Machamp V 172/189 · Astral Radiance

Machamp is Pokédex #068, generation 1 (Kanto). Machamp V is a Basic V Fighting Pokémon with 220 HP.

Machamp V sits at 172/189 in Astral Radiance, position 172 of 216. Before it is 171 Machamp V, and after it is 173 Hisuian Decidueye V. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 27 May 2022. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

The attack Revenge Buster lists 50+ damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. If your Benched Pokémon have any damage counters on them, this attack does 50 more damage. Seismic Toss is another attack lists 140 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The card text says: V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is F.

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 V. That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 220 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Ultra. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Shinya Komatsu illustrated this one. 46 other cards of Machamp list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Shinya Komatsu. I count 17 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Astral Radiance set binder is where a full Astral Radiance 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.