# Machamp #49/101 — Plasma Blast

## Summary

Machamp is a Gen I Fighting staple, and the four-armed Champion has never lacked admirers among players who grew up on Kanto. Its Badge of Discipline ignoring Resistance gave the Plasma Blast copy a niche role, but as a plain Rare it sat mid-tier, wanted by completionists more than chasers.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Plasma Blast |
| Number | 49/101 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | Naoki Saito |
| Release date | 2013-08-14 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage2 |
| Evolves from | Machoke |
| HP | 150 |
| Types | Fighting |
| Ability: Badge of Discipline | The damage of each of your Fighting Pokémon’s attacks isn’t affected by Resistance. |
| Attack: Close Combat | cost Fighting/Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — damage 120 — Flip a coin. If tails, during your opponent's next turn, any damage done to this Pokémon by attacks is increased by 30 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). |
| Weakness | Psychic ×2 |
| Retreat | 3 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Machamp #068](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/machamp) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: unavailable (insufficient data).
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-01T09:12:03.297Z
- Floor delivered ask: unavailable (no depth coverage).
- Quant score: unavailable (insufficient data).

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2013-08-14T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-01T09:12:03.297Z, confidence 90%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-07T02:32:40.498Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/plasma-blast/machamp-49)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw10-49%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)