Is Machoke Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Machop evolves at level 28. Machoke also shows up wild in caves and routes throughout mid-game. Trade evolution into Machamp is the real goal, and it's one of the better Fighting-types in Sinnoh behind Lucario.
Machop has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Gardenia's typing presses Machop's defenses.
Fantina's team hits Machop's weaknesses hard.
Machoke trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Machoke trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Machamp resists most of Byron's coverage and hits back hard.
Machamp has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Machamp has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Machamp has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Machamp has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Machamp has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Machamp trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Machamp has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Machamp has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Machamp has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Machamp trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Machop
Catch Machop on Route 206 (walking, Lv 17-19, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Oreburgh Gate (basement)
- LV 25FightingVital ThrowPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Fantina
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- LV 37FightingCross ChopPower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- Post-Game
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TM08FightingBulk UpPower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Exchange Service Corner counter at the Battle Frontier, which you enter from the Fight Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Machop to Machoke
Machop evolves into Machoke at Level 28. Your Machop should hit Level 28 before you reach Maylene, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 28)
- LV 28FightingVital ThrowPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Gardenia
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Oreburgh Gate (basement)
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Fantina
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- LV 40FightingCross ChopPower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- Post-Game
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Machoke to Machamp
Machoke evolves into Machamp when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Byron.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 37)
- LV 37FightingVital ThrowPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Gardenia
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Oreburgh Gate (basement)
- After Fantina
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- LV 40FightingCross ChopPower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- Post-Game
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Machoke in Platinum
Machoke appears wild in Platinum, common across fourteen encounters in five areas at levels 29 to 50. You can also evolve a Machop at level 28, but the wild spawns mean you do not have to.
5 locations to catch Machoke5 locations to catch Machop
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 5
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 2 Badge 3 Badge 4 Badge 5 Badge 6Where To Catch Machoke in Pt
To get Machoke, start by catching Machop through walking encounters at Lv. 5-29. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Machoke ✓Route 211 - EastLv.29-30GrassRate 15%Route 210 - NorthLv.29-30GrassRate 10%Mt. Coronet - B1FLv.35CaveRate 10%Mt. Coronet - Route 216 EntranceLv.35CaveRate 10%Mt. Coronet - 2FLv.39CaveRate 10%Mt. Coronet - 3FLv.39CaveRate 10%Mt. Coronet - 4FLv.39CaveRate 10%Mt. Coronet - 5FLv.39CaveRate 10%Mt. Coronet - 6FLv.39CaveRate 10%Mt. Coronet - 7FLv.39CaveRate 10%Mt. Coronet - Top CaveLv.39CaveRate 10%Mt. Coronet - SummitLv.40CaveRate 10%Route 225Lv.48-50GrassRate 25%Route 226Lv.48-50GrassRate 25%or 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 Platinum for Machoke.
How to Get Shiny Machoke in Platinum
Machoke roams Route 225 and Route 226, so chain it to 40 for a shiny, or evolve a chained Machop. Compare Shiny Machoke odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Machoke Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
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 | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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 Platinum 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
 Azelf Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodLake Valor Interact Encounter | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Machoke View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x159-188%KO | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machoke View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x75-89% Dream Eater 2x68-80% | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Machoke View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x154-182%KO | ||
 Mesprit Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Machoke View Mesprit builds →Future Sight 2x138-163%KO | ||
 Mr. Mime Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machoke View Mr. Mime builds →Dream Eater 2x112-132%KO Aerial Ace 2x23-27% | ||
 Scyther Bug | C | |
 Dodrio Normal | C | |
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
 Chimecho Psychic | C | |
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
 Girafarig NormalPsychic | 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 39 partners from the Human-Like egg group. Notable egg moves include Bullet Punch, Close Combat, Counter and 9 more.
Pt Machoke Best Moveset
100 Attack with AbilityNo Guard means nothing misses from either side, and MoveDynamic Punch confuses with every hit. The moveset is genuinely threatening, but trade evolution to Machamp unlocks the full 130 Attack.
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
33 of 35 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It happily carries heavy cargo to toughen up. It willingly does hard work for people.
Machoke Platinum Guide
No. Machoke only evolves into Machamp through a real trade. There is no in-game alternative in Platinum.
For Platinum, 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 Platinum, use Machoke as an attacker. Physical side carries the damage. Not the fastest,
For Platinum, 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
Winds & Waves
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