Machamp (Pokémon)

|}
Machamp (Japanese: カイリキー Kairiky) is a introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from when traded or when exposed to a Linking Cord. It is the final form of .
(Refer to Game data→Evolution data for more details.)
Machamp can Gigantamax into Gigantamax Machamp if it has the .
==Biology==
Machamp is a with four well-muscled arms. It has bluish-gray skin, red eyes, and large, pale, yellow lips. On its head, there are three brown ridges right above its eyes. It has two arms on each side of its body: a pair located in the normal position, and another pair directly above that attaches on the top of the shoulders. It has black markings that resemble briefsゴーリキーとカイリキーのパンツのヒミツ - カイリキーのヒミツ｜キレてる！カイリキーGYM｜ポケモンだいすきクラブ (archived) and wears a golden power-save belt that resembles a . Its legs have considerable muscle tone, and its feet have two toes each.
Machamp are said to know every martial arts style in the world. It punches extremely quickly, throwing 500 punches a second. With only one hand, it can move a mountain. In Generation VII, was its signature move. Because of its four arms, it can hit from a multitude of angles and pin all of its foe's limbs down at once. Its arms also allow it to attack and defend simultaneously. The four arms react much faster than Machamp can think. However, it has poor dexterity, and cannot handle delicate work without its arms becoming tangled. The belt it wears restricts its muscle activity, but it can cause consequences if removed. Being the result of an evolution via trading, Machamp is rarely found in the wild, though they can be found in the . In Alola, Machamp is used as a Ride Pokémon called Machamp Shove, where Marchamp carries humans on its arms while moving large rocks out fo the way. 
In Generation II, was its signature move.
===Forms===
Machamp has a Gigantamax form.
As Gigantamax Machamp, it swells to enormous proportions and acquires immeasurable strength. Due to Gigantamaxing, its arms are filled with Gigantamax energy, making its punches as hard as bomb blasts. Its bluish-gray skin becomes darker. The ridges on its head are also darker, with the middle ridge becoming longer. Its eyes become bright yellow. The neck extends with black markings. The four fists are now dark orange, with orange-yellow veins connecting to two orange spots on each arm. The belt extends with several more notches. The black markings now extend down the legs and stop above the ankles. Three red clouds circle around its waist.
Gigantamax Machamp is the only known Pokémon capable of using the G-Max Move .
{| style="background: #; border: 3px solid #"
Machamp
===Evolution===
Machamp evolves from and is the final form of .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
Machamp in the
===Game locations===
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
====In side games====
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
====In events====
|}
=====Wild Area News=====
|}
===Held items===
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.
|}
===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Machamp is available in , , and Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
====By leveling up====
====By TM/TR====
====By ====
====By tutoring====
====By a prior Evolution====
====By transfer from another generation====
===Side game data===
====Machamp====
|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
|}
====Gigantamax Machamp====
|}
===Form data===
====Gigantamax====
===Evolution data===
Machamp evolves from when traded. In , it can also evolve from Machoke when exposed to a Linking Cord.
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
In The Battle of the Badge, loaned a Machamp to Jessie, James, and after he put them in charge of the Viridian Gym. It was subsequently used in their against , where it defeated .
In From Brags to Riches, Gavin owns a Machamp. Morrison battled it with his during the Ever Grande Conference, and Gligar managed to defeat Machamp.
In Sitting Psyduck, 's Machamp chased after her runaway .
In Bibarel Gnaws Best!, the expert stonecutter owns multiple Machamp. They served as construction workers under the supervision of Isis.
In The Forest Champion!, a Machamp was the rival of and the previous champion of the forest where they lived. Machamp was tricked by a ruffian pair of and into having a rematch with Hawlucha, but when the two troublemakers interfered with their duel, Machamp took them out with a single move and called off the fight. Machamp was later seen watching Hawlucha agree to join Ash, promising to look after the forest in the Wrestling Pokémon's stead.
