe in gen 7 where Top is probably way more useful than it in NU) The one that should be sad is Hitmonchan, it has consistently been the worst of the three overall, at least it's a PU top tier
@DJ Akademiks Supreme Hoodie Not official, of course, but I recall reading a fanfic in which a Hitmonlee crushed berries against its head and absorbed the juices through its skin for nourishment. I've always liked that interpretation, anyway.
So, when I played SwSh, I used a Hitmonlee for the first time. I named it McGucket. I don't know why, I just thought to name it that. Now, when I see Hitmonlee, I just think, "Old Man McGucket! "
You’d think a Pokémon like this would barely get a 10 minute long video, but FSG clearly put a lot of work into going as in-depth as possible to really show us its competitive history. Hats off to you guys!! Really great job :)
Me to. Tho i started in gen one and by gen 2 and Top combined with my love for the OG bayblade I loved Top to the most for a bit but Lee is always number one
Hitmonchan was always my favorite, however Hitmonlee was always the one I’d use in a somewhat competitive scenario and the one I’d pick in every single FR/LG Nuzlocke
MrTigracho who cares? They make the videos even if the pokemon didn’t do great! It has a great typing that I’m sure someone was able to utilize and it’d end up being a cool video that I’d definitely like to see!
I'd like to see a video going over the not-fully-evolved mons that found their way to tiers above NFE and Little Cup. This video alone had mentions of Ghastly, Haunter, Fletchinder, Togetic and Golbat. I guess most of the time they just work as a "legal" version of their evolved forms or as Eviolite walls, but there's got to be some more unique and interesting cases as well.
That’s a seperate game called Pokémon stadium or something. You transferred your gen 1 Pokémon to Pokémon stadium and then battled with them there. It’s pretty much an entire game devoted just to battling with pretty graphics cuz the devices of the time couldn’t handle that level of detail *and* the massive amounts of data Pokemon had.
@@youcanonlypretend If you see closely at 10:02, Hitmonlee will use Sucker Punch and the opponent trainer will move as if he got hit. Hope you understand now :)
Reminds me of the episode of Malcom in The Middle where the dad builds a robot that can shoot bees. Hiis children point out that bees are useless against another robot. He replies by saying something like they're not for the robots the bees are for the ones controlling the robot :3 *smiles in ADD*
Actually I think hitmonlee is looking to be pretty good in gen 8. I used it to counter Dracovish with unburden liechi berry. It had endure, reversal( put to 200 power when at 1 hp), knock off(for dragapult), and blaze kick for the steel birds. It would have 2 times speed and 1.5 times attack and couldn’t be ditto’d(because of unburden)
Hitmonlee is easily my favorite fighting type Pokémon and I surprises me to see it was actually used at all in competitive. I feel this thing is underrated and could use a few buffs here and there. Also, why aren't there more elemental kicks? Blaze Kick already exists and there's elemental punches, but why don't Thunder Kick and Frost Kick? (The names can be changed but it needs to happen)
The Hitmons, along with Magnemite and Diglett, are Pokémon that I have particular nostalgic connections to, since The Punchy Pokémon, Sparks Fly for Magnemite, and Dig Those Diglett are some of the earliest episodes of the anime that I watched. Man I miss VHS.
I had a Hitmonlee that I would use in the battle frontier I mostly used it because it was one of my favorites, but I still remember the time it almost swept Brandon's regi team all by itself
Yeah I miss mega evolution as a concept, sure it was rough around edges as well as unnecessary power-creep (Mega-Ray) but overall it gave several mons a much needed buff too (e.g Beedrill, Gallade, Mawile etc). There's a reason Dynamax was banned to ubers and is considered even more broken (overall) than Mega's.
Dynamax is easily the worst mechanic introduction in Pokemon history. At least Z Moves and Mega Evolution brought power to those who needed it (for the most part) and Z Moves at least brought a new kind of strategy to the table. And then there's Dynamax, as if Z Moves and Megas weren't already win buttons in the right hands, Dynamax is the gg ez no re of singles battles, and anyone with a half a brain can win.
@@Gojira_uz yeah.. it's pretty lame and kinda lifeless to watch at. It's just pokemon but bigger.. it would be cool if mega, z-moves and gigantamax appeared in the same game.. gamefreak pls!
