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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I

#068 Machamp

Fighting

  • SpeciesSuperpower Pokémon
  • Japanese nameKairiky
  • PronunciationMAH-CHAMP
  • Height5′ 3″ 1.60 m
  • Weight287.0 lb 129.15 kg
  • Gender♂ 75% · ♀ 25%
Machamp official artwork

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Name meaning

Combination of MACHOKE (from whom Machamp evolves) and CHAMP, short for “champion”.

Evolution

  1. MachopLevel 28MachokeLink Cable TradeMachamp
Machamp in the original Gengar’s Pokédex
Machamp as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

RedBlue Using its heavy muscles, it throws powerful punches that can send the victim clear over the horizon.
Yellow One arm alone can move mountains. Using all four arms, this POKEMON fires off awesome punches.
Stadium Among its fighting moves is a simultaneous volley of an uppercut, hook, straight and Karate Chop from its four arms.
GoldStadium 2 It quickly swings its four arms to rock its opponents with ceaseless punches and chops from all angles.
Silver It uses its four powerful arms to pin the limbs of its foe, then throws the victim over the horizon.
Crystal With four arms that react more quickly than it can think, it can execute many punches at once.

Where to find Machamp

Game Where to find it Time Rarity
Blue Must Evolve by trading a Machoke with the link cable NA Evolve
Red NA Evolve
Yellow NA Evolve
Gold Any Evolve
Silver Any Evolve
Crystal Any Evolve

How to catch

Ground Surf Fishing Forest Tree Mountain Tree Rock Smash Breed Evolve Event BugCatch Game Corner
R/B ✓
Yellow ✓
G/S ✓
Crystal ✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

  • Normal×1
  • Fire×1
  • Water×1
  • Electric×1
  • Grass×1
  • Ice×1
  • Fighting×1
  • Poison×1
  • Ground×1
  • Flying×2
  • Psychic×2
  • Bug×0.5
  • Rock×0.5
  • Ghost×1
  • Dragon×1
  • Dark×0.5
  • Steel×1
  • Gold, Silver & Crystal: 2 weaknesses and 3 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 2 : 3 (67%).
  • Red, Blue & Yellow: 2 weaknesses and 2 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
  • This Pokémon has more resistances in GSC than RBY, thus has a better defense ratio in GSC.

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

  • NormalGood
  • FireNormal
  • WaterNormal
  • ElectricNormal
  • GrassNormal
  • IceGood
  • FightingNormal
  • PoisonBad
  • GroundNormal
  • FlyingBad
  • PsychicBad
  • BugBad
  • RockGood
  • GhostNo Effect
  • DragonNormal
  • DarkGood
  • SteelGood
  • Gold, Silver & Crystal: 5 advantages and 5 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 1:1 (100%).
  • Red, Blue & Yellow: 3 advantages and 5 disadvantages out of 15 types. Offensive ratio 3:5 (60%).

Moves learned by levelling up

Yellow R/B G/S/C Move Type Kind
Start Start 15 Karate Chop FightingG/S/C NormalR/B/Y Physical
20 Start Start Low Kick Fighting Physical
25 Start Start Leer Normal Status
36 36 Start Focus Energy Normal Status
44 44 Start Seismic Toss Fighting Physical
— — Start Foresight Normal Status
— — 34 Vital Throw Fighting Physical
— — 43 Cross Chop Fighting Physical
— — 52 Scary Face Normal Physical
52 52 61 Submission Fighting Physical

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

  • Flamethrower

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

  • TM01Dynamicpunch
  • TM02Headbutt
  • TM03Curse
  • TM06Toxic
  • TM08Rock Smash
  • TM10Hidden Power
  • TM11Sunny Day
  • TM13Snore
  • TM15Hyper Beam
  • TM17Protect
  • TM20Endure
  • TM21Frustration
  • TM26Earthquake
  • TM27Return
  • TM28Dig
  • TM31Mud-Slap
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM33Ice Punch
  • TM34Swagger
  • TM35Sleep Talk
  • TM38Fire Blast
  • TM41Thunderpunch
  • TM43Detect
  • TM44Rest
  • TM45Attract
  • TM46Thief
  • TM48Fire Punch
  • HM04Strength

TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow

  • TM01Mega Punch
  • TM05Mega Kick
  • TM06Toxic
  • TM08Body Slam
  • TM09Take Down
  • TM10Double-Edge
  • TM15Hyper Beam
  • TM17Submission
  • TM18Counter
  • TM19Seismic Toss
  • TM20Rage
  • TM26Earthquake
  • TM27Fissure
  • TM28Dig
  • TM31Mimic
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM34Bide
  • TM35Metronome
  • TM38Fire Blast
  • TM40Skull Bash
  • TM44Rest
  • TM48Rock Slide
  • TM50Substitute
  • HM04Strength
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Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups Humanshape Pokémon group 4

Compatible Pokémon

Egg moves

Move How to pass it down
Encore Mate with a male Mr. Mime.
Light Screen Mate with a male from Electabuzz, Machop, or Mr. Mime Family.
Meditate Mate with a male Drowzee/Hypno or Mr. Mime.
Rolling Kick Mate with a Hitmonlee or Hitmontop.

Stats

Stat Base Range at Lv. 100 G/S/C rank R/B/Y rank
HP 90 353-383 14/4577.31% 11/4281.59%
Attack 130 328-358 2/4998.41% 2/4598.61%
Defense 80 228-258 18/5563.67% 15/4465.54%
Speed 55 178-208 32/4732.66% 30/4229.14%
Special Attack G/S/C 65 198-228 23/4648.01% —
Special Defense G/S/C 85 238-268 15/4172.57% —
Special R/B/Y 65 198-228 — 16/2944.05%
Total 505 G/S/C
420 R/B/Y
1523-1703
1285-1435
13/8781.59% 14/6581.59%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library