Physical
Attacker
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
C
Attack100
B
Defense70
C
Sp. Atk50
D
Sp. Def60
C
Speed45
D
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.
SteadfastHA
Raises Speed one stage upon flinching.
EV Yield
HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe
Attack training target
Pokedex Entries

Its muscular body is so powerful, it must wear a power-save belt to be able to regulate its motions.

Machoke Weakness

Machoke's Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. Standard number of weaknesses for the Fighting typing.

Machoke Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Flying, Psychic, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)Bug, Rock, Dark
Type ChartAvg
3Weak
3Resist
0Immune
Score-3
4xCritical
None
½xResist
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
How to Beat Machoke in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)
Orbeetle
Orbeetle
BugPsychic
A
Available Moves
Moves
  • PsychicLv. 36
  • Psycho CutTM69
  • PsybeamLv. 16
  • ConfusionLv. 1
Damage vs Machoke
Psychic 2x
85-100%KO
Psycho Cut 2x
40-48%
Psybeam 2x
61-73%
Confusion 2x
48-58%
View Orbeetle builds →

Sword & Shield 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
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 Machoke to get Machop eggs easily using 52 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Bullet Punch, Counter, Quick Guard and 2 more.

Egg Groups
Humanshape
Gender
75.0%25.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
5moves
Breed With (best first)
gardevoirgalladehawluchacinderacelopunnyrabootmorgrembunearylucariomienshaoscorbunnypangoro

Sword & Shield Machoke Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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Moves

STAB runs through Close Combat and Focus Blast for the basics, but Machoke's real strength is the 10-type coverage spread. Dark and Normal hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Focus Energy
C30Normal
Lv 1
Leer
D10030Normal
Lv 1
Low Kick
D10020Fighting
Lv 1
Revenge-4
C6010010Fighting
Lv 12
Low Sweep
6510020Fighting
Lv 16
Knock Off
C6510020Dark
Lv 20
Scary Face
10010Normal
Lv 24
Vital Throw-1
7010Fighting
Lv 31
Strength
8010015Normal
Lv 36
Dual Chop
409015Dragon
Lv 42
Bulk Up
C20Fighting
Lv 48
Seismic Toss
D10020Fighting
Lv 54
Dynamic Punch
C100505Fighting
Lv 60
Cross Chop
B100805Fighting
Lv 66
Double-Edge
B12010015Normal

TM Moves

TM
TM31
Attract
C10015Normal
TR01
Body Slam
C8510015Normal
TM43
Brick Break
C7510015Fighting
TR48
Bulk Up
C20Fighting
TM81
Bulldoze
C6010020Ground
TR53
Close Combat
B1201005Fighting
TM15
Dig
C8010010Ground
TR10
Earthquake
C10010010Ground
TR30
Encore
C1005Normal
TR26
Endure+4
C10Normal
TM39
Facade
C7010020Normal
TR15
Fire Blast
D110855Fire
TM03
Fire Punch
C7510015Fire
TR02
Flamethrower
D9010015Fire
TM59
Fling
10010Dark
TR64
Focus Blast
C120705Fighting
TR13
Focus Energy
C30Normal
TR79
Heavy Slam
D10010Steel
TM41
Helping Hand+5
C20Normal
TM04
Ice Punch
C7510015Ice
TM17
Light Screen
C30Psychic
TR07
Low Kick
D10020Fighting
TM75
Low Sweep
6510020Fighting
TM01
Mega Kick
C120755Normal
TM
Mega Punch
C808520Normal
TR14
Metronome
D10Normal
TM57
Payback
D5010010Dark
TR57
Poison Jab
C8010020Poison
TM25
Protect+4
C10Normal
TM33
Rain Dance
C5Water
TM21
Rest
C10Psychic
TM79
Retaliate
C701005Normal
TM42
Revenge-4
C6010010Fighting
TR21
Reversal
D10015Fighting
TM22
Rock Slide
C759010Rock
TM48
Rock Tomb
D609515Rock
TM76
Round
D6010015Normal
TM26
Scary Face
10010Normal
TR27
Sleep Talk
C10Normal
TM24
Snore
5010015Normal
TM98
Stomping Tantrum
C7510010Ground
TR20
Substitute
C10Normal
TM34
Sunny Day
C5Fire
TR39
Superpower
B1201005Fighting
TM23
Thief
C6010025Dark
TM05
Thunder Punch
C7510015Electric
TR85
Work Up
D30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Bullet Punch+1
D4010030Steel
Egg
Counter-5
D10020Fighting
Egg
Quick Guard+3
15Fighting
Egg
Submission
C808020Fighting
Egg
Tickle
D10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
Coaching
D10Fighting

