Machop #79 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Machop & chase cards
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Machop #79 is one of those cards that reminds you Pokemon collecting isn't just about chasing holos, it's a Common from the 2002 Legendary Collection set, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, and there's something genuinely charming about that little fighting-type flexing on cardboard. If you're here checking Machop value or wondering what this one actually sells for, the short answer is that it's an affordable card with a raw price of $1, but the story gets more interesting once grading enters the picture.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $0.78, down 50% over the past year, with an all-time high of $25 in January 2021.
Recent pulls of Machop
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Machop price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 327 graded, only 77 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $76 | 77 | 30 / 47 |
| PSA 9 | $30 | 115 | 41 / 74 |
| PSA 8 | $17 | 100 | 11 / 89 |
| PSA 7 | $3.25 | 19 | 6 / 13 |
| PSA 6 | $3.00 | 9 | 3 / 6 |
| PSA 5 | $2.00 | 6 | 2 / 4 |
| PSA 4 | $2.00 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 3 | $2.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $2.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $0.78 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 79 of 110
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Fighting
- HP
- 50
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Psychic ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Released
- 2002
Attacks
- Punch20Colorless · Colorless
- Kick30Fighting · Colorless · Colorless
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The collector's take on Machop
Is Machop worth grading?
Here's the honest breakdown on Machop price when it comes to grading: a raw copy sits at $1, a Grade 9 jumps to $28, and a PSA 10 gem mint copy is worth $76, which works out to 78.4x the raw price. That's a real jump, no doubt, but grading fees eat into that margin fast, and hitting a true gem mint 10 on a mass-produced Common from 2002 is genuinely hard, centering and edges on these older cards can be unforgiving. If you already own a sharp-looking copy and grading costs are low relative to that $76 ceiling, it might be worth a shot, but sending off a rough copy hoping for a 10 is a gamble more often than a plan.
How rare is Machop?
Machop doesn't carry any flashy population numbers because, as a Common in the Legendary Collection set, it was printed in the kind of volume that keeps prices grounded. This isn't a scarce pull by design, Legendary Collection was built as a reprint set gathering fan-favorite cards from earlier releases, so raw copies are easy to find. What actually creates value here is condition: since so many copies exist, only the ones that survive in pristine shape and land a PSA 10 climb meaningfully above the pack.
Where can you pull Machop?
We've tracked Machop pulled 200 or more times across tilt-rips, courtyard, and collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull hitting $40, and that data is something you won't find in a static price guide. It's shown up in packs like the Pokemon Dime Pack, Pokémon Pro Pack, and Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, so if you're chasing one, those lower-cost pack types are where it tends to surface. Worth remembering though, opening packs is a gamble and most rips don't pay for themselves, Machop is a fun one to land but not a card to bank on financially.
Questions people ask
How much is Machop worth?+
A raw or ungraded Machop #79 from Legendary Collection is worth about $1. Once graded, the value climbs, with a Grade 9 sitting at $28 and a PSA 10 reaching $76, so condition really does the heavy lifting here.
Is Machop worth grading?+
It depends on the copy you have. The jump from $1 raw to $76 for a PSA 10 sounds great on paper, but gem mint copies are tough to pull off with older Commons, and grading fees can outweigh the payoff if your card isn't already sharp.
How much is a PSA 10 Machop worth?+
A PSA 10 Machop is valued at $76, which is 78.4x what the raw card sells for. That's the ceiling for this card, so it's the number graders are chasing when they send one in.
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