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
6
ran Machop
Tournaments scanned
297
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
3 top-cut decks · best finish 1st
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.
