The best Pokemon based on martial arts

Summary

• Inspired by Jude, Throh is a brave warrior who, despite some stat disadvantages, has mastered the art of throwing larger enemies.
• Resembling a karate expert, Sawk is slightly stronger than Throh, with faster and stronger attacks such as powerful karate chops.
• Hitmonlee is the strongest martial artist with diamond hard kicks, surpassing his brothers, Hitmonchan and Hitmontop, in speed and strength.

Many out of thousands Pokemon which form Pokemon world are based on real objects, animals and themes. For example, Pokemon has a long line of monkey-like beasts such as Chimchar and Mankey.

One such real-life similarity is martial artists, with several Pokemon in the battle-type Pokemon class resembling fighters of various disciplines. While most of them are normal Pokemon variants, some of them are actually legendary. Thus, some martial artist Pokemon are stronger than others in their fighting skills and abilities. Despite this, most are brave warriors and unmatched in their ability to fight.

8 Throh

Master of Power Throws

The least powerful martial arts inspired Pokemon on this list, Throh is neither powerless nor weak. Throh often chooses opponents larger than himself and travels in packs trying to take down enemies much larger than themselves. A fearless and dedicated warrior inspired by the Japanese fighting style of Judo, Throh is a master of his craft, and due to some disadvantageous stats, he has fallen slightly below Sawk.

7 Sawk

The relentless, powerful Karate Chop

Karate Pokemon Sawk is known for its exceptionally powerful karate chops that train without sleep to become an expert in their craft. They are often found in mountainous areas Pokemon train to build immense strength without respite.

Its design is based on a karate fighter who dons a robe and black belt in battle. When he straps on his belt, his movements become stronger in conditioning and conflict. Sawk is slightly stronger than Throh, with better abilities, faster attacks, and stronger attacks than his Gen 5 counterpart.

6 Hitmontop

A balanced, defensive martial artist

Introduced after the other two Hitmon brothers, Hitmontop spins on his head and delivers quick kicks that, despite his speed, are weaker than his sibling's moves, with lower speed and power, making him more fragile. Still, he has the highest defense of the three, making him quite a tough addition for a martial arts-inspired team.

5 Hitmonchan

Powerful defensive strike specialist

Hitmonchan, otherwise known as the punching Pokémon, is a Generation 1 pocket monster introduced in the original. Pokemon red and blue games. Reminiscent of an elite boxer The Pokemon is known for throwing intense bursts of punches that can shatter even solid concrete.

While this Pokemon has impressive defense, it is generally considered weaker than Hitmonlee, but stronger than Hitmontop in terms of stats.

4 Hitmonlee

An elite, powerful kicking specialist

The strongest of the Hitmon trio, Hitmonlee, or the kicking Pokémon, is a master at using kicks in martial arts thanks to its elastic legs that can stretch out and strike an opponent with devastating force from a distance. Hitmonlee's leg is known to be as hard as a diamond when kicking, making the opponent on the receiving end wish they never take on the elite fighter.

Hitmonlee is stronger than his Hitmon brothers, with higher health, speed, and attack.

3 Mienshao

A fast, whip-like kung fu master

The third strongest Pokemon here is Mienshao. Introduced in Pokemon black and white game, Mienshao uses his fur as a whip to attack opponents at extreme speeds. Pokemon was inspired by whip fighting and a Chinese variation of kung fu known as Shaolin with a pocket monster. stance reminiscent of a kung fu fighter.

Mienshao is stronger than Hitmonlee, with a higher overall stat ratio and an advantage in most stats except for special defense.

2 Kubf

A legendary martial arts trainee

A pre-evolved form of Urshifu, Kubfu was introduced in Pokemon Sword and Shields Ilse of Armor DLC, acting as the central part of the expansion. Players must befriend Kubfu, train him, and bond with the pocket monster before he evolves into the mighty Urshifu.

Although Kubfu is small in stature, he is no fighter as he is legendary Pokemon of strong dimensions. However, Kubfu is weaker than its evolved form, Urshifu, but is much stronger than other Pokemon. mentioned earlier.

1 Urshif

An unstoppable martial arts master

Urshifu is the strongest Martial Arts Pokemon here. Evolved form of legendary Pokemon Kubfu, Urshifu is the focal point Pokemon Sword and Shield DLC, Ilse of Armor. Urshifu can take two forms: a simple strike and a quick strike style, which differ in writing and learned moves such as quick strike as well as Urshifu's ability to use water moves due to his water writing.

Urshifu's name means wushu, a Chinese martial arts term. A real punch in battle, he can gigantamax and use signature moves like G-Max One Blow and G-Max Rapid Flow to crush opponents under his power.