Physical
Attacker
45Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

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
Weight70.5 kg
Base XP142
Abilities
Guts
Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.
No Guard
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

Machoke’s boundless power is very dangerous, so it wears a belt that suppresses its energy.

Machoke Weakness

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
½xResist
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
How to Beat Machoke in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)
Bronzong
Bronzong
SteelPsychic
C
Available Moves
Moves
  • Dream EaterTM85
  • PsychicTM29
  • ExtrasensoryLv. 28
  • ConfusionLv. 1
Damage vs Machoke
Dream Eater 2x
89-105%KO
Psychic 2x
81-95%
Extrasensory 2x
71-84%
Confusion 2x
46-55%
View Bronzong builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

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
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 39 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Bullet Punch, Close Combat, Counter and 10 more.

Egg Groups
Humanshape
Gender
75.0%25.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
13moves
Breed With (best first)
gardevoirinfernapegalladelopunnycacturnevolbeatillumisemonfernospindabunearycacneachimchar

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Machoke Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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Moves

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

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Focus Energy
C30Normal
Lv 1
Leer
D10030Normal
Lv 1
Low Kick
D10020Fighting
Lv 1
Revenge-4
C6010010Fighting
Lv 12
Low Sweep
6510020Fighting
Lv 16
Knock Off
C6510020Dark
Lv 20
Scary Face
10010Normal
Lv 24
Vital Throw-1
7010Fighting
Lv 31
Strength
8010015Normal
Lv 36
Dual Chop
409015Dragon
Lv 42
Bulk Up
C20Fighting
Lv 48
Seismic Toss
D10020Fighting
Lv 54
Dynamic Punch
C100505Fighting
Lv 60
Cross Chop
B100805Fighting
Lv 66
Double-Edge
B12010015Normal

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
C10015Normal
TM31
Brick Break
C7510015Fighting
TM08
Bulk Up
C20Fighting
TM83
Bulldoze
C6010020Ground
TM28
Dig
C8010010Ground
TM32
Double Team
15Normal
TM26
Earthquake
C10010010Ground
TM58
Endure+4
C10Normal
TM42
Facade
C7010020Normal
TM38
Fire Blast
D110855Fire
TM35
Flamethrower
D9010015Fire
TM56
Fling
10010Dark
TM52
Focus Blast
C120705Fighting
TM01
Focus Punch-3
B15010020Fighting
TM16
Light Screen
C30Psychic
TM27
Low Sweep
6510020Fighting
TM66
Payback
D5010010Dark
TM84
Poison Jab
C8010020Poison
TM17
Protect+4
C10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
C5Water
TM44
Rest
C10Psychic
TM100
Rock Climb
908520Normal
TM80
Rock Slide
C759010Rock
TM98
Rock Smash
C4010015Fighting
TM39
Rock Tomb
D609515Rock
TM82
Sleep Talk
C10Normal
TM96
Strength
8010015Normal
TM90
Substitute
C10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C5Fire
TM87
Swagger
D8515Normal
TM46
Thief
C6010025Dark
TM10
Work Up
D30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Bullet Punch+1
D4010030Steel
Egg
Close Combat
B1201005Fighting
Egg
Counter-5
D10020Fighting
Egg
Encore
C1005Normal
Egg
Fire Punch
C7510015Fire
Egg
Heavy Slam
D10010Steel
Egg
Ice Punch
C7510015Ice
Egg
Knock Off
C6510020Dark
Egg
Power Trick
D10Psychic
Egg
Quick Guard+3
15Fighting
Egg
Submission
C808020Fighting
Egg
Thunder Punch
C7510015Electric
Egg
Tickle
D10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Machoke can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Machoke in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Plenty of locations for Machoke with decent spawn rates across mid-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Where To Catch Machoke in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

To get Machoke, start by catching Machop through walking encounters at Lv. 5-58. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.

