No. 237 · Johto · Fighting
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Hitmontop is a Fighting-type Pokémon introduced in Johto, number 237 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 1999 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 15
- Sets
- 13
- Printed
- 1999–2026
- Illustrators
- 13
- Sightings
- 1
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The strongest Hitmontop art

01/06Hitmontop
Illustration rare

02/06Hitmontop
Uncommon

03/06Hitmontop
Uncommon

04/06Hitmontop
Holo Rare

05/06Hitmontop
Uncommon

06/06Hitmontop
Uncommon
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Which is the better picture?
Two Hitmontop cards, side by side.
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Nine of the strongest Hitmontop artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.
Hitmontop by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Hitmontop cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Hitmontop gets drawn
Hitmontop is usually drawn nostalgic and playful, sometimes retro, almost always kicking, often painted.
Across 15 Hitmontop artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
1999–2026
Hitmontop through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
1999 Wizards Black Star Promos
2001 Neo Discovery
2003 Aquapolis
2005 Unseen Forces
2008 Legends Awakened
2010 HeartGold SoulSilver
2011 Call of Legends
2014 Furious Fists
2018 Lost Thunder
2019 Unbroken Bonds
2020 Vivid Voltage
2022 Brilliant Stars
2026 Ascended Heroes
Hitmontop sightingsspotted in 1 other card
Cards where Hitmontop turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
Every Hitmontop card
15 cards, strongest artwork first.
Hitmontop in numbers
- Cards
- 15
- Sets
- 13since Wizards Black Star Promos
- Illustrators
- 13most by Sumiyoshi Kizuki
- Printed
- 1999–2026
- Printed as
- Basic
- Sightings
- 1in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 60–100
They span 13 sets, from Wizards Black Star Promos to Ascended Heroes. 13 illustrators have drawn it, most often Sumiyoshi Kizuki, Tomokazu Komiya and Atsuko Nishida.
Who draws Hitmontop
13 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
13 sets, by how many Hitmontop cards each holds.
Ascended Heroes2
Neo Discovery2
Aquapolis1
Brilliant Stars1
Call of Legends1
Furious Fists1
HeartGold SoulSilver1
Legends Awakened1
Lost Thunder1
Unbroken Bonds1
Unseen Forces1
Vivid Voltage1
1 more set
Rarity
Questions
- How many Hitmontop cards are there?
- There are 15 Hitmontop cards, printed between 1999 and 2026 across 13 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Hitmontop card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Hitmontop art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Hitmontop cards?
- 13 illustrators have drawn Hitmontop. Sumiyoshi Kizuki has done the most at 2, followed by Tomokazu Komiya and Atsuko Nishida.
- What was the first Hitmontop card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Wizards Black Star Promos, released in 1999. 5 of its 15 cards are Uncommon.



