Machoke 34/102 · Base

Base is a set in the Base series. It was released on January 9, 1999. The printed size is 102, and the checklist is the same length. Machoke is 34/102, in position 34 of 102 on this checklist. Before it is 33 Kakuna, and after it is 35 Magikarp. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Machoke is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 40. In the Pokédex this is Machoke (#067), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Machop. In this catalog that name is Machop (#066). The card lists Machamp, Machamp (#068) under evolves to.

Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.

Machoke (#067) has 22 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 21 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2023. The earliest other card is Machoke 49/130 in Base Set 2 (2000). Both list 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. 11 other cards of Machoke list a different HP.

The attack Karate Chop lists 50- damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless. Does 50 damage minus 10 damage for each damage counter on Machoke. Submission is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. Machoke does 20 damage to itself. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Its muscular body is so powerful that it must wear a power-save belt to help regulate its motions."

I keep a set binder for Base, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Base set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Machoke can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.