Read more about Machamp at: Wikipedia Official Site: Nintendo Machop, Machoke, and Machamp, known in Japan as , , and , are three Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, Machop and its evolutions first appeared in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and subsequent sequels. They have later appeared in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed adaptations of the franchise. Machop, Machoke, and Machamp were three of several different designs conceived by Game Freak's character development team and finalized by Ken Sugimori for the first generation of Pocket Monsters games Red and Green, which were localized outside of Japan as Pokémon Red and Blue. Originally called "Wanriky", "Goriky", and "Kairiky" in Japanese, Nintendo decided to give the various Pokémon species "clever and descriptive names" related to their appearance or features when translating the game for western audiences as a means to make the characters more relatable to American children. While the three of them were originally to be known in English as Kara-Tee, Kung-Foo, and Ju-Doh in the beta version of Red and Blue, their names were changed. According to IGN, Machop, Machoke, and Machamp's names are derived from a combination of "macho" and "chop", "choke", and "champ", respectively. Machop, known as the Superpower Pokémon, are human-like bipedal creatures that have gray skin, with three brown ridges on top of its head. They have large eyes and also have small tails. Machop, though small, has enough strength to hurl an adult human. Machop's special muscles will never tire or cramp no matter how long it trains. Machop will lift boulders and Gravelers as if they were dumbbells in order to strengthen their bodies. Machop live in mountains, in foreboding areas where they can hone their skills. Although some travel the world to master different types of martial arts. Machoke is nicknamed as one of the bodybuilders of the Pokémon world, due to its humanoid appearance, huge muscles and the fact that it wears (what looks like) black Speedos. The belt around a Machoke resembles that of a professional wrestler and is worn as a means to keep Machoke's strength in check. It's been said that, without Machoke's belt, it would be considered very dangerous, but no one in the Pokémon world has ever tried to remove it to prove or disprove the theory. Machoke's thoroughly toned muscles are harder than steel. Machoke are very strong, and can lift heavy objects with one finger (particularly sumo wrestlers and dump trucks). Because of this, Machoke are often employed for manual labor in the Pokémon world.
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