What does Machop evolve into?

Machop becomes Machoke at level 28, then Machamp by trading. Straight three-stage line with no branching.

At what level does Machop evolve?

Machop evolves into Machoke at level 28. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

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.

Where can you catch Machop?

Machop is catchable in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Machop - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Trick Room

DTier

35Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Machop's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, Sp. Atk trails, 1 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 1 Attack EV, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP70

Attack80

Defense50

Sp. Atk35

Sp. Def35

Speed35

Total305

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate180 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.8 m

Weight19.5 kg

Base XP61

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+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

It hefts a Graveler repeatedly to strengthen its entire body. It uses every type of martial arts.

Machop Weakness

Type-wise, Machop takes extra damage from Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. 3 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.

Machop 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 Machop in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

Beautifly BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Aerial Ace 2x 67-79% Gust 2x 67-79% View Beautifly builds →
Abra Psychic	C
TM Move Moves Dream EaterTM85 Damage vs Machop Dream Eater 2x 150-179%KO View Abra builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Fly 2x 102-121%KO Pluck 2x 71-86% Aerial Ace 2x 71-86% Peck 2x 48-57% View Doduo builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Machop Fly 2x 71-86% Pluck 2x 48-57% Aerial Ace 2x 48-57% View Zubat builds →
Starly NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 9 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Machop Fly 2x 79-93% Wing Attack 2x 52-64% Aerial Ace 2x 52-64% Pluck 2x 52-64% View Starly builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

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

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

Easy

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.

Egg Groups

Humanshape

Gender

♂75.0%♀25.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

13moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Machop Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 1

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

Lv 4

Focus Energy

C——30Normal

Lv 8

Revenge-4

C6010010Fighting

Lv 12

Low Sweep

—6510020Fighting

Lv 16

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Lv 20

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 24

Vital Throw-1

—70—10Fighting

Lv 29

Strength

—8010015Normal

Lv 32

Dual Chop

—409015Dragon

Lv 36

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

Lv 40

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Lv 44

Dynamic Punch

C100505Fighting

Lv 48

Cross Chop

C100805Fighting

Lv 52

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM08

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

TM83

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

D110855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

D9010015Fire

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

D120705Fighting

TM01

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM27

Low Sweep

—6510020Fighting

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM100

Rock Climb

—908520Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM98

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM96

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM10

Work Up

D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Bullet Punch+1

D4010030Steel

Egg

Close Combat

B1201005Fighting

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Encore

C—1005Normal

Egg

Fire Punch

C7510015Fire

Egg

Heavy Slam

D—10010Steel

Egg

Ice Punch

C7510015Ice

Egg

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Egg

Power Trick

D——10Psychic

Egg

Quick Guard+3

———15Fighting

Egg

Submission

C808020Fighting

Egg

Thunder Punch

C7510015Electric

Egg

Tickle

D—10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Machop can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Machop Locations

Machop's scattered across 26 spots in early-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.

Best Locations to Catch Machop in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

walking encounters for Machop across 26 spots at Lv. 5-26. The catch is that Shining Pearl and Brilliant Diamond don't share every location, so compare what's available in your version.

Route 207

Shining PearlGrass Lv.5-7 Route

45%Early

Day

Route 207

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.5-7 Route

45%Early

Day

Route 207

Shining PearlGrass Lv.5-7 Route

35%Early

Morning

Route 207

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.5-7 Route

35%Early

Morning

Route 207

Shining PearlGrass Lv.5-7 Route

25%Early

Night

Route 207

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.5-7 Route

25%Early

Night

Mt. Coronet - Route 207 Entrance

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.15-16 Cave

25%Early

Mt. Coronet - Route 207 Entrance

Shining PearlGrass Lv.15-16 Cave

25%Early

Mt. Coronet - Route 211 Entrance

Shining PearlGrass Lv.13 Cave

10%Early

Mt. Coronet - Route 211 Entrance

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.13 Cave

10%Early

Route 208

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-17 Route

20%Mid

Morning/day

Route 208

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-17 Route

20%Mid

Morning/day

Route 210 - North

Shining PearlGrass Lv.25-26 Route

20%Mid

Morning/day

Route 210 - North

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.25-26 Route

20%Mid

Morning/day

Grassland Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Grassland Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Spacious Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Spacious Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Sunlit Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Sunlit Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Whiteout Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Whiteout Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Route 208

Shining PearlGrass Lv.17 Route

10%Mid

Night

Route 208

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.17 Route

10%Mid

Night

Route 210 - North

Shining PearlGrass Lv.26 Route

10%Mid

Night

Route 210 - North

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.26 Route

10%Mid

Night

Machop Guide

Machop becomes Machoke at level 28, then Machamp by trading. Straight three-stage line with no branching.
Machop evolves into Machoke at level 28. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
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.
Machop is catchable in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

