Machamp (Pokémon)

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Machamp カイリキー Kairiky #068
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Fighting ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Superpower Pokémon
Abilities Guts or No Guard No Guard Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #068 Johto #144 Hoenn #075 Sinnoh #042 Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 5'03" Imperial 1.6 m Metric 5'03"/1.6 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 286.6 lbs. Imperial 130.0 kg Metric 286.6 lbs./130.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Gray	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 75% male, 25% female
Breeding Humanshape group 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 3 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 193 Battle Exp.: 1931*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Machamp (Japanese: カイリキー Kairiky) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.

It evolves from Machoke when traded. It is Machop's final form.

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 its 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 attaches on 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

Trying to do any work requiring care and dexterity causes Machamp's arms to get tangled. Machamp tends to leap into action before it thinks.

Habitat

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

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Major Appearances

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

Minor appearances

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

Morrison battled against a Machamp 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 To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Blue 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 Blue's Rhydon in Volume 13.

Blue 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

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Template:DP type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

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Side game data

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Evolution

Unevolved Machop  Fighting

Level 28 →

First evolution Machoke  Fighting

Trade →

Second evolution 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
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

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

Trivia

• Machamp's original English name was "Ju-Doh."
• 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 Machoke for Cubone, 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.
  • If the player uses breeding in a Generation II game to acquire a Level 5 Cubone and trades it to Yellow, the player can then trade it to the NPC and acquire a legal level 5 Machamp.
• Despite being the Superpower Pokémon, Machamp could not learn the move itself until Pokémon Platinum.
  • It has, however, always been able to learn the move Strength, which shares its Japanese name with Machamp's species name.
• Machamp could be seen as a counterpart to Alakazam. They are both the last stage of a three-part evolutionary family, both were introduced in Generation I, they reach their final stage by trading, and they both have a 75% male gender ratio. Also, Alakazam excels at the Special Attack stat, while Machamp excels at Attack.
• Machamp is tied with Breloom for having the highest Attack of all Template:Type2 Pokémon.
• Its Yellow sprite's coloration was its Shiny Coloration starting in Generation II.
• From Generation II onwards, Machamp cannot learn Light Screen via TM, though can be learned as an Egg Move.
• Machamp's power-save belt is roughly seen in the Generation III sprites.

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.

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

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