Machop
Machop is a Fighting type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1. It is known as the Superpower Pokémon
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Pokédex data
National № 066 Type Fighting Species Superpower Pokémon Height 2′7″ (0.79m) Weight 43 lbs (19.5 kg) Abilities Guts
No Guard
Steadfast (hidden ability)Local № 066 (Red/Blue/Yellow/FireRed/LeafGreen)
140 (Gold/Silver/Crystal)
073 (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald)
040 (Diamond/Pearl)
040 (Platinum)
142 (HeartGold/SoulSilver)
057 (X/Y)
075 (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire)
095 (Sun/Moon)Japanese Wanriki Training
EV yield 1 Attack Catch rate 180 (23.5% with PokéBall, full HP) Base Happiness 70 (normal) Base EXP 75 Growth Rate Medium Slow Breeding
Egg Groups Human-Like Gender 75% male, 25% female Egg cycles 20 (base 5,120 steps) Base stats
Total 305 Min Max HP 70 250 344 Attack 80 148 284 Defense 50 94 218 Sp. Atk 35 67 185 Sp. Def 35 67 185 Speed 35 67 185 The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.
Pokédex entries
| Red Blue | Loves to build its muscles. It trains in all styles of martial arts to become even stronger. |
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| Yellow | Very powerful in spite of its small size. Its mastery of many types of martial arts makes it very tough. |
| Gold | Always brimming with power, it passes time by lifting boulders. Doing so makes it even stronger. |
| Silver | It loves to work out and build its muscles. It is never satisfied, even if it trains hard all day long. |
| Crystal | It trains by lifting rocks in the mountains. It can even pick up a GRAVELER with ease. |
| Ruby | MACHOP’s muscles are special - they never get sore no matter how much they are used in exercise. This POKéMON has sufficient power to hurl a hundred adult humans. |
| Sapphire | MACHOP exercises by hefting around a GRAVELER as if it were a barbell. There are some MACHOP that travel the world in a quest to master all kinds of martial arts. |
| FireRed | Its whole body is composed of muscles. Even though it’s the size of a human child, it can hurl 100 grown-ups. |
| LeafGreen | Loves to build its muscles. It trains in all styles of martial arts to become even stronger. |
| Emerald | It continually undertakes strenuous training to master all forms of martial arts. Its strength lets it easily hoist a sumo wrestler onto its shoulders. |
| Diamond | It hefts a GRAVELER repeatedly to strengthen its entire body. It uses every type of martial arts. |
| Pearl | Its muscles never cramp however much it trains. It lives in the mountains away from humans. |
| Platinum | Though small in stature, it is powerful enough to easily heft and throw a number of GEODUDE at once. |
| HeartGold | Always brimming with power, it passes time by lifting boulders. Doing so makes it even stronger. |
| SoulSilver | It loves to work out and build its muscles. It is never satisfied, even if it trains hard all day long. |
| Black White Black 2 White 2 | Though small in stature, it is powerful enough to easily heft and throw a number of Geodude at once. |
| X | It hefts a Graveler repeatedly to strengthen its entire body. It uses every type of martial arts. |
| Y | Its whole body is composed of muscles. Even though it’s the size of a human child, it can hurl 100 grown-ups. |
| Omega Ruby | Machop’s muscles are special—they never get sore no matter how much they are used in exercise. This Pokémon has sufficient power to hurl a hundred adult humans. |
| Alpha Sapphire | Machop exercises by hefting around a Graveler as if it were a barbell. There are some Machop that travel the world in a quest to master all kinds of martial arts. |
| Sun | It loves working out. As it gazes at its muscles, which continue to swell day by day, it becomes more and more dedicated to its training. |
| Moon | With its superhuman strength, it’s able to throw a hundred people all at the same time. Its strength comes from lifting Graveler every day. |
Name origin
- macho
- strong, muscular
- chop
- A karate chop
Moves learned by Machop
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Moves learnt by level up
Machop learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun/Moon at the levels specified.
Lv.MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.1 Leer Normal 
— 100 1 Low Kick Fighting 
— 100 3 Focus Energy Normal — — 7 Karate Chop Fighting 50 100 9 Foresight Normal — — 13 Low Sweep Fighting 65 100 15 Seismic Toss Fighting — 100 19 Revenge Fighting 60 100 21 Knock Off Dark 65 100 25 Vital Throw Fighting 70 ∞ 27 Wake-Up Slap Fighting 70 100 31 Dual Chop Dragon 40 90 33 Submission Fighting 80 80 37 Bulk Up Fighting — — 39 Cross Chop Fighting 100 80 43 Scary Face Normal — 100 45 Dynamic Punch Fighting 100 50 Egg moves
Machop learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sun/Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Machop egg moves page.
MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.Bullet Punch Steel 40 100 Close Combat Fighting 120 100 Counter Fighting — 100 Encore Normal — 100 Fire Punch Fire 75 100 Heavy Slam Steel — 100 Ice Punch Ice 75 100 Knock Off Dark 65 100 Meditate Psychic — — Power Trick Psychic — — Quick Guard Fighting — — Rolling Kick Fighting 60 85 Smelling Salts Normal 70 100 Thunder Punch Electric 75 100 Tickle Normal — 100 Moves learnt by TM
Machop is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun/Moon:
TMMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.1 Work Up Normal — — 6 Toxic Poison — 90 8 Bulk Up Fighting — — 10 Hidden Power Normal 
60 100 11 Sunny Day Fire — — 16 Light Screen Psychic — — 17 Protect Normal — — 18 Rain Dance Water — — 21 Frustration Normal — 100 23 Smack Down Rock 50 100 26 Earthquake Ground 100 100 27 Return Normal — 100 31 Brick Break Fighting 75 100 32 Double Team Normal — — 35 Flamethrower Fire 90 100 38 Fire Blast Fire 110 85 39 Rock Tomb Rock 60 95 42 Facade Normal 70 100 44 Rest Psychic — — 45 Attract Normal — 100 46 Thief Dark 60 100 47 Low Sweep Fighting 65 100 48 Round Normal 60 100 52 Focus Blast Fighting 120 70 56 Fling Dark — 100 66 Payback Dark 50 100 78 Bulldoze Ground 60 100 80 Rock Slide Rock 75 90 84 Poison Jab Poison 80 100 87 Swagger Normal — 85 88 Sleep Talk Normal — — 90 Substitute Normal — — 100 Confide Normal — — -
Moves learnt by level up
Machop learns the following moves in Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire at the levels specified.
Lv.MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.1 Leer Normal — 100 1 Low Kick Fighting — 100 3 Focus Energy Normal — — 7 Karate Chop Fighting 50 100 9 Foresight Normal — — 13 Low Sweep Fighting 65 100 15 Seismic Toss Fighting — 100 19 Revenge Fighting 60 100 21 Knock Off Dark 65 100 25 Vital Throw Fighting 70 ∞ 27 Wake-Up Slap Fighting 70 100 31 Dual Chop Dragon 40 90 33 Submission Fighting 80 80 37 Bulk Up Fighting — — 39 Cross Chop Fighting 100 80 43 Scary Face Normal — 100 45 Dynamic Punch Fighting 100 50 Egg moves
Machop learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Machop egg moves page.
MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.Bullet Punch Steel 40 100 Close Combat Fighting 120 100 Counter Fighting — 100 Encore Normal — 100 Fire Punch Fire 75 100 Heavy Slam Steel — 100 Ice Punch Ice 75 100 Knock Off Dark 65 100 Meditate Psychic — — Power Trick Psychic — — Quick Guard Fighting — — Rolling Kick Fighting 60 85 Smelling Salts Normal 70 100 Thunder Punch Electric 75 100 Tickle Normal — 100 Move Tutor moves
Machop can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire from move tutors (details):
MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.Dual Chop Dragon 40 90 Fire Punch Fire 75 100 Focus Punch Fighting 150 100 Helping Hand Normal — — Ice Punch Ice 75 100 Knock Off Dark 65 100 Low Kick Fighting — 100 Role Play Psychic — — Snore Normal 50 100 Superpower Fighting 120 100 Thunder Punch Electric 75 100 Moves learnt by HM
Machop is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire:
HMMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.4 Strength Normal 80 100 6 Rock Smash Fighting 40 100 Moves learnt by TM
Machop is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire:
TMMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.6 Toxic Poison — 90 8 Bulk Up Fighting — — 10 Hidden Power Normal 60 100 11 Sunny Day Fire — — 16 Light Screen Psychic — — 17 Protect Normal — — 18 Rain Dance Water — — 21 Frustration Normal — 100 23 Smack Down Rock 50 100 26 Earthquake Ground 100 100 27 Return Normal — 100 28 Dig Ground 80 100 31 Brick Break Fighting 75 100 32 Double Team Normal — — 35 Flamethrower Fire 90 100 38 Fire Blast Fire 110 85 39 Rock Tomb Rock 60 95 42 Facade Normal 70 100 44 Rest Psychic — — 45 Attract Normal — 100 46 Thief Dark 60 100 47 Low Sweep Fighting 65 100 48 Round Normal 60 100 52 Focus Blast Fighting 120 70 56 Fling Dark — 100 59 Incinerate Fire 60 100 66 Payback Dark 50 100 67 Retaliate Normal 70 100 78 Bulldoze Ground 60 100 80 Rock Slide Rock 75 90 84 Poison Jab Poison 80 100 87 Swagger Normal — 85 88 Sleep Talk Normal — — 90 Substitute Normal — — 94 Secret Power Normal 70 100 98 Power-Up Punch Fighting 40 100 100 Confide Normal — — Transfer-only moves
Machop can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire.
MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.MethodBody Slam Normal 85 100 Generation 3 — Move tutor Double-Edge Normal 120 100 Generation 3 — Move tutor Mega Kick Normal 120 75 Generation 3 — Move tutor Mega Punch Normal 80 85 Generation 3 — Move tutor Metronome Normal — — Generation 3 — Move tutor Mimic Normal — — Generation 3 — Move tutor Captivate Normal — 100 Generation 4 — TM Natural Gift Normal — 100 Generation 4 — TM Rock Climb Normal 90 85 Generation 4 — HM Headbutt Normal 70 100 Generation 4 — Move tutor Mud-Slap Ground 20 100 Generation 4 — Move tutor Vacuum Wave Fighting 40 100 Generation 4 — Move tutor Work Up Normal — — Generation 5 — TM
Machop sprites
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Where to find Machop
| Red Blue |
Trade/migrate from another game |
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| Yellow | Route 10 |
| Gold Silver |
Goldenrod City, Mt. Mortar, Rock Tunnel |
| Crystal | Goldenrod City |
| Ruby Sapphire |
Route 112, Fiery Path, Jagged Pass |
| FireRed LeafGreen |
Mt. Ember, Rock Tunnel |
| Emerald | Fiery Path, Jagged Pass |
| Diamond Pearl |
Route 207, 208, 210, Mt. Coronet |
| Platinum | Route 206, 207, 210, 211, Mt. Coronet |
| HeartGold SoulSilver |
Cliff Cave, Goldenrod City, Mt. Mortar, Rock Tunnel |
| Black | Trade/migrate from another game |
| White | White Forest |
| Black 2 White 2 |
Trade/migrate from another game |
| X Y |
Glittering Cave |
| Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire |
Route 112, Fiery Path, Jagged Pass |
| Sun Moon |
Ten Carat Hill |