Machop 1999-2000 #52 value & price
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Machop is card #52 out of the original 1999-2000 Base Set, a plain little Fighting type common with artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita that a lot of us remember flipping past on the way to something shinier. It never had the glamour of the holos in that set, but for anyone chasing a Machop value check today, it sits comfortably as an affordable, genuinely fun piece of Base Set history. Right now a raw copy runs about $3, which makes it an easy card to actually own rather than just admire.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $3.41, up 71% over the past year, with an all-time high of $3.41 in September 2026.
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Machop price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 107 graded, only 35 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $83 | 35 | - / 35 |
| PSA 9 | $37 | 36 | - / 36 |
| PSA 8 | $26 | 22 | - / 22 |
| PSA 7 | - | 11 | - / 11 |
| PSA 6 | - | 2 | - / 2 |
| PSA 5 | $12 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 4 | $10 | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | $9.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $8.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $3.41 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Base Set
- Card number
- 52 of 102
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Fighting
- HP
- 50
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Psychic ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Released
- 1999
Attacks
- Low Kick20Fighting
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The collector's take on Machop
Is Machop worth grading?
Here is the honest math on grading Machop: a raw copy is worth around $3, a Grade 9 climbs to $37, and a true PSA 10 sits at $83, which works out to about 26.3 times what the raw card sells for. That is a real jump, no question, but gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on a card this old, since Base Set commons often picked up whitening, print lines, or off-center cuts straight from the factory. Grading costs money and there is no refund if it comes back a 9 instead of a 10, so it only makes sense to send Machop in if you have inspected the corners and centering closely and you believe it has a real shot at that top grade. If you are unsure, it is perfectly fine to just enjoy it raw.
How rare is Machop?
Across every grading company, only 107 copies of this Machop have been graded, and of those, 35 have earned a PSA 10. That is a fairly small population for a card that was printed in huge numbers back in 1999, which tells you most people never bothered sending a common Machop in for grading at all. The upside is that if you do own a PSA 10, you are holding one of a genuinely limited group of confirmed gem mint copies, and that scarcity is a big part of why the price gap between raw and graded is as wide as it is.
Where can you pull Machop?
We track real pack pulls across a wide range of sites, and Machop has not shown up yet on any of them. That fits with what we would expect from a low-value Base Set common, it is the kind of card that gets tucked into old collections or bought outright rather than chased in modern pack breaks. If you want one, your best bet right now is the secondary market rather than hoping to rip it fresh, and if that ever changes we will be the ones to catch it first.
Questions people ask
How much is Machop worth?+
A raw, ungraded Machop from the 1999-2000 Base Set is worth about $3 right now. Grading can push that value up significantly if the card comes back clean, with a Grade 9 sitting around $37.
Is Machop worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for around $83 compared to $3 raw, roughly a 26.3x jump. But gem mint is tough to land on a card this age, and grading fees plus the risk of a lower grade mean it is only really worth it if the card looks sharp under a close look first.
How much is a PSA 10 Machop worth?+
A PSA 10 Machop is currently valued at $83. Only 35 copies out of 107 total graded examples have reached that top grade, which is part of why it commands such a premium over the raw card.
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