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Machop → Machoke → Machamp

1-cost fighter · Fighting · melee · #3 of 13 1-cost Pokémon in our tier list.

Machop official artwork
Machop ★
Machoke official artwork
Machoke ★★
Machamp official artwork
Machamp ★★★

Synergies

Fighting Fighting types deal +80/160% damage with their attacks and have Drain: they heal 20% of the damage they deal. Active at 2 / 4. Other Fighting Pokémon: Poliwag, Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan.

Abilities

In Kanto Tactics each star level has its own ability. It casts on its own when Energy is full (+10 Energy per attack, more when hit).

★ Machop: Karate Chop

Hits its target: 230.

Fighting · Physical · 40 Energy (starts with 15)

★★ Machoke: Submission

Hits its target: 628; makes flinch 0.8s, takes 15% of the damage dealt as recoil.

Fighting · Physical · 60 Energy (starts with 10)

★★★ Machamp: Seismic TossThrow 3

Grabs its target and throws it 3 hexes back: it lands damaging those nearby. Power 1676.

Fighting · Physical · 85 Energy

Stats

StarHPAttackSp. AtkDefenseSp. DefAtk speedCritRangeEnergy
★ Machop1,519934865530.736%140
★★ Machoke2,2791588586750.816%160
★★★ Machamp4,4773701971001060.896%185

Without items or synergies. A shiny copy (1 in 200 in the shop) has +10% HP, defenses and damage.

Where you fight it in the campaign

These Campaign trainers can field it: Nugget Bridge · Team Rocket, S.S. Anne · Sailor, Rock Tunnel · Hiker, Rocket Hideout · Grunt, Pokémon Tower · Channeler, Route 12 · Fisherman, Silph Co. · Grunt, Route 21 · Fisherman, Victory Road · Black Belt, Elite Four · Bruno.