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Machop

Team Rocket 59/82 • common

Set: Team Rocket
Number: 59/82
Rarity: Common
Released: 2000
Energy type: fighting energy
Market price: $2.22
Artist: Ken Sugimori

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Market

What it's worth

$2.22market price via TCGplayer · Nov 3, 2026$1.90 – $2.40 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a fighting-type card from the Team Rocket set, this Machop represents a classic early era of the game. Its common rarity makes it a staple for collectors looking to complete the specific numbered sequence of this iconic expansion.

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Card face

What it does

50 HPBasic

Cost: colorless energy colorless energyPunch20

Cost: fighting energy colorless energy colorless energyKick30

Weaknesspsychic energy×2Retreatcolorless energy

It's said that not even pro wrestlers can take down a Machop.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
ExpandedNot legal
UnlimitedLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Machop card, numbered 59/82, was released in the Team Rocket expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which debuted in Japan in 1997 and reached North American markets in 2000. As the first expansion to introduce the villainous Team Rocket organization, the set shifted the thematic focus toward the darker, more aggressive nature of Pokémon training, moving away from the purely aspirational tone of the Base Set.

The illustration for this card was executed by Ken Sugimori, the primary character designer for the Pokémon franchise. Sugimori utilized his signature clean, minimalist style to capture Machop in a focused, active stance, reflecting the character's status as a quintessential Fighting-type Pokémon. Within the competitive landscape of the time, this card functioned as a standard common entry, valued primarily for its accessibility and its role in building out early Fighting-type decks.

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Other printings

Others named Machop

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About

About Machop

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