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Machamp looks the closest to a traditional grappler, having rather poor combos in exchange for a few moves that are extremely powerful on their own (Any of his Pokemon moves while under the effects of Focus Energy).
I have trouble imagining him excelling in top level play with how hard it is for him to approach, though. Characters like Gardevoir and Chandelure with a strong ranged game seem like they wouldn't have any trouble keeping him out forever.
I have trouble imagining him excelling in top level play with how hard it is for him to approach, though. Characters like Gardevoir and Chandelure with a strong ranged game seem like they wouldn't have any trouble keeping him out forever.
phanpycross
God-king
From all the footage Ive seen, he does come across a little weak, and being a grappler in general does seem incredibly hard in this game; everybody looks soo speedy.
Im hoping they add a kind of rush-down grappler to the game(Heracross or scizor please), althrough that might be a little too strong.
At very least he doesn't need to do 360 motions for his grabs like most grapplers.
He can also dash cancel his counterattack in order to power through projectiles, but projectile negation is another trait grapplers frequently have, and it seldom prevents them from being low to bottom tier.
He can also dash cancel his counterattack in order to power through projectiles, but projectile negation is another trait grapplers frequently have, and it seldom prevents them from being low to bottom tier.
Gengar is probably one of the characters Machamp has an easier time with as it's forced to move into his comfort zone if it wants to deal any meaningful amounts of damage.
It's also worth noting that Machamp got nerfed in several ways in the aftermath of that tournament, possibly as a knee-jerk reaction to that player's performance.
It's also worth noting that Machamp got nerfed in several ways in the aftermath of that tournament, possibly as a knee-jerk reaction to that player's performance.
jireh the provider
Video Game Designer
Speaking of performance, this game finally represents his manliness and its ACTUAL pokedex entru that it land 1000 punches in a few seconds. If you see his burst move, he lands 1000 hits. Very awesome to see for such a manly pokemon in here. Honestly, I can't help but see this guy as the real Poster boy of this series. Not Lucario nor Pikachu or Libre.
But what catches my eye is that he has a buffing move that makes him hit like a truck so fast.
But what catches my eye is that he has a buffing move that makes him hit like a truck so fast.
jireh the provider
Video Game Designer
Can you give me a link to that fight? I wanna watch it. So,, before the nerf, this macho mon just 2-3 hit Ko's anyone at all. Right?
Machamp can still KO in two or three moves if buffs/debuffs, Burst Mode and/or critical hits are in play.
After watching more Machamp vs. Gengar, though, the match-up is actually really terrible if the latter opts to just zone instead of trying to get close. You practically need disruptive assists like Emolga to get in on a zoner if they play smart.
Focus Energy + Karate Chop seems like his main way of getting on zoners, as it covers a huge amount of ground extremely quickly and powers through destroyable projectiles. Simply having it ready can intimidate your opponent into not spamming their projectiles as it can punish an awful lot of them on reaction if you're close enough.
After watching more Machamp vs. Gengar, though, the match-up is actually really terrible if the latter opts to just zone instead of trying to get close. You practically need disruptive assists like Emolga to get in on a zoner if they play smart.
Focus Energy + Karate Chop seems like his main way of getting on zoners, as it covers a huge amount of ground extremely quickly and powers through destroyable projectiles. Simply having it ready can intimidate your opponent into not spamming their projectiles as it can punish an awful lot of them on reaction if you're close enough.
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