Machoke 49/130 · Base Set 2

Machoke is Pokédex #067, generation 1 (Kanto). Machoke is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 40. 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 49/130 in Base Set 2, position 49 of 130. Before it is 48 Lickitung, and after it is 50 Magikarp. The set belongs to the Base series. It was released on 24 February 2000. The printed size is 130, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

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."

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. 11 other cards of Machoke list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Base Set 2 set binder is where a full Base Set 2 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.