Machamp [Trainer Deck A] - Pokemon Base Set #8
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Machamp [Trainer Deck A] Card Facts & History
5 facts about this card
Set Lore
Trainer Deck A Machamp is a true pre-release oddity: Bulbapedia notes that this non-holo version lacking the 1st Edition stamp was included in Trainer Deck A, a deck distributed to prototype Pokémon Leagues before the TCG officially launched in North America.
Card History
This Machamp comes from the very first wave of Pokémon TCG history, debuting in Base Set and standing out as one of the earliest heavyweight Stage 2 Fighting-type cards collectors ever chased.
Artist
The card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori, the original Pokémon character designer, which gives this Machamp a direct visual link to the franchise's earliest official artwork style.
In-Game
Its card flavor text echoes Machamp's classic game-era Pokédex identity as a monster whose punches can send foes clear over the horizon, matching the over-the-top power fantasy that defined Machamp in early Pokémon games.
Card History
The Strikes Back Pokémon Power made this card memorable in early play because Machamp punished attackers even when it was Knocked Out, a nasty bit of retaliation that fit its bruiser reputation perfectly.