What is a good moveset for Machamp?

Question

If you have a good competitive moveset for Machamp, post an answer below and upvote the best ones. Movesets for any of its pre-evolutions can also be shared on this thread.

Be sure to include full set details in your post, e.g. items, abilties, natures and EVs. Some detail, including the intended game mode for your set, is also appreciated. Access the full list of guidelines here.

Machamp Pokédex and learnset for reference.

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Machamp (M) @ Choice Band
Trait: No Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Bullet Punch
- DynamicPunch
- Ice Punch
- Stone Edge

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machamp's dream move
-sheer cold

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"So yeah, i got a Machamp fully trained and imma go to Battle Maison to test it." *First battle* opponent has sheer cold (etc.)...   AGH!!!

Answer 1

OLD Question, But No Best Answer: Try This:

Dynamic Punch(150 power, 100 Acc, Confusion:), Stone Edge(Overall, Good Move), Earthquake(!), and Facade/Payback/Cross Chop(BAsically for Backup:)

Comments

So old I changed the moveset a long time ago.

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dynamic punch has 50 acc :(

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^ DynamicPunch has 100% Acc. when paired with the Ability "No Guard".

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y u no switch stone edge for ice punch? still deal with flying, better coverage

Answer 2

[email protected] / Lum Berry
Ability: No Guard
Nature: Adamant
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Defense

Dynamic Punch / Cross Chop - Dynamic punch is super common and has that neat confuse rate. Although, I actually prefer Cross Chop ( I know, so weird.. ) because I love 100 base power moves that have high crit rates. Like Stone Edge... either way, both are good.

Dual Chop - Okay, not only is the animation really cool, but it's a really neat way to take out Multiscale Dragonite. If you're going full on Dragonite killer, then you need a completely different set overall. A set for killing Multiscale-Dragonite without rocks or assuming your rocks are already spun away would be using Flame Orb + Guts for the extra power. Once again, the only thing making Ice Punch inferior is that it gets weakened from Multiscale.

Stone Edge - I told you guys I like 100 BP moves with a high crit rate, didn't I? :3 ~ It hits hard for nice coverage. If you screw Dual Chop for something like bulk up, Ice Punch is an option here. Although Stone Edge has a high crit rate and gets accuracy boosted, etc.

Thunder Punch / Earthquake - This thing sadly gets walled by Jellicent easily. Guts + Flame orb path can make Stone Edge enough to take out Jellicent with a lucky crit, or something like that. Although without Guts boosting your attack, you're going to need a super effective hit. Or you can just rack some team support for that Jelly fish and go for some Earthquake action granting you Edge-Quake coverage.

Comments

Why Flame Orb and not Toxic Orb?
Flame Orb lowers his attack even further.

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Flame Orb doesn't lower attack if you have Guts. Guts cancels the lower, AND boosts it.

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Oooh l see! l didn't know that.

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Yep...

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Without No-Guard he belongs in NU. Outclassed by Throh and especially by Conkeldurr.

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I love the pic that goes with this.

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Dang it that Machamp pic was so legit tho... Oh well.

Answer 3

Gen V

Machamp (M) @ Life Orb

Trait: No Guard

EVs: 128 HP / 252 Atk / 128 SDef

Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)

• DynamicPunch
• Stone Edge
• Ice Punch
• Bullet Punch

So, this guy is NU now. Yeah... makes no sense to me either. I mean, this guy is much better than Hitmontop. And while Hitmonlee and Mienshao are good and deserve to be in UU, Machamp is Machamp! DynamicPunch just destroys everything. Stone Edge also makes use of No-Guard and gives nice type coverage along with nice power. Bullet Punch provides you with priority. And Ice Punch is there for taking down Gliscor (and also Landorus, but mainly Gliscor). It also does good damage on Dragon types. Life Orb lets you hit even harder. Your EVs provide you with some bulk, and maximizes your Attack. How is this incredibly powerful Pokemon NU? HOW?!?

Comments

Good, now OU.

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Wow he was NU?

Answer 4

Give me Machamp over Conkeldurr any day.
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Role: Bulky Physical Sweeper
Ability: No Guard
EVs: 252atk, 252def, 4hp
Nature: Adamant
Item: Assault Vest
Moves:
Dynamic Punch: Stab, a whopping 150 power, 100% chance to confuse, wont miss thanks to no guard
Bullet Punch: Coverage and priority
Knock Off: Coverage,Deals double damage if opponent s carrying item and knocks off the item.
Stone Edge: Coverage, High Crit ratio, wont miss thanks to no guard.

Comments

Dynamic Punch has 100 power, you probably got mixed up with focus punch :)

Answer 5

Machamp @ Life Orb/Choice Scarf
EVs 252 Atk/252 Spe/4 HP
Ability: No Guard
Nature: Adamant/Jolly
-Dynamic Punch
Has no drawback with No Guard, high power, STAB, confuses.
-Stone Edge
Hits Flying types, has no drawback with No Guard.
-Poison Jab
Hits Fairy types, high power, may Poison the target.
-Knock Off
Hits Psychic types, removes item, WAY better than Payback.

Answer 6

Machamp @ Muscle band
Abilty : No guard
Nature : adamant
Dynamic punch - Always hits with no guard and causes confusion
Stone edge - Max accuracy, coverage
Brick break - basic move STAB
Bulk up - boost

Answer 7

Physical Tank set:@Leftovers

Nature:Adamant/Mild

Ability:No guard

Evs: 212Atk, 212Def, 86SpDef

Dynamicpunch/Cross chop-STAB, either confuse or critical hit ratio

Bulk-up-The perfect boost for a tank

Bayback-Coverage+works well with your low speed

Stone edge/Ice punch/Thunderpunch-Coverage

Physical [email protected] scarf

Nature:Adamant/Jolly

Evs:252Atk, 252Speed, 4HP

Dynamicpunch/cross chop-STAB

Stone edge-Coverage

Ice punchMore coverage and deals with dragons

Fire punch/Thunder punch/Payback/Earthquake-Fire punch for variety, T-punch for more coverage and variety, Payback for coverage but not at all well with high speed, earthquake you know why.

Trick room sweeper:@Iron ball
Well, Machamp can't learn trick room but can be added to trick room teams.

Ability:No guard

Nature:Adamant

Evs:252Atk, 252HP, 4Def

Dynamicpunch/cross chop-STAB

Fling-130 Base power+coverage

Stone edge-Coverage

Ice punch/thunderpunch/fire punch/return/strenght-Variety

Answer 8

Competitive :

DynamicPunch

Stone Edge

Thunder/Ice Punch -(Cover Flying - Machamp has good defence so can take some flying hits)

EarthQuake (No point covering Psychic cause most psychics have high sp.attack and machamp has lower sp.def than defence so a big chance it would faint - and great power , used to deal with MANY pokemon )

In-Game

Cross Chop

Rock Slide (PP is essential in game)

Elemental Punch ( Any , your choice )

PayBack (Machamp is slow enough to attack last )

Enjoy Battling !! :)

Answer 9

Gen V Guts(lol)

Machamp @Flame Orb

Trait-Guts

Careful Nature(- Sp Attack + Sp Defense)

EVS- 128 Attack 252 HP 128 Sp Defense

• Substitute
• Bulk Up
• Drain Punch
• Ice Punch/Bullet Punch

Answer 10

Machamp @ Choice Band
Ability: No Guard
Moveset:
- Dynamic Punch (STAB and awsome with No Guard)
- Stone Edge
- Giga Impace (huge)
- Ice Punch (coverage)

Or

Machamp @ Flame Orb
Ability: Guts
Moveset:
- Facade (Sweet with Flame Orb/Guts)
- Revenge (STAB)
- Rock Slide (coverage)
- Payback (Coverage)

Answer 11

Item: Evolite
Ability: No-guard
Nature: Adamant
EVs: 200 Attack, 200 S.Defense, 158 Defense

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Bulk-up
Dynamic-punch
Rock-slide
Earthquake/Bullet-punch

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Bulk-up is for boosting Attack and Defense. Dynamic-punch is for STAB and is a classic move for the Machamp family. Rock-slide covers Flying types. Earthquake is for coverage, while Bullet-punch would be for priority.

Comments

Eviolite? Are you talking about Machoke?

Answer 12

Double/Triple Battle

Machamp (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: No Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SDef
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- DynamicPunch
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Wide Guard

No Guard is the selling point of Machamp. Your teammates can use inaccurate attacks such as Blizzard and Zap Cannon and then end up destroying the foe. DynamicPunch is STAB that confuses. Rock Slide hits multiple foes, as does Earthquake. Wide Guard protects your teammates from multiple Pokemon hitting attacks.

