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machamp
#068

Machamp

Superpower Pokémon

Fighting

It unleashes megaton-level punches that send opponents flying clear over the horizon.

Base Stats

HP 90
Attack 130
Defense 80
Sp. Atk 65
Sp. Def 85
Speed 55
Total 505

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

machoke Machoke Lv. 28
machamp Machamp Trade

Moves

Details

Category Superpower Pokémon
Height 1.6 m
Weight 130.0 kg
Base Exp 227
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 75% ♂ / 25% ♀
Habitat Mountain
Egg Groups Humanshape

Sprites

machamp Front Front
machamp Back Back
machamp Front Shiny Front Shiny
machamp Back Shiny Back Shiny
machamp Official Art Official Art
machamp Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

letsgoou Usage: 1.2%
Physical Wallbreaker
Moves
Low Kick / Superpower
Earthquake / Bulk Up / Substitute
Nature
Adamant

Strategy Overview

Machamp has a lot of competition as a niche Fighting-type Pokemon in LGPE OU, with Poliwrath providing greater defensive utility thanks to its additional Water typing, Hitmonlee having a more spammable STAB move in High Jump Kick and a better Speed tier, and Primeape providing an effective pivot with its access to U-turn. What Machamp offers is a midground between Poliwrath and Hitmonlee, with very similar bulk to Poliwrath and attacking power similar to Hitmonlee—in fact, its coverage moves hit harder than Hitmonlee's thanks to its superior Attack stat. This extra level of offensive threat compared to Poliwrath makes it better at forcing Mew to switch in and risk taking a Toxic. Its lack of a Water typing also has upsides defensively and notably allows it to trade blows with standard Zapdos and Mega Venusaur far better than Poliwrath can. These traits combine to make Machamp a respectable tank that excels at handling many Pokemon one-on-one and is capable of specifically threatening popular Pokemon like Melmetal, Rhydon, Snorlax, and Alolan Muk. Machamp's main downside is its extremely poor matchup against Mew, which comfortably counters it even when inflicted with Toxic and is on almost every competitive team. Having such a consistent switch-in greatly limits Machamp's ability to perform the damage trades it is used for, but when supported by its teammates against Mew it can still perform respectably.

Most Used Moves

Ice Punch
76.9%
Bulk Up
54.5%

Most Used Items

Nothing
100.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc