Physical
Attacker
405Average
45Very Slow
DTier

Mid-stage Pokemon like Machoke rarely see competitive play outside of special formats. It's a waypoint on the road to Machamp, which is where the real potential kicks in. Works well under Trick Room. Only weak to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy.

Attack and HP carry most of Machoke's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Moderately hard to find and yields 2 Attack EVs. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats
405Above
HP80
C
Attack100
B
Defense70
C
Sp. Atk50
D
Sp. Def60
C
Speed45
D
Total405
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Machoke yields +2 Atk
HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe
Details
Catch90Challenging•Medium Slow1.06M XP•1.5m / 4'11"•70.5kg / 155.4 lbs•142Base XP
Pokedex Entries

A sturdy creature boasting a robust physique and boundless stamina. Loves training above all else and voluntarily assists with tasks such as construction and clearing land.

Legends Arceus

Machoke Weakness

Avg

Machoke's Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy moves. Standard number of weaknesses for the Fighting typing.

4xCriticali
None
2xWeaki
FlyingPsychicFairy
½xResisti
BugRockDark
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
None
STAB (5)i
NormalIceRockDarkSteel
3Weak
3Resist
0Immune
Scorei-3
SpikesGrounded — up to 25%
Toxic SpikesVulnerable
Abilities
GutsIncreases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.
No GuardEnsures all moves used by and against the Pokémon hit.
SteadfastHARaises Speed one stage upon flinching.

Sitting between Machop and Machamp, Machoke is part of a chain that requires a trade. Not your typical level-up setup. So far, Sp.Def got the biggest boost (+25 from Machop). The final form adds another 100 stats on top.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Machop
#066Machop
28
Level 28
Machoke
#067Machoke
Trade
Machamp
#068Machamp
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Machop
Fighting
Machoke
Fighting
Machamp
Fighting
HP
70
80+10
90+10
ATK
80
100+20
130+30
DEF
50
70+20
80+10
SP.ATK
35
50+15
65+15
SP.DEF
35
60+25
85+25
SPE
35
45+10
55+10
BST
305D-Tier
405D-Tier+100
505C-Tier+100
ROLE
Trick Room
Attacker
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Physical
Physical
Physical
Breeding
Easy

Breed with Machoke to get Machop eggs easily using 70 partners from the Humanshape egg group.

Egg Groups
Humanshape
Gender
♂75.0%♀25.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Breed With (best first)
gardevoirinfernapegalladelopunnycacturnevolbeatillumisemonfernospindabunearycacneachimchar
12 of 70·

Noguard and Eviolite give Machoke staying power beyond its evolution stage. Adamant nature boosts Attack, max Attack without Speed EVs set the spread, and the pre-evolution bulk actually works here.

Best Build

Physical Attacker
Ability
Noguard
Item
EvioliteBULK
Nature
Adamant+ATK
EVs

Best Machoke Moveset

  • Dynamic PunchSTAB
  • Bullet Punch
  • EarthquakeCoverage
  • Poison Jab

Recommended Teammates

Gardevoir-Mega
Gardevoir-MegaExcellent
Flygon
FlygonExcellent
Aggron
AggronExcellent
All 21 games

STAB runs through Close Combat and Focus Blast for the basics, but Machoke's real strength is the 10-type coverage spread. Dark and Steel hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Leer
—10030Normal
Lv 1
Rock Smash
4010015Fighting
Lv 4
Focus Energy
——30Normal
Lv 12
Power-Up Punch
4010020Fighting
Lv 14
Brutal Swing
6010020Dark
Lv 16
Bullet Punch+1
4010030Steel
Lv 18
Knock Off
6510020Dark
Lv 20
Bulk Up
——20Fighting
Lv 25
Brick Break
7510015Fighting
Lv 30
Bulldoze
6010020Ground
Lv 36
Detect+4
——5Fighting
Lv 44
Double-Edge
12010015Normal
Lv 54
Dynamic Punch
100505Fighting

TM Moves

Src
TM33
Body Slam
8510015Normal
TM10
Brick Break
7510015Fighting
TM11
Bulk Up
——20Fighting
TM78
Bulldoze
6010020Ground
TM107
Close Combat
1201005Fighting
TM108
Comet Punch
188515Normal
TM28
Dig
8010010Ground
TM56
Double-Edge
12010015Normal
TM131
Drain Punch
7510010Fighting
TM135
Dual Chop
409015Dragon
TM69
Earthquake
10010010Ground
TM35
Endure+4
——10Normal
TM109
Facade
7010020Normal
TM38
Fire Blast
110855Fire
TM29
Fire Punch
7510015Fire
TM154
Fissure
—305Ground
TM62
Flamethrower
9010015Fire
TM102
Focus Blast
120705Fighting
TM24
Ice Punch
7510015Ice
TM45
Knock Off
6510020Dark
TM16
Light Screen
——30Psychic
TM113
Low Sweep
6510020Fighting
TM99
Metronome
——10Normal
TM77
Poison Jab
8010020Poison
TM18
Power-Up Punch
4010020Fighting
TM17
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM12
Rock Slide
759010Rock
TM04
Rock Smash
4010015Fighting
TM36
Rock Tomb
609515Rock
TM85
Substitute
——10Normal
TM23
Thunder Punch
7510015Electric
TM103
Work Up
——30Normal

Egg Moves

Machoke doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Machoke can't learn any Tutor moves
All 21 games

No wild encounters for Machoke in Legends: Z-A. Bring Machop over from Red, Yellow, or FireRed, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.

How to Obtain Machoke in Legends: Z-A

  1. Machop
    Step 1Obtain Machop

    Also found in:

    RedYellowGoldCrystalRubyEmerald
  2. Machoke
    Step 2Machoke ✓

  • Machoke is meant to evolve into Machamp. At 405 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.

  • Watch for Aerodactyl (Flying), Alakazam (Psychic), and Clefable (Fairy) when using Machoke. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.

  • Machop evolves into Machoke at level 28. Machoke evolves into Machamp by trading. Machoke is a middle-stage evolution in the Machop line.

  • Guts increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment — that's the one you want on Machoke. Steadfast is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. No Guard works too if your team needs something different.

  • Base 45 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Machoke is a physical attacker with base 100 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as an attacker.

  • Machoke appears in 21 games, including Yellow, Red & Blue, and Gold & Silver.

One of the original 151, Machoke has appeared in 21 games — nearly every mainline game. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.