With Chansey and Zapdos following close behind, and the next card owning the smallest lead possible, Hitmonchan has plenty of cards to fend off to keep its placement
That kind of sustained, multi-generational relevance across three full decades of card design is remarkably rare in a market where most Pokemon cycle in and out of collector consciousness based on set themes, competitive viability, and social media trends, and it speaks to the enduring, almost primal appeal of a character that represents everything intimidating, mysterious, and awe-inspiring about the Pokemon world
Think two Hopeless Nightmares, or maybe two Momentum Breakers, to deal with big creatures or take their cards
Its just adorable in my opinion
Will it go up over the years? And he identifies three types of people: traditional collectors, people who want to gamble and scalpers who buy packs and boxes to flip at higher prices