Is Machoke Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Machop evolves at level 28. AbilityNo Guard makes every attack hit but means every incoming move connects too. Trade for Machamp as soon as possible. The risk-reward is the entire Machoke experience.
Machop trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Machop trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Machop has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Machoke trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Chuck's typing presses Machoke's defenses.
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 resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Machamp has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Machamp has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Machamp trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Machamp trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Sabrina's team hits Machamp's weaknesses hard.
Machamp has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Machamp trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Machamp trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
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 Drowzee. Trade a Drowzee to a trainer in Goldenrod City.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- LV 25FightingVital ThrowPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 31FightingSubmissionPower 120Accuracy 80%PP 25
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- LV 37FightingCross ChopPower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
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
- STARTING (Lv 28)
- LV 28FightingVital ThrowPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Bugsy
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- LV 32FightingSubmissionPower 120Accuracy 80%PP 25
- LV 40FightingCross ChopPower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
Evolve Machoke to Machamp
Machoke evolves into Machamp when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Clair.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 34)
- LV 34FightingSubmissionPower 120Accuracy 80%PP 25
- LV 34FightingVital ThrowPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Bugsy
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- LV 40FightingCross ChopPower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
How to Get Machoke in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Machoke roams five locations wild, common to rare and pushing into the mid 40s in tougher caves. You can catch it straight from the rock or raise a Machop to level 28, the first step of a trade-locked line.
5 locations to catch Machoke5 locations to catch Machop
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Catch Machop at any of the 5 locations below, then level it up to 28 — it evolves into Machoke.
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5 Badge 6 Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Machoke in HGSS
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 2Machoke ✓Rock Tunnel - 1FLv.14CaveRate 5%Safari Zone - WastelandLv.17FloorRate 10%MorningCliff Cave - 1FLv.22CaveRate 4%Mt. Mortar - 2FLv.32CaveRate 30%or evolve from Machop (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into Machamp
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in HeartGold & SoulSilver for Machoke.
How to Get Shiny Machoke in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Machoke roams Rock Tunnel and Mt. Mortar, but breeding it Masuda-style is the quicker route to a shiny. Compare Shiny Machoke odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Machoke Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Machoke Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Machoke
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
 Scyther Bug | C | |
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
 Vespiquen Bug | C | |
 Yanmega Bug | B | |
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
 Dodrio Normal | C | |
 Mr. Mime Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machoke View Mr. Mime builds →Psychic 2x98-116%KO Aerial Ace 2x22-26% | ||
 Ninjask Bug | C | |
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing | ||
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 39 partners from the Human-Like egg group. Notable egg moves include Bullet Punch, Close Combat, Counter and 10 more.
HGSS Machoke Best Moveset
Guaranteed MoveDynamic Punch through AbilityNo Guard confuses the target every time it lands, which is every time. 100 Attack at 45 Speed makes the moveset slow but devastating when it connects. Trade evolution unlocks Machamp.
Best Build
Machoke best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Dynamic Punch
- Payback
- Ice Punch
- Bullet Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Bullet Punch and Close Combat on Machoke. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Focus Punch and Focus Blast, 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. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
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
All 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It always goes at its full power, but this very tough and durable Pokémon never gets tired.
The muscles covering its body teem with power. Even when still, it exudes an amazing sense of strength.
Machoke HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
- Where in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Safari Zone can I find Machoke?
See the Locations section above for where to find Machoke in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Machoke from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Machoke easier to catch (catch factor doubled) but it flees twice as often.
- Each effect lasts 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other.
No. Machoke only evolves into Machamp through a real trade. There is no in-game alternative in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Machoke as an attacker. Physical side carries the damage. Not the fastest,
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Adamant on Machoke. +Attack is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the attacker role.
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
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