Character info
The character
Machamp is a Fighting-type Pokémon known for its immense physical strength, with four muscular arms capable of delivering rapid punches and throwing enemies great distances. It is the final evolution of Machop, evolving through Machoke, and has appeared throughout the Pokémon games and animated series as one of the strongest non-Legendary fighters. It is often depicted as a bodyguard or heavy laborer due to its raw power.
This card
This is Machamp GX, card 64 of 147 from the Burning Shadows set, printed in 2017 with a Stage 2 Secret Rare treatment and holographic foil finish. The artwork by 5ban Graphics shows Machamp mid-punch against a rocky backdrop, emphasizing its explosive strength. The card is in English and marked with the star rarity symbol on its collector number.
How it plays
Machamp GX is a Stage 2 Fighting-type Pokémon with 250 HP, weak to Psychic for double damage, and a retreat cost of three energy. Its first attack, Cross-Cut, costs two Fighting energy for 60+ damage, dealing 60 more if the opponent's Active Pokémon is an Evolution Pokémon. Bedrock Breaker costs three Fighting energy for 130 damage and discards any Stadium card in play. Its GX attack, Muscle Punch GX, costs three Fighting energy for 180 damage that ignores Resistance, usable only once per game.
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Card details confirmed
A card with this name and number exists in the public card catalogue, in Burning Shadows, a set of 147 cards, rarity SR. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by 5ban Graphics and published 2017-08-04. Both come from the public catalogue, not from WinnTCG.
A catalogue match is not the authenticity check. It confirms the card is the card it claims to be. Whether it is genuine was checked separately, on the card itself; see Authenticity below.
About this card
#68 in the National Pokédex · a Generation I Pokémon · 282 different cards of it exist · it evolves from Machoke.
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Authenticity
WinnTCG authenticated this card in hand, on the bench, against genuine Pokémon cards. It was checked four ways: light shone through it to check the core, its weight on a scale, its thickness measured, and its print pattern and surface texture under magnification.
How this card was graded
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The working behind this grade
Every grade here is published with its reasoning. The report states what each measurement returned, what the model proposed on each axis, where the grader disagreed with it, and every defect marked on the photographs above.