Machop (Pokémon)
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| Machop ワンリキー Wanriky | |
![]() Artwork from FR/LG | |
| Type | Fighting |
|---|---|
| Species | Superpower Pokémon |
| Kanto Dex National Dex | #066 |
| Johto Dex | #140 |
| Hoenn Dex | #073 |
| Sinnoh Dex | #040 |
| Fiore Browser | R-080 |
| Almia Browser | R-161 |
| Height | 2′07″ (0.8m) |
| Weight | 43.0 lbs. (19.5kg) |
| Abilities | Guts or No Guard |
| Egg group | Humanshape |
| Time to hatch | 5,120 steps |
| Effort yield | 1 Atk |
| Exp. yield | 75 base exp. |
| Lv. 100 at | 1,059,860 exp. |
| Gender | 25% ♀/75% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Gray |
| Catch rate | 180 |
| Footprint | |
| Body style | |
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Machop (Japanese: ワンリキー Wanriky) is a Fighting-type Pokémon.
It evolves into Machoke at level 28.
Contents |
Biology
Physiology
Machop have gray skin, with three brown ridges on top of its head. It also has a small tail.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Machop, though small, has enough strength to hurl an adult human. Machop's special muscles will never tire or cramp no matter how long it trains.
Behavior
Machop spend their time and energy practicing all different forms of martial arts and trying to improve their abilities. Machop will lift boulders and Graveler as if they were dumbells in order to strengthen their bodies.
Habitat
Machop live in mountains, in foreboding areas where they can hone their skills.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Machop first appeared in The Punchy Pokémon. This Super Power Pokémon was the first opponent for Ash's Primeape in the P1 Grand Prix.
Dewford Gym Leader Brawly used a Machop to battle Ash in Brave the Wave and Just One of the Geysers.
Machop was also in Sitting Psyduck. Emily had a Machop, Machoke and Machamp chase after her run away Psyduck.
In the manga
Machop has been seen in Pokémon Special as one of Brawly's Pokémon.
In the TCG
- Main article: Machop (TCG)
In the TFG
One Machop figure has been released.
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
|---|---|---|
| I | Red | Loves to build its muscles. It trains in all styles of martial arts to become even stronger. |
| Blue | ||
| Yellow | Very powerful in spite of its small size. Its mastery of many types of martial arts makes it very tough. | |
| Stadium | Its whole body is covered with muscles, so it can raise bulges anywhere. It can throw a hundred adults. | |
| II | Gold | Always brimming with power, it passes time by lifting boulders. Doing so makes it even stronger. |
| Silver | It loves to work out and build its muscles. It is never satisfied, even if it trains hard all day long. | |
| Crystal | It trains by lifting rocks in the mountains. It can even pick up a Graveler with ease. | |
| Stadium 2 | Always brimming with power, it passes time by lifting boulders. Doing so makes it even stronger. | |
| III | Ruby | Machop's muscles are special - they never get sore no matter how much they are used in exercise. This Pokémon has sufficient power to hurl a hundred adult humans. |
| Sapphire | Machop exercises by hefting around a Graveler as if it were a barbell. There are some Machop that travel the world in a quest to master all kinds of martial arts. | |
| Emerald | It continually undertakes strenuous training to master all forms of martial arts. Its strength lets it easily hoist a sumo wrestler onto its shoulders. | |
| FireRed | Its whole body is composed of muscles. Even though it's the size of a human child, it can hurl 100 grown-ups. | |
| LeafGreen | Loves to build its muscles. It trains in all styles of martial arts to become even stronger. | |
| IV | Diamond | It hefts a Graveler repeatedly to strengthen its entire body. It uses every type of martial arts. |
| Pearl | Its muscles never cramp however much it trains. It lives in the mountains away from humans. | |
| Platinum | Currently unknown |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Red | Blue | Common | Rock Tunnel, Victory Road |
| Yellow | Common | Route 10, Rock Tunnel | ||
| II | Gold | Silver | Common | Rock Tunnel, Mt. Mortar |
| Crystal | Common | Rock Tunnel, Mt. Mortar | ||
| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Common | Route 112, Fiery Path, Jagged Pass |
| Emerald | Common | Fiery Path, Jagged Pass | ||
| FireRed | LeafGreen | Common | Mt. Ember, Rock Tunnel, Victory Road | |
| Colosseum | None | Trade | ||
| XD | None | Trade | ||
| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Common | Routes 207 and 208, Mt. Coronet |
| Platinum | None | Trade | ||
| Pal Park | Mountain | |||
In side games
| Game | Location |
|---|---|
| Pokémon Channel | Viridian Forest |
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | Cave |
| Pokémon Trozei! | Phobos Walker Endless Level 27 Forever Level 27 Mr. Who's Den |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Red and Blue) | Starter Pokémon Buried Relic (4F-8F) Wish Cave (17F-25F) |
| Pokémon Ranger | Krokka Tunnel |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness) | Shimmer Desert (1F) Maze Cave (B1-B9) Final Maze (B1-B48) |
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | Peril Cliffs |
Base stats
| HP: | 70 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack: | 80 | |
| Defense: | 50 | |
| Special: | 35 | |
| SpAtk: | 35 | |
| SpDef: | 35 | |
| Speed: | 35 |
The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.
