Rocket's Hitmonchan ex #98 from Team Rocket Returns - Rare Holo EX - Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
Darkness

Rocket's Hitmonchan ex

#98/111 in Team Rocket Returns, Rare Holo EX, 100 HP, Darkness, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.

Card number
#98/111
Rarity
Rare Holo EX
HP
100 HP
Type
Darkness
Language
English
Release date
November 1, 2004
Illustrator
Mitsuhiro Arita
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Collector Notes

Rocket's Hitmonchan ex

Rocket's Hitmonchan ex appears in the English print of Team Rocket Returns, released on November 1, 2004. Rocket's Hitmonchan ex is a rare holo ex rarity and 100 HP. The Team Rocket Returns set contains 111 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Mitsuhiro Arita.

Collector Insights

Rocket's Hitmonchan ex is a Darkness-type Pokémon with 100 HP. It features the ability Strikes Back, a Poké-Body that applies when Rocket's Hitmonchan ex is damaged by an opponent's attack, even if it is Knocked Out, by placing 2 damage counters on the Attacking Pokémon. The card includes two attacks: Mach Punch, which costs 1 Fighting energy and deals 10 damage to an opponent's Benched Pokémon, and Magnum Punch, requiring 3 energy (2 Fighting and 1 Colorless) to deal 60 damage. It has a Psychic weakness that multiplies damage by 2. The retreat cost is 1 Colorless energy, and the card is part of the EX series released in 2004 as part of the Team Rocket Returns set. Its rarity is Rare Holo EX, and it was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. The rules specify that if Rocket's Hitmonchan ex is Knocked Out, the opponent takes 2 Prize cards. This card's design emphasizes its role in strategic combat through its unique abilities and energy requirements.

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