Even more good cards!:smile:
130 HP is great for a stage 2. The psychic weakness hurts, and the retreat cost is a bit heavy.
Machamp is pretty well-known for its first attack, Take Out. For one energy, you can do 40, but if the defending is a basic Pokemon, it is an automatic KO. This attack can make it a huge threat against cards like SPs. Its second attack, 30 for two, can let you flip 4 coins, and it will do 30 times the number of heads. This means that you have the chance to do 30, 60, 90, 120, or none, so you can see some luck here. The third attack (Yes, this Pokemon has lots of attacks), 4 for 60 (three with a DCE), will let you do 60 plus 10 for each damage counter on Machamp. No wonder, Machamp has some awesome attack coverage, and most of its attacks have a huge potential.
Overall 9/10 in modified, 10/10 in limited, and 4/10 in unlimited
In modified, this card is extremely good. With so many SP Pokemon running rampant, Machamp can become their worst nightmares thanks to its first attack. Its first attack also has donk potential. In fact, thanks to it, Machamp was the card that truly brought the meaning of "donk" to this world. Hurricane Punch might be risky, but Rage also has potential, especially since Machamp has some rather high HP. The only issue is that the card has developed some rather dangerous counters, like the Toxitank combo, Uxie Lv.X, or Mismagius SF. Despite this, Machamp has huge potential thanks to its attacks, and it is well known as one of the most notorious cards in modified.
In limited, this card is still very good. With small amounts of counters for it almost non-existent, Machamp becomes a force to be reckoned with. With so many basics in SF, Take Out can give you some quick, easy games, and the second and third attacks can do lots of damage too. It can even use Machamp Lv.X to further increase potential. Indeed, Machamp is certainly worth to play in a :fighting: deck, if you manage to pull one out.
In unlimited, this card is now around the decent range. The issue is that once again, there are multiple ways this card can be countered, especially with the big presence of
sychic: Pokemon. Despite this, it still has some awesome attacking potential, and it could bring about some nasty, surprise donks here as well with its first attack.