Pokémon · Base
Dark Machamp
Team Rocket · #10 · Rare Holo · 2000
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$125.38
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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
- 10 / 83
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Dark Machoke
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 68
- Series
- Base
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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 Dark Machamp plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Mega Punch) 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 ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- 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 Dark Machoke first).
How to beat Dark Machamp
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Dark Machamp?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It is almost impossible to defend against a Machamp's four powerful arms."
FFMega Punch — 30
FFFCFling
Your opponent shuffles his or her Active Pokémon and all cards attached to it into his or her deck. This attack can't be used if your opponent has no Benched Pokémon.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:CCC
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 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited Holofoil | $46.00 | $60.29 | $505.56 | $57.74 | $299.99 |
| 1st Edition Holofoil | $138.00 | $235.50 | $1,117.90 | $125.38 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €54.00 |
| 7-day average | €33.70 |
| 30-day average | €55.91 |
| Low | €9.99 |
| Trend price | €32.92 |
| Low (excellent+) | €35.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €12.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €21.82 |
| averageSellPrice | €60.36 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €21.45 |
| Reverse holo trend | €26.15 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Dark Machamp is real?
Dark 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 Dark Machamp worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dark Machamp is $125.38; 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 Dark Machamp from?
Dark Machamp is from the Pokémon set "Team Rocket" in the Base series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Dark Machamp?
Dark Machamp is a Rare Holo card in the Team Rocket set.
Other Dark Machamp printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
