Machamp-EX 37/98 · Ancient Origins

Machamp is Pokédex #068, generation 1 (Kanto). Machamp-EX is a Basic EX Fighting Pokémon with 180 HP.

Machamp-EX sits at 37/98 in Ancient Origins, position 37 of 101. Before it is 36 Hoopa-EX, and after it is 38 Wooper. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on August 12, 2015. The printed size is 98. This checklist is longer, at 101 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

The attack Steaming Mad lists 20× damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. This attack does 20 damage times the number of damage counters on this Pokémon. This Pokémon is now Confused. Crazy Hammer is another attack lists 80+ damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless. If this Pokémon is affected by a Special Condition, this attack does 80 more damage. Then, remove all Special Conditions from this Pokémon. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The card text says: Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

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 is named Machamp, while this one is Machamp-EX. That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 180 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Eske Yoshinob illustrated this one. 45 other cards of Machamp list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Eske Yoshinob. I count 177 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Ancient Origins set binder is where a full Ancient Origins set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Machamp can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.