Machamp 26/73 · Champion's Path

Champion's Path is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on September 25, 2020. The printed size is 73. This checklist is longer, at 80 cards. Machamp is 26/73, in position 26 of 80 on this checklist. Before it is 25 Machoke, and after it is 27 Lucario V. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Machamp is a Stage 2 Fighting Pokémon with 170 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).

Anesaki Dynamic illustrated this card. The same name is on 134 other cards in the catalog.

Machamp (#068) has 48 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 29 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 170 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Anesaki Dynamic illustrated this one. 47 other cards of Machamp list a different HP.

The attack Macho Revenge lists 20× damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. This attack does 20 damage for each Fighting Pokémon in your discard pile. Dynamite Punch is another attack lists 200 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless. This Pokémon also does 50 damage to itself. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It quickly swings its four arms to rock its opponents with ceaseless punches and chops from all angles." The regulation mark is D.

I keep a set binder for Champion's Path, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Champion's Path 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.