Machop · Scarlet & Violet 151, what to know.
About the Machop card
Machop is card 66 of 207 in Scarlet & Violet 151, released in September 2023, a Common. It is a Basic Fighting-type with 70 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Machop needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by Ryuta Fuse.
The card's flavor text gives Machop a line of lore: "Always brimming with power, it passes time by lifting boulders. Doing so makes it even stronger."
About Machop in the Pokémon world
A Fighting-type humanoid Pokémon. Small but disproportionately strong. Base Set Common with thin demand.
What is Machop worth?
Machop is a Common, so raw copies trade for very little and most of the print run survives. The only real value is in pristine, high-grade copies, where even a Common can reach low triple digits in 1st Edition PSA 10. See the live price above for the current figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Machop before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Machop is the most forgiving tier to grade in the set. Centering on the framed border is the usual cap, and the soft cardstock picks up edge whitening easily, but high print runs keep clean copies affordable.
If you are collecting Machop
Raw copies of Machop are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Machop is the practical move.
