Machoke
Fighting
Best attacking moveset: Karate Chop and Dynamic Punch, worth 10.4 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Machoke can learn 8 combinations. Karate Chop with Dynamic Punch does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karate Chop | Fighting | 10 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Low Kick | Fighting | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brick Break | Fighting | 40 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Dynamic Punch | Fighting | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Submission | Fighting | 55 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Cross Chop Legacy | Fighting | 50 | 1.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Machoke has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,296 at level 50, 2,031 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,160 CP at level 20, or 1,451 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,096 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 177 attack · 125 defense · 190 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 100 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 1.5 m and 70.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Machoke does not have one best moveset, it has 1. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Normal, Rock, Steel.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Normal | Karate Chop + Dynamic Punch | 16.3 |
| Rock | Karate Chop + Dynamic Punch | 16.3 |
| Steel | Karate Chop + Dynamic Punch | 16.3 |
| Ice | Karate Chop + Dynamic Punch | 16.3 |
| Dark | Karate Chop + Dynamic Punch | 16.3 |
| Fighting | Karate Chop + Dynamic Punch | 10.4 |
| Ground | Karate Chop + Dynamic Punch | 10.4 |
| Fire | Karate Chop + Dynamic Punch | 10.4 |
| Water | Karate Chop + Dynamic Punch | 10.4 |
| Grass | Karate Chop + Dynamic Punch | 10.4 |
| Electric | Karate Chop + Dynamic Punch | 10.4 |
| Dragon | Karate Chop + Dynamic Punch | 10.4 |
| Karate Chop + Dynamic Punch | 6.7 | |
| Poison | Karate Chop + Dynamic Punch | 6.7 |
| Bug | Karate Chop + Dynamic Punch | 6.7 |
| Psychic | Karate Chop + Dynamic Punch | 6.7 |
| Fairy | Karate Chop + Dynamic Punch | 6.7 |
| Ghost | Karate Chop + Dynamic Punch | 3.9 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Machoke is actually for.
Counters: what beats Machoke
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 44.8 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Fly | 43.3 |
 Tapu Lele | PsychicFairy | Confusion + Natures Madness Legacy | 40.3 |
 Yveltal | Dark | Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 38.3 |
 Alakazam | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic Legacy | 38.2 |
 Toucannon | Normal | Peck + Beak Blast Legacy | 37.9 |
 Moltres | Fire | Wing Attack + Fly | 37.8 |
 Staraptor | Normal | Gust + Fly Legacy | 37.2 |
 Azelf | Psychic | Confusion + Futuresight | 37.1 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 36.9 |
Ranked by damage per second against Machoke's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.