Machoke · Expedition Base Set, what to know.
About the Machoke card
Machoke is card 85 of 165 in Expedition Base Set, released in September 2002, an Uncommon. It is a Stage 1 Fighting-type with 80 HP.
As a Stage 1, it evolves from Machop, which places Machoke deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by Shin-ichi Yoshida.
About Machoke in the Pokémon world
The middle Machop stage. Larger, with prominent muscle definition. Standard mid-stage card.
What is Machoke worth?
Machoke is an Uncommon, so raw copies are inexpensive and easy to find. The value is in condition: a genuine PSA 10, especially 1st Edition, can still reach a surprising figure for an otherwise common card. The live price above breaks it down by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Machoke before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Machoke grades forgivingly, but the same centering and edge standards apply. Pack-fresh raw copies are easy to find, which makes a clean PSA 10 submission a low-cost way to learn how the cardstock behaves under grading.
If you are collecting Machoke
Raw copies of Machoke are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Machoke is the practical move.
