Is Machop Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Route 207 grab near the start. AbilityGuts boosts Attack when statused. Fights through Roark's Rock gym immediately and stays on the team through mid-game. Machamp through trade is the real prize, but Machoke handles the gym circuit on its own.
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.
Catchable
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 Machop in Platinum
Machop is a steady mountain catch, seven encounters over five areas at levels 5 to 29. Some spots shift by time of day, so morning and night change which of those routes turn one up.
5 locations to catch Machop
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 2
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6Where To Catch Machop in Pt
Machop is the chain's first catch. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 5-50 across 21 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into MachokeRoute 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 Machop.
How to Get Shiny Machop in Platinum
Machop works out in the grass along Route 210 and Route 211, so keep a Poké Radar chain to 40 there for a 1 in 200 shiny. Compare Shiny Machop odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Machop 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 Machop.
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.
| 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 Machop Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Machop
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machop View Noctowl builds →Sky Attack 2x111-131%KO Confusion 2x50-60% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift | ||
 Drifloon Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter | ||
 Doduo Normal | C | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing | ||
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
 Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
 Staravia Normal | C | |
 Mothim Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machop View Mothim builds →Gust 2x64-75% Confusion 2x53-63% | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Machop View Butterfree builds →Psybeam 2x65-78% Gust 2x64-75% | ||
 Vespiquen Bug | C | |
 Chingling Psychic | D | |
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 Human-Like egg group. Pass egg moves like Bullet Punch, Close Combat, Counter and 9 more to offspring.
Pt Machop Best Moveset
Fighting type with 80 Attack and AbilityNo Guard guaranteeing every hit lands, including moves the opponent throws back. The moveset previews Machamp's identity but can't survive to use it. Machoke, then Machamp.
Best Build
Machop best EVs are Attack and HP
Physical Tank Moveset
- Payback
- Dynamic Punch
- Substitute
- Bulk Up
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
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
Though small in stature, it is powerful enough to easily heft and throw a number of GEODUDE at once.
Machop Platinum Guide
In Platinum, 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 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
Winds & Waves
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