Machoke
SV: Scarlet & Violet 151 · 177/165 · Illustration Rare
Current Prices
Number
177/165
Rarity
Illustration Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Aug 1, 2026
Machoke: Rarity & Collectibility
Machoke in its sought-after Holofoil variant is an Ultra Rare chase card, one of the headline pulls that most boosters never produce. Cataloged as Ultra Rare #177/165 of the SV: Scarlet & Violet 151 set, it is the kind of card RarePokemonCard tracks for scarcity and collector demand rather than raw price alone. The harder a card is to pull in top condition, the more weight serious collectors place on it.
How Rare & Valuable Is Machoke?
In 2026, a Near Mint Machoke (Ultra Rare, SV: Scarlet & Violet 151 #177/165) changes hands at roughly $22.86, and its scarcity does most of the heavy lifting on that figure. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $22.86, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $9.36. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $22.86, Lightly Played $19.69, Moderately Played $9.88, Heavily Played $8.00, Damaged $9.36 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Machoke is valued near $175.00 — about 7.7x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Machoke: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Machoke, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Machoke sits around $175.00 — roughly 7.7x a raw copy. That gap exists because relatively few examples ever earn a perfect grade, so gem-mint population is the real scarcity collectors chase. Step down a notch and demand spreads across PSA 9 $39.99, CGC 10 $174.99, CGC 9.5 $40.00 — each tier a smaller, scarcer pool than the one below it. The rule of thumb for collectors: the rarer the card, the more a certified high grade matters to its standing.
Detailed Price Breakdown
| Source | Condition / Grade | Average | Low | High | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ebay | DAMAGED | $9.79 | $9.79 | $9.79 | 1 |
| ebay | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | 10 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | 281 |
| ebay | BGS 10 | $22.50 | $22.50 | $22.50 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 9 | $24.99 | $24.99 | $24.99 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $14.03 | $14.03 | $14.03 | 7 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $174.99 | $174.99 | $174.99 | 42 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | 17 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $175.00 | $175.00 | $175.00 | 57 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $8.00 | $8.00 | $8.00 | 3 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $17.00 | $17.00 | $17.00 | 34 |
| ebay | PSA 8 5 | $11.61 | $11.61 | $11.61 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $39.99 | $39.99 | $39.99 | 79 |
| ebay | SGC 10 | $20.50 | $20.50 | $20.50 | 1 |
| ebay | SGC 8 5 | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | 1 |
| ebay | SGC 9 5 | $11.27 | $11.27 | $11.27 | 2 |
| ebay | TAG 10 | $133.50 | $133.50 | $133.50 | 4 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $9.36 | $9.36 | $9.36 | 8 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $8.00 | $8.00 | $8.00 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $19.69 | $18.00 | $24.24 | 793 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $9.88 | $11.63 | $11.63 | 49 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $22.86 | $17.85 | $33.99 | 6,330 |
Collector Outlook for Machoke
As an Ultra Rare, Machoke carries genuine chase status — exactly the card whose pull keeps a set desirable for years. Cards in this band from beloved sets tend to keep a loyal collector base over time. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Machoke on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
