Hitmontop · Neo Discovery, what to know.
About the Hitmontop card
Hitmontop is card 22 of 75 in Neo Discovery, released in June 2001, a Rare. It is a Basic Fighting-type with 60 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 Sumiyoshi Kizuki.
The card's flavor text gives Hitmontop a line of lore: "If you become enchanted by its smooth, elegant, dancelike kicks, you may get drilled hard."
What is Hitmontop worth?
Hitmontop is a non-holo Rare. In Neo Discovery, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Hitmontop trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Neo Discovery produced 1st Edition, Unlimited prints. For Hitmontop, the print variant can change the price several times over, so identify it before you buy.
Grading and condition
Non-holo Rares like Hitmontop are easier on surface but no kinder on centering. Wizards-era cards were less protected than the holos, so high-grade Hitmontop survivors can be scarcer than expected, with edge whitening the usual cap.
If you are collecting Hitmontop
For Hitmontop, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Non-holo Rares from this era are cheap enough that a PSA 10 submission on a clean Hitmontop can make sense.