  1. Machop
    Step 1Catch Machop
    Route 207
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.5-7 Route
    45%Early
    Day
    Route 207
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.5-7 Route
    45%Early
    Day
    Route 207
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.5-7 Route
    35%Early
    Morning
    Route 207
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.5-7 Route
    35%Early
    Morning
    Route 207
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.5-7 Route
    25%Early
    Night
    Route 207
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.5-7 Route
    25%Early
    Night
    Mt. Coronet - Route 207 Entrance
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.15-16 Cave
    25%Early
    Mt. Coronet - Route 207 Entrance
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.15-16 Cave
    25%Early
    Mt. Coronet - Route 211 Entrance
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.13 Cave
    10%Early
    Mt. Coronet - Route 211 Entrance
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.13 Cave
    10%Early
    Route 208
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-17 Route
    20%Mid
    Morning/day
    Route 208
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-17 Route
    20%Mid
    Morning/day
    Route 210 - North
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.25-26 Route
    20%Mid
    Morning/day
    Route 210 - North
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.25-26 Route
    20%Mid
    Morning/day
    Grassland Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave
    Mid
    Grassland Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave
    Mid
    Spacious Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave
    Mid
    Spacious Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave
    Mid
    Sunlit Cavern
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave
    Mid
    Sunlit Cavern
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave
    Mid
    Whiteout Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave
    Mid
    Whiteout Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave
    Mid
    Route 208
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.17 Route
    10%Mid
    Night
    Route 208
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.17 Route
    10%Mid
    Night
    Route 210 - North
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.26 Route
    10%Mid
    Night
    Route 210 - North
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.26 Route
    10%Mid
    Night
  2. Machoke
    Step 2Machoke
    Route 211 - East
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.27-28 Route
    20%Mid
    Morning/day
    Route 211 - East
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.27-28 Route
    20%Mid
    Morning/day
    Grassland Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.25-29 Cave
    Mid
    Requires Defog
    Grassland Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.25-29 Cave
    Mid
    Requires Defog
    Spacious Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.25-29 Cave
    Mid
    Requires Defog
    Spacious Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.25-29 Cave
    Mid
    Requires Defog
    Sunlit Cavern
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.25-29 Cave
    Mid
    Requires Defog
    Sunlit Cavern
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.25-29 Cave
    Mid
    Requires Defog
    Whiteout Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.25-29 Cave
    Mid
    Requires Defog
    Whiteout Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.25-29 Cave
    Mid
    Requires Defog
    Route 210 - North
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.26 Route
    10%Mid
    Route 210 - North
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.26 Route
    10%Mid
    Route 211 - East
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.27 Route
    10%Mid
    Night
    Route 211 - East
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.27 Route
    10%Mid
    Night
    Victory Road - 1F
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.44-46 Cave
    25%Late
    Victory Road - 1F
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.44-46 Cave
    25%Late
    Victory Road - B1F
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.44-46 Cave
    25%Late
    Victory Road - B1F
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.44-46 Cave
    25%Late
    Route 216
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.33-34 Route
    20%Late
    Morning/day
    Route 216
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.33-34 Route
    20%Late
    Morning/day
    Acuity Lakefront
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.35-36 Water
    20%Late
    Morning/day
    Acuity Lakefront
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.35-36 Water
    20%Late
    Morning/day
    Route 217
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.35-36 Route
    20%Late
    Morning/day
    Route 217
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.35-36 Route
    20%Late
    Morning/day
    Mt. Coronet - Summit
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.39-40 Cave
    20%Late
    Morning/day
    Mt. Coronet - Summit
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.39-40 Cave
    20%Late
    Morning/day
    Mt. Coronet - B1F
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.31 Cave
    10%Late
    Mt. Coronet - B1F
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.31 Cave
    10%Late
    Mt. Coronet - Route 216 Entrance
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.31 Cave
    10%Late
    Mt. Coronet - Route 216 Entrance
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.31 Cave
    10%Late
    Route 216
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.34 Route
    10%Late
    Night
    Route 216
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.34 Route
    10%Late
    Night
    Acuity Lakefront
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.36 Water
    10%Late
    Night
    Acuity Lakefront
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.36 Water
    10%Late
    Night
    Route 217
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.36 Route
    10%Late
    Night
    Route 217
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.36 Route
    10%Late
    Night
    Mt. Coronet - 2F
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.37 Cave
    10%Late
    Mt. Coronet - 2F
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.37 Cave
    10%Late
    Mt. Coronet - 3F
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.37 Cave
    10%Late
    Mt. Coronet - 3F
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.37 Cave
    10%Late
    Mt. Coronet - 4F
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.39 Cave
    10%Late
    Mt. Coronet - 4F
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.39 Cave
    10%Late
    Mt. Coronet - 5F
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.39 Cave
    10%Late
    Mt. Coronet - 5F
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.39 Cave
    10%Late
    Mt. Coronet - Summit
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.40 Cave
    10%Late
    Night
    Mt. Coronet - Summit
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.40 Cave
    10%Late
    Night
    Mt. Coronet - Top Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.40 Cave
    10%Late
    Mt. Coronet - Top Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.40 Cave
    10%Late
    Mt. Coronet - 6F
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.41 Cave
    10%Late
    Mt. Coronet - 6F
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.41 Cave
    10%Late
    Mt. Coronet - 7F
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.41 Cave
    10%Late
    Mt. Coronet - 7F
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.41 Cave
    10%Late
    Victory Road - Nat Dex Area
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.50-52 Cave
    25%Post
    Victory Road - Nat Dex Area
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.50-52 Cave
    25%Post
    Victory Road - Nat Dex Area B1F
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.50-52 Cave
    25%Post
    Victory Road - Nat Dex Area B1F
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.50-52 Cave
    25%Post
    Route 226
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.53 Route
    10%Post
    Route 226
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.53 Route
    10%Post
    Stark Mountain - Entrance
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.56 Volcano
    10%Post
    Stark Mountain - Entrance
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.56 Volcano
    10%Post
    Stark Mountain - Interior
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.58 Volcano
    10%Post
    Stark Mountain - Interior
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58 Volcano
    10%Post
    Route 225
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.51 Route
    5%Post
    Route 225
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.51 Route
    5%Post
    or evolve from Machop (Step 1)

Machoke Guide

  • 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.

  • In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, watch for Aerodactyl (Flying), Alakazam (Psychic), and Clefable (Fairy) when using Machoke. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.

  • In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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.

Game Availability

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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