Machamp-EX XY108/211 · XY Black Star Promos

XY Black Star Promos is a set in the XY series. It was released on 12 October 2013. The printed size is 211. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. Machamp-EX is XY108/211, in position 109 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is XY107 Mewtwo-EX, and after it is XY109 Gyarados. The listed rarity is Promo.

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

Eske Yoshinob illustrated this card. The same name is on 177 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 Promo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Eske Yoshinob illustrated this one. 45 other cards of Machamp list a different HP.

The attack Steaming Mad lists 20× damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. 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 XY Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the XY 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.