Tyrogue only really looks like Hitmonchan. But was his beta equivalent any better? Well, he's kinda got boxing gloves, so that's a direct tie to Hitmonchan. But none of the Hitmons have ears like that, and he's not really looking Hitmonlee-ish in any way, so... lateral movement.
Evolutionary place aside, I dig this little dude. Much more than Tyrogue, who reminds me of the sort of skinny little kid who will attempt to start conversations about Minecraft with total strangers. But not Gong, Gong would punch strangers in the shins to bring them to their knees, then uppercut them in the jaw. He kicks ass.
Tyrogue and Gong both eat Lucky Charms for breakfast, but the different is that Gong doesn't take out the marshmallows and organize them by shape first.
Overall: 8/10
I think the best of both worlds would be having this one as the first stage and Tyrogue as the second, Into the other three. kind of balancing It out by having three stages but also three final evolutions to choose from
ReplyDeleteafter doing some comparing, this one does look more like both the hitmons excluding Hitmontop
the arm bands do resemble Hitmonlee's, and the face Is a bit similar to his. then the colors and glove account for Hitmonchan
I like him tho, feels very early pokemon. the bear hat while strange compared to the rest of the line, Is cute. I guess maybe It's to drive home the "juvenile" aspect