Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Machoke
Stormfront · #41 · Uncommon · 2008
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$2.38
TCGPlayer
Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 41 / 106
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Machop
- Evolves to
- Machamp
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Sachiko Adachi
- Pokédex #
- 67
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Machoke plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Brick Break) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Machop; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Machoke
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by Sachiko Adachi
This card was illustrated by Sachiko Adachi.
Building around Machoke?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Machoke's boundless power is very dangerous, so it wears a belt that suppresses its energy."
FSteady Punch — 20+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage.
FCBrick Break — 30
This attack's damage isn't affected by Resistance, Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, or any other effects on the Defending Pokémon.
Weakness:P+20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
1
ran Machoke
Tournaments scanned
310
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Machoke
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 2026/07/03| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.85 | $3.61 | $58.10 | $2.38 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $5.43 | $7.70 | $75.10 | $5.76 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/14| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.50 |
| 7-day average | €0.87 |
| 30-day average | €0.48 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €1.03 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.25 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.66 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.70 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.42 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.87 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.88 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Machoke is real?
Machoke 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 Machoke worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Machoke is $2.38; 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 Machoke from?
Machoke is from the Pokémon set "Stormfront" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Machoke?
Machoke is a Uncommon card in the Stormfront set.
Other Machoke printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
