Pokken Tournament DX/Machamp

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Introduction

Machamp is the quintessence of a powerhouse character. He is capable of bringing down even the toughest opponents in a matter of seconds while sporting the highest amount of health in the game. Making him great at both dealing and taking damage. Seconded by stellar framedata and long reaching arms, Machamp can use his faster but less damaging light attacks up-close to lock down the enemy and force them against the wall while keeping the frame advantage. Once at the wall, even just one well placed attack can lead to upwards of 50% or 60% of the opponent's HP with any combo ending with his dreaded and feared Close Combat.

If that wasn't enough, Machamp can punish an opponent who relies too much on blocking with his air throw and Submission. Both can keep rack up damage pretty quickly without the momentum loss caused from a Phase Shift. You are not forced to rely on throws to punish a blocking opponent, as Machamp is one of the few characters who can break shields on a regular basis. Thanks to his Phoenix Smasher, Dropkick and Cross Chop.

But, as with many other close range brawlers, Machamp suffers greatly against opponents who can put distance between the two, forcing a stalemate where you might have to block and wait patiently for a chance to go in. Also many of his attacks are so simple that a well prepared enemy might know how to counter them.

But you, as a Machamp player, should embrace the risk and reward system that comes with such a straightforward character.

Get ready to get your hands dirty!

Machamp #PTDX_MCH
Vitals
HP	660
Shield Health	600 SH (Normal)
Synergy Gauge	200 CC
Burst Mode Duration	720F (12 sec)
Movement
Back Dash	FP 37F / DP 33F (1-8F Strike and Throw invuln, Cancelable on Frame 25)
Side Dash	46F (5-14F Projectile invuln, Cancelable on Frame 25)
Forward Dash	33F (Cancelable on Frame 21)
Unique Movement Options	Roll
Stances
High Stance	High Red Armor on Frame 5
Low Stance	Low Counter Armor on Frame 5

General Moves

Burst Mode
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv.	Block	Properties
Strike (projectile)	0	-12	Mid	BA*(projectile)	i18	48	+8	0	1-48F Total invuln, Pierce, Destroys Projectiles while active

In Burst Mode, Machamp's Pokemon moves are always enhanced. *Beaten by Machamp's 2XR.

Y+B Grab
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block
Grab	FP 100 / DP 150	12	Ground only	1	i11	49	FP Shift (+8) / DP Shift	Grab

j.Y+B / j.4Y+B Midair Grab
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block
j.Y+B	Grab	117	0	Mid High	1	i11	FP Until Landing +27 / DP until landing +13	FP Shift (Knockdown) / DP Knockdown	Grab
j.4Y+B	Grab	117	0	Mid High	1	FP i12 / DP i39	FP Until Landing +27 / DP until landing +13	FP Shift (Knockdown) / DP Knockdown	Grab

Can grab both grounded and aerial opponents. Can roll forward in the air by inputting back.

X+A Counter Attack
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
X+A	Counter (strike)	80	1 per hit	High	5	i27	77	FP Shift (+8) / DP +8	-8	1-20F Counter Armor, Forward and Side Dash Cancelable on Frame 9, Back Dash Cancelable on Frame 17
[X+A]	Counter (strike)	100	1 per hit	High	6	i47	97	FP Shift (+8) / DP Launch	-8	1-40F Counter Armor, Pierce, Forward and Side Dash Cancelable on Frame 9, Back Dash Cancelable on Frame 17

]X[ Release X
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Level 1	Normal (strike)	80	4	Mid	4	i23	9	67	Launch	-16	1-23F High and Mid High invuln.
Level 2	Normal (strike)	120	4	Mid	5	i23	9	67	Launch	-16	1-23F High and Mid High invuln.
Level 3	Normal (strike)	200	4	Mid	6	i23	9	63	Launch	-8	1-23F High and Mid High invuln.

Machamp cuffs Its fists together and swings upwards. Damage and distance is increased the longer Its charged. Level 1: 120F Level 2: 480F Level 3: 1200F

Burst Attack: Dynamic Fury
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (strike)	240 (58)	12 / 4*	Mid	BA (strike)	i15	57	Knockdown	0	6-21F Total invuln, Pierce, Destroys Projectiles while active

Machamp punches the ground, erupting and creating a fissure. Only goes into the full animation if the first rock in the row hits. * The three rocks afterwards each have 4 Phase Shift Points.

