Dwayne's Machamp

**Dwayne's Machamp** (Japanese: **ドゥエインのカイリキー** *Douein's Kairiky*) is the sixth Pokémon that Dwayne captured during his travels in the Kanto region, and his seventh overall.

## **New Era**

### **Indigo Challenge**

While traveling through Route 7, Dwayne makes a stop for lunch, and sets a picnic with his Pokémon. At that moment, Dwayne notices a Machop peeking from behind a rock nearby. Just then, Machop hops over Dwayne, wanting the rice ball he had. Machop takes it and climbs atop a rock to eat it. Dwayne decides to catch it by merely throwing a Poké Ball at him, but Machop throws the rice ball, which the Poké Ball catches, and Dwayne becomes visibly infuriated. Machop then charges towards him, but Dwayne's Budew suddenly jumps in front of Dwayne and takes the hit for him. As Dwayne calls out to Budew to check her well-being, Machop jumps on Dwayne's face, and begins beating him up. Budew sees this, and quickly uses Bullet Seed, but Machop grabs Dwayne and uses him as a human shield, and Budew cancels the attack as Dwayne gets hit with the attack instead. Machop then leaves Dwayne beaten and without his hat as it climbs atop a tree, now wearing the hat.

Dwayne gets up and notices his hat is missing. Dwayne confronts Machop as the Pokémon mocks Dwayne, flaunting his hat while flipping him off. Dwayne climbs the tree to reclaim the hat. Dwayne manages to climb high enough, though Machop attacks him with Mega Punch and jumps off, sending Dwayne hurdling back down. As Machop focuses on Dwayne, Budew attacks Machop from behind with Razor Leaf, which leaves Machop irate. As Machop stomps his foot in anger, it suddenly evolves into Machoke, catching everyone off-guard.

Dwayne notices his hat on the ground and Budew runs for it. However, Machoke jumps between Budew and Dwayne's hat. Budew bravely stares Machoke in the eye, and Machoke reclaims the hat, all the while mocking Budew. Budew attacks with Bullet Seed, but it only makes Machoke angrier. Dwayne theorizes that Machoke may just be afraid and lonely, and decides to approach it with kindness, but it pounds on himand sends him flying. Machoke then runs after Dwayne and Budew.

Dwayne and Budew keep running as Machoke destroys everything in its path. Machoke then fires off a Focus Blast, but Budew deflects it with Pin Missile. Dwayne then decides to get serious and catch Machoke. He tells Budew to fire Razor Leaf, but it only makes Machoke angrier. Budew tries to use Razor Leaf again, but Machoke's punches destroy the leaves. Budew then tries to use Bullet Seed, but Machoke dodges before pounding Budew with several punches. Machoke is relentless, though Budew suddenly puts on a brave face, and pushes Machoke off of her. Budew takes more punches before suddenly evolving into Roselia, and Machoke stumbles back surprised by the sudden evolution. After evolving, Roselia fires off her newly-learned Leech Seed, which grows vines that latch onto Machoke and drain it of its energy, and Roselia takes this opportunity to retrieve Dwayne's hat, which she successfully does. Machoke then slowly marches towards Dwayne while still getting its energy drained, and Roselia continues the attack with a devastating Petal Dance. Machoke slumps as Dwayne tosses the Poké Ball. Machoke goes inside as the Ball rattles. It stops, the catch an apparent success. However, the Ball starts to rattle again, but it stops a second time, this time inert as Dwayne claims the Ball holding his newly captured Machoke. The Poké Ball then gets immediately teleported away, as Dwayne suddenly remembers that he already had six Pokémon with him, and any more additional Pokémon would be immediately transported to Professor Oak's Laboratory.

Machoke was transferred back into Dwayne's team when they took part in the P1 Grand Prix, a tournament exclusive for Fighting-type Pokémon. The first battle commences between Machoke and a Machop. Machop repeatedly chops Machoke, sending the Pokémon flying. Without waiting for a command from Dwayne, Machoke attempts to leap at Machop and deliver a kick, but Machop catches him and uses Seismic Toss to send the Pokémon out of the ring. Dwayne dives to save him, but misses. He asks his Pokémon if he is okay, but Machoke gives Dwayne a tearful look. However, after some motivation from Dwayne, Machoke shakes it off and jumps back into the ring. Now fully obeying Dwayne's commands, Machoke is able to take control and defeat the Machop with Mega Punch and Brick Break.

Ultimately, Machoke and Anthony's Hitmonchan meet up in the finals. The final battle between Machoke and Hitmonchan begins with Machoke blocking multiple rapid punches from Hitmonchan. Dwayne reminds Machoke to attack, and it manages to sneak through a few hits. Hitmonchan jumps down, but Machoke leaps and grabs him. It uses its Seismic Toss and wins the match, becoming the new P1 Grand Prix Champion. Machoke proudly boasts its new championship belt. Dwayne congratulates Machoke, telling the Pokémon how proud he is. Anthony concludes that Machoke has a lot of natural talent, and offers to train it for Dwayne, but Dwayne seems hesitant.

