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 Diamond & 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 Diamond & 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.

SteadfastHANot in game

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 and Psychic. Its Fighting typing keeps the defensive matchups simple. Only 2 weaknesses makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.

Machop Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Flying, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)	Bug, Rock, Dark

Type ChartAvg

2Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score-1

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Flying Psychic

½xResist

Bug Rock Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Normal Ice Rock Dark Steel

How to Beat Machop in Diamond & Pearl (Best Counters)

Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 19 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Psychic 2x 125-148%KO Extrasensory 2x 114-135%KO Confusion 2x 73-86% View Bronzong builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Fly 2x 129-152%KO Wing Attack 2x 87-102%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves PsychicTM29 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Psychic 2x 148-175%KO Confusion 2x 84-99% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves PsychicTM29 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Psychic 2x 98-115%KO Confusion 2x 56-66% View Solrock builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 17 Air CutterLv. 27 PluckTM88 Damage vs Machop Fly 2x 103-122%KO Wing Attack 2x 69-82% Air Cutter 2x 75-89% Pluck 2x 69-82% View Golbat builds →

Diamond & 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 9 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

12moves

Breed With (best first)

Diamond & Pearl Machop Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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

Moves

The egg pool carries weight here. Bullet Punch and Close Combat aren't available any other way for Machop, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Focus Punch and Focus Blast for solid options.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

Lv 7

Focus Energy

———30Normal

Lv 10

Karate Chop

—5010025Fighting

Lv 13

Foresight

D——40Normal

Lv 19

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Lv 22

Revenge-4

—6010010Fighting

Lv 25

Vital Throw-1

—70—10Fighting

Lv 31

Submission

—808025Fighting

Lv 34

Wake-Up Slap

—6010010Fighting

Lv 37

Cross Chop

C100805Fighting

Lv 43

Scary Face

D—9010Normal

Lv 46

Dynamic Punch

C100505Fighting

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM08

Bulk Up

D——20Fighting

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

D120855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

D9510015Fire

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

D120705Fighting

TM01

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

HM08

Rock Climb

—908520Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609510Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

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

Ice Punch

C7510015Ice

Egg

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

Egg

Meditate

———40Psychic

Egg

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

Egg

Rolling Kick

—608515Fighting

Egg

Smelling Salts

—7010010Normal

Egg

Thunder Punch

C7510015Electric

Tutor Moves

Machop can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mega Kick

—120755Normal

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 3

Metronome

———10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Diamond & Pearl Machop Locations

Machop is available from early-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 12 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.

Best Locations to Catch Machop in Diamond & Pearl

Machop's encounter pool splits between Pearl and Diamond. You've got 12 walking spots at Lv. 5-26 total, but your version determines which ones actually show up.

Route 207

PearlGrass Lv.5-7 Route

CommonEarly

Route 207

DiamondGrass Lv.5-7 Route

CommonEarly

Mt. Coronet - Route 211 Entrance

DiamondGrass Lv.13 Cave

CommonEarly

Mt. Coronet - Route 211 Entrance

PearlGrass Lv.13 Cave

CommonEarly

Mt. Coronet - Route 207 Entrance

DiamondGrass Lv.15-16 Cave

CommonEarly

Mt. Coronet - Route 207 Entrance

PearlGrass Lv.15-16 Cave

CommonEarly

Mt. Coronet - Route 211 Entrance

PearlGrass Lv.13 Cave

UncommonEarly

Morning

Mt. Coronet - Route 211 Entrance

DiamondGrass Lv.13 Cave

UncommonEarly

Morning

Route 208

PearlGrass Lv.16-17 Route

UncommonMid

Route 208

DiamondGrass Lv.16-17 Route

UncommonMid

Route 210 - North

PearlGrass Lv.25-26 Route

UncommonMid

Route 210 - North

DiamondGrass Lv.25-26 Route

UncommonMid

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 Diamond & 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 Diamond & 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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Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Wing Attack 2x 81-96% View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Confusion 2x 74-89% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Confusion 2x 53-64% View Solrock builds →
Staravia NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 9 Damage vs Machop Wing Attack 2x 64-77% View Staravia builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Peck 2x 47-57% View Doduo builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Wing Attack 2x 84-100%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Confusion 2x 77-91% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Confusion 2x 55-65% View Solrock builds →
Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 15 PluckTM88 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Wing Attack 2x 70-83% Pluck 2x 70-83% Peck 2x 43-52% View Murkrow builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Move Moves GustLv. 11 Damage vs Machop Gust 2x 48-57% View Drifloon builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 19 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 →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 1 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Machop Fly 2x 122-143%KO Wing Attack 2x 82-97% Aerial Ace 2x 82-97% View Aerodactyl builds →
Mr. Mime Psychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 PsybeamLv. 25 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Machop Dream Eater 2x 166-196%KO Psychic 2x 150-177%KO Psybeam 2x 108-128%KO Aerial Ace 2x 30-35% View Mr. Mime builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Dream Eater 2x 159-188%KO Psychic 2x 143-170%KO Confusion 2x 82-97% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Dream Eater 2x 103-123%KO Psychic 2x 95-112%KO Confusion 2x 53-63% View Solrock builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 19 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 →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 1 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Machop Fly 2x 122-144%KO Wing Attack 2x 83-98% Aerial Ace 2x 83-98% View Aerodactyl builds →
Mr. Mime Psychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 PsybeamLv. 25 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Machop Dream Eater 2x 166-195%KO Psychic 2x 149-176%KO Psybeam 2x 107-127%KO Aerial Ace 2x 28-34% View Mr. Mime builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Dream Eater 2x 157-185%KO Psychic 2x 141-166%KO Confusion 2x 80-95% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Dream Eater 2x 106-124%KO Psychic 2x 95-112%KO Confusion 2x 54-63% View Solrock builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Future SightLv. 43 Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 19 Damage vs Machop Future Sight 2x 167-197%KO Dream Eater 2x 140-165%KO Psychic 2x 125-148%KO Extrasensory 2x 113-133%KO View Bronzong builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 1 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Machop Fly 2x 125-148%KO Wing Attack 2x 85-101%KO Aerial Ace 2x 85-101%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Mr. Mime Psychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 PsybeamLv. 25 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Machop Dream Eater 2x 169-199%KO Psychic 2x 153-180%KO Psybeam 2x 111-131%KO Aerial Ace 2x 30-36% View Mr. Mime builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Dream Eater 2x 161-191%KO Psychic 2x 147-174%KO Confusion 2x 81-96% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Dream Eater 2x 107-126%KO Psychic 2x 96-114%KO Confusion 2x 54-64% View Solrock builds →

Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityHypercutter ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery TauntUtility Ice Fang Damage vs Machop Earthquake 64-76% Ice Fang 28-33% View Gliscor builds →
Celebi PsychicGrass	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves RecoverRecovery Thunder Wave Grass Knot Hidden Power Fire View Celebi builds →
Alakazam Psychic	B
Recommended Build AbilitySynchronize ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves PsychicSTAB Focus Blast Shadow Ball Calm Mind Damage vs Machop Psychic 2x 240-283%KO Focus Blast 106-125%KO Shadow Ball 71-84% View Alakazam builds →
Salamence DragonFlying	C
Flying is super effective against MachopView Salamence →