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 |
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Type | Fighting |
Species | Superpower Pokémon |
Height | 0.8 m (2′07″) |
Weight | 19.5 kg (43.0 lbs) |
Abilities | 1. Guts 2. No Guard Steadfast (hidden ability) |
Local № | 066 (Red/Blue/Yellow) 140 (Gold/Silver/Crystal) 073 (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald) 066 (FireRed/LeafGreen) 040 (Diamond/Pearl) 040 (Platinum) 142 (HeartGold/SoulSilver) 057 (X/Y — Coastal Kalos) 075 (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire) 095 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex) 117 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex) 066 (Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee) 138 (Sword/Shield) |
Training
EV yield | 1 Attack |
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Catch rate | 180 (23.5% with PokéBall, full HP) |
Base Friendship | 70 (normal) |
Base Exp. | 61 |
Growth Rate | Medium Slow |
Breeding
Egg Groups | Human-Like |
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Gender | 75% male, 25% female |
Egg cycles | 20 (4,884–5,140 steps) |
Base stats
HP | 70 | 250 | 344 | |
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Attack | 80 | 148 | 284 | |
Defense | 50 | 94 | 218 | |
Sp. Atk | 35 | 67 | 185 | |
Sp. Def | 35 | 67 | 185 | |
Speed | 35 | 67 | 185 | |
Total | 305 | Min | Max |
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.
Evolution chart
Machop changes
- In Generation 3, Machop does not have the No Guard ability.
- In Generation 1, Machop has a base Special stat of 35.
- In Generations 1-3, Machop has a base experience yield of 88.
- In Generation 4, Machop has a base experience yield of 75.
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. |
Ultra Sun | Once this Pokémon has gained enough confidence and muscle from training with its friends, it challenges Makuhita to a battle. |
Ultra Moon | It likes food that’s highly nutritious because its instincts drive it to build muscle efficiently. |
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee | Very powerful in spite of its small size. Its mastery of many types of martial arts makes it very tough. |
Sword | Its whole body is composed of muscles. Even though it’s the size of a human child, it can hurl 100 grown-ups. |
Shield | Always brimming with power, it passes time by lifting boulders. Doing so makes it even stronger. |
Moves learned by Machop
Moves learnt by level up
Machop learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.
Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. |
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1 | Leer | Normal | — | 100 | |
1 | Low Kick | Fighting | — | 100 | |
4 | Focus Energy | Normal | — | — | |
8 | Revenge | Fighting | 60 | 100 | |
12 | Low Sweep | Fighting | 65 | 100 | |
16 | Knock Off | Dark | 65 | 100 | |
20 | Scary Face | Normal | — | 100 | |
24 | Vital Throw | Fighting | 70 | ∞ | |
29 | Strength | Normal | 80 | 100 | |
32 | Dual Chop | Dragon | 40 | 90 | |
36 | Bulk Up | Fighting | — | — | |
40 | Seismic Toss | Fighting | — | 100 | |
44 | Dynamic Punch | Fighting | 100 | 50 | |
48 | Cross Chop | Fighting | 100 | 80 | |
52 | Double-Edge | Normal | 120 | 100 |
Egg moves
Machop learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Machop egg moves page.
Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. |
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Bullet Punch | Steel | 40 | 100 | |
Counter | Fighting | — | 100 | |
Quick Guard | Fighting | — | — | |
Submission | Fighting | 80 | 80 | |
Tickle | Normal | — | 100 |
Move Tutor moves
Machop can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):
Moves learnt by TM
Machop is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:
TM | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. |
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00 | Mega Punch | Normal | 80 | 85 | |
01 | Mega Kick | Normal | 120 | 75 | |
03 | Fire Punch | Fire | 75 | 100 | |
04 | Ice Punch | Ice | 75 | 100 | |
05 | Thunder Punch | Electric | 75 | 100 | |
15 | Dig | Ground | 80 | 100 | |
17 | Light Screen | Psychic | — | — | |
21 | Rest | Psychic | — | — | |
22 | Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 90 | |
23 | Thief | Dark | 60 | 100 | |
24 | Snore | Normal | 50 | 100 | |
25 | Protect | Normal | — | — | |
26 | Scary Face | Normal | — | 100 | |
31 | Attract | Normal | — | 100 | |
33 | Rain Dance | Water | — | — | |
34 | Sunny Day | Fire | — | — | |
39 | Facade | Normal | 70 | 100 | |
41 | Helping Hand | Normal | — | — | |
42 | Revenge | Fighting | 60 | 100 | |
43 | Brick Break | Fighting | 75 | 100 | |
48 | Rock Tomb | Rock | 60 | 95 | |
57 | Payback | Dark | 50 | 100 | |
59 | Fling | Dark | — | 100 | |
75 | Low Sweep | Fighting | 65 | 100 | |
76 | Round | Normal | 60 | 100 | |
79 | Retaliate | Normal | 70 | 100 | |
81 | Bulldoze | Ground | 60 | 100 |
Moves learnt by TR
Machop is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:
TR | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. |
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01 | Body Slam | Normal | 85 | 100 | |
02 | Flamethrower | Fire | 90 | 100 | |
07 | Low Kick | Fighting | — | 100 | |
10 | Earthquake | Ground | 100 | 100 | |
13 | Focus Energy | Normal | — | — | |
14 | Metronome | Normal | — | — | |
15 | Fire Blast | Fire | 110 | 85 | |
20 | Substitute | Normal | — | — | |
21 | Reversal | Fighting | — | 100 | |
26 | Endure | Normal | — | — | |
27 | Sleep Talk | Normal | — | — | |
30 | Encore | Normal | — | 100 | |
39 | Superpower | Fighting | 120 | 100 | |
48 | Bulk Up | Fighting | — | — | |
53 | Close Combat | Fighting | 120 | 100 | |
57 | Poison Jab | Poison | 80 | 100 | |
64 | Focus Blast | Fighting | 120 | 70 | |
79 | Heavy Slam | Steel | — | 100 | |
85 | Work Up | Normal | — | — |
Moves learnt by level up
Machop learns the following moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee at the levels specified.
Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. |
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1 | Leer | Normal | — | 100 | |
1 | Low Kick | Fighting | — | 100 | |
4 | Focus Energy | Normal | — | — | |
8 | Bide | Normal | — | — | |
12 | Seismic Toss | Fighting | — | 100 | |
16 | Karate Chop | Fighting | 50 | 100 | |
21 | Brick Break | Fighting | 75 | 100 | |
26 | Submission | Fighting | 80 | 80 | |
31 | Bulk Up | Fighting | — | — | |
36 | Superpower | Fighting | 120 | 100 |
Moves learnt by TM
Machop is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee:
TM | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. |
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01 | Headbutt | Normal | 70 | 100 | |
03 | Helping Hand | Normal | — | — | |
05 | Rest | Psychic | — | — | |
06 | Light Screen | Psychic | — | — | |
07 | Protect | Normal | — | — | |
08 | Substitute | Normal | — | — | |
10 | Dig | Ground | 80 | 100 | |
12 | Facade | Normal | 70 | 100 | |
13 | Brick Break | Fighting | 75 | 100 | |
15 | Seismic Toss | Fighting | — | 100 | |
22 | Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 90 | |
23 | Thunder Punch | Electric | 75 | 100 | |
26 | Poison Jab | Poison | 80 | 100 | |
27 | Toxic | Poison | — | 90 | |
30 | Bulk Up | Fighting | — | — | |
31 | Fire Punch | Fire | 75 | 100 | |
35 | Ice Punch | Ice | 75 | 100 | |
37 | Flamethrower | Fire | 90 | 100 | |
41 | Earthquake | Ground | 100 | 100 | |
46 | Fire Blast | Fire | 110 | 85 | |
49 | Superpower | Fighting | 120 | 100 |
Machop sprites
Type | Generation 1 | Generation 2 | Generation 3 | Generation 4 | Generation 5 | Generation 6 | Generation 7 | Generation 8 |
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Where to find Machop
Red Blue |
Rock Tunnel, Victory Road |
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Yellow | Route 10, Rock Tunnel |
Gold Silver Crystal |
Goldenrod City, Mt. Mortar, Rock Tunnel |
Ruby Sapphire |
Route 112, Fiery Path, Jagged Pass |
FireRed LeafGreen |
Mt. Ember, Rock Tunnel, Victory Road |
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 |
Route 2, Ten Carat Hill |
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon |
Ten Carat Hill |
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee |
Rock Tunnel, Victory Road |
Sword Shield |
Route 3, South Lake Miloch, Giant's Mirror, Giant's Seat, North Lake Miloch, Stony Wilderness, Watchtower Ruins |
Answers to Machop questions
Other languages
English, Spanish, Italian | Machop |
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Japanese | ワンリキー (Wanriky) |
German | Machollo |
French | Machoc |
Name origin
- macho
- strong, muscular
- chop
- A karate chop