- Attack
- 137
- Defense
- 82
- HP
- 172
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 730
- min 638
- Weather boostLv25
- 913
- min 798
- MaxLv50
- 1,445
- Lv40 1,278
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Machop is a Fighting-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 730 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 913 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,445 at level 50. It is weak to Flying/Psychic/Fairy attacks (1.6×). It resists Bug/Rock/Dark attacks. In raids, Karate Chop + Cross Chop is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Machoke with 25 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Superpower Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 60,000 Stardust · 60 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,445 / 1,462
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Machop's muscles are special—they never get sore no matter how much they are used in exercise. This Pokémon has sufficient power to hurl a hundred adult humans.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- Shadow Pokémon: when to purifyShadow Pokémon have 1.2× Attack but also take more damage, and they cost 1.2× Stardust and Candy to power up.
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Karate ChopCross ChopBest100% efficiency10.2TDO 106 - 2Karate ChopBrick Break99% efficiency10.1TDO 105
- 3Low Kick*Brick Break96% efficiency9.8TDO 102
- 4Low Kick*Cross Chop96% efficiency9.8TDO 102
- 5Rock SmashBrick Break93% efficiency9.4TDO 98
Top 5 of 9 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Shadow modifiers (1.2× Attack, 0.83× Defense) are included. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more. * Exclusive moves require an Elite TM.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karate ChopBestFighting · 1s · STAB | 10 | +13 | 12 | 13 |
| Rock SmashFighting · 1.5s · STAB | 17 | +12 | 13.6 | 8 |
| Low Kick*Fighting · 0.5s · STAB | 5 | +5 | 12 | 10 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross ChopBestFighting · 1.5s · STAB | 50 | 50 | 40 | 1.2 |
| Brick BreakFighting · 1.5s · STAB | 40 | 33 | 32 | 1.45 |
| Low SweepFighting · 2s · STAB | 40 | 33 | 24 | 1.45 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
- * Exclusive move: a move that was only available during events such as Community Day. It now requires an Elite TM.
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Shadow Machop's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 109.0
- Actual Defense
- 48.3
- Actual HP
- 111
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Shadow ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense are included (not in the in-game CP). Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
Karate ChopBrick BreakBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 75% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 270,000
- Candy
- 312
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 1,278 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Shadow Machop only reaches CP 1,445 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,445 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,441 | 99.4% |
| 3 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,435 | 99.3% |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,438 | 99.0% |
| 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,437 | 98.7% |
| 6 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,432 | 98.7% |
| 7 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,426 | 98.7% |
| 8 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,434 | 98.3% |
| 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,428 | 98.3% |
| 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 1,433 | 98.1% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- Shadow MachopViewingBest movesKarate ChopCross Chop
From Shadow Machop to the final evolution125 Candy
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Flying
Psychic
Fairy - ×0.625
Bug
Rock
Dark
Show all 18 types
Normal×1
Fire×1
Water×1
Electric×1
Grass×1
Ice×1- Fighting×1
Poison×1
Ground×1- Flying×1.6
- Psychic×1.6
- Bug×0.625
- Rock×0.625
Ghost×1
Dragon×1- Dark×0.625
Steel×1- Fairy×1.6
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
- FightingSTAB 1.2×Karate Chop · Low Kick · Rock Smash · Brick Break · Cross Chop · Low SweepSuper effective ×1.6NormalIceRockDarkSteel
Events4 past
- 2025.05.24Community Day Classic: Machop · Exclusive move: Payback
- 2024.09.24Spotlight Hour: Machop · 2× Candy for catches
- 2022.07.12Spotlight Hour: Machop · 2× Candy for catches
- 2021.01.16Community Day: Machop · Exclusive move: Payback