Hitmontop · Brilliant Stars, what to know.
About the Hitmontop card
Numbered 72 of 186 in Brilliant Stars, released in February 2022, Hitmontop is an Uncommon, a Basic Fighting-type carrying 100 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Hitmontop needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by ryoma uratsuka.
Printed on the card, the Hitmontop Pokédex entry reads: "It launches kicks while spinning. If it spins at high speed, it may bore its way into the ground."
What is Hitmontop worth?
Hitmontop is an Uncommon, so raw copies are inexpensive and easy to find. The value is in condition: a genuine PSA 10, especially 1st Edition, can still reach a surprising figure for an otherwise common card. The live price above breaks it down by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Hitmontop before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Hitmontop grades forgivingly, but the same centering and edge standards apply. Pack-fresh raw copies are easy to find, which makes a clean PSA 10 submission a low-cost way to learn how the cardstock behaves under grading.
If you are collecting Hitmontop
Raw copies of Hitmontop are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Hitmontop is the practical move.
