Machop · XY Evolutions, what to know.
About the Machop card
Numbered 57 of 113 in XY Evolutions, released in November 2016, Machop is a Common, a Basic Fighting-type carrying 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 Mitsuhiro Arita. Arita painted the Base Set Charizard and much of the early holo run, and his work has a painterly weight that set the visual tone of the Wizards era.
Machop carries this Pokédex flavor text: "Its whole body is composed of muscles. Even though it's the size of a human child, it can hurl 100 grown-ups."
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.
