Is Machamp Good in Crystal Playthrough?
Trade evolution from Machoke. If you can arrange it, Machamp is one of the strongest physical attackers through Crystal's E4. Handles Karen's Umbreon, Bruno's Onix, and most Normal-type trainers in Kanto. Worth the trade if you have the option.
Machop trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Bugsy's typing presses Machop's defenses.
Machop has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Machoke trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Machoke trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Machoke resists most of Jasmine's coverage and hits back hard.
Machoke has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Machamp trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Machamp has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Sabrina's team hits Machamp's weaknesses hard.
Machamp has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Machamp trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Machamp has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Machamp resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Machamp has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Machamp trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Will's team hits Machamp's weaknesses hard.
Machamp trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Machamp has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Machamp has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Machamp trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Trade Machop
Machop can be received through an in-game trade in Goldenrod City. Trade Abra. Trade an Abra to the NPC in the Goldenrod Department Store 5F.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner prize (5500 coins)
- After Morty
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Olivine City
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingDynamic PunchPower 150Accuracy 50%PP 5Prize for defeating Chuck
- LV 31FightingVital ThrowPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 37FightingCross ChopPower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- After Lt. Surge
- TUTORFireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod City
- LV 49FightingSubmissionPower 120Accuracy 80%PP 25
Evolve Machop to Machoke
Machop evolves into Machoke at Level 28. Your Machop should hit Level 28 before you reach Morty, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner prize (5500 coins)
- After Morty
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Olivine City
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingDynamic PunchPower 150Accuracy 50%PP 5Prize for defeating Chuck
- LV 34FightingVital ThrowPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 43FightingCross ChopPower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Lt. Surge
- TUTORFireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod City
- LV 61FightingSubmissionPower 120Accuracy 80%PP 25
Evolve Machoke to Machamp
Machoke evolves into Machamp when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Clair.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner prize (5500 coins)
- LV 34FightingVital ThrowPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 43FightingCross ChopPower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Celadon Game Corner prize (7500 coins)
- TUTORFireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod City
- TM03GhostCursePower —Accuracy 100%PP 10Gift in the Celadon Mansion roof house, at night only
- LV 61FightingSubmissionPower 120Accuracy 80%PP 25
How to Get Machamp in Crystal
Catch a Machoke in Mt. Mortar or Rock Tunnel, then hand it to a trade partner to get Machamp. That player-trade is the only way to the final stage, with no wild Machamp anywhere.
Catch Machop or Machoke at any of these 4 spots to eventually evolve into Machamp.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 8How to Obtain Machamp in C
The path to Machamp starts with Machop at Lv. 12-28 via walking and trade encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 1Catch Machop
- Step 2Catch or Evolve MachokeRock Tunnel - 1FLv.15CaveRate 5%Morning/dayMt. Mortar - 2FLv.32CaveRate 30%Morning/dayMt. Silver - 2FLv.48CaveRate 30%Morning/dayor evolve from Machop (Step 1)
- Step 3Machamp ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Machop egg.
How to Get Shiny Machamp in Crystal
Machamp requires a trade to evolve, so the hunt is really for Machop or Machoke in Mt. Mortar; once a shiny lands, send the Machoke across a link and back. Compare Shiny Machamp odds across every game
Crystal Shiny Machamp Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Breed w/ Shiny Parent, about 1 in 64 on each try.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breed w/ Shiny Parent: Eggs inherit stats from a shiny parent, so about 1 in 64 hatch shiny. A shiny Ditto helps every egg, and any other shiny parent (the red Gyarados works) helps only eggs of the opposite gender.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 7-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 19-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 45-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 147-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Machamp in the Crystal Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Machamp Weakness
Machamp is weak to Flying and Psychic. Not many exploitable gaps in the Fighting typing defensive chart. With 90 HP and balanced defenses, Machamp can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug, Rock, Dark |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Machamp Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Machamp
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodWhirl Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machamp View Lugia builds →Dream Eater 2x72-86% Aeroblast 2x77-90% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Machamp View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x110-130%KO | ||
 Celebi PsychicGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machamp View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x91-107%KO Fly 2x46-55% | ||
 Scyther Bug | B | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | B | |
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing | ||
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodTin Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machamp View Ho-Oh builds →Fly 2x72-86% Dream Eater 2x57-67% | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dragonair (Dragons Den Super Rod) | ||
 Mr. Mime Psychic | C | |
 Dodrio Normal | B | |
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Fearow Normal | C | |
 Golbat Poison | B | |
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 15 partners from the Human-Like egg group. Notable egg moves include Encore, Light Screen, Meditate and 1 more.
C Machamp Best Moveset
MoveCross Chop hits Snorlax and Tyranitar super-effectively, the two most dominant Pokemon in the format. 130 Attack makes every hit count. MoveEarthquake catches Poison and Steel types, and MoveRock Slide handles Flying types. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Built to dismantle the format's centerpieces.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Cross Chop
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Curse
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Machamp gets Encore and Light Screen exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Ground and Fire coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Cross Chop and Dynamic Punch.
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.
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
23 of 28 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
With four arms that react more quickly than it can think, it can execute many punches at once.
Machamp Crystal Guide
Machamp is obtained by trade-evolving Machoke. Catch or evolve a Machoke first, then trade.
In Crystal, Machamp plays as a wallbreaker. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully. Set up with Curse when you get a free turn.
Gigantamax Machamp is exclusive to Sword & Shield, so it's not usable in Crystal. The form has a unique appearance and a signature G-Max move.
Game Availability
Available since Red & Blue, Machamp appears in 21 games spanning 9 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 7Let's Go
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
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