How to Get Machoke in Sword & Shield

high spawn rates for Machoke across 27 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Where To Catch Machoke in Sword & Shield

The path to Machoke starts with Machop at Lv. 8-40 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

  1. Machop
    Step 1Catch Machop
    South Lake Miloch - 2
    ShieldOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    80%Early
    Normal Weather
    South Lake Miloch - 2
    SwordOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    80%Early
    Normal Weather
    South Lake Miloch - 2
    ShieldOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    80%Early
    Intense Sun
    South Lake Miloch - 2
    ShieldOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    80%Early
    Snowing
    South Lake Miloch - 2
    SwordOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    80%Early
    Intense Sun
    South Lake Miloch - 2
    SwordOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    80%Early
    Snowing
    South Lake Miloch - 2
    SwordOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    70%Early
    Raining
    South Lake Miloch - 2
    ShieldOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    70%Early
    Raining
    South Lake Miloch
    ShieldOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    60%Early
    Intense Sun
    South Lake Miloch
    SwordOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    60%Early
    Intense Sun
    South Lake Miloch - 2
    SwordOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    60%Early
    Sandstorm
    South Lake Miloch - 2
    ShieldOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    60%Early
    Overcast
    South Lake Miloch - 2
    SwordOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    60%Early
    Heavy Fog
    South Lake Miloch - 2
    SwordOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    60%Early
    Overcast
    South Lake Miloch - 2
    ShieldOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    60%Early
    Thunderstorm
    South Lake Miloch - 2
    SwordOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    60%Early
    Thunderstorm
    South Lake Miloch - 2
    ShieldOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    60%Early
    Sandstorm
    South Lake Miloch - 2
    ShieldOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    60%Early
    Heavy Fog
    South Lake Miloch
    ShieldOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    50%Early
    Overcast
    South Lake Miloch
    SwordOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    50%Early
    Overcast
    South Lake Miloch
    ShieldGrass Lv.11-13 Water
    40%Early
    Normal Weather
    South Lake Miloch
    SwordGrass Lv.11-13 Water
    40%Early
    Normal Weather
    South Lake Miloch - 2
    ShieldOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    35%Early
    Snowstorm
    South Lake Miloch - 2
    SwordOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    35%Early
    Snowstorm
    Watchtower Ruins
    SwordGrass Lv.11-14 Building
    30%Early
    Overcast
    North Lake Miloch
    ShieldGrass Lv.14-16 Water
    30%Early
    Overcast
    North Lake Miloch
    SwordGrass Lv.14-16 Water
    30%Early
    Overcast
    Route 3
    ShieldGrass Lv.8-13 Route
    20%Early
    All Weather
    Route 3
    SwordGrass Lv.8-13 Route
    20%Early
    All Weather
    South Lake Miloch
    ShieldGrass Lv.11-13 Water
    20%Early
    Raining
    South Lake Miloch
    ShieldGrass Lv.11-13 Water
    20%Early
    Heavy Fog
    South Lake Miloch
    ShieldGrass Lv.11-13 Water
    20%Early
    Overcast
    South Lake Miloch
    SwordGrass Lv.11-13 Water
    20%Early
    Raining
    South Lake Miloch
    SwordGrass Lv.11-13 Water
    20%Early
    Heavy Fog
    South Lake Miloch
    SwordGrass Lv.11-13 Water
    20%Early
    Overcast
    South Lake Miloch
    ShieldOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    15%Early
    Sandstorm
    South Lake Miloch
    SwordOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    15%Early
    Sandstorm
    South Lake Miloch
    ShieldGrass Lv.11-13 Water
    10%Early
    Snowing
    South Lake Miloch
    SwordGrass Lv.11-13 Water
    10%Early
    Thunderstorm
    South Lake Miloch
    SwordGrass Lv.11-13 Water
    10%Early
    Snowing
    South Lake Miloch
    ShieldGrass Lv.11-13 Water
    10%Early
    Snowstorm
    South Lake Miloch
    SwordGrass Lv.11-13 Water
    10%Early
    Snowstorm
    South Lake Miloch
    ShieldGrass Lv.11-13 Water
    10%Early
    Thunderstorm
    Watchtower Ruins
    ShieldGrass Lv.11-14 Building
    10%Early
    Overcast
    South Lake Miloch
    SwordOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    10%Early
    Normal Weather
    South Lake Miloch
    SwordOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    10%Early
    Snowstorm
    South Lake Miloch
    ShieldOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    10%Early
    Snowing
    South Lake Miloch
    ShieldOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    10%Early
    Raining
    South Lake Miloch
    SwordOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    10%Early
    Snowing
    South Lake Miloch
    ShieldOverworld Lv.14-15 Water
    10%Early
    Normal Weather
    South Lake Miloch
    SwordOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    10%Early
    Raining
    South Lake Miloch
    ShieldOverworld Lv.14-16 Water
    10%Early
    Snowstorm
    Stony Wilderness - 3
    ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30
    35%Mid
    Overcast
    Stony Wilderness - 3
    ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30
    35%Mid
    Normal Weather
    Stony Wilderness - 3
    SwordOverworld Lv.28-30
    35%Mid
    Overcast
    Stony Wilderness - 3
    SwordOverworld Lv.28-30
    35%Mid
    Normal Weather
    Giant's Mirror
    SwordGrass Lv.26-28
    10%Mid
    Heavy Fog
    Giant's Mirror
    ShieldGrass Lv.26-28
    10%Mid
    Snowstorm
    Giant's Mirror
    SwordGrass Lv.26-28
    10%Mid
    Snowstorm
    Giant's Mirror
    ShieldGrass Lv.26-28
    10%Mid
    Thunderstorm
    Giant's Mirror
    ShieldGrass Lv.26-28
    10%Mid
    Intense Sun
    Giant's Mirror
    ShieldGrass Lv.26-28
    10%Mid
    Snowing
    Giant's Mirror
    SwordGrass Lv.26-28
    10%Mid
    Thunderstorm
    Giant's Mirror
    ShieldGrass Lv.26-28
    10%Mid
    Sandstorm
    Giant's Mirror
    SwordGrass Lv.26-28
    10%Mid
    Intense Sun
    Giant's Mirror
    ShieldGrass Lv.26-28
    10%Mid
    Raining
    Giant's Mirror
    SwordGrass Lv.26-28
    10%Mid
    Snowing
    Giant's Mirror
    ShieldGrass Lv.26-28
    10%Mid
    Heavy Fog
    Giant's Mirror
    SwordGrass Lv.26-28
    10%Mid
