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.

What is Machoke weak to?

In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, watch for Aerodactyl (Flying), Alakazam (Psychic), and Clefable (Fairy) when using Machoke. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.

How do you evolve Machoke?

In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, Machop evolves into Machoke at level 28. Machoke evolves into Machamp by trading. Machoke is a middle-stage evolution in the Machop line.

What is the best ability for Machoke?

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.

What role does Machoke play in battle?

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 - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Attacker

DTier

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

Attack100

Defense70

Sp. Atk50

Sp. Def60

Speed45

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

The belt around its waist holds back its energy. Without it, this Pokémon would be unstoppable.

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
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Flying, Psychic, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)	Bug, Rock, Dark

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score-3

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Flying Psychic Fairy

½xResist

Bug Rock Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Normal Ice Rock Dark Steel

How to Beat Machoke in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee (Best Counters)

Zapdos ElectricFlying	A
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Drill PeckLv. 24 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Machoke Drill Peck 2x 74-87% Peck 2x 33-39% View Zapdos builds →
Dragonite DragonFlying	B
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Machoke Wing Attack 2x 77-91% View Dragonite builds →
Moltres FireFlying	B
Obtain MethodVictory Road Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Air SlashLv. 24 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Machoke Air Slash 2x 100-118%KO Wing Attack 2x 61-72% View Moltres builds →
Articuno IceFlying	C
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Move Moves GustLv. 1 Damage vs Machoke Gust 2x 44-52% View Articuno builds →
Charizard FireFlying	C
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Machoke Wing Attack 2x 52-62% View Charizard builds →

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee 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

#066Machop

Level 28

#067Machoke

Trade

#068Machamp

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Machop

Fighting

Machoke

Fighting

Machamp

Fighting

80+10

90+10

ATK

100+20

130+30

DEF

70+20

80+10

SP.ATK

50+15

65+15

SP.DEF

60+25

85+25

SPE

45+10

55+10

BST

305D-Tier

405D-Tier+100

505C-Tier+100

ROLE

Trick Room

Attacker

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding is not available in this game

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Machoke Best Moveset

Best Build

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves

Leveling does the heavy lifting. Machoke picks up Superpower and Earthquake along the way, building toward a complete offensive set. TMs add coverage across 7 types, but the foundation's already strong by then.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bide+1

———10Normal

Lv 1

Focus Energy

D——30Normal

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

Lv 4

Focus Energy

D——30Normal

Lv 8

Bide+1

———10Normal

Lv 12

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Lv 16

Karate Chop

—5010025Fighting

Lv 21

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

Lv 26

Submission

—808020Fighting

Lv 37

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

Lv 48

Superpower

B1201005Fighting

TM Moves

TM13

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM30

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

TM10

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM41

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM12

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM46

Fire Blast

D110855Fire

TM31

Fire Punch

C7510015Fire

TM37

Flamethrower

D9010015Fire

TM01

Headbutt

C7010015Normal

TM03

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TM35

Ice Punch

C7510015Ice

TM06

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM26

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM07

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM05

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM22

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

TM15

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

TM08

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM49

Superpower

B1201005Fighting

TM23

Thunder Punch

C7510015Electric

TM27

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Machoke doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Machoke can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Machoke in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee

decent spawn rates for Machoke across 2 locations in late-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Where To Catch Machoke in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee

The path to Machoke starts with Machop at Lv. 18-46 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Catch Machop
Rock Tunnel - 1F
Let's Go EeveeGrass Lv.18-23 Cave
10%Mid
Rock Tunnel - 1F
Let's Go PikachuGrass Lv.18-23 Cave
10%Mid
Rock Tunnel - B1F
Let's Go EeveeGrass Lv.18-23 Cave
10%Mid
Rock Tunnel - B1F
Let's Go PikachuGrass Lv.18-23 Cave
10%Mid
Victory Road - 1F-3F
Let's Go PikachuGrass Lv.41-46 Cave
10%Late
Victory Road - 1F-3F
Let's Go EeveeGrass Lv.41-46 Cave
10%Late
Train until Level 28
Step 2Machoke ✓
Victory Road - 1F-3F
Let's Go PikachuGrass Lv.41-46 Cave
15%Late
Victory Road - 1F-3F
Let's Go EeveeGrass Lv.41-46 Cave
15%Late
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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, watch for Aerodactyl (Flying), Alakazam (Psychic), and Clefable (Fairy) when using Machoke. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, 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.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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