Pokémon · Sword & Shield

Hitmontop

Sword & Shield

Brilliant Stars · #72 · Uncommon · 2022

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Market reference

$0.14

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Card facts

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Set position: 72 / 186
Release year: 2022
Rarity: Uncommon
HP: 100
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Regulation mark: F
Illustrator: ryoma uratsuka
Pokédex #: 237
Series: Sword & Shield

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Draw
Damage efficiency: 100 damage; 33.33 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Hitmontop plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Fighting type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.

How to beat Hitmontop

Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 1 copies on average · 8 decks

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About this card

HP: 100Type:FFightingSubtype: Basic

"It launches kicks while spinning. If it spins at high speed, it may bore its way into the ground."

CSpinning Draw — 20

Draw a card.

FFCCyclone Kick — 100

Weakness:P×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

standardLegal

unlimitedLegal

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Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/16

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.01	$0.17	$30.00	$0.14	$0.03
Reverse Holofoil	$0.01	$0.25	$19.98	$0.25	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/01/19

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.04
7-day average	€0.08
30-day average	€0.07
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€0.06
Low (excellent+)	€0.02
Reverse holo low	€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1	€0.05
Reverse holo 7-day	€0.17
reverseHoloSell	€0.14
averageSellPrice	€0.06
Reverse holo 30-day	€0.13
Reverse holo trend	€0.13

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Hitmontop is real?

Hitmontop is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Hitmontop worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Hitmontop is $0.14; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Hitmontop from?

Hitmontop is from the Pokémon set "Brilliant Stars" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.

What rarity is Hitmontop?

Hitmontop is a Uncommon card in the Brilliant Stars set.