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Dark Machoke
Team Rocket 40/82 • uncommon
- Set
- Team Rocket
- Number
- 40/82
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- 2000
- Energy type
- fighting energy
- Market price
- $7.21
- Artist
- Mitsuhiro Arita
What it does
Before doing damage, choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon and switch it with the Defending Pokémon. Do the damage to the new Defending Pokémon. This attack can't be used if your opponent has no Benched Pokémon.
If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, he or she chooses 1 of them and switches it with the Defending Pokémon. (Do the damage before switching the Pokémon.)
While normally peaceful and friendly, the number of incidents involving cruel Machokes is rising.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
Dark Machoke was released as part of the Team Rocket expansion, the first Pokémon Trading Card Game set to feature Dark-type Pokémon. Published in Japan in 1997 and later in the West by Wizards of the Coast in 2000, this set marked a tonal shift in the franchise by introducing the villainous Team Rocket organization, whose members utilized corrupted or 'Dark' versions of established pocket monsters.
The artwork for this card was provided by Ken Sugimori, the primary character designer and illustrator for the Pokémon series. Sugimori opted for a more aggressive, shadowed aesthetic for the Team Rocket set to reflect the sinister nature of the organization. Upon its release, the set was well-received by players for adding mechanical depth and a darker narrative layer to the game, with Dark Machoke specifically serving as a staple Uncommon card for its utility in evolving into the more powerful Dark Machamp.
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