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machop
#066

Machop

Superpower Pokémon

Fighting

It loves working out. As it gazes at its muscles, which continue to swell day by day, it becomes more and more dedicated to its training.

Base Stats

HP 70
Attack 80
Defense 50
Sp. Atk 35
Sp. Def 35
Speed 35
Total 305

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

machoke Machoke Lv. 28
machamp Machamp Trade

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Superpower Pokémon
Height 0.8 m
Weight 19.5 kg
Base Exp 61
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 180
Base Happiness 70
Gender 75% ♂ / 25% ♀
Habitat Mountain
Egg Groups Humanshape

Sprites

machop Front Front
machop Back Back
machop Front Shiny Front Shiny
machop Back Shiny Back Shiny
machop Official Art Official Art
machop Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.8%
Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Ability
No Guard
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 36
Atk 196
Def 36
Spe 236

Strategy Overview

Machop is a decent Choice Scarf user with great utility moves in Knock Off and a 100% accurate Dynamic Punch thanks to No Guard. Dynamic Punch is very spammable due to the guaranteed confusion, as even Pokemon that resist it don't want to switch in and be confused. It's complemented further by great coverage moves, always giving Machop the option to hit what Dynamic Punch doesn't: Knock Off hits Ghost-types, Poison Jab hits Fairy-types, and Rock Slide hits Flying-types. However, Machop is very frail due to its lack of Eviolite and is very reliant on its Choice Scarf, becoming quite slow for its role without the Choice Scarf and losing almost all of its effectiveness. Machop's low bulk allows it to be easily revenge killed and its low base Speed causes it to be outsped by most other Choice Scarf users. Also, some checks to Machop such as Spritzee and Slowpoke don't mind the confusion very much, and the chance to hit oneself in confusion is only one in three. Machop faces competition from other Fighting-types: as a Choice Scarf user, Mienfoo gives it competition because of its better Speed, Regenerator ability, and access to U-turn, and as a bulky attacker, Timburr gives it competition because of its better bulk and access to Mach Punch.

Most Used Moves

Knock Off
88.8%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc