Machoke
fighting
This tough Pokémon always stays in the zone. Its muscles become thicker after every battle.
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
Fighting
Dex
#154
Abilities
Growth Rate
Medium Slow
Gender Ratio
75% Male, 25% Female
Egg Groups
humanshape
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
90
Base Exp
146
EV Yield
2 Attack
Wild Held Items
Weak To
psychic ×2fairy ×2
Resists
bug ×0.5rock ×0.5dark ×0.5
Evolution Chain
Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.
How to Obtain
Machoke appears common in Mount Mortar2 FInside in the morning and day-time, common in Silver Cave Room2 in the morning and day-time, and in Cliff Cave (uncommon) in the morning and night, among three other areas. Wild ones range from level 35 to 74, unless in a badge-dependent area.
Wild Encounters (11)
Level Up Moves (17)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low KickLevel: 1 | ||||||
| fighting |  | 1 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Deals more damage to heavier foes. | ||||||
| LeerLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal |  | 0 | 100 | 30 | ||
| A move that lowers the foe's Defense. | ||||||
| Focus EnergyLevel: 3 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 30 | ||
| Raises the critical hit ratio. | ||||||
| Karate ChopLevel: 7 | ||||||
| fighting | | 50 | 100 | 25 | ||
| Has a high critical hit ratio. | ||||||
| ForesightLevel: 9 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 40 | ||
| Negates foe's evasion and immunity. | ||||||
| RageLevel: 13 | ||||||
| normal | | 20 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Raises Attack if the user is hit. | ||||||
| Seismic TossLevel: 15 | ||||||
| fighting | | 1 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Damage equals the user's level. | ||||||
| ReversalLevel: 19 | ||||||
| fighting | | 1 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Stronger if the user's HP is low. | ||||||
| Knock OffLevel: 21 | ||||||
| dark | | 65 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Slaps down the foe's held item. | ||||||
| Mach PunchLevel: 25 | ||||||
| fighting | | 40 | 100 | 30 | ||
| A fast punch that always goes first. | ||||||
| Bullet PunchLevel: 27 | ||||||
| steel | | 40 | 100 | 30 | ||
| A tough punch that always goes first. | ||||||
| ThrashLevel: 33 | ||||||
| normal | | 120 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Works 2-3 turns and confuses user. | ||||||
| Close CombatLevel: 37 | ||||||
| fighting | | 120 | 100 | 5 | ||
| Lowers the user's Def and Sp.Def. | ||||||
| Bulk UpLevel: 43 | ||||||
| fighting | | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Raises the user's Atk and Def. | ||||||
| Cross ChopLevel: 47 | ||||||
| fighting | | 100 | 80 | 5 | ||
| Has a high critical hit ratio. | ||||||
| Scary FaceLevel: 53 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Sharply lowers the foe's Speed. | ||||||
| DynamicpunchLevel: 57 | ||||||
| fighting | | 100 | 50 | 5 | ||
| An attack that confuses the foe. | ||||||
Related Guides
Egg Moves (7)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullet Punch | |||||
| steel | | 40 | 100 | 30 | |
| A tough punch that always goes first. | |||||
| Encore | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 5 | |
| Makes the foe repeat 2-6 times. | |||||
| Bulk Up | |||||
| fighting | | 0 | 100 | 20 | |
| Raises the user's Atk and Def. | |||||
| Light Screen | |||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 30 | |
| Raises Sp.Def with a wall of light. | |||||
| Mach Punch | |||||
| fighting | | 40 | 100 | 30 | |
| A fast punch that always goes first. | |||||
| Close Combat | |||||
| fighting | | 120 | 100 | 5 | |
| Lowers the user's Def and Sp.Def. | |||||
| Knock Off | |||||
| dark | | 65 | 100 | 20 | |
| Slaps down the foe's held item. | |||||
TM/HM Moves (27)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamicpunch | ||||||
| fighting | | 100 | 50 | 5 | TM01 | |
| An attack that confuses the foe. | ||||||
| Curse | ||||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM03 | |
| Works differently for Ghost-types. | ||||||
| Toxic | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 90 | 10 | TM06 | |
| A Poison move with increasing damage. | ||||||
| Bulk Up | ||||||
| fighting | | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM08 | |
| Raises the user's Atk and Def. | ||||||
