Machamp-EX 90/98 · Ancient Origins

Ancient Origins is a set in the XY series. It was released on August 12, 2015. The printed size is 98. This checklist is longer, at 101 cards. Machamp-EX is 90/98, in position 91 of 101 on this checklist. Before it is 89 Hoopa-EX, and after it is 91 Tyranitar-EX. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

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

Ryo Ueda illustrated this card. The same name is on 462 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 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 Ultra. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Ryo Ueda illustrated this one. 45 other cards of Machamp list a different HP.

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.

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