Machamp 1999-2000 #8 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Machamp & chase cards
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Machamp is one of those Base Set names that instantly takes collectors back, that four-armed powerhouse from 1999 sitting at card #8 with Ken Sugimori's artwork doing all the talking. As a Rare from the original 1999-2000 Base Set, it carries the kind of history that keeps people coming back to ask what their copy is worth. If you're here checking Machamp value, the short answer is that it ranges widely depending on condition, and that gap is exactly what we'll walk through.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $21, down 47% over the past year, with an all-time high of $56 in May 2026.
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Machamp price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population).
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $2.4k | - |
| PSA 9 | $477 | - |
| PSA 8 | $149 | - |
| PSA 7 | $108 | - |
| PSA 6 | $87 | - |
| PSA 5 | $41 | - |
| PSA 4 | $34 | - |
| PSA 3 | $29 | - |
| PSA 2 | $26 | - |
| PSA 1 | - | - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $21 | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company.
Card details
- Set
- Base Set
- Card number
- 8 of 102
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Fighting
- HP
- 100
- Stage
- Stage2
- Weakness
- Psychic ×2
- Retreat cost
- 3
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- 1999
Attacks
- Seismic Toss60Fighting · Fighting · Fighting · Colorless
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The collector's take on Machamp
Is Machamp worth grading?
Here's the honest math: a raw, ungraded Machamp sits at $21, while a PSA 10 gem mint copy is valued at $2,400, which works out to about 116.3x the raw price. That's a genuinely tempting jump on paper, but getting a Base Set card from 1999 to flawless gem mint condition is not easy. Decades of handling, factory print lines, and edge wear mean plenty of raw copies simply won't grade that high, and a Grade 9 lands at $302, still solid but nowhere near the PSA 10 ceiling. Before you send one in, factor in grading fees and turnaround time against what you'd realistically expect back, because grading is a bet on condition, not a guarantee of profit.
How rare is Machamp?
Machamp carries the Rare designation from the original Base Set print run, which already puts it a notch above the common and uncommon cards from that era just in terms of pull odds. What pushes the real scarcity, though, is time: a card printed in 1999-2000 has had over two decades to get bent, sun-faded, or scuffed at the corners, so clean surviving copies in high grade are the ones that command real money. That's why the distance between raw and PSA 10 pricing is so wide, it's not just about rarity on release, it's about how few copies made it through the years untouched.
Where can you pull Machamp?
PackSpy has tracked 75 recorded pulls of this Machamp across courtyard, collector-crypt, and general pack sites, with the biggest recorded pull value hitting $773. It's shown up in a mix of products, from Pokémon Starter Pack and Pokémon Master Pack to Wildcard Basic Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Wildcard Pro Pack. That spread tells you this isn't a card tied to one single product, it turns up across different pack types and price points, which is useful to know if you're chasing it yourself rather than buying one outright on the secondary market. Just remember that pack odds are still odds, and most rips don't come close to a $773 hit, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than the expected outcome.
Questions people ask
How much is Machamp worth?+
A raw, ungraded Machamp from the 1999-2000 Base Set is valued at $21. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 at $302 and a PSA 10 gem mint reaching $2,400, so condition makes a massive difference in what it's actually worth.
Is Machamp worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth roughly 116.3x the raw price of $21. But gem mint copies of a card this old are genuinely hard to find, and grading costs money with no guaranteed outcome, so it's worth weighing the condition of your specific copy honestly before sending it in.
How much is a PSA 10 Machamp worth?+
A PSA 10 Machamp is valued at $2,400, a big step up from the $302 you'd see for a Grade 9 and a huge leap from the $21 raw price. That gap is exactly why gem mint copies of this card get so much attention from collectors.
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