Pokémon · E-Card
Machamp
Expedition Base Set · #51 · Rare · 2002
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$8.24
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 51 / 165
- Release year
- 2002
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Machoke
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Shin-ichi Yoshida
- Pokédex #
- 68
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Card Selection
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 12.5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Machamp plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card selection. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Machoke first).
How to beat Machamp
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Shin-ichi Yoshida
This card was illustrated by Shin-ichi Yoshida.
Building around Machamp?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Power: Terraforming
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may look at the top 4 cards of your deck and rearrange them as you like. This power can't be used if Machamp is affected by a Special Condition.
FFCCIron Fist — 50+
Count the number of Pokémon you have in play with damage counters on them. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 50 damage plus 10 more damage for each of those Pokémon.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $6.10 | $35.00 | $62.89 | $8.24 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $34.20 | $37.99 | $469.90 | $36.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €4.19 |
| 7-day average | €10.09 |
| 30-day average | €5.56 |
| Low | €0.78 |
| Trend price | €9.29 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.99 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.97 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €5.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €11.54 |
| reverseHoloSell | €10.72 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.50 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €12.11 |
| Reverse holo trend | €15.72 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Machamp is real?
Machamp 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 Machamp worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Machamp is $8.24; 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 Machamp from?
Machamp is from the Pokémon set "Expedition Base Set" in the E-Card series, released in 2002.
What rarity is Machamp?
Machamp is a Rare card in the Expedition Base Set set.
Other Machamp printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