| Hidden Power | ||||||
| The type varies with the Pokémon. | ||||||
| Sunny Day | ||||||
| fire | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM11 | |
| Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Light Screen | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 30 | TM16 | |
| Raises Sp.Def with a wall of light. | ||||||
| Protect | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM17 | |
| Foils attack that turn. It may fail. | ||||||
| Rain Dance | ||||||
| water | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM18 | |
| Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Bulldoze | ||||||
| ground | | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM21 | |
| A Ground attack that lowers Speed. | ||||||
| Earthquake | ||||||
| ground | | 100 | 100 | 10 | TM26 | |
| Tough but useless vs. flying foes. | ||||||
| Return | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27 | |
| An attack that is based on loyalty. | ||||||
| Dig | ||||||
| ground | | 90 | 100 | 10 | TM28 | |
| 1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack | ||||||
| Brick Break | ||||||
| fighting | | 75 | 100 | 15 | TM31 | |
| Removes Reflect and Light Screen. | ||||||
| Double Team | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM32 | |
| Raises the user's evasiveness. | ||||||
| Flamethrower | ||||||
| fire |  | 90 | 100 | 15 | TM35 | |
| An attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| Fire Blast | ||||||
| fire | | 110 | 85 | 5 | TM38 | |
| An attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| Substitute | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM41 | |
| Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP. | ||||||
| Facade | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42 | |
| Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz. | ||||||
| Rest | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM44 | |
| Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover. | ||||||
| Attract | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender infatuated. | ||||||
| Thief | ||||||
| dark | | 60 | 100 | 25 | TM46 | |
| An attack that may steal a held item. | ||||||
| Rock Slide | ||||||
| rock | | 75 | 90 | 10 | TM48 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Focus Blast | ||||||
| fighting | | 120 | 70 | 5 | TM52 | |
| An attack that may lower Sp.Def. | ||||||
| False Swipe | ||||||
| normal | | 40 | 100 | 40 | TM54 | |
| Leaves the foe with at least 1HP. | ||||||
| Poison Jab | ||||||
| poison | | 80 | 100 | 20 | TM66 | |
| An attack that may poison the foe. | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||
| fighting | | 80 | 100 | 15 | HM04 | |
| A powerful physical attack. | ||||||
Move Tutor Moves (12)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | ||||||
| normal | | 85 | 100 | 15 | MT04 | |
| An attack that may cause paralysis. | ||||||
| Counter | ||||||
| fighting | | 1 | 100 | 20 | MT06 | |
| Returns a physical attack double. | ||||||
| Double Edge | ||||||
| normal | | 120 | 100 | 15 | MT08 | |
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | ||||||
| Endure | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT11 | |
| Endures any hit with at least 1HP. | ||||||
| Fire Punch | ||||||
| fire | | 75 | 100 | 15 | MT12 | |
| A fiery punch. May cause a burn. | ||||||
| Headbutt | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 15 | MT13 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Ice Punch | ||||||
| ice | | 75 | 100 | 15 | MT15 | |
| An icy punch. May cause freezing. | ||||||
| Knock Off | ||||||
| dark | | 65 | 100 | 20 | MT18 | |
| Slaps down the foe's held item. | ||||||
| Seismic Toss | ||||||
| fighting | | 1 | 100 | 20 | MT22 | |
| Damage equals the user's level. | ||||||
| Sleep Talk | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT24 | |
| Randomly attacks while asleep. | ||||||
| Swagger | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 85 | 15 | MT26 | |
| Causes confusion but raises Attack. | ||||||
| Thunderpunch | ||||||
| electric | | 75 | 100 | 15 | MT27 | |
| An electric punch. It may paralyze. | ||||||
Machoke in Pokémon Polished Crystal
Machoke is #154 in the PolishedDex for Pokémon Polished Crystal. This page covers its fighting typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 13 encounter locations. Use the moves and counters links below to plan a team around this Machoke form.
