Machoke is meant to evolve into Machamp . At 405 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.

What is Machoke weak to?

In Ruby & Sapphire, watch for Aerodactyl (Flying) and Alakazam (Psychic) when using Machoke. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

How do you evolve Machoke?

In Ruby & Sapphire, Machop evolves into Machoke at level 28. Machoke evolves into Machamp by trading. Machoke is a middle-stage evolution in the Machop line.

What is the best ability for Machoke?

Guts increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment. That's the one you want on Machoke. Steadfast is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. No Guard works too if your team needs something different.

What role does Machoke play in battle?

Base 45 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Machoke is a physical attacker with base 100 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as an attacker.

Machoke - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Attacker

DTier

45Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Attack and HP carry most of Machoke's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Moderately hard to find and yields 2 Attack EVs. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP80

Attack100

Defense70

Sp. Atk50

Sp. Def60

Speed45

Total405

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging90 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height1.5 m

Weight70.5 kg

Base XP142

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+2DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

MACHOKE’s thoroughly toned muscles possess the hardness of steel. This POKéMON has so much strength, it can easily hold aloft a sumo wrestler on just one finger.

Machoke Weakness

Machoke's Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Flying and Psychic. Few weaknesses and 3 resistances make the typing clean. Just 2 weak spots to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.

Machoke Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Flying, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)	Bug, Rock, Dark

Type ChartAvg

2Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score-1

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Flying Psychic

½xResist

Bug Rock Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Normal Ice Rock Dark Steel

How to Beat Machoke in Ruby & Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Ruby & Sapphire, Charizard's Fire Blast hits Machoke for 80-94%. Gardevoir's Psychic also KOs at 119-140%.

Charizard FireFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLeftovers NatureHasty Moves Fire Blast Hidden Power Grass SubstituteUtility Focus Punch Damage vs Machoke Fire Blast 80-94% View Charizard builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	C
Recommended Build AbilityPure Power ItemSalacberry NatureJolly Moves Shadow Ball Brick Break Rock Slide Focus Punch Damage vs Machoke Shadow Ball 24-28% Rock Slide 11-13% View Medicham builds →
Gardevoir PsychicFairy	C
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves PsychicSTAB Calm Mind Thunderbolt MementoUtility Damage vs Machoke Psychic 2x 119-140%KO Thunderbolt 40-47% View Gardevoir builds →

Ruby & Sapphire Evolution

Sitting between Machop and Machamp, Machoke is part of a chain that requires a trade. Not your typical level-up setup. So far, Sp.Def got the biggest boost (+25 from Machop). The final form adds another 100 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#066Machop

Level 28

#067Machoke

Trade

#068Machamp

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Machop

Fighting

Machoke

Fighting

Machamp

Fighting

80+10

90+10

ATK

100+20

130+30

DEF

70+20

80+10

SP.ATK

50+15

65+15

SP.DEF

60+25

85+25

SPE

45+10

55+10

BST

305D-Tier

405D-Tier+100

505C-Tier+100

ROLE

Trick Room

Attacker

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Easy

Breed with Machoke to get Machop eggs easily using 28 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Counter, Encore, Light Screen and 4 more.

Egg Groups

Humanshape

Gender

♂75.0%♀25.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

7moves

Breed With (best first)

Ruby & Sapphire Machoke Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

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Moves

You'll want to breed for Counter and Encore on Machoke. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Focus Punch and Cross Chop, they expand what Machoke can actually threaten in practice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Focus Energy

D——30Normal

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Low Kick

——10020Fighting

Lv 7

Focus Energy

D——30Normal

Lv 13

Karate Chop

—5010025Fighting

Lv 19

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Lv 22

Foresight

——10040Normal

Lv 25

Revenge-4

—6010010Fighting

Lv 33

Vital Throw-1

—70—10Fighting

Lv 41

Submission

—808025Fighting

Lv 46

Cross Chop

B100805Fighting

Lv 51

Scary Face

——9010Normal

Lv 59

Dynamic Punch

C100505Fighting

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM08

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

TM28

Dig

—6010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

D120855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

D9510015Fire

TM01

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM46

Thief

C6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Encore

C—1005Normal

Egg

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

Egg

Meditate

———40Psychic

Egg

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

Egg

Rolling Kick

—608515Fighting

Egg

Smelling Salts

—7010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Machoke can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Machoke in Ruby & Sapphire

You're catching Machop first, not Machoke. Machop appears at decent rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.

How to Obtain Machoke in Ruby & Sapphire

The path to Machoke starts with Machop at Lv. 14-22 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Catch Machop
Route 112
SapphireGrass Lv.14-16 Route
25%Early
Route 112
RubyGrass Lv.14-16 Route
25%Early
Fiery Path
RubyGrass Lv.15-16 Volcano
15%Early
Fiery Path
SapphireGrass Lv.15-16 Volcano
15%Early
Jagged Pass
RubyGrass Lv.18-20
25%Mid
Jagged Pass
SapphireGrass Lv.20-22
25%Mid
Train until Level 28
Step 2Machoke ✓

Machoke Guide

Machoke is meant to evolve into Machamp. At 405 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
In Ruby & Sapphire, watch for Aerodactyl (Flying) and Alakazam (Psychic) when using Machoke. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
In Ruby & Sapphire, Machop evolves into Machoke at level 28. Machoke evolves into Machamp by trading. Machoke is a middle-stage evolution in the Machop line.
Guts increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment. That's the one you want on Machoke. Steadfast is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. No Guard works too if your team needs something different.
Base 45 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Machoke is a physical attacker with base 100 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as an attacker.

Game Availability

One of the original 151, Machoke has appeared in 21 games — nearly every mainline game. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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