Machoke 25/73 · Champion's Path

Machoke is Pokédex #067, generation 1 (Kanto). Machoke is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 110 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 25/73 in Champion's Path, position 25 of 80. Before it is 24 Machop, and after it is 26 Machamp. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on September 25, 2020. The printed size is 73. This checklist is longer, at 80 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Low Kick lists 30 damage. The cost is Fighting. Pummel is another attack lists 50+ damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 70 more damage. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Its muscular body is so powerful, it must wear a power-save belt to be able to regulate its motions." The regulation mark is D.

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 110 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and AKIRA EGAWA illustrated this one. 22 other cards of Machoke list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads AKIRA EGAWA. I count 83 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Champion's Path set binder is where a full Champion's Path 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.