    Sandstorm
    Giant's Mirror
    SwordGrass Lv.26-28
    10%Mid
    Raining
    Giant's Mirror
    ShieldGrass Lv.27-29
    10%Mid
    Normal Weather
    Giant's Mirror
    SwordGrass Lv.27-29
    10%Mid
    Overcast
    Giant's Mirror
    SwordGrass Lv.27-29
    10%Mid
    Normal Weather
    Giant's Mirror
    ShieldGrass Lv.27-29
    10%Mid
    Overcast
    Giant's Seat
    ShieldOverworld Lv.33-38 Water
    60%Late
    Overcast
    Giant's Seat
    SwordOverworld Lv.33-38 Water
    60%Late
    Overcast
    Giant's Seat
    SwordOverworld Lv.33-38 Water
    10%Late
    Snowing
    Giant's Seat
    ShieldOverworld Lv.33-38 Water
    10%Late
    Normal Weather
    Giant's Seat
    SwordOverworld Lv.33-38 Water
    10%Late
    Sandstorm
    Giant's Seat
    ShieldOverworld Lv.33-38 Water
    10%Late
    Snowing
    Giant's Seat
    ShieldOverworld Lv.33-38 Water
    10%Late
    Sandstorm
  2. Machoke
    Step 2Machoke
    Stony Wilderness - 2
    SwordOverworld Lv.28-30
    45%Mid
    Overcast
    Stony Wilderness - 2
    ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30
    45%Mid
    Overcast
    Giant's Seat
    SwordGrass Lv.30-35 Water
    40%Mid
    Overcast
    Giant's Seat
    ShieldGrass Lv.30-35 Water
    40%Mid
    Overcast
    Stony Wilderness
    ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30
    35%Mid
    Overcast
    Stony Wilderness
    SwordOverworld Lv.28-30
    35%Mid
    Overcast
    Hammerlocke Hills
    SwordOverworld Lv.29-31
    34%Mid
    Sandstorm
    Hammerlocke Hills
    ShieldOverworld Lv.29-31
    34%Mid
    Sandstorm
    Hammerlocke Hills
    SwordGrass Lv.28-30
    25%Mid
    Overcast
    Hammerlocke Hills
    ShieldGrass Lv.28-30
    25%Mid
    Overcast
    Hammerlocke Hills
    SwordOverworld Lv.29-31
    15%Mid
    Raining
    Hammerlocke Hills
    SwordOverworld Lv.29-31
    15%Mid
    Overcast
    Hammerlocke Hills
    ShieldOverworld Lv.29-31
    15%Mid
    Raining
    Hammerlocke Hills
    ShieldOverworld Lv.29-31
    15%Mid
    Overcast
    Hammerlocke Hills
    ShieldOverworld Lv.29-31
    10%Mid
    Intense Sun
    Hammerlocke Hills
    SwordOverworld Lv.29-31
    10%Mid
    Intense Sun
    Hammerlocke Hills
    ShieldOverworld Lv.29-31
    5%Mid
    Thunderstorm
    Hammerlocke Hills
    SwordOverworld Lv.29-31
    5%Mid
    Normal Weather
    Hammerlocke Hills
    SwordOverworld Lv.29-31
    5%Mid
    Snowstorm
    Hammerlocke Hills
    ShieldOverworld Lv.29-31
    5%Mid
    Normal Weather
    Hammerlocke Hills
    ShieldOverworld Lv.29-31
    5%Mid
    Snowstorm
    Hammerlocke Hills
    SwordOverworld Lv.29-31
    5%Mid
    Thunderstorm
    Axew's Eye
    ShieldOverworld Lv.36-40
    25%Late
    Overcast
    Axew's Eye
    SwordOverworld Lv.36-40
    25%Late
    Overcast
    Giant's Seat
    SwordOverworld Lv.33-38 Water
    10%Late
    Normal Weather
    Axew's Eye
    ShieldOverworld Lv.36-40
    5%Late
    Normal Weather
    Axew's Eye
    SwordOverworld Lv.36-40
    5%Late
    Normal Weather
    or evolve from Machop (Step 1)

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 Sword & Shield, watch for Aerodactyl (Flying), Alakazam (Psychic), and Clefable (Fairy) when using Machoke. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.

  • In Sword & Shield, 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.

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