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
5
ran Machoke
Tournaments scanned
298
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
2 top-cut decks · best finish 1st
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.
