Only true in a world that follows actual logic which Pokemon does not. Ash could carry a 150+lbs Larvitar in his book bag and carry him like he was as light as Pikachu.

The only thing ever said about the power belt was for Machoke which stats in Pokemon Red and Blue:

"Its muscular body is so powerful, it must wear a power-save belt to be able to regulate its motions."

However Yellow states

"The belt around its waist holds back its energy. Without it, this Pokémon would be unstoppable."

Now that's for Machoke. If we apply it to Machamp who has Pokedex entrys like this:

Pokemon yellow

"One arm alone can move mountains. Using all four arms, this Pokémon fires off awesome punches."

Ruby

"Machamp has the power to hurl anything aside. However, trying to do any work requiring care and dexterity causes its arms to get tangled. This Pokémon tends to leap into action before it thinks."

Sapphire

"Machamp is known as the Pokémon that has mastered every kind of martial arts. If it grabs hold of the foe with its four arms, the battle is all but over. The hapless foe is thrown far over the horizon."
Diamond

"It punches with its four arms at blinding speed. It can launch 1,000 punches in two seconds."

Pearl

"It can knock a train flying with a punch. However, it is terrible at delicate work using its fingers."

We are talking about a Pokemon with reflexes, strength and battle experience great enough to knock out SSJ4 Goku lol.

And with a base attack of 130+ no guard and dynamic punch this guy would get tossed into ubers if he took off his belt.

And Conkeldurp would get bumped to UU

http://namh.deviantart.com/...

trust me i know all his pokedex entries. i'm a bit of a guru. the one about regulating his movements is what i referred to. But yes, he would make an awesome Mega if he didn't destroy the freakin' planet or be too powerful to move. lol

Exactly! I believe the whole regulating movement is in regards to all the other pokedex logs that state Machoke and Machamp are always trying to hold back for safety's sake and not because they can't hold themselves up or move properly. Its just like the weighted training clothes in DBZ. With weights on people like piccolo who use them in everyday life can interact with regular people without harming them. But when he takes them off he has absolutely no control of his true strength. Much like when Goku came home after the namek saga for the first time. Before he left he could hug and play with Chi Chi no sweat, after namek he lightly taps her and sends her through those wall and she crashes into a tree. Or after the hyperbolic time training pre cell games. Goku and Gohan where so strong they had to re-teach themselves how to hold drinking glasses and sitting at a table without breaking stuff. That's the kind of stuff Machoke/Machamp would suffer from without their belts. But in a fight who cares lol, but I want Machamp back in OU he was the best fighter and because Conkeldurr could learn drain Punch and mach punch and for some reason had higher attack then Machamp he went down a tier.

Machamp, Lucario, and Garchomp are my favorites. I gotta have them on most of my competitive teams.

actually that is a better comparison.

I see what you're saying, but Pokémon didn't take anything from Digimon... This is nothing like it. It's an original idea regardless of what people say.

It was a joke bro. Calm down.

sorry if my post looked like i was upset. try reading it in The Dude's voice from The Big Lebowski. It's just an opinion man.