Machamp · Scarlet & Violet 151, what to know.
About the Machamp card
Numbered 68 of 207 in Scarlet & Violet 151, released in September 2023, Machamp is a Rare, a Stage 2 Fighting-type carrying 180 HP.
It evolves from Machoke, so Machamp is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
Illustrated by Ryuta Fuse.
Machamp carries this Pokédex flavor text: "With four arms that react more quickly than it can think, it can execute many punches at once."
About Machamp in the Pokémon world
The Fighting-type final form of the Machop line. Four arms. Base Set holo Machamp is the only holo card guaranteed to appear in 1st Edition Base Set starter decks (the Bulbasaur preconstructed deck). Its 1st Edition print is dramatically more common than other Base holos in 1st Edition because of this. The Unlimited print population mostly came from booster packs and is much smaller.
What is Machamp worth?
Machamp is a non-holo Rare. In Scarlet & Violet 151, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Machamp trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Machamp before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
On Machamp, look at the corners and the framed border first. Non-holo Rares took more handling than the chase holos, so a sharp, centered copy of Machamp in a true PSA 10 is harder to find than the print run suggests.
If you are collecting Machamp
For Machamp, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Submission math on Machamp rarely works unless the card has independent demand.
