Machop
Fighting
Best attacking moveset: Low Kick and Cross Chop, worth 7.8 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Machop can learn 9 combinations. Low Kick with Cross Chop 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.
That set is legacy. Low Kick is only obtainable with an Elite TM or from the event that gave it out, so the Machop you catch today cannot learn it. The best set it can learn now is Karate Chop and Cross Chop, worth 7.5 damage per second.
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 |
| Rock Smash | Fighting | 17 | 1.5s | +12 |
| Low Kick Legacy | Fighting | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brick Break | Fighting | 40 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Cross Chop | Fighting | 50 | 1.5s | -50 |
| Low Sweep | Fighting | 40 | 2.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Machop has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,445 at level 50, 1,278 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 730 CP at level 20, or 913 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 678 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 137 attack · 82 defense · 172 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 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 | 0.8 m and 19.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Machop does not have one best moveset, it has 2. 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 | Low Kick + Cross Chop | 11.2 |
| Rock | Low Kick + Cross Chop | 11.2 |
| Steel | Low Kick + Cross Chop | 11.2 |
| Ice | Low Kick + Cross Chop | 11.2 |
| Dark | Low Kick + Cross Chop | 11.2 |
| Fighting | Low Kick + Cross Chop | 7.8 |
| Ground | Low Kick + Cross Chop | 7.8 |
| Fire | Low Kick + Cross Chop | 7.8 |
| Water | Low Kick + Cross Chop | 7.8 |
| Grass | Low Kick + Cross Chop | 7.8 |
| Electric | Low Kick + Cross Chop | 7.8 |
| Dragon | Low Kick + Cross Chop | 7.8 |
| Low Kick + Cross Chop | 5.1 | |
| Poison | Low Kick + Cross Chop | 5.1 |
| Bug | Low Kick + Cross Chop | 5.1 |
| Psychic | Low Kick + Cross Chop | 5.1 |
| Fairy | Low Kick + Cross Chop | 5.1 |
| Ghost | Karate Chop + Brick Break | 3.0 |
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 Machop is actually for.
Counters: what beats Machop
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 64.6 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Fly | 62.4 |
 Tapu Lele | PsychicFairy | Confusion + Natures Madness Legacy | 58.2 |
 Yveltal | Dark | Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 55.3 |
 Alakazam | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic Legacy | 55.2 |
 Toucannon | Normal | Peck + Beak Blast Legacy | 54.7 |
 Moltres | Fire | Wing Attack + Fly | 54.5 |
 Staraptor | Normal | Gust + Fly Legacy | 53.7 |
 Azelf | Psychic | Confusion + Futuresight | 53.5 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 53.2 |
Ranked by damage per second against Machop's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.