Machamp SWSH243/307 · SWSH Black Star Promos

SWSH Black Star Promos is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 15 November 2019. The printed size is 307. This checklist is longer, at 304 cards. Machamp is SWSH243/307, in position 243 of 304 on this checklist. Before it is SWSH242 Comfey, and after it is SWSH244 Scorbunny. The listed rarity is Promo.

Machamp is a Stage 2 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).

GOSSAN illustrated this card. The same name is on 57 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 Promo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and GOSSAN illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 41 other cards of Machamp list a different HP.

Crisis Muscles is listed as Ability. If your opponent has 3 or fewer Prize cards remaining, this Pokémon gets +150 HP. The attack Strong-Arm Lariat lists 100+ damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting. You may do 100 more damage. If you do, during your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 2. 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 F.

I keep a set binder for SWSH Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the SWSH Black Star Promos 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.