Look past the front-of-card pokemon and Hitmonlee is there — 3 times across the TCG, drawn between 2000 and 2020. Kagemaru Himeno, Kanako Eo and Shigenori Negishi's work shows up most often.
Of the 3 cards, Team Rocket contributes the largest cluster. The illustrator most often responsible is Kagemaru Himeno, whose Hitmonlee cameos appear in 1 of these cards.
3 cards with Hitmonlee in the background spanning 2000–2020, with art by Kagemaru Himeno, Kanako Eo and Shigenori Negishi.
Hitmonlee appears as a background cameo across 3 Pokémon cards.
These appearances range from clear sightings to barely-visible silhouettes, scattered across 2000–2020 of the TCG.
Each cameo rewards collectors who pause to look closely at the card art.