What does Machop evolve into?

Machop becomes Machoke at level 28, then Machamp by trading. Straight three-stage line with no branching.

At what level does Machop evolve?

Machop evolves into Machoke at level 28. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

In Gold & Silver, Machop does the job early-game if you need a Fighting type on your team. Evolve it into Machoke before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Machop?

Machop is catchable in Gold & Silver. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Machop - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Trick Room

DTier

35Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Machop's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, Sp. Atk trails, 1 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 1 Attack stat exp, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP70

Attack80

Defense50

Sp. Atk35

Sp. Def35

Speed35

Total305

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate180 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.8 m

Weight19.5 kg

Base XP61

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

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+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

Always brimming with power, it passes time by lifting boulders. Doing so makes it even stronger.

Machop Weakness

Type-wise, Machop takes extra damage from Flying and Psychic. Its Fighting typing keeps the defensive matchups simple. Only 2 weaknesses makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.

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

Type ChartAvg

2Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score-1

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Flying Psychic

½xResist

Bug Rock Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Normal Ice Rock Dark Steel

How to Beat Machop in Gold & Silver (Best Counters)

Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 30 Damage vs Machop Wing Attack 2x 86-102%KO View Scyther builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 PeckLv. 11 Damage vs Machop Fly 2x 72-86% Peck 2x 30-35% View Noctowl builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 30 Damage vs Machop Wing Attack 2x 67-80% View Golbat builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Fly 2x 111-131%KO Peck 2x 46-54% View Farfetch'd builds →
Pidgeotto NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 GustLv. 9 Damage vs Machop Fly 2x 81-96% Gust 2x 37-45% View Pidgeotto builds →

Gold & Silver Evolution

Machop is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Machoke first, then eventually reaches Machamp. For breeding, average hatch time with a small partner pool via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 200 stat points total. 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 Machop easily with 15 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group. Pass egg moves like Encore, Light Screen, Meditate and 1 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Humanshape

Gender

♂75.0%♀25.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

4moves

Breed With (best first)

Gold & Silver Machop Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Not in Gen 2

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Nature

Not in Gen 2

Utility Moveset

EarthquakeCoverage
Cross ChopSTAB
CurseSetup
Rock Slide

Recommended Teammates

SnubbullExcellent

GrimerExcellent

CharmanderExcellent

Moves

The egg pool carries weight here. Encore and Light Screen aren't available any other way for Machop, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Cross Chop and Dynamic Punch for solid options.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Low Kick

D—9020Fighting

Lv 7

Focus Energy

———30Normal

Lv 13

Karate Chop

—5010025Fighting

Lv 19

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Lv 25

Foresight

——10040Normal

Lv 31

Vital Throw-1

—70—10Fighting

Lv 37

Cross Chop

S100805Fighting

Lv 43

Scary Face

——9010Normal

Lv 49

Submission

C808025Fighting

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM03

Curse

S——10Ghost

TM43

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

TM28

Dig

C6010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM01

Dynamic Punch

C100505Fighting

TM26

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

D120855Fire

TM48

Fire Punch

C7510015Fire

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM02

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM33

Ice Punch

C7510015Ice

TM31

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM08

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM41

Thunder Punch

C7510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Encore

C—1005Normal

Egg

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

Egg

Meditate

D——40Psychic

Egg

Rolling Kick

—608515Fighting

Tutor Moves

Machop can't learn any Tutor moves

Gold & Silver Machop Locations

high spawn rates in early-game routes across 12 locations. Machop's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.

Best Locations to Catch Machop in Gold & Silver

You can catch Machop through 12 walking and trade encounters from Lv. 12-28, but availability differs between Silver and Gold. Some spots are exclusive to one version.

Mt. Mortar - 1F South

SilverGrass Lv.14 Cave

35%Early

Mt. Mortar - 1F South

GoldGrass Lv.14 Cave

35%Early

Rock Tunnel - 1F

GoldGrass Lv.12 Cave

20%Early

Rock Tunnel - 1F

SilverGrass Lv.12 Cave

20%Early

Mt. Mortar - 1F North

SilverGrass Lv.13-15 Cave

20%Early

Mt. Mortar - 1F North

GoldGrass Lv.13-15 Cave

20%Early

Mt. Mortar - B1F

SilverGrass Lv.16 Cave

10%Mid

Mt. Mortar - B1F

GoldGrass Lv.16 Cave

10%Mid

Mt. Mortar - 2F

SilverGrass Lv.28 Cave

5%Mid

Mt. Mortar - 2F

GoldGrass Lv.28 Cave

5%Mid

Goldenrod City

GoldIn-game trade City

Limited

Trade for (give Drowzee)

Goldenrod City

SilverIn-game trade City

Limited

Trade for (give Drowzee)

Machop Guide

Machop becomes Machoke at level 28, then Machamp by trading. Straight three-stage line with no branching.
Machop evolves into Machoke at level 28. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
In Gold & Silver, Machop does the job early-game if you need a Fighting type on your team. Evolve it into Machoke before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Machop is catchable in Gold & Silver. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Machop has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 21 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Spearow NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Peck 2x 46-58% View Spearow builds →
Hoothoot NormalFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves PeckLv. 11 Learns Peck at Level 11 View Hoothoot builds →
Pidgey NormalFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves GustLv. 9 Learns Gust at Level 9 View Pidgey builds →

Natu PsychicFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Peck 2x 32-40% View Natu builds →
Spearow NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Peck 2x 38-45% View Spearow builds →
Hoothoot NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 11 Damage vs Machop Peck 2x 28-34% View Hoothoot builds →
Pidgey NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 9 Damage vs Machop Gust 2x 38-45% View Pidgey builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 30 Learns Wing Attack at Level 30 View Golbat builds →

Drowzee Psychic	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 18 Damage vs Machop Confusion 2x 52-61% View Drowzee builds →
Natu PsychicFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Peck 2x 34-42% View Natu builds →
Slowpoke WaterPsychic	D
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 20 Damage vs Machop Confusion 2x 47-56% View Slowpoke builds →
Spearow NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Peck 2x 34-42% View Spearow builds →
Hoothoot NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 11 Damage vs Machop Peck 2x 27-33% View Hoothoot builds →

Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 11 Damage vs Machop Peck 2x 29-36% View Noctowl builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Peck 2x 44-52% View Farfetch'd builds →
Pidgeotto NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 9 Damage vs Machop Gust 2x 40-48% View Pidgeotto builds →
Drowzee Psychic	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 18 Damage vs Machop Confusion 2x 47-56% View Drowzee builds →
Natu PsychicFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Peck 2x 29-36% View Natu builds →

Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 30 Damage vs Machop Wing Attack 2x 88-103%KO View Scyther builds →
Girafarig NormalPsychic	C
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 7 Damage vs Machop Confusion 2x 76-91% View Girafarig builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 PeckLv. 11 Damage vs Machop Fly 2x 71-84% Peck 2x 29-34% View Noctowl builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 30 Damage vs Machop Wing Attack 2x 69-81% View Golbat builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Machop Fly 2x 108-128%KO Peck 2x 45-53% View Farfetch'd builds →