Dark Machoke 40/82 · Team Rocket

Team Rocket

Dark Machoke

40/82 60 HP · Fighting · Uncommon

English card price

3.92 € 30-day average · general reference

We do not have the Near Mint average for the English print yet. Meanwhile this is the Cardmarket 30-day average, which mixes every language and condition (updated 07/11/2026).

Number40/82
RarityUncommon
CategoryPokemon
StageStage1
Evolves fromMachop
TypeFighting
Weakness Psychic ×2
Retreat cost2
Legality Standard: No · Expanded: No
FinishesNormal · 1st edition
IllustratorMitsuhiro Arita

What to know about this card

  • It is card 40 of the 82 in the official Team Rocket checklist. If you are completing the set, mark it in your collection to keep track.
  • Rarity: Uncommon. The symbol in the bottom corner confirms it at a glance, as explained in Pokémon card rarities explained.
  • It exists in several finishes (Normal, 1st edition). Each one has its own price; the average above is for the regular version.
  • Artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita. Some collectors chase every card by the same artist: how to start (in Spanish).

Attacks

FightingFightingColorless

Drag Off

20

Before doing damage, choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon and switch it with the Defending Pokémon. Do the damage to the new Defending Pokémon. This attack can't be used if your opponent has no Benched Pokémon.

FightingFightingColorless

Knock Back

30

If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, he or she chooses 1 of them and switches it with the Defending Pokémon. (Do the damage before switching the Pokémon.)

Flavour text

While normally peaceful and friendly, the number of incidents involving cruel Machokes is rising.