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* Despite the requirement for its [[evolution]] being a higher {{stat|Defense}} than {{stat|Attack}}, Hitmonchan's Attack stat is much higher than its Defense stat. | * Despite the requirement for its [[evolution]] being a higher {{stat|Defense}} than {{stat|Attack}}, Hitmonchan's Attack stat is much higher than its Defense stat. | ||
* Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee received the biggest increase to their {{stat|Special}} stat in Generation II, gaining 75 points of {{stat|Special Defense}}. | * Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee received the biggest increase to their {{stat|Special}} stat in Generation II, gaining 75 points of {{stat|Special Defense}}. | ||
* Hitmonchan's English name was suggested by Bill Giese, who assisted in the naming of many [[Generation I]] Pokémon.<ref name=MonsterKids /> | |||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
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====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Hitmonchan may | Hitmonchan is named after {{wp|Jackie Chan}}<ref name=MonsterKids>Dockery, Daniel (October 4, 2022). ''Monster Kids: How Pokémon Taught a Generation to Catch Them All''. Running Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0762479504.</ref> and may additionally involve a combination of ''hit'' and ''monster''. The name is also related to {{p|Tyrogue}}'s other evolutions, {{p|Hitmonlee}} and {{p|Hitmontop}}. | ||
Ebiwalar may be derived from the Japanese world champion boxer {{wp|Hiroyuki Ebihara}}. | Ebiwalar may be derived from the Japanese world champion boxer {{wp|Hiroyuki Ebihara}}. | ||
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* [[Giovanni's Hitmonchan]] | * [[Giovanni's Hitmonchan]] | ||
* [[Hitmons]] | * [[Hitmons]] | ||
==References== | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||