# Is there a Machamp card in Astral Radiance?

> Yes — there are 3 Machamp cards in Astral Radiance: Machamp V (#171), Machamp V (#172), Machamp VMAX (#194).
>
> Source: https://www.nomekop.app/faqs/is-there-a-machamp-card-in-astral-radiance — NOMEKOP, an independent Pokémon TCG binder tool
> (not affiliated with Nintendo / The Pokémon Company). Figures as of June 2026.

**Yes — there are 3 Machamp cards in Astral Radiance: Machamp V (#171), Machamp V (#172), Machamp VMAX (#194).**

## Machamp cards in Astral Radiance

Astral Radiance has 3 different Machamp cards, lowest number first:

- [Machamp V (#171)](/card/swsh10-171) — Rare Ultra (~$10.06)
- [Machamp V (#172)](/card/swsh10-172) — Rare Ultra (~$216.37)
- [Machamp VMAX (#194)](/card/swsh10-194) — Rare Rainbow (~$17.42)

## Which Machamp to chase in Astral Radiance

Astral Radiance runs Machamp across 3 prints, numbered #171 through #194, spanning Rare Ultra and Rare Rainbow, priced from $10.06 to $216.37. The Machamp to chase is Machamp V (#172), Rare Ultra (around $216.37). The cheapest way into Machamp here is Machamp V (#171) (around $10.06).

## How rare is Machamp in Astral Radiance?

Across the 3 Machamp prints, the rarity climbs from the base Machamp V (#171) up to Machamp VMAX (#194) (Rare Rainbow), so the higher-numbered Machamp cards are the scarce ones. Machamp is one of the headline Pokémon collectors single out in this Sword & Shield-series set.

## Building a Machamp run from Astral Radiance

For your Machamp run, the Astral Radiance cards make a tidy mini-set on their own: start with the lowest-numbered Machamp V (#171) and work up to Machamp VMAX (#194). Together the 3 prints show how Machamp was treated across the set's rarity tiers, from the cheap base copy to the full-art chase.

## Every Machamp print, everywhere

Want every Machamp card across all sets, not just Astral Radiance? Build a dedicated Machamp binder, line each Machamp print up side by side, then come back to slot the Astral Radiance Machamp cards into place. Seeing the Astral Radiance Machamp prints next to Machamp from other sets is the quickest way to spot which artwork and rarity you're still missing.

Figures from the pokemontcg.io dataset (TCGplayer pricing), as of June 2026.