Machoke 85/165 · Expedition Base Set

Expedition Base Set is a set in the E-Card series. It was released on September 15, 2002. The printed size is 165, and the checklist is the same length. Machoke is 85/165, in position 85 of 165 on this checklist. Before it is 84 Kadabra, and after it is 86 Magmar. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Machoke is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 80 HP. 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.

Shin-ichi Yoshida illustrated this card. The same name is on 50 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 1999 to 2023. The earliest other card is Machoke 34/102 in Base (1999). Both list 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Shin-ichi Yoshida illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 1. 11 other cards of Machoke list a different HP.

The attack Punch lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Mega Kick is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

I keep a set binder for Expedition Base Set, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Expedition Base Set 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.