Machamp 16/144 · Skyridge

Skyridge is a set in the E-Card series. It was released on May 12, 2003. The printed size is 144. This checklist is longer, at 182 cards. Machamp is 16/144, in position 16 of 182 on this checklist. Before it is 15 Ledian, and after it is 17 Magcargo. The listed rarity is Rare.

Machamp is a Stage 2 Fighting Pokémon with 120 HP. In the Pokédex this is Machamp (#068), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Machoke. In this catalog that name is Machoke (#067).

Naoyo Kimura illustrated this card. The same name is on 256 other cards in the catalog.

Machamp (#068) has 48 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 30 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2023. The earliest other card is Machamp 8/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Naoyo Kimura illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 42 other cards of Machamp list a different HP.

Immunity is listed as Poké-Body. Prevent all effects of your opponent's attacks done to Machamp. The attack Drag Off lists 20 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. Before doing damage, if your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, choose 1 of them and switch it with the Defending Pokémon. If your opponent has no Benched Pokémon, ignore this effect. Hurricane Punch is another attack lists 30× damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. Flip 4 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 2.

I keep a set binder for Skyridge, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Skyridge set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Machamp can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.