Field Phase Moves

nY
Attack Type	Damage	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (projectile)	30	Special Mid	6	i15	5	42	+2	-8	Special / fY cancelable on Frame 29

A fist-shaped projectile that travels in a straight line.

sY
Attack Type	Damage	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (projectile)	20 each	Special Mid	6	i23	9	69	+10	-8	fY cancelable on Frame 59

Machamp dodges to the side and throws out three fist-shaped projectiles. fY cancelable.

fY / nYY / sYY
Attack Type	Damage	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Counter (projectile)	60	Special Mid	8	i27	61	Shift (+8)	-6	1-16F Counter Armor

Machamp crosses Its arms and lets out an X-shaped projectile forward.

bY
Attack Type	Damage	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (projectile)	50	Mid	3*	i30	65	Launch	-6	10-35F Airborne

Machamp jumps in the air and throws a boulder downwards. Upon coming in contact with the ground, the boulder explodes. *Boulder explosion has S priority. Can change the trajectory to be thrown left or right.

j.Y
Attack Type	Damage	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block
Normal (projectile)	120	Mid	9	i28	9	Until landing +27	Launch	-2

Machamp halts movement in the air and fires a large set of fists.

Homing Attack
Version	Attack Type	Damage	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
X Homing Attack 1	Normal (strike)	40	Mid	5	i17	1	50	+8	-4	N/A
XX Homing Attack 2	Normal (strike)	80 / 120	Mid	5	i52	N/A	82 / 102	+8	-4	N/A
X[X] Homing Attack 2	Normal (strike)	80 / 120	Mid	5	i72	N/A	82 / 102	+8	-4	Guard Break, Pierce

Machamp homes in on the opponent and punches twice. Homing Attack 1 Can be canceled with block or jump. If Homing Attack 1 was blocked, there is a 26 frame window to punish a charged Homing Attack 2.

j.X
Attack Type	Damage	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block
Normal (strike)	80	Mid High	6	i11	2	Until landing +27	Shift (+4)	-10

Machamp rolls into a ball and homes in on the opponent in the air. Getting in range of the opponent (or after a set distance), Machamp lands on top of the opponent.

Weak Moves

5Y
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
5Y	Normal (strike)	30	0	High	3	i15	5	37	0	-4	+23 on Crit, Special Cancelable on Frame 18
5YY	Normal (strike)	64	4	Mid	4	i37	N/A	63	+4	-4	Special Cancelable on Frame 45

5Y can combo into 2A on crit.

6Y
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
6Y	Normal (strike)	20	0	Mid Low	3	i11	1	35	-4	-8	N/A
6YY	Normal (strike)	36	3	Mid	4	i30	N/A	54	-4	-8	N/A
6YYY	Normal (strike)	60	4	Mid	5	i58	33	92	Launch	-12	N/A
6YYX / 6YYYX	Counter (strike)	100	4	Mid Low	6	i56 / i100	N/A	88 / 132	+12	+8	35-55F / 66-99F Counter Armor

A quick jab that leads into a string of attacks. Has the most range of Machamp's weak attacks. 6YY does not combo into 6YYY/6YYX.

8Y
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (strike)	60	3	High	4	i15	5	37	+8	+4	5-16F High and Mid High invuln, Special cancelable

Machamp flexes on the opponent. Universal anti-air.

2Y
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block
Normal (strike)	40	0	Low / High	3	i11	1	30	+8	-4

Machamp punches both high and low.

j.Y
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block
Normal (strike)	20 per hit	0/1/1/1	High	3	i11	1	Until landing +13	+16	+8

Machamp punches a maximum of four times in the air.

Strong Moves

5X
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block
5X	Normal (strike)	40	0	Mid Low	4	i19	9	47	+8	-4
5XX	Normal (strike)	120	5	Mid	6	i19	N/A	76	Launch	-8
5X[X]	Normal (strike)	160	12	Mid	6	i19	N/A	91	Shift	+8

A double hit hammer swing followed by a pulverizing punch. 5XX can be charged to Counter Pierce.

6X
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block
6X	Normal (strike)	60	3	Mid Low	6	i27	1	57	Knockdown	-8
6[X]	Normal (strike)	100	4	Mid Low	6	i45	1	75	Launch	0

Machamp charges forward with a shoulder tackle. Can be charged to increase in speed and distance.

4X
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
4X	Counter (strike)	40	0	Mid	5	i27	61	+4	-12	1-18F Counter Armor
4XY	Counter (strike)	24	3	Mid High	5	i59	97	+12	+4	N/A
4XX	Counter (strike)	36	3	Mid	5	i52	98	Launch	-16	N/A

An armored shoulder press that can be followed up with a two-hitting jab or a powerful launcher.

8X
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (Strike)	150	12	Mid High	6	i27	1	75	Shift	-12	Low invuln. on Frame 5, Airborne on Frame 15, 17-26F Mid Low invul.

A dropkick that instantly Phase Shifts. Can move while active.