I had a lot of fun with Hitmonlee in Trick Room. Unburden Iron Ball Fling Close Combat Blaze Kick Stone Edge Iron Ball cuts his speed in half, making him slow enough for Trick Room. After fling, Unburden doubles his speed, andthe Iron ball ceased cutting his speed in half. So, effectively his speed would swing by a factor of 4 when Trick Room was ending. Ultimately, not enough power to be a truly viable strategy. And if it was viable, people would know that Fling was coming on the last turn of Trick Room. BUT IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!
Cresselia is amazing! I still do online battles for Ultra Moon and one of my main Pokemon is a Cresselia. Calm Mind, Moonlight, Psychic and Moon Blast. I maxed out her physical defense and HP so whenever I set up, it’s hilarious when the internet “disconnects” from the person I battle. (A.k.a, they rage quit. Happens every time XD)
I wish Gamefreak would give some more love to these older Pokes. Maybe it's cause I'm biased but it'd be nice to see the Hitmon line get another evolution. I'd love to see a video on Kingler. No lie I was excited and disappointed when they revealed Kingler's Gigantimax form, I was hoping it was a new evo for it.
17:15. I'm not that sure. First of all, Passimian is a thing in RU, as well as Bewbear, Scrafty, Gallade and Virizion, all of which have more useful niches, while everyone and their mother got Close combat to match Hitmonlee's High Jump Kicks. Second, The hazard setters are not the best matchups for hitmonlee. Specially for Mudsdale because of Stamina, but also bulky Rhydon and Claydol. Third, other defoggers/spinners. Since heavy duty boots are a thing, the hazard cleaners are more effective. That includes Charizard, Rotom-M, Xatu, Braviary and Silvally, all of them with better niches and/or recovery. But is not that bad, mostly because he is the best offensive spiner available, and Sticky web teams prefer Rapid spin over defog so still has a legitime niche in some kind of teams, but otherwhise...
This video is dated, when it was released virizion was no were to be seen and other pokemon like gurdur were in the tier too. RU has been creeping up in power and hitmonlee is worse for all of the reasons you said.
@@kingwailord4143 The competition is just too good compared to Hitmonlee. Passimian is a better Scarfer, Gallade has priority and can check other fithing types, Bewear has more defensive utility, Virizion has 108 Speed coupled with nice special bulk and even Scrafty can have some uses with intimidate and Knock off STAB (Altough I'm already seeing it in NU). Nowadays Hitmonlee is even underwhelming as a spinner since RU got Starmie who is much faster and can check rock users, as well as Espeon with Magic bounce, Tornadus-I with prankster and almost every mon I mentioned some months ago. But sometimes, you'll find a weird hole on your team that an otherwhise unviable mon will fill really well, and that mon could be Hitmonlee. For example, my most used team has a Mesprit because I needed a hazard setter with knock off and the hability to check bewear (Healing wish is also a nice gift I guess) Update: RU had some important changes and the fighting types of choice are Mienshao if you want a scarf user/offensive pivot, Heracross if you want a wallbreaker and Cobalion if you want an offensive support/setup sweeper, with more niche options in Bewear and Lucario. In NU he is not completely unviable but there's almost no reason to not use Sirfetch'd, while Machamp, Toxicroak, Passimian and Virizion are also something worth considering. Finally in PU... Passimian is top tier, while Scrafty and Toxicroak are not far behind; it can be used but his playstyle is kinda gimmicky due to the rapid spin support being better done by Tsareena.
I've been watching these videos since the very beginning, and I was wondering why I enjoyed this video so much more than most of the recent videos, and then it hit me: no VGC Honestly I love your content and the production value is so high, but lately it seems like the videos just barely touch on singles strategies for each gen and then go into a long list of the name of a doubles player, the name of a tournament, and the placement that player got. Over and over and over. I guess that is interesting to some people (and I know the videos are technically about "history" in competitive play) but I just wish you would focus a bit more time on strategies compared to the long lists of tournament placements
I agree most of these videos could be cut in half if they removed all the reading of names and placements at whatever who gives af regionals I want to hear about strategies, usage, counters, its competition etc etc
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"say the line, False Swipe Gaming!!"
