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General Info on Machamp:

Machamp is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. Its main purpose in the games, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both "wild" Pokémon, which are untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and "tamed" Pokémon that are owned by Pokémon trainers.

Machamp's name is a portmanteau of "macho", meaning tough, and "champ", a shortened version of champion, referring to its great strength. Its English name was originally going to be "Ju-doh", which is a reference to Judo.