Dark Machoke 1st Edition #40 value & price
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Dark Machoke is one of those quietly satisfying pulls from the Team Rocket set, released back in 2000, sitting at uncommon rarity with artwork from Mitsuhiro Arita that still holds up today. If you are here checking the Dark Machoke value, the short answer is that raw copies trade for $6, which makes it an accessible piece of that early Team Rocket era rather than a big-ticket chase card. Collectors like it for what it represents: a clean slice of 1st edition history from a set that a lot of people grew up opening.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $6.18, up 5% over the past year, with an all-time high of $11 in October 2022.
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Dark Machoke price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 2,602 graded, only 366 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $273 | 366 | 232 / 134 |
| PSA 9 | $42 | 1,062 | 741 / 321 |
| PSA 8 | $23 | 761 | 456 / 305 |
| PSA 7 | $17 | 246 | 159 / 87 |
| PSA 6 | $17 | 87 | 66 / 21 |
| PSA 5 | $11 | 52 | 38 / 14 |
| PSA 4 | $10 | 20 | 14 / 6 |
| PSA 3 | $9.00 | 6 | 5 / 1 |
| PSA 2 | $8.00 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 1 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $6.18 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Team Rocket
- Card number
- 40 of 83
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Fighting
- HP
- 60
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Psychic ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Released
- 2000
Attacks
- Drag Off20Fighting · Fighting · Colorless
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.
- Knock Back30Fighting · Fighting · Colorless
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.)
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The collector's take on Dark Machoke
Is Dark Machoke worth grading?
So is Dark Machoke worth grading? A raw copy sits at $6, a Grade 9 comes in at $741, and a PSA 10 lands at $232, which works out to about 38.5x the raw price for that gem mint slot. That jump looks appealing on paper, but grading only pays off if the card actually comes back clean, and with 366 PSA 10s out of 2,580 total graded copies, gem mint is far from guaranteed. Factor in grading fees and turnaround time before you send one in, and treat it as a calculated bet rather than a sure thing.
How rare is Dark Machoke?
Looking at the numbers, 2,580 copies of Dark Machoke have been graded overall, and only 366 of those earned a PSA 10. That is a fairly deep graded population for an uncommon card, which tells you plenty of collectors have run this one through grading over the years. The relatively small slice sitting at PSA 10 is what keeps that top grade meaningfully more desirable than the raw or mid-grade copies floating around.
Where can you pull Dark Machoke?
PackSpy has tracked Dark Machoke being pulled 10 times across sites we monitor, specifically courtyard and collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $88. It has turned up in packs like The Amazing Chase Encore, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokémon Master Pack, and Pokémon Starter Pack, so it is out there if you know where to look. Worth remembering though, opening packs is a gamble and most rips do not beat what you paid, so chasing this card specifically through packs is more fun than financial strategy. If you just want a copy in hand, buying raw on the secondary market is the more predictable route.
Questions people ask
How much is Dark Machoke worth?+
A raw, ungraded Dark Machoke currently sits around $6. Graded copies climb quite a bit higher, with a Grade 9 at $741 and a PSA 10 at $232, so condition and grading make a real difference to what this card is worth.
Is Dark Machoke worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 38.5x the raw price. That said, only 366 out of 2,580 graded copies have hit that top grade, so it is worth weighing grading costs against the real chance your copy does not come back gem mint.
Why is the Dark Machoke 1st Edition #40 print worth more than the standard one?+
1st edition cards from Team Rocket were printed in smaller numbers than the later standard prints, which makes them scarcer from the start. That extra scarcity, combined with the nostalgia collectors have for early print runs, is a big part of why 1st edition copies like this one carry a premium.
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