*sigh* "unfortunately this Pokemon was underwhelming in its debut generation"
*audience cheers*
im a kick boxer
@ARTEM DORDZHIEV i mean kick boxer
@ARTEM DORDZHIEV i use a mech suit
B U L K Y W A T E R
@ARTEM DORDZHIEV F E R R O T H O R N
"Hitmonlee, the KICKING Pokemon!"
*Half the video*
Hitmonlee: *Punches*
“It was inspired by famous kickboxers, then coded into the game by someone who hates kickboxers.”
Like all fighting types in gen one sadly
manu jeckill primeape wasn’t that bad, it had A lot of moves
Gentle in gen 1 no. I think the only fighting moves it had was seismic toss and low kick karate chop was a normal type in gen 1
Is this true? :/
Primeape still wasn’t that bad. My buddy was just telling me yesterday how he was using one, and he thought karate chop’s Crit rate makes up for the stab moves.
Take a shot everytime a Pokemon video starts with "Unfortunately"
id be dead
That just sounds like suicide with extra steps
N-no I d-on' need tu cud bac. I-I-I'm not entoximicated. I just lik videos about competetetev...Ha! He said "under".
My liver is dead.
Don't try this at home, kids. You will fall unconscious in seconds! XD
18 minutes on Hitmonlee
I'm legitimately scared of the eventual Tyranitar and Heatran movies
You mean the eventual remake?
Tyranitar competitively has as much as lore as Star Wars does.
@@rocketeer9183 so much change in roles
@@rocketeer9183 Lando T and Garchomp remake will also probably be around an hour
Scizor went from a near 12 minute video to near 42 minute video. Let that sink in.
Im so surprised that Hitmonlee didn't receive a kicking version of the ability Iron Fist. Also props to Hitmonlee for keeping High Jump Kick in it's moveset in every generation
Meh. Reckless is all it really needs tbh. It also allows it to use double edge extremely well.
Iron kick Blaze Kick sounds cool
@@thecriticalghost4626 iron foot high jump kick
@ShyGuy RY
It didn’t use it in Gen 4 though. Close Combat was overall better than High Jump Kick back then, especially since Hitmonlee didn’t have Reckless back then.
iron foot
"It can take a Flareon STAB"
Backhanded compliments.
Gen 4:Hello
"it can take.... Sunkern solarbeam and if paired with assault vest even sunflora solar beam"
@@exi_dudi2037 lol
@@raythehomie123 Still no Flare Blitz
Hitmonlee was no Lando-T but it sure did never skip leg-day.
Skip
Remember kids:
Everyday is leg day.
@@PeterGriffin11 thanks
@@siwnares_ yep be like hitmonlee kids
@@thegamingraboot1164 No prob.
Good to see Hitmonlee didn't kick the bucket on the way to Generation VIII.
That reminds me... when will they make a literal bucket Pokémon just for sh*ts and giggles? Maybe it could be a Steel-Water type with Rain Dish or something. XD
How does Hitmonlee breathe? Where are all of his essential facial parts of his body? Is it behind him? Are those black things around its eyes bags or is its torso a shell and it's dark inside?
@@cintronproductions9430 Clover did do that, but it's a fan hack, so I don't think it counts.
@@rocketeer9183 just like Krillin from Dragon Ball, he breaths through the pores on his skin
@@rocketeer9183 It maybe just doesn't need to breath or eat idk xd
"Say it with me now"
me: *UNFORTUNATELY*
It's good to be Unburdened by this truth.
@@SirStanleytheStumbler Sometimes the truth can be Intimidating.
You shouldn’t be so Reckless making jokes like that
@Lone Ranger why do you have to drizzle on our fun ;)
Are all of you oblivious to how bad these jokes are?
UU actually stands for "Unfortunately Used"
Wait was it underused ?
@@e-ghost1687 watch from ~40 seconds again until you get it.
but actually
Inspired by False Swipe Gaming..
Thi thu huyen Nguyen whoosh
Ever since I was a kid, I've always wondered how Hitmonlee eats or drinks. That thing literally doesn't have a mouth...
Maybe it just absorbs food into its body. Waddle Dees, which are also famous for lacking a mouth, were revealed to eat like this in Kirby Right Back At Ya!
Probably opens up a mouth like Pinsir’s that goes down between its eyes
My theory right now is those black things aren't bags and the rest of its biology is behind it. And it just gets a spoon, and puts food through those "eye" holes.
How does it poop?
Photosynthesis lol
I like how Gen 5 Hitmonlee's sprite is constantly kicking at the opponent's face.
The fact Hitmonlee, the kicking Pokémon, did not have a speed above 90 is stupid
I know, right?
Atleast unburden gives you plus 1 but yeah so slow
@@The_Ninja_Tree *plus 2
@@danka1167 ty sir
Poliwag was faster then hitmonlee lol
Hitmonlee's mantra: "Forget taking names, I just kick ass!"
False Swipe Gaming: UNFORTUNATELY not in Gen 1.
Do you know if it's good in fire red?
@@mememe4188 Very nice in fire red, they said hitmonlee was at the top of UU
@@captain_subtle9375 thanks
@@mememe4188
That's Gen 3.
@@Gardetrace I think he meant if it was good in the main story.
It’s about time. Now all we need is Hitmonchan and the Hitmon Trio will be complete.
Let's not waste time with Hitmonchan; it was horrible.
Charmander: (Looks at Hitmonchan) "Dear Lord! What is that thing!? It's hideous!"
Bulbasaur: "Charmander, that's not a very nice thing to say!"
Charmander: "Well that's not a very nice thing to SEE! It looks like a potato wearing a dress!"
*unfortunately intensifies*
@@cintronproductions9430 starter squad
In Pokémon Yellow I picked Hitmonchan. He was basically worthless.
Time to wait a few years for the final hitmon trio member. RIP Hitmonchan
lol just look at his early smogon entries.
Well luckily he's actually coming soon
Hitmonlee's gen 4 sprite looks like when you set the eye width to max on the character creation screen.
For a low tier, it was surprisingly good, it was nice to see this
I’m surprised there’s no priority kick move for hitmonlee. It can even be called Swift Kick.
I think "Swift Step" rolls off the tongue more smoothly~
Excalibeon Sword of Eeveelutions nah
They'll never do it, but the ultimate dad joke move here would be "Kwick"
Punching moves tend to get the Solgaleo's share while kicking moves get the short end of the Leek.
It punches with its feet.
Hitmonlee deserves more. Always liked his design
You could say it didn’t have a strong *FOOTING* in gen 1 competitive
O N or gen 2, or 3, or 4...
@@orchidquack I mean UU is still good
I can't stand these puns, man.
But I'm pretty sure those who said hitmonlee is bad are just Pulling my legs.
My God these foot puns are really KicKinG my anger
So it never had a LEG UP on the competition?
"Unfortunately" should became a meme by now
Thinking how this video started I'd say it already is
It already is
It already is.
Lolol facts
Unfortunately, it wasn't as much as a meme in it's debut generation.
The "UNFORTUNATELY" at the start of each Gen 1 analysis never gets old
Hey, do you know what the gameplay he is using in the background is from? Plz and ty
@@ABlock3PlayzMC I think it's pokemon Coliseum for gen 1
Pokemon Colosseum was Gen. 3 and for Gamecube.
Pokemon Stadium was Gen. 1 and for N64
@@ABlock3PlayzMC Pokemon stadium (gen 1) Pokemon stadium 2 (gen 2) Pokemon colosseum (gen 3) Pokemon battle revolution (gen 4) and gen 5 is black/white or black 2/white 2 ( I don't know what background he uses for gens 6-8)
@@raymondraymundo4596 gen 6 ORAS, gen 7 Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon and gen 8 Sword/Shield
It would be hyper cool to see Hitmonlee using Shadow Claw by doing the kicking animation. It would be the first one to slash with foot claws! 🖤
That NEEDS to happen!
Dugtrio: @“am I a joke to you”
Me: Hitmonlee is my favorite out of the 3 hitmons to have on my team
FSG: UNFORTUNATELY......
Well technically, it's probably the best of the three in singles (except maybe in gen 7 where Top is probably way more useful than it in NU)
The one that should be sad is Hitmonchan, it has consistently been the worst of the three overall, at least it's a PU top tier
@@sephikong8323 That didn't age well.
