Is Machop Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Machop from Rock Tunnel brings Fighting-type potential to the mid-game. Evolve it toward Machamp for one of the hardest-hitting physical attackers in Kanto.
Not available yet. You cannot get Machop before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Machop before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Machop before this fight.
Erika's team hits Machoke's weaknesses hard.
Koga's team hits Machamp's weaknesses hard.
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 Giovanni's team.
Machamp has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Machamp has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Machamp trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Machamp trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Machamp trades roughly evenly with Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Pikachu team. In Let's Go Eevee, Trace brings Raichu Lv 57 in place of Jolteon Lv 57.
Catchable
Catch Machop in Rock Tunnel (walking, Lv 18-23).
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TMGroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 21FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 26FightingSubmissionPower 120Accuracy 80%PP 20
- After Erika
- TMFireFlamethrowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMPoisonPoison JabPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 36FightingSuperpowerPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Blaine
- TMFireFire BlastPower 110Accuracy 85%PP 5
- After Giovanni
- TMGroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Machop to Machoke
Machop evolves into Machoke at Level 28. Your Machop should hit Level 28 before you reach Erika, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 28)
- LV 28FightingSubmissionPower 120Accuracy 80%PP 20
- LV 28FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Misty
- TMGroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Erika
- TMFireFlamethrowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMPoisonPoison JabPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 48FightingSuperpowerPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Blaine
- TMFireFire BlastPower 110Accuracy 85%PP 5
- After Giovanni
- TMGroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Machoke to Machamp
Machoke evolves into Machamp when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Koga.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 34)
- LV 34FightingSubmissionPower 120Accuracy 80%PP 20
- LV 34FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Misty
- TMGroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- After Erika
- TMFireFlamethrowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 48FightingSuperpowerPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Blaine
- TMFireFire BlastPower 110Accuracy 85%PP 5
- After Giovanni
- TMGroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Machop in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Machop's 3-stage chain starts with Machop, which appears in the wild in the locations below. Level through 3 stages while you find a trade partner. Everything except the trade step is solo.
2 locations to catch Machop
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Where To Catch Machop in Let's Go
Machop is the chain's first catch. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 18+ across 8 total spots in the chain.
How to Get Shiny Machop in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Machop is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Machop odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Machop Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
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 |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee shiny odds for Machop.
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
 Fearow Normal | C | |
 Pidgeot Normal | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machop View Butterfree builds →Air Slash 2x118-139%KO Psybeam 2x68-80% | ||
 Dodrio Normal | C | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | C | |
 Charizard Fire | C | |
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Clefairy Fairy | D | |
 Farfetch'd Normal | D | |
Machop Evolutions
Machop is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Machoke first, then eventually reaches Machamp. Evolving adds up to 200 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Machop Best Moveset
Fighting pre-evolution at 80 Attack and 35 Speed. The moveset has early physical Fighting output but the Speed ensures going last in every matchup. Evolve through to Machamp for the 130 Attack that backs up the TermStab.
Best Build
Machop Candy
Mighty Candy+ATKAdamant raises Attack and lowers Sp. Atk. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Red, then Blue. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Machop
- Machop Candy
- Mighty Candy
Mighty Candy L
Mighty Candy XL
Machop Candy raises every stat, but only Machop, Machoke and Machamp can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Machop is Mighty Candy (Attack), and any Pokemon can eat it; Mighty Candy L needs level 30 and Mighty Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
Masahiro battles with one level 65 Machop that knows Thunder Punch, Poison Jab and Bulk Up. It takes extra damage from Flying, Psychic and Fairy moves. Win to earn the Machop Master title. Find Masahiro in Silph Co..
Moves List
TMs define Machop's movepool. The natural moves cover basics with Superpower and Submission, but the real versatility comes from technical machines giving it coverage across 7 types. That's where the options open up.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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 21 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Very powerful in spite of its small size. Its mastery of many types of martial arts makes it very tough.
Game Availability
Machop has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 21 titles across all 9 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 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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