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Machop
McDonald's Collection 2018 · #6 · 2018
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 6 / 12
- Release year
- 2018
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Machoke
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Pokédex #
- 66
- Series
- Other
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 25 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 (Dynamic Chop) 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 Masakazu Fukuda
This card was illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.
Building around Machop?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It loves working out. As it gazes at its muscles, which continue to swell day by day, it becomes more and more dedicated to its training."
FCDynamic Chop — 50
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Machop or McDonald's Collection 2018.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Machop was legal.
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, 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 "McDonald's Collection 2018" in the Other series, released in 2018.
Other Machop printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
