Machoke 64/145 · Guardians Rising

Machoke is Pokédex #067, generation 1 (Kanto). Machoke is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Machop. In this catalog that name is Machop (#066). The card lists Machamp, Machamp (#068) under evolves to.

Machoke sits at 64/145 in Guardians Rising, position 68 of 180. Before it is 63 Machop, and after it is 65 Machamp. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on May 5, 2017. The printed size is 145. This checklist is longer, at 180 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Daunting Pose is listed as Ability. Prevent all damage done to your Benched Pokémon by your opponent's attacks. Your opponent's attacks and Abilities can't put damage counters on your Benched Pokémon. The attack Cross Chop lists 30+ damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "As a result of its continual workouts, it has developed tremendous power. It uses that power to help people with their work."

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). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 19 other cards of Machoke list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kouki Saitou. I count 652 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Guardians Rising set binder is where a full Guardians Rising set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Machoke can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.