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Competitive Pokemon Sword/Shield Movesets and Strategies for Machoke

Base Stats for Machoke

Fighting

Abilities:
,
,

Evolutions / Family:
Machop
Machoke
Machamp

Weakness Chart for Fighting-type:

Bug

Dark

Dragon

Electric

Fairy

Fighting

Fire

Flying

Ghost

0.5x

2x

Grass

Ground

Ice

Normal

Poison

Psychic

Rock

Steel

Water

2x

0.5x

¼x

½x

2x

4x

Movesets for Singles

What is a good competitive moveset for Machoke? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.

Machoke is an extraordinary Fighting-typed Pokemon. Machoke is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Machoke is weak to Fairy, Flying, and Psychic-typed attacks.

Species: Machoke
Item: Flame Orb / Eject Pack
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 188 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Superpower / Close Combat
- Facade / Double-Edge
- Earthquake
- Detect / Protect

Physical Sweeper Machoke (Guts)

Machoke is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Flame Orb will burn Machoke at the end of the turn which will activate Machoke's Guts ability. Use Detect or 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).
♦ 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).
♦ Detect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Machoke this turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Machoke this turn).

Species: Machoke
Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Steadfast
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 188 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Superpower / Close Combat
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Earthquake / Stomping Tantrum
- Knock Off

Physical Sweeper Machoke (Steadfast)

Machoke is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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).
♦ 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).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Stomping Tantrum is a physical 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Machoke's last move failed).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).

Species: Machoke
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 a fabulous Support. Machoke is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite. 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.

♦ Dynamic Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Fighting-type move (100% chance to confuse the target).
♦ 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).

Movesets for Doubles

What is a good doubles moveset for Machoke? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.

Species: Machoke
Item: Flame Orb / Eject Pack
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 188 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Superpower
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Knock Off / Facade
- Detect / Protect

Doubles Physical Sweeper Machoke (Guts)

Machoke is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Flame Orb will burn Machoke at the end of the turn which will activate Machoke's Guts ability. Use Detect or 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. Knock Off was added to provide additional threat coverage.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).
♦ 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).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Machoke is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Detect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Machoke this turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Machoke this turn).

Species: Machoke
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Steadfast
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 188 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Superpower
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Knock Off / Double-Edge

Doubles Physical Sweeper Machoke (Steadfast)

Machoke is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Machoke's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Steadfast, if Machoke flinches its speed is raised by 1 stage. Knock Off was added to provide additional threat coverage.

♦ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Machoke's defense and special defense 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).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).

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.

Combo List

These are a list of several common move combinations Machoke can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Machoke

Moves: Endure + Reversal
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Ability: Guts + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
OHKO Combo - Ability: No Guard + Move: Fissure
Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Bullet Punch, Vacuum Wave, Quick Guard
Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break

Optimize Machoke's EVs for Sword/Shield

Competitive Information for Machoke [Sword/Shield]