1st Edition
How to spot it: 1st Edition stamp in the bottom-left of the artwork frame.
First print window; smaller run than Unlimited.
01Card Stats
Stage 2 (evolves from Machoke)
HP
100
TypeFighting
RarityRare Holo
IllustratorKen Sugimori
WeaknessPsychic ×2
Retreat●●●
SetBase Set
Released1999
02Editions and Print Runs
Printed in the WotC era when 1st Edition, Shadowless, and Unlimited distinctions still applied.
Shadowless
How to spot it: No drop shadow on the right and bottom of the artwork box; thinner, lighter frame.
Early Unlimited sub-print between 1st Edition and Unlimited; scarcer than standard Unlimited.
Unlimited
How to spot it: No 1st Edition stamp; standard print frame.
Most common version of this card.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Rare Holo
- Foiling
- Promo-style finish — see set notes for specifics.
- Alt art / specials
- No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.
05Language and Regional Versions
- English
- Standard English release.
- Japanese
- Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
- European
- Localized European prints exist with translated text.
- Other
- No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.
06Current Market Value
| Holo | 1st Edition ~$14 (abundant — included in every Base Set 2-Player Starter Set) · Shadowless ~$55 (the scarcer variant), raw (PriceCharting realized, May 2026) |
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One of the most recognizable Base Set holos. Unusually, its 1st-Edition stamp is the common starter-deck print, so Shadowless trades above 1st Edition.
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07Why Collectors Want It
- Original WotC-era printing from the Base Set set — foundational vintage Machamp.
- Final evolution of the Machop line — its 1999 Base Set #8 holo (the iconic 2-Player Starter Set 1st Edition print) is a classic WotC chase.
- Required for any complete Machamp master set across eras.
- Collectors of the Base Set set need this card to finish it.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Stage 2 Machamp with 100 HP; top attack around 60 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Ability: Strikes Back
Whenever your opponent's attack damages Machamp (even if Machamp is Knocked Out), this power does 10 damage to the attacking Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance.) This power can't be used if Machamp is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed when your opponent attacks.
Seismic Toss
- Weakness
- Psychic ×2
- Retreat cost
- 3
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: WotC-era Machamp PSA 10 populations vary; small numbers across most sets.
Graded copies command notable premiums over raw, especially for 1st Edition prints.
Other graders: BGS and CGC also grade vintage Pokemon; PSA dominates secondary-market liquidity.