Pokémon Hitmonlee Hitmonchan

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[@Spungacle]

'Their japanese names are reference to real life fighters' such as?

[@kalulugamer]

@@Spungacle Hello my good sir.. here you go.. adding these info will exceed the 60 second limits for KZbin Shorts.. my apologies.. Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee's names are based on Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee respectively, but in Japan it's a different story - the two monsters are named after real-life sportsmen rather than famous actors. Hitmonchan is known as Ebiwalar, a moniker inspired by the world champion flyweight boxer Hiroyuki Ebihara, who passed away in 1991. Hitmonlee's Japanese name is Sawamular, which is derived from "The Demon of Kickboxing", Tadashi Sawamura. These original names make much more sense, as the monsters are clearly based on these two sportsmen, rather than the actors Chan and Lee.

[@Spungacle]

@@kalulugamer Sorry, didn't realise it was because of that, my apologies 😅