Type effectiveness
| Weak to | Resistant to | Immune to | Normal effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
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Learnset
Machop is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
By leveling up
| Generation IV Other generation learnsets: I - II - III | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal |
| Start | Low Kick | Fighting | Physical | — | 100% | 20 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
|
| Start | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
|
| 7 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | —% | 30 | Cool | 0
|
| 10 | Karate Chop | Fighting | Physical | 50 | 100% | 25 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
|
| 13 | Foresight | Normal | Status | — | —% | 40 | Smart | 1 ♥
|
| 19 | Seismic Toss | Fighting | Physical | — | 100% | 20 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
|
| 22 | Revenge | Fighting | Physical | 60 | 100% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
|
| 25 | Vital Throw | Fighting | Physical | 70 | —% | 10 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
|
| 31 | Submission | Fighting | Physical | 80 | 80% | 25 | Cool | 3 ♥♥♥
|
| 34 | Wake-Up Slap | Fighting | Physical | 60 | 100% | 10 | Smart | 0
|
| 37 | Cross Chop | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 80% | 5 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
|
| 43 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 90% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
|
| 46 | DynamicPunch | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 50% | 5 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon | ||||||||
By TM/HM
By breeding
By tutoring
| Generation III and IV Other generation learnsets: II - III | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal | ||||||
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100% | 20 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100% | 15 | Tough | 0
|
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | DynamicPunch | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 50% | 5 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
|
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Endure | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
|
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100% | 15 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
|
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | —% | 20 | Smart | 1 ♥
|
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Ice Punch | Ice | Physical | 75 | 100% | 15 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
|
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 20 | 100% | 20 | Smart | 3 ♥♥♥
|
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Mega Kick | Normal | Physical | 120 | 75% | 5 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
|
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Mega Punch | Normal | Physical | 80 | 85% | 20 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
|
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Metronome | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
|
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Mimic | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cute | 0
|
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100% | 10 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
|
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90% | 10 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
|
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Seismic Toss | Fighting | Physical | — | 100% | 20 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
|
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
|
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100% | 15 | Cool | 3 ♥♥♥
|
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Smart | 1 ♥
|
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Superpower | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100% | 5 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
|
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90% | 15 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
|
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | ThunderPunch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100% | 15 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Vacuum Wave | Fighting | Special | 40 | 100% | 30 | Smart | 0
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| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game, while a colored background indicates that the move is available. | ||||||||||||||
TCG-only Moves
Side game data
| Pokémon Pinball | ||
|---|---|---|
| | Acquisition: Catch | |
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | ||
| | Acquisition: Catch | |
| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
| | Rarity: Common | |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team | ||
| Body size: 1 | Recruit Rate: 10.5% | Friend Area: Mt. Discipline |
| Phrases | ||
| 51%-100% HP | I'd fight even against a hundred foes! | |
| 26%-50% HP | Groan... Half my HP's | |

