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Machamp is a humanoid {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} with four well-muscled arms. It has bluish-gray skin, red eyes, and 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 and wears a golden power-save belt that resembles a {{wp|championship belt}}. 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 five hundred punches a second. With only one hand, it can move a mountain. 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.

 

As Gigantamax Machamp, it swells to enormous proportions and acquires immeasurable strength. Due to [[Gigantamax]]ing, its arms are filled with Gigantamax energy, making its punches as hard as bomb blasts. Its bluish-gray skin becomes darker. The middle ridge located on its head becomes longer compared to the other two. All three ridges are also darker now. The sclera of the brown eyes become bright yellow. The neck extends with black markings. The four fists are now colored dark orange with yellow lines connecting to two orange spots on each arm. The golden belt extends with several more notches. The black markings now extend down the legs and stop above the ankles.

In ''[[XY035|The Forest Champion!]]'', a Machamp was the rival of {{AP|Hawlucha}} and the previous champion of the forest where they lived. Machamp was tricked by a ruffian pair of {{p|Ursaring}} and {{p|Conkeldurr}} 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.

A Machamp appeared in a fantasy in ''[[JN034|Solitary and Menacing!]]'', under the ownership of [[Bea]]. It reappeared in ''[[JN085|Battle Three With Bea!]]'' and ''[[JN086|A Battle of Mega Versus Max!]]'' during Bea's third battle with Ash, where it was shown to be capable of [[Gigantamax]]ing. It reappeared again in [[JN092]].

In ''[[PG02|The Chase]]'', an [[International Police]] {{wp|SWAT}} team used a Machamp during the raid on the [[Viridian Gym]]. The Machamp smashed one of Viridian Gym’s walls open.

[[Bea]]'s Machamp debuted in <!--PASS25-->the {{chap|Sword & Shield}}, where it battled [[Oleana]]'s {{p|Garbodor}}. It is capable of [[Gigantamax]]ing.

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Machamp may be a combination of ''macho'' ({{wp|Spanish (language)|Spanish}} for ''overly masculine'' or ''chauvinist'') and ''champion''. ''Macho'' has come to mean tough or masculine in English. Akin to {{p|Mr. Mime}}, the masculine attribute has no reflection on gender assignment, as both species can be male and female; however, {{p|Machop}}'s evolutionary line does have a 3:1 male:female ratio, making the species predominantly—but not entirely—male. The name may also incorporate the term ''{{wp|Mach number|Mach}}'', referring to the high speeds at which Machamp can dole out its powerful punches.

Kairiky is a corruption of 怪力 ''kairiki'' (superhuman strength). It is worth noting that ''kairiki'' is the Japanese name of {{m|Strength}}.

|ja=カイリキー ''Kairiky''|jameaning=Corruption of {{tt|怪力 ''kairiki''|superhuman strength}}

|fr=Mackogneur|frmeaning=From ''macho'' and ''{{tt|cogneur|bruiser}}''.

|de=Machomei|demeaning=From ''{{tt|machomai|Greek for 'I fight'}}'', or ''Macho'' and ''{{tt|Meister|master}}''

|ko=괴력몬 ''Goeryeokmon''|komeaning=From {{tt|괴력 ''gweryeok''|superhuman strength}} and {{tt|''monster''|몬스터}}

|zh_yue=怪力 ''Gwaailihk''|zh_yuemeaning=Means "Bewildering strength" or "Monster strength"

|zh_cmn=怪力 ''Guàilì''|zh_cmnmeaning=Means "Bewildering strength" or "Monster strength"