Machamp #0068 — Fighting Superpower Pokémon | Stats, Moves & Evolutions

Base Stats

HP90

Attack130

Defense80

Sp. Atk65

Sp. Def85

Speed55

Total505

Abilities

Type Matchups

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2× Weak

flyingpsychicfairy

½× Resists

bugrockdark

Damage multipliers vs. fighting typing. Ability-based immunities (e.g. Levitate) are not included.

Forms · 2 variations

Default

Gmax

Evolution Line

Machop#0066

→

Lv 28

Machoke#0067

→

Machamp#0068

Battle & Lore Hub

Battle Strategy

Machamp serves as a powerful wallbreaker and status-inducing threat by leveraging its No Guard ability to land low-accuracy, high-impact moves. It excels at forcing switches and disrupting defensive cores with the confusion status and raw physical power.

Best Used In

Machamp is most effective in Smogon's lower tiers (NU or RU) as a wallbreaker or in specialized Trick Room teams in VGC where its low speed becomes an advantage.

Strengths

›High base 130 Attack stat
›No Guard ability ensures 100% accuracy for all moves
›Good natural bulk with 90/80/85 defensive spreads
›Access to priority move Bullet Punch

Weaknesses

›Low base 55 Speed makes it prone to being revenge killed
›Vulnerable to Fairy, Psychic, and Flying-type attackers
›Reliance on No Guard makes it susceptible to opponent's low-accuracy moves like Hurricane
›Face stiff competition from faster Fighting-types like Conkeldurr or Iron Valiant

Competitive Tips

›Use Dynamic Punch with No Guard to guarantee 100% confusion on the target.
›Equip Flame Orb with the Guts ability as an alternative set to punish status spreaders.
›Utilize Knock Off to remove Eviolites or Heavy-Duty Boots from switch-ins.
›Set up a Substitute on predicted switches to bypass its low speed tier.
›Heavy-Duty Boots is recommended in tiers with entry hazards to preserve its longevity.

Recommended Teammates

Game History

Introduced in Generation I as the final evolution of Machop, it famously required a trade to evolve, making it a status symbol in early link-cable play. It gained a significant competitive buff in Generation IV with the No Guard ability and later received a Gigantamax form in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Trivia

◆It is said to be able to throw 1,000 punches in two seconds using its four arms.
◆Its design shares traits with professional wrestlers and the Hindu deity Shiva.
◆In the Generation I games, Machamp could learn Fissure via TM; combined with No Guard in later generations, this would be game-breaking.
◆Despite having 'Mach' in its name, its base Speed is quite low at 55.
◆Blue's Machamp in the Pokémon Adventures manga was powerful enough to lift a literal mountain of earth.
◆Machamp is one of the few Pokémon to have a unique building named after it in the games, the 'Machamp Shove' obstacles.

Moves · 109 total

Level-Up

11 moves

TM / HM

29 moves

Move Tutor

3 moves

Other

66 moves