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Giovanni's Machop

Gym Challenge / #72/132

Giovanni's Machop

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Gym Challenge
Rarity (source)
Common
Illustrator
Ken Sugimori
Source reference
gym2-72

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About the species

Machop sees strength as something to work on. Despite its small size, it exercises eagerly and explores martial arts to improve. Training with its companions also builds its confidence. When it feels ready, it seeks a challenge from Makuhita: its energy lies not only in its muscles but also in its constant desire to surpass itself.

This account describes the species in the video games. It does not describe its Trainer’s history or that of this copy, and does not identify the depicted form or sex.

A detail worth noticing

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Machop trains by carrying a Graveler on its shoulders. This unusual weight-training partner provides a concrete picture of its strength, far more telling than its size, which is comparable to a child's.

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Card details

HP
50
Type (source)
Fighting
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
66
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Psychic x2

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Attacks

Chop

Cost: Colorless

Damage: 10

Fury Punch

Cost: Fighting · Fighting

Damage: 20x

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage times the number of damage counters on Giovanni's Machop.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • First Edition
  • normal · standard
  • normal · standard · 1st-edition

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