Physical
Attacker
DTier
45Speed · Slow

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
Above
HP80
C
Attack100
B
Defense70
C
Sp. Atk50
D
Sp. Def60
C
Speed45
D
Total405
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging90 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height1.5 m
4'11"Average
Weight70.5 kg
155.4 lbsStandard
Base XP142
Average
Abilities
Guts
Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.
No GuardTop Pick
Ensures all moves used by and against the Pokémon hit.
SteadfastHA
Raises Speed one stage upon flinching.
EV Yield
HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe
Attack training target
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's Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. Standard number of weaknesses for the Fighting typing.

Machoke Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Flying, Psychic, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)Bug, Rock, Dark
Type ChartAvg
3Weak
3Resist
0Immune
Score-3
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
FlyingPsychicFairy
½xResist
BugRockDark
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (5)
NormalIceRockDarkSteel
How to Beat Machoke (Best Counters)

Espeon's Psyshock hits Machoke for 73-87%. Whimsicott deals 47-56% with Moonblast.

Espeon
Espeon
Psychic
A
Recommended Build
AbilityMagic Bounce
ItemLeftovers
NatureTimid
Moves
  • Alluring Voice
  • Calm Mind
  • Morning Sun
  • PsyshockSTAB
Damage vs Machoke
Psyshock 2x
73-87%
View Espeon builds →

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. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

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

All 21 games
Experimental
Ability
No Guard
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Machoke
Adamant+ATK

Machoke best EVs are Attack and Defense

EVs

Physical Attacker Moveset

  • Dynamic PunchSTAB
  • Bullet Punch
  • EarthquakeCoverage
  • Poison Jab

Recommended Teammates

Aggron
AggronExcellent

Moves

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
D—10030Normal
Lv 1
Rock Smash
—4010015Fighting
Lv 4
Focus Energy
C——30Normal
Lv 12
Power-Up Punch
C4010020Fighting
Lv 14
Brutal Swing
C6010020Dark
Lv 16
Bullet Punch+1
S4010030Steel
Lv 18
Knock Off
A6510020Dark
Lv 20
Bulk Up
A——20Fighting
Lv 25
Brick Break
C7510015Fighting
Lv 30
Bulldoze
C6010020Ground
Lv 36
Detect+4
C——5Fighting
Lv 44
Double-Edge
B12010015Normal
Lv 54
Dynamic Punch
S100505Fighting

TM Moves

TM
TM33
Body Slam
C8510015Normal
TM10
Brick Break
C7510015Fighting
TM11
Bulk Up
A——20Fighting
TM78
Bulldoze
C6010020Ground
TM107
Close Combat
A1201005Fighting
TM108
Comet Punch
D188515Normal
TM28
Dig
C8010010Ground
TM56
Double-Edge
B12010015Normal
TM131
Drain Punch
C7510010Fighting
TM135
Dual Chop
—409015Dragon
TM69
Earthquake
S10010010Ground
TM35
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM109
Facade
C7010020Normal
TM38
Fire Blast
D110855Fire
TM29
Fire Punch
C7510015Fire
TM154
Fissure
D—305Ground
TM62
Flamethrower
D9010015Fire
TM102
Focus Blast
C120705Fighting
TM24
Ice Punch
C7510015Ice
TM45
Knock Off
A6510020Dark
TM16
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM113
Low Sweep
C6510020Fighting
TM99
Metronome
C——10Normal
TM77
Poison Jab
S8010020Poison
TM18
Power-Up Punch
C4010020Fighting
TM17
Protect+4
B——10Normal
TM12
Rock Slide
C759010Rock
TM04
Rock Smash
—4010015Fighting
TM36
Rock Tomb
D609515Rock
TM85
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM23
Thunder Punch
C7510015Electric
TM103
Work Up
C——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.

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.

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