@@exi_dudi2037 why? I don't follow competitive
@@nok4799 hitmontop is far better than it in pu. Hitmonlee and hitmonchan are both untiered
Who needs to have leg calves when your legs are freaking *springs?*
Fun fact: in Old English, and in modern Germanic languages, "spring" was/is the word for "jump." Literally springs indeed!
Hitmonlee is just an arms character but with legs
@DJ Akademiks Supreme Hoodie Not official, of course, but I recall reading a fanfic in which a Hitmonlee crushed berries against its head and absorbed the juices through its skin for nourishment. I've always liked that interpretation, anyway.
as opposed to arm calves huh?
sage und krawężnik
Thank you Chiaki the ultimate gamer.
So, when I played SwSh, I used a Hitmonlee for the first time. I named it McGucket. I don't know why, I just thought to name it that. Now, when I see Hitmonlee, I just think, "Old Man McGucket! "
Good old McGucket
I have a shiny one in Pokémon Crystal that I named Longlegs. Now whenever I see Hitmonlee, I think „Daddy Longlegs“.
You’d think a Pokémon like this would barely get a 10 minute long video, but FSG clearly put a lot of work into going as in-depth as possible to really show us its competitive history. Hats off to you guys!! Really great job :)
Can't wait to see Hitmonchan get a breakdown, and the 'trio punches' we all had on it as kids get mocked for gen 1.
Hitmonchan having 35 Special also probably did not punch a hole at gen1 metagame with elemental punches, unfourtunately.
Not for OU but Hitmonchan is only worth using after gen 3. Special split, iron fist and coverage
@@aceclover758 hitmonchan was the king of NU in gen 3
@@glutenfree4255 I loved NU gen 3 the most out of all NU
Finally, this should have happened sooner being honest. Here's hoping that the rest of gen 1 is soon.
Mr Mime next please!
Seeing Gastly in GSC NU really makes me want a remake of the Gengar video, which I’m sure would now talk about Gastly’s run in NU lol
Even better!
Thanks FSG, Hitmonlee was one of my first competitive staples for battling friends in gen 5 (Unburden caught em off guard)
youre self aware-ness is honestly really charming. your channel has some awesome charisma to it that becomes trademark without being stale
Why does its gen 5 sprite look like a bendy straw? Lmao
Ur vids have amazing rewatch value man
8:04 That feeling when you squat your way to victory
Wow two videos instead of one, great work as usual.
You are aweome brother :).
Always love to watch your analysis
Hitmonlee was my favorite out of the three hitmons. Idk why his design was so appealing to me.
Me to. Tho i started in gen one and by gen 2 and Top combined with my love for the OG bayblade I loved Top to the most for a bit but Lee is always number one
I think it looks like a toe with legs.
Same! 🥰
Hitmonchan was always my favorite, however Hitmonlee was always the one I’d use in a somewhat competitive scenario and the one I’d pick in every single FR/LG Nuzlocke
Maybe because it looks the least human while not looking unappealing?
5:05 Power squat😂😂
A squat so strong that it shatters the earth!!!
For reference, High Jump Kick was 85 base power in Gens 1-3, 100 in Gen 4, and 130 since Gen 5.
About damn time.
I always loved his design and one of my favorite fighting types.
Hes been mentioned alot, how good was primeape actually
Aw yeah my favorite gen one fighting type with bendy straw technology in his legs
hitmonlee: a high jump kick history
Only reversed. Crashed, and kept going.
8:01 i love how it just cuts off here right before exploud's fainting animation triggers, it's hilarious to me
Just realized there’s no “How good was drapion actually?” WE NEED ONE!!
I though he was good. But no, he sucks.
@@MrTigracho drapion is a great UU pokemon
MrTigracho who cares? They make the videos even if the pokemon didn’t do great! It has a great typing that I’m sure someone was able to utilize and it’d end up being a cool video that I’d definitely like to see!
@@MrTigracho How does Drapion suck exactly? Sure, it's no OU Pokemon but it's still an excellent offensive Pokemon in teirs below OU..
Lets get this going people! Drapion or nothing!
I'd like to see a video going over the not-fully-evolved mons that found their way to tiers above NFE and Little Cup. This video alone had mentions of Ghastly, Haunter, Fletchinder, Togetic and Golbat. I guess most of the time they just work as a "legal" version of their evolved forms or as Eviolite walls, but there's got to be some more unique and interesting cases as well.
Looking back on these videos. It speaks volumes how good and fun Gen 4's meta was. Everything was viable.
Just allowing some pokemon use their stabs really changed a lot.
*cries in Luxray*
Finally, after being nominated for like 10 weeks
I mean there's not a lot to be said about hitmonlee
"He kicks"
people like you are disgusting
@@fabiii9954 LOL
Out of the two Hitmons, I love Hitmonlee the most, just a very cool design
Next up we need How Good was "A white dragon with blue eyes" actually
I heard this, but forgot where tf
Yugioh is lame and not as good as pokemon.
@@joncook7510 nobody cares
@@bernhardalan3613 correct, nobody cares about yugioh. Especially on a pokemon YT channel.
Nice one
I love how much movement the pokemon in the first gen had when they took damage or did damage its very mesmerizing
That’s a seperate game called Pokémon stadium or something. You transferred your gen 1 Pokémon to Pokémon stadium and then battled with them there. It’s pretty much an entire game devoted just to battling with pretty graphics cuz the devices of the time couldn’t handle that level of detail *and* the massive amounts of data Pokemon had.
0:45
Look at that amazing bulk
BULK
breathes in deeply.
"YEEEEEEEES!"
thanky you! :)
I always wondered, since the day I've first saw this mon...
How the heck does Hitmonlee eat?
He has hands
The fan of Kirby with no mouth still
It has a mouth, it's shown in the manga
@Nathan Houser
You don’t understand
He eats through his hands
@@therumbling which chapter! I gotta see!
10:02 it looks like Hitminlee hit the trainer lol
Lol true Don't mess with Hitmonlee
I dont get it
@@youcanonlypretend If you see closely at 10:02, Hitmonlee will use Sucker Punch and the opponent trainer will move as if he got hit. Hope you understand now :)
Well, they call it "Sucker Punch" for a reason.
Reminds me of the episode of Malcom in The Middle where the dad builds a robot that can shoot bees. Hiis children point out that bees are useless against another robot. He replies by saying something like they're not for the robots the bees are for the ones controlling the robot :3 *smiles in ADD*
I have been suggesting this for years and didn't even make the intro
Big oof
UNFORTUNATELY for you
Since when did you make the suggestion?
Since how good was Alakazam actually
F
Can you do a “How Good was Walrein” please?
Post it in community tab
Unfortunately...
Cintrón Productions Yep I saw
3-5 nice
6-7 bad
8: No clue
We knew another kanto pokemon was coming soon and we got it.Cheers on you False Swipe.
Oh damn, I’ve been waiting for this, considering I’ve been starting to use it competitively 😂👌
Edit: 0:45
Hitmonlee always reminded me of the big red armless faceless monster from looney toons
Actually I think hitmonlee is looking to be pretty good in gen 8. I used it to counter Dracovish with unburden liechi berry. It had endure, reversal( put to 200 power when at 1 hp), knock off(for dragapult), and blaze kick for the steel birds. It would have 2 times speed and 1.5 times attack and couldn’t be ditto’d(because of unburden)
Gimmick
@@DavideKuras it was a gimmick lol
Say it with me now:
*800.000 people crowding around the Screen*
UNFORTUNATEEEELLYYYY. . . .
never gets old
Хаха
YES FINALLY, I KNEW IT'S TIME WOULD COME.
_I am eating spam while watching this._
Spam.
That Hitmonlee bar Chris Patrick dropped at the Pokemon cypher
Viewers: "Say the line, FSG!"
FSG: "...Unfortunately"
Viewers: *cheers*
Goddamn I'm glad you added "the kicking fiend" after introducing Hitmonlee. That's what I think EVERY time I see the name.
17:27 Did my man really just use the word *TUMULTUOUS?*
Definition plz!
@@Dr.Stein_, that's like "turbulent"
It was so weird to see Clefable just completely drop to a cc at 9:44
4:12 How GOOD was Gastly ACTUALLY?
I love the gen 1 move set for hitmonlee. After the first three moves it’s like “idk man throw anything on there, it’s better than nothing.”
