Hitmonlee in Your 🥊 Fighting Spirit Binder: Art, Sets, and Layout
Build the perfect Hitmonlee binder page. Best 🥊 Fighting Spirit cards, aesthetic pairings, and collector tips all in one place.
2024-01-23
Popularity Rank: #509
Fan survey data
Blended rank from two r/pokemon "favourite Pokémon" surveys, weighted 60/40 toward the 2025 results (u/Jawnysparklez; u/mamamia1001 2019).
2025 survey: #708
2019 survey: #257
#509 / 1025
#0106
Hitmonlee
Kicking Pokémon
When in a hurry, its legs lengthen progressively. It runs smoothly with extra long, loping strides.
Pokédex details
Height
1.5 m
Weight
49.8 kg
Base EXP
0
Capture rate
45 / 255
Generation
Gen I
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Medium
Color
Brown
Habitat
Urban
Shape
Humanoid
Egg groups
Humanshape
Why people love Hitmonlee
The elevator pitch for Hitmonlee: cute, recognizable, and worth a binder slot.
- Cheerful personality in-game — Hitmonlee feels upbeat even before you pick a favourite card.
- A staple in our 🥊 Fighting Spirit crowd — Hitmonlee is one of those picks collectors nod at immediately.
- Hitmonlee has that "favourite since childhood" energy — you don't need lore to explain the appeal.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Hitmonlee from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Fantastical Parade
One Shiny
Shining Revelry
One Diamond
Genetic Apex
One Diamond
151
Uncommon
Sword & Shield
Uncommon
Team Up
Uncommon
Generations
Rare
Furious Fists
Uncommon
HGSS Black Star Promos
Promo
Undaunted
Common
Legends Awakened
Common
Neo Destiny
Uncommon
Showing 12 of 18 loaded cards · card data from TCGdex with pokemontcg.io as backup · images via Scrydex when needed
Binder plan & Michi Method for Hitmonlee
Binder geometry for Hitmonlee: where the eye should land first and what can stay in the background.
Cards to anchor your spread
TCG picks for collectors — pair these with a printed scene below.
Hitmonlee #HGSS25 (HGSS Black Star Promos) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Hitmonlee binder page.
Hitmonlee #22 (Fossil) is a staple for Hitmonlee fans — simple, affordable, and always binder-ready.
Hitmonlee #58 (Call of Legends) is a reliable choice for any Hitmonlee binder — good value and classic artwork.
Hitmonlee #100 (Legends Awakened) is a staple for Hitmonlee fans — simple, affordable, and always binder-ready.
Species art references
Character renders for colour matching, pose ideas, and silhouette checks.
Official artwork
Match card holo colours and keep the species silhouette consistent across pockets.
HOME render
Modern pose reference when you want a cleaner, upright character layout.
Dream World vector
Simple line-and-fill shape — handy for tracing pocket placement before you print.
Shiny palette
Alternate colourway for accent pockets or shiny-themed spreads.
Art via PokéAPI/sprites (open source).
Hitmonlee mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Hitmonlee chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
HGSS Black Star Promos
Promo
Fossil
Rare
Call of Legends
Common
Legends Awakened
Common
Fantastical Parade
One Shiny
Shining Revelry
One Diamond
Genetic Apex
One Diamond
Right page
151
Uncommon
Sword & Shield
Uncommon
Team Up
Uncommon
Generations
Rare
Furious Fists
Uncommon
Undaunted
Common
Neo Destiny
Uncommon
The Michi Method treats your binder like a small gallery: print one scene that spans multiple pockets, then nest your favourite Hitmonlee cards around it. The picks and reference art below are meant for collectors building display spreads — not competitive lists.
Michi Method scene examples
Illustration picks when dedicated scene art is not cached yet — card frames may still show.
Scene wallpaper — Hitmonlee
Illustration by artofpkm.com
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Hitmonlee
Scene wallpaper — Hitmonlee
Illustration by artofpkm.com
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Hitmonlee
Find more scene art
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Additional tips
- Try a brick red and terracotta sleeve story around Hitmonlee's fighting-type identity — mat color does more work than people admit in photos.
- Photograph the Hitmonlee page under warm side light once and cool once — you'll quickly see which copy deserves the top-left anchor slot.
- National Dex #106 is a quiet flex on dividers or handwritten indices — collectors who sort by number will thank you.
- Canon tags Hitmonlee as Kicking Pokémon, brown colour stories, and a humanoid silhouette — chase prints that lean into that identity instead of generic stock poses.
Hitmonlee: competitive snapshot
For players and duel-minded collectors — abilities, hallmark moves, and tier shorthand in one place.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Hitmonlee — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
50
Attack
120
Defense
53
Sp. Atk
35
Sp. Def
110
Speed
87
Total: 455
Players file Hitmonlee around tier "PU" while Ability Limber (Prevents paralysis.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Axe Kick — 30% confusion. User loses 50% max HP if miss. — Illustration Rares that stage that motion tend to outperform static portraits.
- Mono-fighting Hitmonlee spreads live on lighting variation: same palette, different contrast.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Hitmonlee — normal and shiny.
Sprites via Project Pokémon. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Backstory & Lore
A short write-up on Hitmonlee, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
When in a hurry, its legs lengthen progressively. It runs smoothly with extra long, loping strides.
When kicking, the sole of its foot turns as hard as a diamond on im pact and destroys its enemy.
A second dex beat (Blue) frames Hitmonlee as when in a hurry, its legs lengthen progressively.. Rotating that line on a sticky note beside the page keeps the spread feeling lived-in.
Hitmonlee shows up in Omega Ruby lore as hitmonlee’s legs freely contract and stretch.. When you shop for cards, look for illustrations that lean into that mood instead of generic portrait poses.
In the games, Tyrogue → Hitmonlee → Hitmonchan → Hitmontop make up this evolution family — a natural arc to echo when you curate cards or binder spreads.
Name in other languages
Common localized names collectors may search for.
German
Kicklee
Spanish
Hitmonlee
French
Kicklee
Italian
Hitmonlee
Japanese
サワムラー
Japanese (Romaji)
Sawamular
Korean
시라소몬
Chinese (Simplified)
飞腿郎
Chinese (Traditional)
飛腿郎
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