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

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Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Dream Eater 2x 140-165%KO Psychic 2x 125-148%KO Extrasensory 2x 114-135%KO Confusion 2x 73-86% View Bronzong builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Air CutterLv. 27 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Machop Fly 2x 103-122%KO Air Cutter 2x 75-89% Pluck 2x 69-82% Aerial Ace 2x 69-82% View Golbat builds →
Chimecho Psychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 22 Dazzling GleamTM21 Damage vs Machop Dream Eater 2x 162-191%KO Psychic 2x 148-175%KO Extrasensory 2x 131-155%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x 87-103%KO View Chimecho builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 FlyTM94 Damage vs Machop Sky Attack 2x 114-135%KO Dream Eater 2x 100-119%KO Psychic 2x 89-105%KO Fly 2x 75-89% View Noctowl builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 Zen HeadbuttLv. 1 PsybeamLv. 20 Damage vs Machop Dream Eater 2x 118-138%KO Psychic 2x 105-125%KO Zen Headbutt 2x 75-89% Psybeam 2x 78-92% View Medicham builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Dream Eater 2x 140-165%KO Psychic 2x 125-148%KO Extrasensory 2x 114-135%KO Confusion 2x 73-86% View Bronzong builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Air CutterLv. 27 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Machop Fly 2x 103-122%KO Air Cutter 2x 75-89% Pluck 2x 69-82% Aerial Ace 2x 69-82% View Golbat builds →
Chimecho Psychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 22 Dazzling GleamTM21 Damage vs Machop Dream Eater 2x 162-191%KO Psychic 2x 148-175%KO Extrasensory 2x 131-155%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x 87-103%KO View Chimecho builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 FlyTM94 Damage vs Machop Sky Attack 2x 114-135%KO Dream Eater 2x 100-119%KO Psychic 2x 89-105%KO Fly 2x 75-89% View Noctowl builds →
Girafarig NormalPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 Dazzling GleamTM21 PsybeamLv. 19 Damage vs Machop Dream Eater 2x 156-185%KO Psychic 2x 140-165%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x 84-99% Psybeam 2x 103-122%KO View Girafarig builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Dream Eater 2x 137-163%KO Psychic 2x 126-149%KO Extrasensory 2x 111-132%KO Confusion 2x 71-84% View Bronzong builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Air CutterLv. 27 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Machop Fly 2x 100-118%KO Air Cutter 2x 74-87% Pluck 2x 66-79% Aerial Ace 2x 66-79% View Golbat builds →
Chimecho Psychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 22 Dazzling GleamTM21 Damage vs Machop Dream Eater 2x 159-188%KO Psychic 2x 145-171%KO Extrasensory 2x 128-151%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x 85-101%KO View Chimecho builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 FlyTM94 Damage vs Machop Sky Attack 2x 109-129%KO Dream Eater 2x 98-116%KO Psychic 2x 89-105%KO Fly 2x 71-84% View Noctowl builds →
Girafarig NormalPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 Zen HeadbuttLv. 32 Dazzling GleamTM21 Damage vs Machop Dream Eater 2x 152-179%KO Psychic 2x 137-163%KO Zen Headbutt 2x 88-104%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x 80-95% View Girafarig builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Dream Eater 2x 137-162%KO Psychic 2x 123-146%KO Extrasensory 2x 110-130%KO Confusion 2x 70-83% View Bronzong builds →
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 Dazzling GleamTM21 PsybeamLv. 28 Damage vs Machop Dream Eater 2x 166-196%KO Psychic 2x 150-177%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x 133-157%KO Psybeam 2x 108-128%KO View Mr. Mime builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Air CutterLv. 27 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Machop Fly 2x 99-117%KO Air Cutter 2x 73-86% Pluck 2x 66-78% Aerial Ace 2x 66-78% View Golbat builds →
Chimecho Psychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 22 Dazzling GleamTM21 Damage vs Machop Dream Eater 2x 159-188%KO Psychic 2x 143-170%KO Extrasensory 2x 128-151%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x 85-101%KO View Chimecho builds →
Girafarig NormalPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 Zen HeadbuttLv. 32 Dazzling GleamTM21 Damage vs Machop Dream Eater 2x 152-180%KO Psychic 2x 137-162%KO Zen Headbutt 2x 89-104%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x 81-96% View Girafarig builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Dream Eater 2x 137-161%KO Psychic 2x 122-144%KO Extrasensory 2x 110-129%KO Confusion 2x 70-83% View Bronzong builds →
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 Dazzling GleamTM21 PsybeamLv. 28 Damage vs Machop Dream Eater 2x 166-195%KO Psychic 2x 149-176%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x 133-156%KO Psybeam 2x 107-127%KO View Mr. Mime builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Air CutterLv. 27 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Machop Fly 2x 97-115%KO Air Cutter 2x 72-85% Pluck 2x 66-78% Aerial Ace 2x 66-78% View Golbat builds →
Chimecho Psychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 22 Dazzling GleamTM21 Damage vs Machop Dream Eater 2x 157-185%KO Psychic 2x 141-166%KO Extrasensory 2x 126-149%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x 84-99% View Chimecho builds →
Girafarig NormalPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 Zen HeadbuttLv. 32 Dazzling GleamTM21 Damage vs Machop Dream Eater 2x 151-178%KO Psychic 2x 137-161%KO Zen Headbutt 2x 87-102%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x 80-94% View Girafarig builds →

Salamence DragonFlying	S
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves Dual Wingbeat Earthquake Dragon Dance RoostRecovery Damage vs Machop Earthquake 69-81% View Salamence builds →
Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves RoostRecovery Body Press SpikesHazard Iron Defense View Skarmory builds →
Alakazam Psychic	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemFocus Sash NatureModest Moves Dazzling Gleam PsyshockSTAB Expanding Force Focus Blast Damage vs Machop Dazzling Gleam 2x 156-184%KO Psyshock 2x 234-275%KO Focus Blast 117-138%KO View Alakazam builds →