Hitmonlee is easily my favorite fighting type Pokémon and I surprises me to see it was actually used at all in competitive. I feel this thing is underrated and could use a few buffs here and there. Also, why aren't there more elemental kicks? Blaze Kick already exists and there's elemental punches, but why don't Thunder Kick and Frost Kick? (The names can be changed but it needs to happen)
Curse + White Herb
Bulk Up: “Am I a joke to you?”
I guess for Unburden...but even then with Bulk Up I think with a consumable item plus Unburden would've worked better IMO.
The U in gen 1 UU stands for Unfortunately
Unfortunately used
The Hitmons, along with Magnemite and Diglett, are Pokémon that I have particular nostalgic connections to, since The Punchy Pokémon, Sparks Fly for Magnemite, and Dig Those Diglett are some of the earliest episodes of the anime that I watched. Man I miss VHS.
Finally, hitmonlee was my favorite gen1 pokemon. Also, darmanitan next week?
I had a Hitmonlee that I would use in the battle frontier
I mostly used it because it was one of my favorites, but I still remember the time it almost swept Brandon's regi team all by itself
Bruce Lee inspired Pokemon. Neat! Though I think it's one of the most deserving Pokemon to have Mega Evolution..
Imagine Mega Hitmonchan and Mega Hitmonlee.
Chan would be bound to become a Fighting/Steel Type because I love my Tekken references.
Yeah I miss mega evolution as a concept, sure it was rough around edges as well as unnecessary power-creep (Mega-Ray) but overall it gave several mons a much needed buff too (e.g Beedrill, Gallade, Mawile etc).
There's a reason Dynamax was banned to ubers and is considered even more broken (overall) than Mega's.
Dynamax is easily the worst mechanic introduction in Pokemon history. At least Z Moves and Mega Evolution brought power to those who needed it (for the most part) and Z Moves at least brought a new kind of strategy to the table. And then there's Dynamax, as if Z Moves and Megas weren't already win buttons in the right hands, Dynamax is the gg ez no re of singles battles, and anyone with a half a brain can win.
@@Gojira_uz yeah.. it's pretty lame and kinda lifeless to watch at. It's just pokemon but bigger.. it would be cool if mega, z-moves and gigantamax appeared in the same game.. gamefreak pls!
No. Bruce lee was only the inspiration for the english name, not the pokemon.
I had a lot of fun with Hitmonlee in Trick Room.
Unburden
Iron Ball
Fling
Close Combat
Blaze Kick
Stone Edge
Iron Ball cuts his speed in half, making him slow enough for Trick Room.
After fling, Unburden doubles his speed, andthe Iron ball ceased cutting his speed in half. So, effectively his speed would swing by a factor of 4 when Trick Room was ending.
Ultimately, not enough power to be a truly viable strategy. And if it was viable, people would know that Fling was coming on the last turn of Trick Room. BUT IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!
Can you do cresselia next, please?
Honestly the back ground music always gets me extra hyped haha
Nobody:
Not a single soul:
FSG: *U N F O R T U N A T E L Y*
0:44
Glad to see you acknowledging your own habits.🤣
What about how GREAT was CRESSELIA, actually?
You did Darkrai, but left the true nightmare.
Look at the community post as it clearly states that Cresselia will not be made for a long time
Pretty sure he said he was saving Cresselia for a special occasion. It would be cool to see a video on it though
G1Devastator06
When’s the next lunar event
Cresselia is amazing! I still do online battles for Ultra Moon and one of my main Pokemon is a Cresselia. Calm Mind, Moonlight, Psychic and Moon Blast. I maxed out her physical defense and HP so whenever I set up, it’s hilarious when the internet “disconnects” from the person I battle. (A.k.a, they rage quit. Happens every time XD)
1. you leave requests in the community tab, not here.
2. he already states that it won't be made for a while, most likely due to it's success in VGC
Anyone else who remembers Hitmonlee’s voice in The Legend of Thunder?