In The Sinnoh Iceberg Race!, Jessie pulled a from the Rocket Prize Master and used it during their scheme to steal the Pokémon participating in the Pokémon Iceberg Race.
A Machamp appeared in a fantasy in Solitary and Menacing!, under the ownership of Bea. It reappeared in Battle Three With Bea! and A Battle of Mega Versus Max! during Bea's third battle with Ash, where it was shown to be capable of Gigantamaxing. It reappeared again in The Winding Path to Greatness!.
====Minor appearances====
Machamp debuted in The Punchy Pokémon, where two of them competed in the P1 Grand Prix. One lost to Ash's Primeape, while the other lost to 's .
In the beginning of Mewtwo Strikes Back and its remake Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution, Raymond used a Machamp to battle Ash and his Squirtle, but it was defeated by Squirtle's .
A 's Machamp appeared in The Mandarin Island Miss-Match.
In The Power of One, a Machamp sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
A Machamp appeared in the Japanese credits of Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
A Machamp appeared in a fantasy in The Rivalry Revival.
In Beauty and the Breeder, a 's Machamp participated in the Pokémon Beauty Contest.
In Ring Masters, a Machamp competed in Rikishii Town's Sumo Conference. It went up against Ash's Snorlax in the semifinals and lost.
In Machoke, Machoke Man!, a Machamp was at the Cianwood Gym.
A Machamp appeared in Extreme Pokémon!, under the ownership of a participant in the Extreme Pokémon Race.
A Trainer's Machamp appeared in The Ties That Bind.
A Machamp appeared in Playing with Fire!.
A Trainer's Machamp appeared in a fantasy in Like a Meowth to a Flame.
In Saved by the Beldum, a Trainer's Machamp attended the Ever Grande Conference.
In Numero Uno Articuno, Noland's Machamp lived at the .
In The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon, the Mirage Master used a Mirage Machamp as part of his army.
In Harley Rides Again, a 's Machamp competed in the Wisteria Town Pokémon Contest.
A Machamp appeared in Shapes of Things to Come!, under the ownership of a .
A Machamp appeared in To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!, under the ownership of one of the participants of Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament.
In a flashback in League Unleashed!, a Trainer's Machamp was revealed to have been defeated by 's during the Lily of the Valley Conference.
A Machamp appeared in a flashback in When Light and Dark Collide!.
A Machamp appeared in Battling With a Clean Slate!.
Two Trainers' Machamp appeared in Alola to New Adventure!.
A Trainer's Machamp appeared in First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!.
In To Top a Totem!, four Machamp helped lift some logs. In A Mission of Ultra Urgency!, another three Machamp were trying to deal with a . In the banned episode SM064, another four Machamp were defeated by a few from Akala Island.
Two Trainers' Machamp appeared in One Journey Ends, Another Begins...
A Trainer's Machamp appeared in Faba's Revenge!.
In Pushing the Fiery Envelope!, a 's Machamp took part in a Battle Royal. It ended up being defeated by the 's . In A Young Royal Flame Ignites!, Machamp took part in another Battle Royal.
In Smashing with Sketch!, a Trainer's Machamp competed in the Pokémon Ping-Pong tournament.
A Trainer's Machamp appeared in A Young Royal Flame Ignites!.
In The Power of Us, a Machamp was following Harriet around.
A Trainer's Machamp appeared in Dummy, You Shrunk the Kids!.
A Trainer's Machamp appeared in Turning the Other Mask!.
Two Machamp appeared in This Magik Moment!, with one under the ownership of a Trainer and the other filming a quiz show by holding one camera in each of its arms.
In a flashback in The Dealer of Destruction!, a Trainer's Machamp was battling another Trainer's on Mount Lanakila.
In Splash, Dash, and Smash for the Crown!, Kasukarp owned two Machamp. Three additional Machamp helped out at the Magikarp High Jump Competition.
A Trainer's Machamp appeared in Secrets of the Jungle.
A Trainer's Machamp appeared in Aim For The Eight!.
A Machamp belonging to appeared in Distant Blue Sky!. It battled against , only to be defeated.
A Machamp appeared in HZ069, under the ownership of a Fried Noodle Stand owner.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Generations===
In The Chase, an International Police team used a Machamp during the raid on the Viridian Gym. The Machamp smashed one of Viridian Gym's walls open.
In The Challenger, Bruno used a Machamp against 's , but it lost to its .
===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
In Letter, Bea owns a Machamp. It battled and lost to Leon's Charizard in a Pokémon League tournament. In Training, Machamp was alongside Bea and her other Pokémon in the Wild Area. In Buddy, Machamp was seen on television.
===GOTCHA!===
A Machamp briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, under the ownership of Bruno.
==In the manga==
===Magical Pokémon Journey===
Machamp is a Pokémon owned in Magical Pokémon Journey.
===Movie adaptations===
A Machamp appeared in ICYR2, under the ownership of Borosue.
===Pocket Monsters DP===
A Machamp appeared in PMDP16.
===Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon===
A competitor's Machamp appeared in Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon.
===Pocket Monsters HGSS===
A Machamp appeared in PMHGSS18.
===Pokémon Adventures===
Machamp first appeared in Tauros the Tyrant, where a used it in an attempt to catch .
 has a Machamp that debuted as a Machoke in A Tale of Ninetales. He was accidentally traded with , along with Blue's other Pokémon, when Red and Blue's s got mixed up. Under Red's ownership, Machoke evolved into Machamp before being returned to Blue.
A Machamp appeared in Can You Diglett? as a silhouette when Agatha and Lorelei explained to Red about how Pokémon and people can't coexist with each other.
In Make Way for Magikarp, Bruno used a Machamp that, unlike all other Machoke who evolve from trade in this manga, had kept on its power-absorbing belt to be used later. With this power, it defeated Red's Poli before it was defeated by Vee as a . It briefly returned in the to participate in a Pokéathlon match against .
Machamp was one of the Pokémon used by Chuck against Blue's Rhydon in Entranced by Entei.
Multiple Machamp were used by s in Tackling Tangrowth and Mixing It Up with Machamp.
Three Machamp appeared in a flashback in Pinsir Glares.
A Ride Machamp appeared in Thieving and Boss Crabominable, where it was used by to protect him from a group of . It reappeared in The Truth and Island Kahuna Hapu and Battle in Vast Poni Canyon.
Bea's Machamp debuted in Rumble!! The Horrific Darkest Day, where it battled Oleana's . It is capable of Gigantamaxing.
===Pokémon Battle Frontier===
 battled a Machamp in Aim for the Top! in order to reach the top of the Battle Pyramid.
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
In Return to Hareta's Home Forest!, the reporter that Hareta encountered used a Machamp in battle.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
A Machamp appeared in Let's Aim For The Goal!.
A Machamp appeared in a flashback in Let's Fight For The Future!!.
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
In The Challenge at Celadon University!, Shu battled a Machamp at Celadon University's campus hospital to prevent it from destroying the entire building.
A Machamp appeared in GDZ45, under the ownership of Hinako.
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
 and each own a Machamp, as seen in Catch That Pokémon Thief!! and Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Baseball Tournament!!, respectively.
 sent out a Machamp in order to get rid of , and when they went to the amusement park that he built in The Thrill of a Perfect Score, Big Rampage at the Amusement Park!. It reappeared in Get The Last Badge!!, Good-Bye, Pikachu?!, and Pokémon Hair Salon Opens!!.
A Machamp is one of Bruno's Pokémon in the Pokémon League, as seen in Clefairy's Under Training!!.
A Machamp appeared in Panic on the Luxury Liner?!.
A Machamp appeared in Squirtle, the Crybaby Pokémon, under the ownership of .
A Machamp appeared in Team Rocket's Downfall!!.
A Machamp appeared in Pikachu's Birthday Party.
A Machamp appeared in Clefairy's Pikachu Robot.
A Machamp appeared in I Want to Become Popular!!, under the ownership of a boy.
A Machamp appeared in Demanding Tests at the Pokémon School!.
A Machamp appeared in Pokémon Snowball Fight.
A Machamp appeared in The Food Battle.
A Machamp appeared in Legend Of The Strongest Pokémon!!.
===Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire===
A Machamp appeared in Serious Bicycle Match!, under the ownership of Rydel's rival.
===Pokémon Zensho===
Giovanni used a Machamp against in PZ05.
==In the TCG==
==Other appearances==
===Pokkén Tournament===
Machamp is a Battle Pokémon in Pokkén Tournament. Its moves include , , , , , and . During Synergy Burst, it can use the Burst Attack Dynamic Fury.
======
Two Machamp appeared in . One of them was seen directing traffic. A Ditto also transformed into one.
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
Machamp appears as a .
===Pokémon UNITE===
Machamp is playable through obtaining a Unite License. It is a melee all-rounder that starts as Machop and evolves into Machoke at level 5, which evolves into Machamp at level 9.
===Celestial===
Machamp appeared in the music video for Celestial.
==Trivia==
* In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Machamp was originally known as "Ju-Doh". This name is a corruption of judo, a fighting style.
*Machamp could be seen as a counterpart to . They are both the last stage of a three-part evolutionary line, they reach their final stage by trading, level up at a Medium Slow rate, and they both have a 75% male gender ratio. Also, Machamp excels at the stat, while Alakazam excels at the stat. Their evolutionary lines are also next to each other in the National Pokédex. Moreover, a girl in Oreburgh City will trade her Abra for a Machop. Additionally, their base friendship is the same at 70, and all Pokémon in both of their respective evolutionary lines are in the Human-Like Egg Group. Finally, while Machamp has a Gigantamax form, Alakazam has a Mega Evolution.
** Machamp also can be seen as a counterpart to the evolutionary line. Both of them are Pokémon whose Attack is their highest stat. They both have below average speed. They share the same base stat total. They both have same gender ratio, they both have three-evolutionary stages, and they both reach their respective final-evolutionary stage through trading.
** Besides Alakazam and Conkeldurr, Machamp can also be seen as a counterpart to . All four Pokémon can be obtained through evolution induced by trade. Gengar and Machamp are also capable of Gigantamaxing starting in Generation VIII and belong to two Gym Leaders in the Galar region, depending on which game is played; Machamp belongs to Bea in Pokémon Sword, while Gengar belongs to Allister in Pokémon Shield.
* Machamp's Japanese name, Kairiky, is similar to the Japanese name of the move .
** Additionally, in Mandarin and Cantonese Chinese, Machamp shares its name with Strength; and respectively.
===Origin===
Machamp appears to be based on a or . Seeing as it has more than two arms and blue skin, Machamp might also be based on a Hindu god, perhaps or .
Gigantamax Machamp, appearance-wise, resembles the general depictions of the giants from the series, especially with its eyes and head ornaments. These particular warriors are protectors of the universe and often could only be gigantic for a limited time (much like Dynamax as a whole).
====Name origin====
Machamp may be a combination of macho (manly; Spanish and Portuguese for male) and champ.
Kairiky may be derived from 怪力 kairiki (superhuman strength), which is the name of its in Japanese.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Blue's Machamp
* Machamp (MPJ)
* Machamp (Pokkén)
* Machamp (UNITE)
* Gigantamax
==External links==
==References==
|}
Category:Pokémon that are included in the Japan-only Pokémon Stadium
de:Machomei
es:Machamp
fr:Mackogneur
it:Machamp
ja:カイリキー
zh:怪力