In the long run, this will save you a ton of money, but theres no getting around the fact that a lot of MTG cards carry high price tags on the secondary market due to their power level, rarity within a set, and overall scarcity in the market or reprint potential (typically caused by the Reserved List, but not always)
They cant be entirely shuffled because when the colors change the lines are clear, but
Like most Pokmon cards, the value of Machop depends on a few consistent factors: its rarity, the printing and finish (regular or foil), its physical condition, and the set it was printed in (Stormfront)
The crisp bite of a winter gust as it races by
For example, if an effect has given a 2/2 creature -4/-0 so that it's a -2/2 creature, doubling its power and toughness gives it -2/+2, and it becomes a -4/4 creature
If a creature has a characteristic-defining ability that sets its power, indicated with a * or similar in the power and toughness box, that ability is taken into account when determining its base power