Say it with me folks:
Gen V RU was the best meta we've ever seen
I like gen 4 UU and gen 8 Pu and ru better
Gen 2 UU - Gen 3 UU - Gen 4 UU - Gen 5 RU
I wish Gamefreak would give some more love to these older Pokes. Maybe it's cause I'm biased but it'd be nice to see the Hitmon line get another evolution. I'd love to see a video on Kingler. No lie I was excited and disappointed when they revealed Kingler's Gigantimax form, I was hoping it was a new evo for it.
17:15. I'm not that sure.
First of all, Passimian is a thing in RU, as well as Bewbear, Scrafty, Gallade and Virizion, all of which have more useful niches, while everyone and their mother got Close combat to match Hitmonlee's High Jump Kicks.
Second, The hazard setters are not the best matchups for hitmonlee. Specially for Mudsdale because of Stamina, but also bulky Rhydon and Claydol.
Third, other defoggers/spinners. Since heavy duty boots are a thing, the hazard cleaners are more effective. That includes Charizard, Rotom-M, Xatu, Braviary and Silvally, all of them with better niches and/or recovery. But is not that bad, mostly because he is the best offensive spiner available, and Sticky web teams prefer Rapid spin over defog so still has a legitime niche in some kind of teams, but otherwhise...
This video is dated, when it was released virizion was no were to be seen and other pokemon like gurdur were in the tier too. RU has been creeping up in power and hitmonlee is worse for all of the reasons you said.
@@kingwailord4143 The competition is just too good compared to Hitmonlee. Passimian is a better Scarfer, Gallade has priority and can check other fithing types, Bewear has more defensive utility, Virizion has 108 Speed coupled with nice special bulk and even Scrafty can have some uses with intimidate and Knock off STAB (Altough I'm already seeing it in NU). Nowadays Hitmonlee is even underwhelming as a spinner since RU got Starmie who is much faster and can check rock users, as well as Espeon with Magic bounce, Tornadus-I with prankster and almost every mon I mentioned some months ago.
But sometimes, you'll find a weird hole on your team that an otherwhise unviable mon will fill really well, and that mon could be Hitmonlee. For example, my most used team has a Mesprit because I needed a hazard setter with knock off and the hability to check bewear (Healing wish is also a nice gift I guess)
Update: RU had some important changes and the fighting types of choice are Mienshao if you want a scarf user/offensive pivot, Heracross if you want a wallbreaker and Cobalion if you want an offensive support/setup sweeper, with more niche options in Bewear and Lucario. In NU he is not completely unviable but there's almost no reason to not use Sirfetch'd, while Machamp, Toxicroak, Passimian and Virizion are also something worth considering. Finally in PU... Passimian is top tier, while Scrafty and Toxicroak are not far behind; it can be used but his playstyle is kinda gimmicky due to the rapid spin support being better done by Tsareena.
Hitmonlee was one of my first pokemon ever, so it is really good to see that it was good after gen 2
*Sweepmonlee*
"Sir, the new pokemon looks way too similar to an actual human, what should we do?"
"Just decapitate it and turn its nippel into eyes."
I know what everyone wants:
How GOOD was Chimecho ACTUALLY?
That's a lie, i want terrakion
Every video that you mention Hypno it hurts me that seemingly nobody but me wants a video about him.
Finally, This has been postponed by the community for a long time lol
Excuse me sir. You’re sitting on my body which is also my face.
I've been watching these videos since the very beginning, and I was wondering why I enjoyed this video so much more than most of the recent videos, and then it hit me: no VGC
Honestly I love your content and the production value is so high, but lately it seems like the videos just barely touch on singles strategies for each gen and then go into a long list of the name of a doubles player, the name of a tournament, and the placement that player got. Over and over and over.
I guess that is interesting to some people (and I know the videos are technically about "history" in competitive play) but I just wish you would focus a bit more time on strategies compared to the long lists of tournament placements
I agree most of these videos could be cut in half if they removed all the reading of names and placements at whatever who gives af regionals
I want to hear about strategies, usage, counters, its competition etc etc
The duration of the video is decided by VGC placement, strategy and smogon set
Yoo I love your channel and I happened to hear you commentating at hax’s nightclub! Keep up the good work man
I shall not stop!
How GREAT was CRESSELIA, actually?
You can’t vote for it because it would take too long to make in a single week.
Can't vote here anyway. Go to the community tab.
Hitmonlee’s DPP sprite be like
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