2X
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
2X	Normal (strike)	40	3	Low	4	i19	9	53	Knockdown	-16	9-18F High invuln
2XX	Normal (strike)	72	1	Mid	4	i38	N/A	76	Launch	-16	1-41F High invuln
2XR	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	46	N/A	N/A	1-46F High invuln, 17-31F Projectile invuln, 2XRX Cancelable on Frame 27
2XRX	Counter (strike)	80	4	Mid	5	i47	N/A	68	+8	+4	27-33F Counter Armor, Launch on Crit

Machamp kneels and strikes with two arms. 2XRX also launches on air hit

j.X
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Counter	60	3	Mid	6	i22	Until landing +22	+14-20*	+8	1-20F Counter Armor, 1-21F High invuln. when landing

Machamp spins in the air and is given counter armor for a short time. Afterwards, Machamp's body slams to the ground.

Pokemon Moves

5A Bulk Up / Cross Chop
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Bulk Up	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	51	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cross Chop (Enhanced)	Normal (strike)	150 (38)	5	High	6	i23	9	67	0	-24	Airborne on Frame 17, 41-56F High invuln, Destroys Projectiles while active

Machamp gets pumped and starts to turn red. The next Pokemon move Machamp performs will be enhanced and use Bulk Up. When enhanced, Machamp flings itself fullscreen, attacking with a cross-armed formation.

6A Submission
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Submission	Grab	FP 100 / DP 120	0	Ground Only	1	i26	64	FP Shift (Knockdown) / DP Knockdown	Grab	Block or Jump cancelable on Frame 17
Submission (Enhanced)	Grab	FP 150 / DP 180	0	Throw	1	i26	64	FP Shift (Knockdown) / DP Knockdown	Grab	1-16F Counter Armor, Block or Jump cancelable on Frame 17

Machamp starts running at the opponent to grab them.

4A Karate Chop
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Karate Chop	Normal (strike)	80 (20)	5	High	5	i19	9	45	FP Shift (+4) / DP +4	-4	5-18F Destroys Projectiles
Karate Chop (Enhanced)	Normal (strike)	120 (30)	5	High	6	i19	9	45	FP Shift (+8) / +8	+4	5-18F Destroys Projectiles

Machamp advances forward and karate chops the opponent. Erases projectiles starting on frame 3. Crumples the opponent if Its a critical hit. When enhanced, Karate Chop increases in damage and becomes more advantageous on hit/block.

8A Heavy Slam
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Heavy Slam	Normal*	94 (25)	0 / 2 / 1	Air / Mid / Low	5 / S+	i11 / i41 / i47	1	87	Launch	0	Low invuln. on Frame 1, Airborne on Frame 12
Heavy Slam (Enhanced)	Normal*	134 (35)	0, 2, 1	Air, Mid, Low	6 / S+	i11 / i41 / i47	1	87	Launch	+8	Low invuln on Frame 1, Airborne on Frame 12

Machamp leaps into the air and comes crashing down with a shockwave. Can change the trajectory by inputting 7A or 9A. Rising i11 hitbox only hits airborne opponents, is i41 most of the time. When enhanced, Heavy Slam increases in damage, has a bigger shockwave, and is safer on block. *Rising and Descending hitboxes are strikes, but the landing shockwave is actually a Low hitting projectile with S+ priority.

2A Close Combat
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Close Combat	Normal (strike)	180 (49)	12	Mid Low	5	i23	9	151	Launch	-28	Destroys Projectiles while active
Close Combat (Enhanced)	Normal (strike)	230 (62)	12	Mid Low	5	i23	9	151	Launch	-28	Destroys Projectiles while active

Machamp steps forward and attacks with a flurry of punches. Finishes it off with one final blow that instantly Phase Shifts. When enhanced, Close Combat increases in damage.

j.A Wake-Up Slap
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block
Wake-Up Slap	Normal (projectile)	60 (15)	-3	Mid High	S+	i19	9	FP Until landing +27 / DP Until landing +13	FP Shift (0) / DP +8	FP -14 / DP 0
Wake-Up Slap (Enhanced)	Normal (projectile)	90 (27)	-6	Mid High	S+	i19	9	FP Until landing +27 / DP Until landing +13	FP Shift (0) / DP +8	FP -14 / DP 0

Machamp claps Its hands in the air, emitting a shockwave that becomes larger when enhanced. Wake-Up Slap can never bring an opponent's PSP total below 0.

]A[ Scary Face
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Counter (projectile)	0	0	Mid	S+	i35	65	FP Shift(+8) / DP +12	-8	1-25F Counter Armor, Speed Down on opponent for 390F

Machamp lets out a yell and emits a large shadow around itself. Crumples the opponent on crit. Charge time: 100F

Combos

Machamp Combo Sheet

Notable Players

• Azazel (JP): Twitch, Twitter

• Couch (NA): Twitter

• Goreson (EU): Twitter, YouTube

• Onshi (JP): Twitter, Vods

• Popopo (JP): Twitter

• SkyRasen (NA): Twitter

• The Muscle (NA)

• Wingtide (EU): Twitter

External Resources

Pokken Arena: Machamp

Frame Data: Machamp