1st Edition
How to spot it: 1st Edition stamp in the bottom-left of the artwork frame.
First print window; smaller run than Unlimited.
01Card Stats
Basic
HP
60
TypeFighting
RarityPromo
IllustratorKen Sugimori
WeaknessPsychic ×2
Retreat●
SetBest of Game
Released2002
02Editions and Print Runs
Printed in the WotC era when 1st Edition and Unlimited distinctions still applied.
Unlimited
How to spot it: No 1st Edition stamp; standard print frame.
Most common version of this card.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Promo
- Foiling
- Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork. Reverse-holo parallel exists with the holo pattern applied to the background.
- Alt art / specials
- No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.
05Language and Regional Versions
- English
- Standard English release.
- Japanese
- Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
- European
- Localized European prints exist with translated text.
- Other
- No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.
06Current Market Value
| Holo | ~$139 TCGplayer market (asking-price proxy); eBay solds may differ — verify current listings. |
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07Why Collectors Want It
- Early-2000s Best of Game printing with vintage collector appeal.
- Hitmonchan — the Punching Pokemon and one of the original Kanto Hitmon trio, immortalized as Base Set #7 Rare Holo.
- Promo-only distribution makes supply meaningfully tighter than mass-retail cards.
- Best of Game was distributed through limited organized-play channels — genuinely scarce supply.
- Required for any complete Hitmonchan master set across eras.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Basic Hitmonchan with 60 HP; top attack around 50 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Crosscounter
If an attack does damage to Rocket's Hitmonchan during your opponent's next turn (even if Rocket's Hitmonchan is Knocked Out), flip a coin. If heads, Rocket's Hitmonchan attacks your opponent's Active Pokémon for double that amount of damage. (If Rocket's Hitmonchan takes 20 damage, it does 40 damage to that Pokémon.)
Magnum Punch
- Weakness
- Psychic ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: WotC-era Hitmonchan PSA 10 populations vary; small numbers across most sets.
Graded copies command notable premiums over raw, especially for 1st Edition prints.
Other graders: BGS and CGC also grade vintage Pokemon; PSA dominates secondary-market liquidity.