Machamp 95/102 · HS—Triumphant

HS—Triumphant is a set in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on November 3, 2010. The printed size is 102. This checklist is longer, at 103 cards. Machamp is 95/102, in position 95 of 103 on this checklist. Before it is 94 Gengar, and after it is 96 Magnezone. The listed rarity is Rare Prime.

Machamp is a Stage 2 Prime Fighting Pokémon with 150 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).

Shizurow illustrated this card. The same name is on 79 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 150 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Prime. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Shizurow illustrated this one. 41 other cards of Machamp list a different HP.

Fighting Tag is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn (before your attack), if Machamp is on your Bench, you may move all Fighting Energy attached to your Active Pokémon to Machamp. If you do, switch Machamp with your Active Pokémon. The attack Crushing Punch lists 60 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. Discard a Special Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon. Champ Buster is another attack lists 100+ damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. Does 100 damage plus 10 more damage for each of your Benched Pokémon that has any damage counters on it. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 3.

I keep a set binder for HS—Triumphant, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the HS—Triumphant 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.