# Machop #78/130 — Base Set 2

## Summary

Machop is a bulk common from a reprint-heavy set, the kind of pull that filled binder pages without anyone chasing it. Still, Arita's name and Machop's easy fan affection as a first-generation Fighting starter keep a small, steady crowd of nostalgic completionists interested. A $0.60 modelled guide, down 3% over 30 days on 9 copies traded, says bulk, with 1,358 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: a PSA 10 brings $62, 103 times raw, but a 23% gem rate against $85 of fees makes grading a losing trade, and the slabbed population is growing 5% a month, faster than 96% of tracked cards.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Base Set 2 |
| Number | 78/130 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| Release date | 2000-02-24 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 50 |
| Types | Fighting |
| Attack: Low Kick | cost Fighting — damage 20 |
| Weakness | Psychic ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Machop #066](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/machop) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.60** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-19T22:11:51.658Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-19T22:11:51.658Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.49 — as of 2026-10-18T07:57:27.569Z
- Quant score: 14/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-19T22:11:51.658Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 35% weight · -32% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2000-02-24T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-05T08:00:59.957Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-28T00:44:15.959Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-27T08:40:32.467Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-28T00:44:15.958Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-13T11:01:16.370Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/base-set-2/machop-78)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abase4-78%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)