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Machopin Pokémon Sour Crystal

fighting

Pokédex Entry

Superpower Pokémon

It trains by lifting rocks in the mountains. It can even pick up a GRAVELER with ease.

Machop in Pokémon Sour Crystal

Machop is #66 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Sour Crystal. This page covers its fighting typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 8 encounter locations.

Type
Fighting
Dex
#140 Johto Dex · #066 National
Growth Rate
Medium Slow
Gender Ratio
75% Male, 25% Female
Egg Groups
humanshape
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
180
pokeball
Poké Ball14.9%
greatball
Great Ball20.4%
ultraball
Ultra Ball25.5%
Base Exp
88
EV Yield
None
Wild Held Items
Weak To
flying ×2psychic ×2fairy ×2
Resists
bug ×0.5rock ×0.5dark ×0.5

Evolution Chain

Base form
Level up Machop to Lv. 28
• Trade Machoke
• Use Linkingcord on Machoke

How to Obtain

Look for Machop common in Cliff Cave in the morning and day-time, in Mount Mortar1 FInside (uncommon) in the morning and day-time, and in Mount Mortar1 FOutside (uncommon) in the morning and day-time, among five other areas. Wild ones range from level five to 28.

Wild Encounters (14)

Level Up Moves (10)

Low KickLevel: 1fighting
PWR0ACC100PP20
More powerful on heavier foes.
LeerLevel: 1normal
PWR0ACC100PP30
Reduces the foe's DEFENSE.
Focus EnergyLevel: 7normal
PWR0ACC100PP30
Raises the critical hit ratio.
Karate ChopLevel: 13fighting
PWR50ACC100PP25
Has a high critical hit ratio.
Seismic TossLevel: 19fighting
PWR1ACC100PP20
The user's level equals damage HP.
ForesightLevel: 25normal
PWR0ACC100PP40
Negates accuracy reduction moves.
Vital ThrowLevel: 31fighting
PWR70ACC100PP10
A 2nd-strike move that never misses.
SubmissionLevel: 37fighting
PWR80ACC80PP25
An attack that also hurts the user.
Scary FaceLevel: 43normal
PWR0ACC100PP10
Sharply reduces the foe's SPEED.
Cross ChopLevel: 49fighting
PWR100ACC80PP5
Has a high critical hit ratio.

Type Summary

2
Weaknesses
3
Resistances
0
Immunities
13
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Machop. Use these types to counter it effectively.

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Machop resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

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