Hitmonchan 129/127 · Platinum

Platinum is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on February 11, 2009. The printed size is 127. This checklist is longer, at 133 cards. Hitmonchan is 129/127, in position 129 of 133 on this checklist. Before it is 128 Electabuzz, and after it is 130 Scyther. The collector number is above the printed set size of 127. The listed rarity is Rare Secret.

Hitmonchan is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 33. In the Pokédex this is Hitmonchan (#107), generation 1 (Kanto).

Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.

Hitmonchan (#107) has 21 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 20 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2023. The earliest other card is Hitmonchan 7/102 in Base (1999). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Secret. 14 other cards of Hitmonchan list a different HP.

The attack Jab lists 20 damage. The cost is Fighting. Special Punch is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "The spirit of a pro boxer has infused this POKéMON. It throws punches that are faster than a bullet train."

I keep a set binder for Platinum, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Platinum set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Hitmonchan can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.