Just for fun who is better

Ha ha ha

I can't believe no one chose Hitmonlee or Hitmonchan.

Guess I’ll be the lone Hitmonlee champion because when it comes to Gen 1 Fighting types, he’s actually not that bad. Hitmonchan is pure garbage for Gens 1-3 because his Elemental punches were all Special. Gen 4 royally saved his bacon with the Physical/Special split but I don’t pick a Fighting type for Elemental punches(great coverage though). Hitmontop is for those who can’t make up their minds on which one to get or are Gen 2 acolytes(which isn’t a bad thing mind you). Hitmonlee, on the other hand, has been around since the beginning with its signature Hi-Jump Kick dealing gobs of damage(although missing hurts…) and is arguably preferable to Submission/recoil reliant Machamp.

Eh I’m not judging based on Aesthetics. If we were, quite a few regions would get flak over certain Pokémon(Unova in particular). Using Gen 1 as my basis, Hitmonlee is the only Fighting Pokémon with a strong STAB move that doesn’t inflict major recoil(crash damage is just 1 HP on Hi Jump Kick in Gen 1). Things obviously improve in future Generations for the Fighting type in general but with respect to Gen 1, Hitmonlee is pretty much it given the alternatives and the Fighting moves they learn.

Hitmonlee. I am a soccer fan.