Physical
Wallbreaker
CTier
55Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Machamp's spread. It leans physical with Attack out front. And you'll get 3 Attack EVs per KO for it. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats
High
HP90
B
Attack130
A
Defense80
C
Sp. Atk65
C
Sp. Def85
C
Speed55
D
Total505
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging45 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height1.6 m
5'03"Average
Weight130.0 kg
286.6 lbsHeavy
Base XP227
High Yield
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+3DefSpASpDSpe
Strong Attack training target
Pokedex Entries

It punches with its four arms at blinding speed. It can launch 1,000 punches in two seconds.

Machamp Weakness

Machamp is weak to Flying and Psychic. Not many exploitable gaps in the Fighting typing defensive chart. With 90 HP and balanced defenses, Machamp can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.

Machamp Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
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
FlyingPsychic
½xResist
BugRockDark
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (5)
NormalIceRockDarkSteel
How to Beat Machamp in Diamond & Pearl (Best Counters)

In Diamond & Pearl, Dragonite can KO Machamp with Outrage (108-127%). Azelf's Explosion hits Machamp for 81-96%.

Dragonite
Dragonite
DragonFlying
A
Recommended Build
AbilityInnerfocus
ItemLife Orb
NatureAdamant
Moves
  • Extreme Speed
  • OutrageSTAB
  • Dragon Dance
  • Fire Punch
Damage vs Machamp
Extreme Speed
48-57%
Outrage
108-127%KO
View Dragonite builds →

Diamond & Pearl Evolution

Machamp evolved from Machop's chain using a trade. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. Breed this form to get Machop eggs (average hatch time). The evolution from Machop pushed Machamp to 505 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +50. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Machop
#066Machop
28
Level 28
Machoke
#067Machoke
Trade
Machamp
#068Machamp
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Machop
Fighting
Machoke
Fighting
Machamp
Fighting
HP
70
80+10
90+10
ATK
80
100+20
130+30
DEF
50
70+20
80+10
SP.ATK
35
50+15
65+15
SP.DEF
35
60+25
85+25
SPE
35
45+10
55+10
BST
305D-Tier
405D-Tier+100
505C-Tier+100
ROLE
Trick Room
Attacker
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Physical
Physical
Physical

Breeding

Easy

Breed with Machamp to get Machop eggs easily using 39 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Bullet Punch, Close Combat, Counter and 9 more.

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)
gardevoirinfernapegalladelopunnycacturnevolbeatillumisemonfernospindabunearycacneachimchar
12 of 39·

Diamond & Pearl Machamp Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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Moves

Egg moves make a real difference. Machamp gets Bullet Punch and Close Combat exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 9 types rounds out the picture alongside Focus Punch and Focus Blast.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Focus Energy
———30Normal
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 32
Submission
—808025Fighting
Lv 36
Wake-Up Slap
—6010010Fighting
Lv 40
Cross Chop
B100805Fighting
Lv 44
Scary Face
D—9010Normal
Lv 51
Dynamic Punch
C100505Fighting

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
——10015Normal
TM31
Brick Break
B7510015Fighting
TM08
Bulk Up
D——20Fighting
TM78
Captivate
——10020Normal
TM28
Dig
C8010010Ground
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM26
Earthquake
B10010010Ground
TM58
Endure+4
———10Normal
TM42
Facade
C7010020Normal
TM38
Fire Blast
C120855Fire
TM35
Flamethrower
D9510015Fire
TM56
Fling
——10010Dark
TM52
Focus Blast
C120705Fighting
TM01
Focus Punch-3
B15010020Fighting
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM68
Giga Impact
B150905Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
C150905Normal
TM83
Natural Gift
D—10015Normal
TM66
Payback
C5010010Dark
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
C759010Rock
HM06
Rock Smash
C4010015Fighting
TM39
Rock Tomb
C609510Rock
TM43
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
TM82
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM71
Stone Edge
C100805Rock
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
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
C759010Rock
Egg
Rolling Kick
—608515Fighting
Egg
Smelling Salts
—7010010Normal
Egg
Thunder Punch
C7510015Electric

Tutor Moves

Machamp can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 3
Body Slam
C8510015Normal
Gen 3
Double-Edge
B12010015Normal
Gen 3
Mega Kick
—120755Normal
Gen 3
Mega Punch
—808520Normal
Gen 3
Metronome
———10Normal
Gen 3
Mimic
———10Normal

How to Get Machamp in Diamond & Pearl

Machamp's 3-stage chain starts with Machop, which appears at solid rates in the locations below. Level through 3 stages while you find a trade partner. Everything except the trade step is solo.

Trade Evolution Required — Requires trading with another player

How to Obtain Machamp in Diamond & Pearl

Machop is your first catch on the way to Machamp. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 5-58 across 60 total spots in the chain.

  1. Machop
    Step 1Catch Machop
    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
  2. Machoke
    Step 2Catch or Evolve Machoke
    Route 210 - North
    DiamondGrass Lv.26 Route
    UncommonMid
    Route 210 - North
    PearlGrass Lv.26 Route
    UncommonMid
    Route 211 - East
    PearlGrass Lv.27-28 Route
    UncommonMid
    Route 211 - East
    DiamondGrass Lv.27-28 Route
    UncommonMid
    Victory Road - 1F
    PearlGrass Lv.44-46 Cave
    CommonLate
    Victory Road - 1F
    DiamondGrass Lv.44-46 Cave
    CommonLate
    Victory Road - B1F
    DiamondGrass Lv.44-46 Cave
    CommonLate
    Victory Road - B1F
    PearlGrass Lv.44-46 Cave
    CommonLate
    Mt. Coronet - B1F
    PearlGrass Lv.31 Cave
    UncommonLate
    Mt. Coronet - B1F
    DiamondGrass Lv.31 Cave
    UncommonLate
    Mt. Coronet - Route 216 Entrance
    PearlGrass Lv.31 Cave
    UncommonLate
    Mt. Coronet - Route 216 Entrance
    DiamondGrass Lv.31 Cave
    UncommonLate
    Route 216
    PearlGrass Lv.33-34 Route
    UncommonLate
    Route 216
    DiamondGrass Lv.33-34 Route
    UncommonLate
    Acuity Lakefront
    DiamondGrass Lv.35-36 Water
    UncommonLate
    Acuity Lakefront
    PearlGrass Lv.35-36 Water
    UncommonLate
    Route 217
    PearlGrass Lv.35-36 Route
    UncommonLate
    Route 217
    DiamondGrass Lv.35-36 Route
    UncommonLate
    Mt. Coronet - 2F
    DiamondGrass Lv.37 Cave
    UncommonLate
    Mt. Coronet - 2F
    PearlGrass Lv.37 Cave
    UncommonLate
    Mt. Coronet - 3F
    PearlGrass Lv.37 Cave
    UncommonLate
    Mt. Coronet - 3F
    DiamondGrass Lv.37 Cave
    UncommonLate
    Mt. Coronet - 4F
    PearlGrass Lv.39 Cave
    UncommonLate
    Mt. Coronet - 4F
    DiamondGrass Lv.39 Cave
    UncommonLate
    Mt. Coronet - 5F
    PearlGrass Lv.39 Cave
    UncommonLate
    Mt. Coronet - 5F
    DiamondGrass Lv.39 Cave
    UncommonLate
    Mt. Coronet - Summit
    PearlGrass Lv.39-40 Cave
    UncommonLate
    Mt. Coronet - Summit
    DiamondGrass Lv.39-40 Cave
    UncommonLate
    Mt. Coronet - Top Cave
    DiamondGrass Lv.40 Cave
    UncommonLate
    Mt. Coronet - Top Cave
    PearlGrass Lv.40 Cave
    UncommonLate
    Mt. Coronet - 6F
    PearlGrass Lv.41 Cave
    UncommonLate
    Mt. Coronet - 6F
    DiamondGrass Lv.41 Cave
    UncommonLate
    Mt. Coronet - 7F
    PearlGrass Lv.41 Cave
    UncommonLate
    Mt. Coronet - 7F
    DiamondGrass Lv.41 Cave
    UncommonLate
    Victory Road - Nat Dex Area
    DiamondGrass Lv.50-52 Cave
    CommonPost
    Victory Road - Nat Dex Area
    PearlGrass Lv.50-52 Cave
    CommonPost
    Victory Road - Nat Dex Area B1F
    DiamondGrass Lv.50-52 Cave
    CommonPost
    Victory Road - Nat Dex Area B1F
    PearlGrass Lv.50-52 Cave
    CommonPost
    Victory Road - Nat Dex Exit Area
    PearlGrass Lv.50-52 Cave
    CommonPost
    Victory Road - Nat Dex Exit Area
    DiamondGrass Lv.50-52 Cave
    CommonPost
    Route 226
    PearlGrass Lv.53 Route
    UncommonPost
    Route 226
    DiamondGrass Lv.53 Route
    UncommonPost
    Stark Mountain - Entrance
    PearlGrass Lv.56 Volcano
    UncommonPost
    Stark Mountain - Entrance
    DiamondGrass Lv.56 Volcano
    UncommonPost
    Stark Mountain - Interior
    PearlGrass Lv.58 Volcano
    UncommonPost
    Stark Mountain - Interior
    DiamondGrass Lv.58 Volcano
    UncommonPost
    Route 225
    PearlGrass Lv.51 Route
    RarePost
    Route 225
    DiamondGrass Lv.51 Route
    RarePost
    or evolve from Machop (Step 1)
  3. Machamp
    Step 3Machamp ✓

Machamp Guide

  • In Diamond & Pearl, Machamp works as a wallbreaker with 505 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Diamond & Pearl's meta. That 130 base Attack does the heavy lifting.

  • In Diamond & Pearl, Machamp's biggest threats include Dodrio (Flying) and Starmie (Psychic), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

  • Guts is the go-to ability for Machamp. It increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment. Its hidden ability Steadfast can work in specific setups. No Guard is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.

  • Machamp is a physical attacker with base 130 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 55 Speed, it won't be moving first often. Fits the wallbreaker role.

  • In Diamond & Pearl, the best way to handle Machamp: Status moves (Toxic, Will-O-Wisp) wear it down. Setup sweepers can use it as a boost opportunity. Special attackers bypass its physical bulk.

Game Availability

Available since Red & Blue, Machamp appears in 21 games spanning 10 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Gigantamax form in Generation 8.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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