Outside the arena, Anthony again offers to train Machoke, making him even stronger than before, and Dwayne decides to ask Machoke what he wanted to do, and after some thought, Machoke flexes his muscles, and Dwayne takes this as Machoke wanting to train under Anthony. Dwayne says that he was hoping to battle alongside Machoke at the Pokémon League, and Anthony assures Dwayne that he would return Machoke back to him by the time the Pokémon League kicked off, and said to expect Machoke to become more powerful, and urges him to train his other Pokémon well, otherwise Machoke would outclass them all. Dwayne thanks Anthony and bids goodbye to Machoke, promising to meet him again at the Pokémon League, and urges him to train hard, and Machoke nods in response. Rebecca affirms that she will also make sure her father spends plenty of time with his family. A teary-eyed Machoke waves goodbye to Dwayne as he sets out to continue his journey.

### **Johto Journey**

When Dwayne arrived in Cianwood City to challenge the Cianwood Gym, he found Anthony and a Machamp training there alongside Chuck. When Machamp sees Dwayne, he suddenly sprints towards him and tackles him to the ground, and begins playfully battering him with his arms. Dwayne then realizes that this Machamp was his Machoke, and Anthony confirms, saying that he had evolved during their training together. Upon hearing this, Dwayne asks Anthony why didn't he bring Machamp to him during the Indigo League as promised, and Anthony sheepishly replies that he and Machamp had traveled to Mt. Mortar for training and lost the passage of time, and once they realized the Indigo League was over, they decided to train with Chuck to further enhance their strength before sending Machamp back to him.

Later, during Dwayne's Gym battle against Chuck, Dwayne called to Machamp, who was watching from the stands, and asks if he wanted to battle alongside him. Without a second thought, Machamp leaps into the battlefield, ready to battle together with Dwayne. Chuck's Poliwrath attacks with Ice Punch, but Machamp dodges and knocks out Poliwrath with a single Bullet Punch. Chuck turns his attention to his Machoke and says that the time has come to battle. He orders his Machoke to attack him with a Karate Chop to psyche both himself and Machoke for the round ahead.

Machoke attempts to attack Machamp with many Karate Chops, with Machamp avoiding them as best as he can until he is struck onto the ground. Chuck then crosses his arms and orders Machoke to do a Cross Chop attack. Dwayne then orders Machamp to use Bullet Punch, preventing the Cross Chop attack. Dwayne then orders Machamp to use his own Cross Chop attack, and Machamp strikes Machoke head-on. Chuck then orders Machoke to use Mega Punch, but Machamp manages to grab hold of both of Machoke's arms. With his two extra arms remanining, Machamp strikes Machoke with a devastating Dynamic Punch, which leaves Machoke confused. As Chuck pleads for Machoke to get ahold of himself, Dwayne tells Machamp to finish it off with a Dual Chop, which knocks out Machoke, giving Dwayne and Machamp the victory, and the two celebrate with a dance. Afterwards, Chuck compliments Dwayne's strength and gifts him the Storm Badge as proof of his victory. Outside the Gym, Dwayne thanks Chuck for the battle, and Anthony says that it was clear that Machamp's training was fulfilled and tells Machamp to return to Dwayne's side. Machamp and Anthony shake hands, before walking away with Dwayne. At the Pokémon Center, Dwayne sends Machamp to Professor Oak's Laboratory, telling him to get some well-earned rest and promises to bring him back to compete at the Johto League.

During Dwayne's match against Jade at the Silver Conference, Machamp was chosen as Dwayne's second Pokémon to battle against Jade's Flareon. Jade begins with a Flamethrower, but Machamp evades the attack and throws its opponent into the air with a Dual Chop. Flareon uses the increased altitude to its advantage, landing into its own Fire Blast before ramming straight into Machamp. The flames engulf Machamp, causing it massive damage. Adding insult to injury, Flareon also adds a point-blank Flamethrower to the mix to cripple Machamp, which leaves him burned. Suddenly, Machamp manages to blow the fire away with his sheer strength, and Jade wonders where Machamp gained such power, and Dwayne says that Machamp's Ability was Guts. Machamp charges towards Flareon with a Cross Chop, which overpowers Flareon's Flamethrower defense, knocking it out.

Unfazed, Jade sends out Kangaskhan – the most powerful Pokémon on her team – and Machamp starts with a Dynamic Punch, but Kangaskhan responds with Hyper Beam, and the two attacks prepare to collide. However, despite a last-minute evasion tactic behind a rock, Hyper Beam manages to blast through the boulder and knocks Machamp out.

## **Personality and Characteristics**

Machamp is an incredibly mischievous and particularly irritable Pokémon. His short fuse made him prone to explosive outrages and merciless violence, seen when Machamp, as a Machop, began savagely beating up Dwayne after the latter attempted to capture him, even using him as a human shield when Dwayne's Budew attempted to protect her Trainer. His temper only got worse after his evolution, making him a highly dangerous Pokémon.

Even after his capture, Machamp refused to listen to Dwayne's commands, believing he was strong enough to battle by his own accord. However, after Dwayne protected him from a nasty fall during the P1 Grand Prix, Machamp finally bonded with Dwayne, and when Dwayne decided to leave him with Anthony for training, Machamp had a tearful look on his face as Dwayne departed, showing his newfound affection for his Trainer.

After his training with Anthony and subsequent reunion with Dwayne, Machamp displayed a far more friendly and affectionate demeanor, tackling Dwayne to the ground upon their first re-encounter and playfully battering him with his arms. Eager to battle together again, Machamp leaped into the battlefield during Dwayne's battle against Chuck at the Cianwood Gym upon Dwayne requesting his help, and they celebrated together after their victory.