Giant's Hitmonlee planned to enter the P-1 Grand Prix Martial Arts Tournament with his Hitmonlee but he was bound and tied by Jessie and James just before he was about to participate.
Jessie and
James dressed up so that Hitmonlee couldn't tell that it wasn't
Giant giving it the orders.
P-1 Grand Prix Tournament
In the first round of the P-1 Grand Prix Martial Arts Tournament,
Brock's Geodude was up against
Giant's Hitmonlee which was under the control of Team Rocket. It took a mainly defensive approach and was no match for
Giant's Hitmonlee's constant kicking.
Brock decided it was best to forfeit the match by throwing in the red towel.
In the second round of the P-1 Grand Prix,
Meowth placed glue on the fighting surface which allowed
Giant's Hitmonlee to land a ton of consecutive hits. This lead
Anthony to throw in the towel and end the match to give
Giant's Hitmonlee the victory. In the final round against
Ash's Primeape, Team Rocket's plan to electrify
Ash's Primeape failed and
Giant's Hitmonlee was defeated by
Ash's Primeape's powerful
Seismic Toss which knocked it out. Despite his trainer
Giant not actually guiding it through the tournament, Hitmonlee proved to be trained well as it made it to the finals of the tournament.