Hitmonchan 95/202 · Sword & Shield

Hitmonchan is Pokédex #107, generation 1 (Kanto). Hitmonchan is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 120 HP.

Hitmonchan sits at 95/202 in Sword & Shield, position 95 of 216. Before it is 94 Hitmonlee, and after it is 96 Rhyhorn. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on February 7, 2020. The printed size is 202. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Coordinated Beatdown lists 20+ damage. The cost is Fighting. If Hitmonlee is on your Bench, this attack does 20 more damage. Mach Cross is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its punches slice the air. However, it seems to need a short break after fighting for three minutes." The regulation mark is D.

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). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Shigenori Negishi illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 20 other cards of Hitmonchan list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Shigenori Negishi. I count 151 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Sword & Shield set binder is where a full Sword & Shield set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Hitmonchan can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.