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| ==Biology== | | ==Biology== |
| ===Physiology===
| | Hitmonlee is a Pokémon shaped similar to both a human and an egg. Primarily brown, Hitmonlee has cream-colored, segmented {{DL|List of Pokémon by body style|Pokémon with a bipedal, tailless form|arms and legs}}, with three fingers and three claw-like toes respectively. Hitmonlee has almond-shaped eyes with black rings around them and he appears to lack a nose and mouth. Hitmonlee's legs freely contract and stretch akin to a coiled spring. He has awesome sense of balance, enabling him to kick in succession from any position. After battling, it rubs down its tired legs. His feet have yellow coloration on their ankles and soles. |
| Hitmonlee is a Pokémon shaped similar to both a human and an egg. Primarily brown, Hitmonlee has cream-colored, segmented {{DL|List of Pokémon by body style|Pokémon with a bipedal, tailless form|arms and legs}}, with three fingers and three claw-like toes respectively. The muscles on his legs are akin to a coiled spring, being able to freely expand and contract. These muscles are more accurate than his arms, allowing him to perform powerful knee and kick attacks. Hitmonlee has almond-shaped eyes with black rings around them, and his feet have yellow coloration on their ankles and soles. He appears to lack a nose and mouth. | |
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| ====Gender differences====
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| Hitmonlee is a male-only species with no female counterpart. | |
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| ===Special abilities===
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| Hitmonlee possesses a considerable sense of balance, enabling him to kick in succession from any position. When kicking, the sole of his foot turns as hard as a diamond on impact. Hitmonlee knows several kick-based moves, including the rarely seen {{m|Blaze Kick}}. His leg muscles have the special ability to freely stretch and compress. Hitmonlee also has a few mental-based moves such as {{m|Meditate}} and {{m|Mind Reader}}. As with other {{type|Fighting}} Pokémon, Hitmonlee is capable of a few {{type|Rock}} moves and {{m|Earthquake}}.
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| Hitmonlee is one of the [[Signature move|very few Pokémon]] that learns {{m|Hi Jump Kick}}, and is the [[Signature move|only Pokémon]] to learn {{m|Mega Kick}} via level-up.
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| ===Behavior===
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| When in a hurry, his legs lengthen progressively. He can run smoothly with long, loping strides. After battle, he rubs down his legs and loosens the muscles to overcome fatigue.
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| ===Habitat===
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| [[File:Urban Habitat.png|thumb|{{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Urban Pokémon}}]]
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| Hitmonlee have become domesticated, and therefore live around large cities. They are first documented in [[Kanto]].
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| ===Diet===
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| {{main|Pokémon food}}
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| ==In the anime== | | ==In the anime== |