Hitmonchan 8/130 · Base Set 2

Base Set 2 is a set in the Base series. It was released on 24 February 2000. The printed size is 130, and the checklist is the same length. Hitmonchan is 8/130, in position 8 of 130 on this checklist. Before it is 7 Gyarados, and after it is 9 Magneton. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.
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. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. 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 "While seeming to do nothing, it fires punches in lightning-fast volleys that are impossible to see."
I keep a set binder for Base Set 2, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Base Set 2 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.
Card facts
- Number
- 8/130
- Set
- Base Set 2
- Series
- Base
- Released
- 24 February 2000
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 70
- Type
- Fighting
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex
- Hitmonchan (#107)
- Level
- 33
- Weakness
- Psychic ×2
- Retreat
- 2
Attacks and card text
AttackSpecial Punch
Flavor text
While seeming to do nothing, it fires punches in lightning-fast volleys that are impossible to see.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Hitmonchan from?
Base Set 2, in the Base series. It was released on 24 February 2000. The printed size is 130.
What is the collector number?
8/130. It is entry 8 of 130 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Ken Sugimori. The catalog lists 1,112 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Rare Holo.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Hitmonchan #107, generation 1 (Kanto).
Which attacks are printed?
Jab (20) and Special Punch (40).