Answer 13

Machamp @Flame Orb

Ability:Guts
Adamant nature(+ATK, -Sp Atk)
Role:Physical Sweeper
-Cross Chop
-Fling
-Stone Edge
-Facade

Comments

That's not a bad moveset, but I would recommend holding Iron Ball instead of flame orb because, while it does help give you the Burn condition, you'll be sacrificing 100 Base Power for Fling because of your held item choices.  I'd go with Iron Ball, and instead why not have a Pokemon on your team inflict a Burn on Machamp with Will-o-Wisp or Bestow to it, those are my suggestions for this moveset and Ability.

Answer 14

Pokemon: Machamp
Ability: No Guard
Item: Zap Plate/Magnet

Thunder Punch: Coverage Plus no guard if oppenent uses fly
Dynamic Punch: No guard plus 100 percent confusion will PWN! and STAB
Stone Edge: Same Thing as Thunder Punch
Fire Punch: Has some power and random

Answer 15

Awesome hard hitter and staller:

Protect with MAX pp for toxic. never fails because of no guard
Dynamic punch stab and great power
toxic for stalling
Stone edge for flying coverage.

SWEET MACHAMP LOL.

Comments

what do you think!? and the evs are 252 defence 252 sp defennce and 4 HP.
holding Shell bell.

Answer 16

OMG! Machamp is a very nice fighting type Pokemon.

Nature: Adamant
IVs: HP

Cross Chop: Increase critical hit radio and is a good move.
Stone Edge: Hell yes! This move can cover weakness and increase critical hit radio too.
Thunder Punch: Yeah, this also can cover weakness and got 10% paralyse opponent.
Dynamic Punch: Wow, really confuse and powerful punch.

Item: Razor Claw/Black Belt/Quick Claw

Answer 17

whoa this is old ;] but I have a set so I might as well share. I was taught this from someone...

Machamp @ Leftovers

Ability: No Guard

EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spd

Nature: Adamant ( + Atk - SpAtk)

Moveset:

• Substitute
• Dynamic Punch
• Payback
• Ice Punch/Stone Edge

That HP makes Machamp very bulky, decent defences make it very hard to OHKO. Hitting of a sub allows a definite Dynamic Punch. The power it brings is very hard hitting, anything that doesn't get OHKOed will get a nasty case of confusion. And no Flying or Psychic type will like getting hit by a Payback or a stone edge.

LCB ;}

Answer 18

Machamp (M) @ Life Orb

Trait : No Guard

EVs : 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpDef

Adamant Nature (+Attack, -SpAttack)

• DynamicPunch

• Bullet Punch

• Stone Edge

• Bulk Up / Ice Punch / Fire Punch / Payback

Answer 19

Ability:No guard
Nature:Adamant(+Atk,-SpA)
Evs:216 Hp,252 Attack,40 Speed
Item:Leftovers

                                                 Moveset

Dynamic Punch- High power,never miss with No Guard Ability.

Stone Edge- Deals good with Flying types and other types that Dynamic Punch is not very effective.

Payback- Deals good with Ghosts and Psychcs Pokemons.

Substitute- Defensive,to combination with Payback.

Answer 20

Machamp
No Guard
@choice scarf
Jolly
likes to fight
Atk and Spd EV's

Dynamic Punch - STAB, great power and will confuse target.
Cross Chop - STAB, great power and high critical hit ratio.
Earthquake - power deluxe and coverage.
Stone Edge - coverage and power plus a high critical hit ratio.

No guard machamp is deadly, it allows the use of low accuracy moves persoanlly I'd maxed out the PP of dynamic punch, and the sheer power of this Pokemon will just demolish all, plus with choice scarf it will outspeed some if not most Pokemon, allowing for a deadly first attack, if EV trained correctly, this Pokemon wont even need to worry about weaknesses.

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Machamp
Guts
@flame orb
Adamant
likes to fight
Atk and HP EV's

Close Combat - STAB, power and accuracy, just the unfortunate loss of defenses.
Sucker Punch - priority and coverage
Ice/Thunder Punch - coverage, decent power and a chance to freeze/paralyze respectively.
Facade - makes use of status condition and good power.

This set is very good as well, it has a better neutral coverage, and a priority move to help hide the defense losses, however sucker punch will help cover its low speed stat, making even an alakazam a low threat, all weaknesses are covered, with EV training and the combination of machamps high attack stat, flame orb, guts and facade, he really can cover all his weaknesses and knock out almost anything.

P.S if you want to, replace ice or thunder punch with stone edge, it has better coverage, better power, a high critical hit ratio but lower accuracy.