Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Machop
Stormfront · #64 · Common · 2008
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.32
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 64 / 106
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Machoke
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Midori Harada
- Pokédex #
- 66
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Machop plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Knock Back) 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 ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Machop
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
More by Midori Harada
This card was illustrated by Midori Harada.
Building around Machop?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It hefts a Graveler repeatedly to strengthen its entire body. It uses every type of martial arts."
CKick — 10
FCKnock Back — 20
Your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon.
Weakness:P+10
Retreat cost:C
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
2
ran Machop
Tournaments scanned
295
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Machop
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 | $0.09 | $0.32 | $19.98 | $0.32 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.08 | $20.00 | $229.50 | $1.63 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.20 |
| 7-day average | €0.22 |
| 30-day average | €0.14 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.21 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.18 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.91 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.11 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.76 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.86 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Machop is real?
Machop 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 Machop worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Machop is $0.32; 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 Machop from?
Machop is from the Pokémon set "Stormfront" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Machop?
Machop is a Common card in the Stormfront set.
Other Machop printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
