Across 2 Pokémon TCG cards — drawn 2003–2014 — Machoke appears in the background art rather than as the featured pokemon. The cameos rotate through Ken Sugimori and Hitoshi Ariga and other contributors.
Of the 2 cards, Aquapolis contributes the largest cluster. The illustrator most often responsible is Ken Sugimori, whose Machoke cameos appear in 1 of these cards.
2 cards with Machoke in the background spanning 2003–2014, with art by Ken Sugimori and Hitoshi Ariga.
Machoke appears as a background cameo across 2 Pokémon cards.
These appearances range from clear sightings to barely-visible silhouettes, scattered across 2003–2014 of the TCG.
Each cameo rewards collectors who pause to look closely at the card art.