Competitive Information for Machoke [Black/White]
Fighting
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Machoke? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Machoke is an awesome Fighting-typed Pokemon. Machoke is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Machoke's only type-related weaknesses are Flying and Psychic.
Item: Flame Orb / Black Belt
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Superpower / Close Combat
- Facade / Double-Edge
- Earthquake
- Protect
Physical Sweeper Machoke (Guts)
Machoke is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Machoke's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Focus Sash helps protect Machoke from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Flame Orb will burn Machoke at the end of the turn which will activate Machoke's Guts ability. Use Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Guts, if Machoke is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Machoke a sweet boost.
♦ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Machoke's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Machoke is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Machoke this turn).
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Item: Life Orb / Black Belt
Ability: Steadfast
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Superpower / Close Combat
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Earthquake
- Poison Jab
Physical Sweeper Machoke (Steadfast)
Machoke is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Machoke's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Focus Sash helps protect Machoke from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Machoke's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Steadfast, if Machoke flinches its speed is raised by 1 stage.
♦ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Machoke's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Item: Eviolite
Ability: No Guard
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dynamic Punch
- Sleep Talk
- Rest
- Earthquake
Machoke Support (Macho Macho Machoke)
Machoke is an awesome Support. Machoke is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite attached. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. With No Guard, every move used by or against Machoke will always hit.
♦ Sleep Talk is a status move (Machoke must be asleep. uses another known move).
♦ Rest is a status move (Machoke sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Machoke? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Item: Flame Orb / Black Belt
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Superpower
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Facade / Double-Edge
- Protect
Doubles Physical Sweeper Machoke (Guts)
Machoke is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Machoke's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Close Combat). Focus Sash helps protect Machoke from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Flame Orb will burn Machoke at the end of the turn which will activate Machoke's Guts ability. Use Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Guts, if Machoke is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Machoke a sweet boost.
♦ Superpower is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Machoke's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Machoke is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Machoke this turn).
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Item: Life Orb / Black Belt
Ability: Steadfast
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Superpower
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Double-Edge / Frustration
Doubles Physical Sweeper Machoke (Steadfast)
Machoke is popular Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Machoke's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Close Combat). Focus Sash helps protect Machoke from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Machoke's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Steadfast, if Machoke flinches its speed is raised by 1 stage.
♦ Superpower is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Machoke's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Machoke learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Machoke can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Machoke
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Guts + Item: Flame orb
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Bullet Punch, Vacuum Wave
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Machoke's stats
- Bulk Up
- Meditate
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Machoke
- Earthquake
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Machoke in Black and White
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