Machamp (Pokémon)

Machamp カイリキー Kairiky

Artwork from FR/LG

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Machamp (Japanese: カイリキー Kairiky) is a Fighting-type Pokémon.

It evolves from Machoke when traded. It is the final form of Machop.

Biology

Physiology

Machamp is a bipedal Pokémon and is notable for being extremely muscled and having four arms. Its skin color is bluish-gray and it has red colored eyes. On its head, there are three ridges right above it eyes, which are also right above its frog-like mouth. It has two arms on each side of its body, a pair located where its arms were in its pre-evolved form, and another pair directly above that attached and the top of the shoulder. It wears a leg-less black girdle along with the power-save belt that it wore as a Machoke. Its legs are also quite muscled and its feet only have two toes.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

It punches extremely fast and is known to have mastered every form of martial arts. The maximum amount of punches they can throw in a few seconds is approximately one thousand. Its attacks send foes flying over the horizon. With only one hand, it can move a mountain. It can hit from a multitude of angles, due to its four arms. However, it has bad dexterity, and cannot handle delicate work without its arms getting tangled.

Behavior

Habitat

Mountain Pokémon

Machamp live in mountains, in forbidding areas where they can hone their skills.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Machamp in the anime

Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket and the former Gym Leader of Viridian City, has a Machamp. He loaned it to Jessie, James and Meowth after he put them in charge of the gym in The Battle of the Badge.

A Machamp was used by Raymond to battle Ash's Squirtle during the opening of Mewtwo Strikes Back.

A Machamp is used in the Sumo contest in The Ring Masters. It loses to Ash's Snorlax in the semifinals.

Morrison battled against a Machamp and Marowak belonging to a very muscular Trainer named Gavin during the Hoenn League in From Brags to Riches. Morrison's Gligar managed to defeat Gavin's Machamp.

A Machamp belonging to Noland made a cameo appearance in Numero Uno Articuno.

In Sitting Psyduck, Emily used Machamp and its two pre-evolved forms to chase after her runaway Psyduck.

Several Machamp and Machoke appear as construction workers in Bibarel Gnaws Best!.

A Machamp was used by one of the participants of Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament in DP124.

In the manga

In Pokémon Special, Green has a Machamp that evolved when it was under Red's ownership, reflecting Machoke's evolution being triggered by trade. It was later seen in Volume 3, fighting Red's Snorlax at Indigo Plateau, blocking its attacks and even managing to lift its huge bulk. Ultimately, Machamp was knocked out after Snorlax came back with an aerial Double-Edge.

Machamp was also one of the Pokémon used by Chuck against Green's Rhydon in Volume 13.

Green later brings Machamp to the Sevii Islands, in which Machamp makes extremely short work of Red's Snorlax during the training session on Two Island.

In the TCG

Main article: Machamp (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Machamp is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.

• Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
	Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: Evolve	Friend Area: Mt. Discipline
Phrases
51%-100% HP	Can you even see my flurry of punches?
26%-50% HP	Blast it... Half my health is gone already...
1%-25% HP	It's no good... I can't lift my arms anymore...
Level Up	Hm! Leveled! My punching speed went up!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:  Fighting	Loops: 10	Minimum Experience: 110
Poké Assist: ( Fighting )	Field Move: (Crush ×3)	Maximum Experience: 140
"Machamp can pulverize even huge Boulders using the power of its incredible body."
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: -10%	IQ Group: D
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Fighting	Poké Assist: ( Fighting )	Field Move: (Crush ×3)
"It attacks with devastating punches and shock waves."

Evolution

	Unevolved	→ Level 28	First evolution	→ Trade	Second evolution
	Machop  Fighting		Machoke  Fighting		Machamp  Fighting

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
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IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
				NO SPRITES AVAILABLE

For other sprites and images, please see Machamp images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Machamp's original English name was Ju-Doh.
• As depicted in Machamp's Generation I sprite, it originally had one 'ridge' on its head and two horns. This seems to have been dropped for three ridges instead. This can be easily seen in Machamp's back sprite. Strangely, Machamp's back sprite for this generation seems not to have four arms.
• Its Generation III and Crystal sprites don't have a belt on it.
• Machamp is one of the three Pokémon having a total of four arms. The others are Graveler and Ledian.
• In Pokémon Yellow, a NPC will trade a Cubone for Machoke, which will then evolve to Machamp. This is the only time an NPC trade will result in an evolution in a game released outside of Japan.
• Despite being the Superpower Pokémon, Machamp could not learn Superpower until Pokémon Platinum.
• Machamp is tied with Breloom for having the highest Attack of all Fighting-type Pokémon.

Origin

Machamp appears to be based on a bodybuilder or wrestler. Also, due to having four arms, it could have been inspired by Kintaro, a boss character from Mortal Kombat II. Seeing as it has more than two arms, and blue skin, Machamp might also be based on a Hindu god, perhaps Shiva or Vishnu. Also, due to having four arms, it could have been inspired by Tienshinhan, a character from the Dragonball Series, in the series, Tienshinhan has the ability to grow an additional set of arms. Machamp may be based partially on Kinnikuman, a character from a manga series by the same name. Like Machamp, Kinnikuman is a wrestler and notably has big lips, akin to Machamp's, as well as a spike on in his head that resembles the ones Machamp has as well. It is also worth noting that in Japan, the Machop evolution family is know as the きんにく "Kinniku" (Muscle) Pokémon.

Name origin

Machamp's name may be a combination of champion and macho, which is Spanish for overly masculine or chauvinist. Macho has come to mean tough or masculine in English. Unlike Mr. Mime, this is reflected in the gender distribution, as 75% of all Machamp are male. Kairiky is a corruption of 怪力 kairiki, superhuman strength. It is worth noting that kairiki is the Japanese name of Strength.

In other languages

• German: Machomei
• French: Mackogneur - Macho has a similar meaning as in English, cogneur (slugger). The ch was likely replaced by the ck to keep the sound of cogneur intact.
• Korean: 괴력몬 Gwiryeokmon
• Chinese (Taiwan and Hong Kong): 怪力 - Literally "strange strength".

Notes

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.