How GOOD would Hitmonchan be in Pokemon Yellow with its Gen 2 Special Defense?

Fire Punch, Ice Punch, and Thunderpunch should have been great moves for Hitmonchan. The problem? Gen 1 classifies al of these as special moves and Hitmonchan had only 35 Base Special in Gen 1 - on par with Pidgey and lower than Pokemon like Diglett, Ekans, and Zubat. It was so bad that the devs bumped it up to 110 Special Defense starting in Gen 2. But what if it got its Gen 2 base Special Defense as its Gen 1 Base Special Stat? Would the elemental Punches finally make sense? Let's find out! Buy me a coffee and play as Gen2Lee yourself: https://buymeacoffee.com/rby_pokemon_challenges/e/336819 For more, consider joining the patreon! patreon.com/user?u=83413986 ~~RBY Pokemon Challenges Community~~ Support my goal to become a full-time creator (someday!) Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=83413986 Youtube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC3PyGUgZWJBvJCsl4J1gKw/join Buy some terribly hilarious MERCH! https://rbypc.creator-spring.com/ Like & Subscribe for more runs! Scoring system and rules below! ~~Rules~~ -Solo Challenge: No other Pokemon in battle, no items in battle, no glitches exploits (other than badge boost glitch) **IF team faints, we can faint HM pokemon to blackout** -No Vitamins -0 DVs/0 IVs ~~Connect with me~~ Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/RBYPokemon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gaming/RBYPokemonChallenges Discord: https://discord.gg/Vh3dXBcERU ~~Scoring System~~ Scoring: -Pokemon Starts with a score of 100 points. -Minus 0.1 points per reset (10 resets = 1 point) -Minus 0.25 points per optional battle (4 optional battles = 1 point) -Minus 1 point per TM (Excluding Broken TMs) -Minus 10 points per Broken TM (Double Team, Substitute, Mimic, Rest, Bide, Toxic) *For why these TMs are Broken, watch my Level 5 No EXP Solo Challenge Series, where even Bide helped Level 5 Pokemon Solo the ENTIRE GAME!* Playlist is here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdi6Kf-RK96QgsUBBFCnDv8WqdneIvlGH ~~Pokemart~~ Changing Starters: -- Software: https://pokehacks.dabomstew.com/randomizer/ -- Guide: https://youtu.be/tRuneAisRnU Software I Use: -- Live RAM access: https://gamehook.io/ -- Recording: https://obsproject.com/ -- Photo & Video Editing: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/ #pokemonyellow #pokémonchallenge #minimumbattles