Pokémon · Black & White
Machamp
Plasma Blast · #50 · Rare · 2013
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From
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Market reference
$0.77
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 50 / 105
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Machoke
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 68
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Machamp plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Reinforced Lariat) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥70 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Machoke first).
How to beat Machamp
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Machamp?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its four muscled arms slam foes with powerful punches and chops at blinding speed."
FCCKnock Off — 60
Discard a random card from your opponent's hand.
FFCCReinforced Lariat — 80+
If this Pokémon has a Pokémon Tool card attached to it, this attack does 40 more damage.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Machamp was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/27| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.44 | $0.75 | $19.98 | $0.77 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $6.88 | $11.80 | $134.82 | $10.72 | $96.94 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.58 |
| 7-day average | €0.85 |
| 30-day average | €0.88 |
| Low | €0.20 |
| Trend price | €0.76 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.49 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.90 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.86 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.11 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.11 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Machamp is real?
Machamp is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Machamp worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Machamp is $0.77; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Machamp from?
Machamp is from the Pokémon set "Plasma Blast" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Machamp?
Machamp is a Rare card in the Plasma Blast set.
Other Machamp printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
