Is Machoke Good in Crystal Playthrough?
Carries Crystal's mid-game with raw Fighting-type power. Machoke beats Whitney's Miltank, Jasmine's Steelix, and contributes against Pryce. Trade for Machamp if you can, but Machoke alone is more than enough.
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 Machoke in Crystal
Machoke turns up in the wild at three caves, common in Mt. Mortar and on Mt. Silver but rare in Rock Tunnel. Or just level a Machop to 28 and skip the cave hunt entirely.
3 locations to catch Machoke3 locations to catch Machop
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Catch Machop at any of the 3 locations below, then level it up to 28 — it evolves into Machoke.
Badge 2
Badge 3 Badge 4 Badge 5 Badge 6 Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Machoke in C
Machop gets you Machoke sooner: pick up it on Goldenrod City (before Badge 3) and evolve it at Lv 28. Wild Machoke first appears at Mt. Mortar (after Badge 4).
- Step 1Catch Machop
- Step 2Machoke ✓Rock Tunnel - 1FLv.15CaveRate 5%Morning/dayMt. Mortar - 2FLv.32CaveRate 30%Morning/dayMt. Silver - 2FLv.48CaveRate 30%Morning/dayor evolve from Machop (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into MachampBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Machop egg.
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Crystal for Machoke.
How to Get Shiny Machoke in Crystal
Machoke muscles through Mt. Mortar and Mt. Silver by morning and day at common rates, with a rare Rock Tunnel spawn; the two Johto mountains are the real hunt. Compare Shiny Machoke odds across every game
Crystal Shiny Machoke 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.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Crystal shiny odds for Machoke.
Machoke Weakness
Machoke's Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Flying and Psychic. Few weaknesses and 3 resistances make the typing clean. Just 2 weak spots to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.
| 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 Machoke Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Machoke
 Celebi PsychicGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machoke View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x127-150%KO Fly 2x56-67% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Machoke View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x156-183%KO | ||
 Scyther Bug | B | |
 Golbat Poison | B | |
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing | ||
 Fearow Normal | C | |
 Smoochum IcePsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift | ||
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machoke View Butterfree builds →Psybeam 2x45-54% Gust 2x24-29% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Farfetch'd Normal | C | |
 Yanma Bug | C | |
 Pidgeot Normal | C | |
Machoke Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed with Machoke 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 Machoke Best Moveset
Fighting middle stage with 100 Attack that hints at Machamp's devastating 130. MoveEarthquake and physical coverage work at reduced power. Machamp takes over with the Attack stat that defines a role.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Cross Chop
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Rock Slide
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Encore and Light Screen on Machoke. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Cross Chop and Dynamic Punch, they expand what Machoke can actually threaten in practice.
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 27 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
This tough POKéMON always stays in the zone. Its muscles become thicker after every battle.
Machoke Crystal Guide
No. Machoke only evolves into Machamp through a real trade. There is no in-game alternative in Crystal.
For Crystal, you can run Machoke through the first few routes without issues. 405 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Machamp as fast as you can.
In Crystal, use Machoke as a setup sweeper. Physical side carries the damage. Not the fastest,
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
- 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 8SwSh
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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