#0068 · Kanto · Generation 1

Machamp

Superpower Pokémon · Fighting-type

Machamp is a Fighting-type Pokémon, the Superpower Pokémon, number 68 (#0068) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 1 and comes from the Kanto region. It is 1.6 m tall and weighs 130 kg.

Machamp is the four-armed Superpower Pokémon, said to be a master of every martial art there is and able to throw 1,000 punches in about two seconds. For all that strength, its clumsy fingers make it hopeless at delicate work.

How to pronounce Machamp

Machamp is pronounced muh-CHAMP. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Machamp said out loud:

In Japanese it is カイリキー (Kairiky).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Machamp stands 1.6 m tall and weighs 130 kg. It has bluish-grey skin, red eyes, big pale yellow lips and three brown ridges above its eyes. Two of its four muscular arms sit in the normal place and the other pair attach on top of its shoulders. A golden power-save belt, shaped like a wrestling championship belt, rings its waist.

Behaviour

The Pokédex says Machamp's four arms react faster than it can think, which lets it attack and defend at once. It grabs foes with all four arms and throws them over the horizon, and its fighting spirit flares up against a tough opponent. It tends to leap into action before thinking, and any task needing care, such as fine work with its fingers, leaves its arms tangled.

Habitat

Machamp only appears through evolution by trade, so it seldom turns up in the wild, but Bulbapedia places it in the mountains.

Powers

Machamp has Guts and No Guard, with Steadfast hidden. Close Combat, Dynamic Punch, Cross Chop and Submission put its four arms to work, and its base Attack of 130 is its calling card. Gigantamax Machamp, over 25 m tall, fills its arms with Gigantamax energy so its punches land like bomb blasts, and it is the only known Pokémon that can use G-Max Chi Strike.

Name origin

Machamp may combine 'macho' (Spanish and Portuguese for 'male') with 'champ'. The Japanese name is Kairiky (カイリキー), possibly from kairiki ('superhuman strength'), which is also the Japanese word behind its category.

Design inspiration

Its build suggests a bodybuilder or wrestler. With extra arms and blue skin it might also draw on Hindu gods such as Shiva or Vishnu, and its crests and large lips could nod to the Kinnikuman series. Gigantamax Machamp resembles the giant heroes of the Ultra series, who can only stay huge for a short time. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Machoke evolves into Machamp by trade, or with a Linking Cord in newer games. Machamp is the end of the line.

In the games

Gym Leader Bea closes her Sword battle with a Gigantamax Machamp, and in Sun and Moon it works as the Machamp Shove ride Pokémon. A Generation I original, it cannot be obtained in Scarlet and Violet. In Legends: Z-A it is an Alpha in Wild Zone 20 of Centrico Plaza, and the Mega Dimension DLC adds it to Hyperspace Lumiose.

In the anime

In 'The Battle of the Badge', Giovanni loans a Machamp to Jessie, James and Meowth, and it beats Ash's Squirtle. Bea's Machamp can Gigantamax in Journeys, shown in 'A Battle of Mega Versus Max!'.

Fun facts

• In the Red and Green beta, the whole line had martial-arts English names: Karate for Machop, Kungfo for Machoke and Judoh for Machamp.
• Its Chinese name, 怪力 (Guàilì), is also the Chinese name of the move Strength, which was Machamp's signature move in Generation VII.
• In 'The Forest Champion!' a Machamp is the former champion of Hawlucha's forest, and it ends their rematch by knocking out two troublemakers, an Ursaring and a Conkeldurr, with a single move.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Machamp (Pokémon) · Serebii: Machamp (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 90
• Attack: 130
• Defense: 80
• Sp. Atk: 65
• Sp. Def: 85
• Speed: 55

Machamp’s base stat total is 505. Its highest stat is Attack.

Type matchups

What is Machamp weak to?

Machamp takes extra damage from Flying (2×), Psychic (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.

It resists Bug (½×), Rock (½×), Dark (½×).

Evolution

What does Machamp evolve from?

Machamp evolves from Machoke (Trade).

Machamp is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Machop, Machoke, Machamp.

• Machop evolves into Machoke at level 28.

Forms

• Gigantamax Machamp (Gigantamax): Fighting-type, base stat total 505 (HP 90, Attack 130, Defense 80, Sp. Atk 65, Sp. Def 85, Speed 55). Abilities: Guts, No Guard, Steadfast (hidden).

Abilities

• Guts: Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.
• No Guard: Ensures all moves used by and against the Pokémon hit.
• Steadfast (hidden ability): Raises Speed one stage upon flinching.

Moves

Moves Machamp learns by level up in Sword / Shield

TM moves (56)

Machamp can learn 56 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Mega Punch, Mega Kick, Fire Punch, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch, Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Dig, Light Screen, Rest, Rock Slide, Thief, Snore, Protect, Scary Face, Attract, Rain Dance, Sunny Day, Facade, Helping Hand, Revenge, Brick Break, Rock Tomb, Rock Blast, Payback, Assurance, Fling, Cross Poison, Low Sweep, Round, Retaliate, Bulldoze, Stomping Tantrum, Body Slam, Flamethrower, Low Kick, Earthquake, Focus Energy, Metronome, Fire Blast, Substitute, Reversal, Endure, Sleep Talk, Encore, Superpower, Bulk Up, Close Combat, Poison Jab, Focus Blast, Stone Edge, Heavy Slam, Work Up, Darkest Lariat, High Horsepower, Throat Chop.

Egg moves (5), which Machop can hatch knowing:Bullet Punch, Counter, Quick Guard, Submission, Tickle.

Move tutor moves (1): Coaching.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 75% male, 25% female.
• Egg groups: Human-Like.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 3 Attack effort values.
• Base experience yield: 227.

Pokédex entries

In close combat, its four arms afford it offensive and defensive supremacy. In but a blink, this valiant Pokémon can overwhelm its foes with more than 1,000 blows from its fists. (Legends: Arceus)

With four arms that react more quickly than it can think, it can execute many punches at once. (Crystal, Shield)

It quickly swings its four arms to rock its opponents with ceaseless punches and chops from all angles. (Gold, HeartGold, Sword)

One arm alone can move mountains. Using all four arms, this Pokémon fires off awesome punches. (Yellow, Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!)

With four arms, it can attack and defend simultaneously. It's said to have mastered every martial art in the world. (Ultra Moon)

It grasps its opponents with its four arms and twists them up in an intricate hold. People call it “the Machamp special.” (Ultra Sun)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Heaviest Fighting type in Gen 1: 130 kg.
• Tallest Fighting type in Gen 1: 1.6 m.
• Highest HP among Fighting types in Gen 1: 90, shared with 1 other.
• Highest Attack among Fighting types in Gen 1: 130.
• Taller than 77% of all Pokémon (1.6 m).
• Heavier than 87% of all Pokémon (130 kg).
• Base stat total 505, ranked #262 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is Attack, ranked #42 of 1,025.
• One of 73 Fighting-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 107 gray Pokémon.
• Number 68 of 151 Pokémon introduced in Generation 1 (Kanto).
• Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
• Can learn 72 different moves in Sword / Shield.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Has 1 alternate form.
• Appears in 18 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Machamp (Pokémon), Serebii: Machamp (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (muh-CHAMP): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 19 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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