Is Machamp Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
If you can trade for Machamp, the AbilityNo Guard and raw power handle Norman's Slaking, Sidney's Dark E4, and Steven's Aggron. Trade evolutions are a barrier, but Machamp's payoff is massive.
Machop resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Machop has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Machop trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Machop trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Machoke has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Machoke trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Machamp trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Machamp has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Machamp has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Machamp trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Machamp has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Machamp has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Machamp has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Catch Machop on Route 112 (walking, Lv 14-17, common).
Your Machop should hit Level 28 before you reach Norman, at typical leveling pace.
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Tate & Liza.
How to Get Machamp in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Machamp's 3-stage chain starts with Machop, which appears at solid rates in the locations below. Level through 3 stages while you find a trade partner. Everything except the trade step is solo.
How to Obtain Machamp in ORAS
Machop is your first catch on the way to Machamp. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 8-21 across 14 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Catch MachopJagged PassLv.10GrassRate 60%Horde battleRoute 112 - Area 2Lv.13-16GrassRate 40%Route 112 - Area 1Lv.14-17GrassRate 40%Route 112 - Area 1Lv.8GrassRate 35%Horde battleRoute 112 - Area 2Lv.8GrassRate 35%Horde battleFiery PathLv.15CaveRate 5%Jagged PassLv.18-21GrassRate 40%
Step 2Evolve into Machoke
Step 3Machamp ✓
Machamp Weakness
Machamp is weak to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. With 90 HP and balanced defenses, Machamp can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Flying, Psychic, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug, Rock, Dark |
What is Machamp Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Machamp
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Chatot Normal | C | |
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing | ||
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machamp View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 2x86-102%KO Draining Kiss 2x50-59% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Ninjask Bug | B | |
 Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machamp View Latios builds →Psychic 2x91-107%KO Fly 2x46-55% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machamp View Latias builds →Psychic 2x79-94% Fly 2x44-52% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machamp View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 2x86-102%KO Draining Kiss 2x50-59% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machamp View Latios builds →Psychic 2x91-107%KO Fly 2x46-55% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machamp View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x116-137%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x79-93% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machamp View Latias builds →Psychic 2x79-93% Fly 2x43-51% | ||
 Gothitelle Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Machamp View Gothitelle builds →Future Sight 2x92-109%KO | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machamp View Xatu builds →Psychic 2x70-83% Air Slash 2x58-68% Dazzling Gleam 2x42-50% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machamp View Latios builds →Psychic 2x88-104%KO Fly 2x45-54% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machamp View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x113-133%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x76-90% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machamp View Latias builds →Psychic 2x76-90% Fly 2x42-50% | ||
Gothitelle Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Machamp View Gothitelle builds →Future Sight 2x90-106%KO | ||
Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machamp View Xatu builds →Psychic 2x68-80% Air Slash 2x56-67% Dazzling Gleam 2x40-47% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machamp View Latios builds →Dream Eater 2x98-115%KO Fly 2x45-53% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machamp View Latias builds →Dream Eater 2x85-100%KO Fly 2x41-49% | ||
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machamp View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x155-183%KO Aerial Ace 2x47-55% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machamp View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x114-134%KO Moonblast 2x90-106%KO | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Tyranitar's Superpower hits Machamp for 62-73%.
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Machamp View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge26-30% Pursuit11-12% Crunch21-25% Superpower62-73% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves View Heatran builds →
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A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves View Ferrothorn builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemEviolite NatureBold Moves View Chansey builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Machamp View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball24-28% Sludge Bomb27-32% Focus Blast36-42% | ||
Machamp Evolutions
Machamp evolved from Machop's chain using a trade. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. Breed this form to get Machop eggs (average hatch time). The evolution from Machop pushed Machamp to 505 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +50. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Machamp to get Machop eggs easily using 56 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Bullet Punch, Close Combat, Counter and 12 more.
ORAS Machamp Best Moveset
AbilityNo Guard makes MoveDynamic Punch hit every time at 100 power with guaranteed confusion. 130 Attack fires the hardest Fighting TermStab available. The moveset earns A-tier because no other Fighting type replicates 100%% accuracy confusion on every single attack.
Best Build
Machamp best EVs are Attack and Sp. Def
Physical Tank Moveset
- Dynamic Punch
- Knock Off
- Bullet Punch
- Stone Edge
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Cross Chop and Dynamic Punch bring the raw damage. But Machamp also picks up coverage across 10 types from TMs, making it tough to find a safe switch. You're not locked into one angle here.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
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.
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.
Machamp Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Machamp works as a wallbreaker with 505 BST behind it. B-Tier on our list: a solid option in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire for the right team. Dynamicpunch with Assault Vest is the standard set.
Machamp is obtained by trade-evolving Machoke. Catch or evolve a Machoke first, then trade. Trade needs a Game Boy Advance link cable and a second GBA running another Gen 3 game (FireRed, LeafGreen, Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald). Trade Machoke to a friend, then have them trade it back. The 2026 Switch re-release supports the same trade through local wireless on the Pokemon Center 2F Wireless Club, with no cables required.
Guts is the go-to ability for Machamp. It increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment. Its hidden ability Steadfast can work in specific setups. No Guard is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.
Machamp is a physical attacker with base 130 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 55 Speed, it won't be moving first often. Fits the wallbreaker role.
Game Availability
Available since Red & Blue, Machamp appears in 21 games spanning 10 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Gigantamax form in Generation 8.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwShGigantamax
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves