Is Machop Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Route 207 catch early in the game. Machamp is one of the best Fighting-types you can run in Sinnoh, but trade evolution is required. Machoke is strong enough to carry if you can't trade.
Machop has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Machop trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Machoke trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Machoke has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Fantina's team hits Machoke's weaknesses hard.
Machoke has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Machamp resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Machamp has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Machamp trades roughly evenly with 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 Cynthia's team.
Catch Machop on Route 207 (walking, Lv 5-7, common).
Your Machop should hit Level 28 before you reach Maylene, at typical leveling pace.
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Candice.
How to Get Machop in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
A trade step sits in Machop's 3-stage chain from Machop. The step cards below map each stage with catch locations and evolution methods. Machop shows up in the wild, so the starting catch is the easy part.
Where To Catch Machop in BDSP
The path to Machop starts with Machop at Lv. 5-58 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Machop ✓Route 207Lv.5-7GrassRate 45%DayRoute 207Lv.5-7GrassRate 35%MorningRoute 207Lv.5-7GrassRate 25%NightMt. Coronet - Route 207 EntranceLv.15-16CaveRate 25%Mt. Coronet - Route 211 EntranceLv.13CaveRate 10%Route 208Lv.16-17GrassRate 20%Morning/dayRoute 210 - NorthLv.25-26GrassRate 20%Morning/dayGrassland CaveLv.16-20CaveSpacious CaveLv.16-20CaveSunlit CavernLv.16-20CaveWhiteout CaveLv.16-20CaveRoute 208Lv.17GrassRate 10%NightRoute 210 - NorthLv.26GrassRate 10%Night
Step 2Catch or Evolve into MachokeRoute 211 - EastLv.27-28GrassRate 20%Morning/dayGrassland CaveLv.25-29CaveRequires DefogSpacious CaveLv.25-29CaveRequires DefogSunlit CavernLv.25-29CaveRequires DefogWhiteout CaveLv.25-29CaveRequires DefogRoute 210 - NorthLv.26GrassRate 10%Route 211 - EastLv.27GrassRate 10%NightVictory Road - 1FLv.44-46CaveRate 25%Victory Road - B1FLv.44-46CaveRate 25%Route 216Lv.33-34GrassRate 20%Morning/dayAcuity LakefrontLv.35-36GrassRate 20%Morning/dayRoute 217Lv.35-36GrassRate 20%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - SummitLv.39-40CaveRate 20%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - B1FLv.31CaveRate 10%Mt. Coronet - Route 216 EntranceLv.31CaveRate 10%Route 216Lv.34GrassRate 10%NightAcuity LakefrontLv.36GrassRate 10%NightRoute 217Lv.36GrassRate 10%NightMt. Coronet - 2FLv.37CaveRate 10%Mt. Coronet - 3FLv.37CaveRate 10%Mt. Coronet - 4FLv.39CaveRate 10%Mt. Coronet - 5FLv.39CaveRate 10%Mt. Coronet - SummitLv.40CaveRate 10%NightMt. Coronet - Top CaveLv.40CaveRate 10%Mt. Coronet - 6FLv.41CaveRate 10%Mt. Coronet - 7FLv.41CaveRate 10%Victory Road - Nat Dex AreaLv.50-52CaveRate 25%Victory Road - Nat Dex Area B1FLv.50-52CaveRate 25%Route 226Lv.53GrassRate 10%Stark Mountain - EntranceLv.56CaveRate 10%Stark Mountain - InteriorLv.58CaveRate 10%Route 225Lv.51GrassRate 5%or evolve from Machop (Step 1)
Step 3Evolve into Machamp
Machop Weakness
Type-wise, Machop takes extra damage from Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. 3 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Flying, Psychic, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug, Rock, Dark |
What is Machop Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Machop
 Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machop View Mr. Mime builds →Dream Eater 2x170-201%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x136-162%KO Aerial Ace 2x31-37% | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machop View Kadabra builds →Dream Eater 2x196-231%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x105-125%KO | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machop View Hypno builds →Dream Eater 2x134-158%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x73-86% | ||
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machop View Mr. Mime builds →Dream Eater 2x170-201%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x136-162%KO Aerial Ace 2x31-37% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machop View Kadabra builds →Dream Eater 2x196-231%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x105-125%KO | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Hypno Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machop View Hypno builds →Dream Eater 2x134-158%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x73-86% | ||
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machop View Mr. Mime builds →Dream Eater 2x166-196%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x133-157%KO Aerial Ace 2x30-36% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machop View Kadabra builds →Dream Eater 2x193-227%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x103-121%KO | ||
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machop View Mr. Mime builds →Dream Eater 2x166-196%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x133-157%KO Aerial Ace 2x30-35% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machop View Kadabra builds →Dream Eater 2x192-227%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x103-122%KO | ||
Grumpig Psychic | C | |
 Chimecho Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machop View Chimecho builds →Dream Eater 2x157-185%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x84-99% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machop View Mr. Mime builds →Dream Eater 2x166-195%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x133-156%KO Aerial Ace 2x28-34% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machop View Kadabra builds →Dream Eater 2x190-224%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x102-120%KO | ||
Chimecho Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machop View Chimecho builds →Dream Eater 2x157-185%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x84-99% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machop View Mr. Mime builds →Dream Eater 2x166-195%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x133-156%KO Aerial Ace 2x28-34% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machop View Kadabra builds →Dream Eater 2x190-224%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x102-120%KO | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machop View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x194-228%KO Air Slash 2x122-144%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x87-102%KO | ||
Staraptor Normal | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machop View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x237-279%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x105-124%KO | ||
 Granbull Fairy | C | |
Chimecho Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machop View Chimecho builds →Dream Eater 2x163-191%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x87-102%KO | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Clefable can KO Machop with Moonblast (125-147%). Salamence's Earthquake hits Machop for 81-95%. Alakazam's Psychic also KOs at 251-296%.
 Clefable Fairy | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Machop View Clefable builds →Moonblast 2x125-147%KO Knock Off8-9% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Machop View Salamence builds →Earthquake81-95% | ||
 Alakazam Psychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Machop View Alakazam builds →Shadow Ball74-87% Psychic 2x251-296%KO Focus Blast111-131%KO Energy Ball84-99% | ||
Machop Evolutions
Machop is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Machoke first, then eventually reaches Machamp. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 200 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Machop easily with 39 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group. Pass egg moves like Bullet Punch, Close Combat, Counter and 10 more to offspring.
BDSP Machop Best Moveset
70/80/50 physical stats with AbilityNo Guard from the secondary slot guaranteeing every move lands. The moveset has Fighting TermStab at modest power but pre-evo stats can't compete. Two evolutions from Machamp where AbilityNo Guard at 130 Attack reaches B-tier.
Best Build
Machop best EVs are Attack and HP
Physical Tank Moveset
- Close Combat
- Bulk Up
- Ice Punch
- Power Up Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Hard to wall, honestly. Machop threatens 10 types beyond its own STAB, with Dark and Normal standing out. Pair that with Focus Punch and Focus Blast and switchins need to think twice.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It hefts a Graveler repeatedly to strengthen its entire body. It uses every type of martial arts.
Its muscles never cramp however much it trains. It lives in the mountains away from humans.
Machop Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Machop does the job early-game if you need a Fighting type on your team. Evolve it into Machoke before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Machop has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 21 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.
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 7LGPE
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