>>42204696Because ppl enjoys what's exotic and foreign.
Hitmons were designed in Gen I, when this goddamn franchise did not existed yet and Pokemon was supposed to be Japanese-only jrpg that will be forgotten after 6 months or so. Hitmons were designed for Japanese kids to be cool.
Gen V was made when PTCi was expanding outside of Japan, and wanted to make designs for western kids. Japanese kids love western stuff, thus western kids love asian stuff, ya?
Designs for Japanese kids = boxers, kickers
Designs for Western kids = karatekas and judokas.
