Hitmontop 3/75 Holo Neo Discovery Pokémon Raw

Pokémon: Hitmontop

Series: Neo

Set: Discovery

Card Number: 3/75

Rarity: R

Condition: N/A

Grade: Raw

Year: 2001

Illustrator: Sumiyoshi Kizuki

The Hitmontop 3/75 is a Holo Rare Fighting-type Basic Pokémon card from the Neo Discovery expansion, released on June 1, 2001 by Wizards of the Coast and illustrated by Sumiyoshi Kizuki, a Japanese artist whose dynamic, angular linework and vibrant color palettes brought a sense of kinetic martial arts energy to one of the franchise's most agile Fighting-type Pokémon. As a 60 HP Pokémon with a Weakness to Psychic-type attacks (×2), no Resistance, and a Retreat Cost of one Colorless Energy, it occupies a deceptively simple but strategically valuable position within the 75-card master set. The Neo Discovery set was the second main expansion of the Neo era, drawing its checklist from the Japanese Crossing the Ruins... theme and introducing a roster of Pokémon and Trainers that redefined competitive deck construction around information gathering and energy manipulation

In terms of decks and strategy, Hitmontop's two attacks make it one of the most tactically versatile Holo Rares in the entire Neo era. Detect costs a single Fighting Energy and involves a coin flip: if heads, during the opponent's next turn, all effects of attacks—including damage—are prevented from being done to Hitmontop. This full-turn damage shield made it an invaluable defensive wall in 2001-era competitive formats, capable of absorbing an entire turn of damage from high-HP attackers like Charizard or Entei at the cost of a single Fighting Energy. Triple Kick costs three Fighting Energy and involves flipping three coins, dealing 30 damage times the number of heads—a variable-damage attack with a theoretical maximum of 90 damage that could one-shot most 60–70 HP Pokémon of the era while maintaining a reliable 30-damage floor on a single head. In modern Unlimited and Expanded formats, Hitmontop finds utility in Fighting-focused strategies as a cheap, fast body that can either shield itself for a full turn or deliver burst damage on favorable coin rolls, and its single Colorless Retreat Cost makes it a highly mobile bench presence that can rotate in and out freely without energy investment.

Collectors love the Neo Discovery Hitmontop for its unique position as one of the most mechanically complete Holo Rares in the entire Neo era, a card whose dual-attack design of full damage prevention plus variable burst damage created a fascinating internal tension that was remarkably creative for a 60 HP Basic. Sumiyoshi Kizuki's illustration—depicting Hitmontop spinning rapidly and balancing on one hand amidst a sparkling, vibrant background that emphasizes its agility and dynamic movement—captures the raw, acrobatic energy of the species in a style that stands out among the more conventional and polished artwork of the set's other Holo Rares like Espeon, Umbreon, and Scizor. As a Basic Pokémon that can be played directly from the hand on turn one, Hitmontop occupies a structurally important position within the set's early-game options, and its permanently fixed supply—combined with over 25 years of natural wear from the massive population of Neo Discovery cards that were opened, played, and traded in the early 2000s—ensures that quality raw copies remain a steady target for both set completionists and players of Unlimited format tournaments who still appreciate the creative defensive-offensive duality of the Neo era's most agile Fighting-type Pokémon.

Product Details

Card Number / Rarity:03/75 / Holo Rare

Card Type / HP / Stage:Fighting / 60 / Basic

Attack 1:[F] Detect
Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Hitmontop.

Attack 2:[FFF] Triple Kick (30x)
Flip 3 coins. This attack does 30 times the number of heads.

Weakness / Resistance / Retreat Cost:P / / 1

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