Pokémon Spotlight Hour will feature a different Pokémon and a special bonus for one hour at 6:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday during the month of September. Machop Spotlight Hour takes place on September 24th, 2024, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm local time, with 2× Catch Candy bonus.
This Spotlight Hour is the final September 2024 Pokémon spotlight, and it is especially interesting as Machop can be shiny and you will get 2x Candy on catch! In other words, this is a great time to farm those Machop candies!
Trainers who plan to participate should be prepared with a Mega Pokémon to maximise candy gains per Machop caught. Here’s everything you need to know!
Machop Spotlight Hour
Bonuses
You will get 2x Candy for catching Pokémon
Shiny Machop and its evolutions are available in Pokémon GO
Note on Catch Bonus
If you do not want to catch the featured Pokémon, you can make use of the 2x Catch Candy bonus by catching any saved Scatterbug, or opening a Mystery Box or Coin Bag! You can stock up field research or leave any special or timed research encounters until Spotlight Hour to make use of this bonus. If you aren’t interested in Machop candy, you could even use this bonus to get extra candy from catching raid bosses!
Machop
Machop is a Fighting-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, with a maximum Combat Power of 1445 CP. Machop best moveset in Pokémon GO is Low Kick and Cross Chop. Shiny Machop is available in Pokémon GO. Machop is boosted by Cloudy weather.
Machop is weak to Fairy, Flying, and Psychic moves. It is strong against Bug, Dark, and Rock moves.
| Pokémon | Requirements | Evolution |
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Machop
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25 Machop Candy |
Machoke
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Machoke
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100 Machop Candy
0 Candy if traded |
Machamp
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Shiny Machop has a distinctive difference – it’s usual blue tones turn green. This should be an easy one to spot!
| — | Regular | Shiny |
|---|---|---|
| Machop |  |
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| Machoke |  |
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| Machamp |  |
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| LVL | CP | LVL | CP | LVL | CP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 CP | 2 | 56 CP | 3 | 95 CP |
| 4 | 133 CP | 5 | 172 CP | 6 | 211 CP |
| 7 | 249 CP | 8 | 288 CP | 9 | 326 CP |
| 10 | 365 CP | 11 | 401 CP | 12 | 438 CP |
| 13 | 474 CP | 14 | 511 CP | 15 | 548 CP |
| 16 | 584 CP | 17 | 621 CP | 18 | 657 CP |
| 19 | 694 CP | 20 | 730 CP | 21 | 767 CP |
| 22 | 803 CP | 23 | 840 CP | 24 | 876 CP |
| 25 | 913 CP | 26 | 949 CP | 27 | 986 CP |
| 28 | 1022 CP | 29 | 1059 CP | 30 | 1096 CP |
| 31 | 1114 CP | 32 | 1132 CP | 33 | 1150 CP |
| 34 | 1169 CP | 35 | 1187 CP | 36 | 1205 CP |
| 37 | 1223 CP | 38 | 1242 CP | 39 | 1260 CP |
| 40 | 1278 CP | 41 | 1294 CP | 42 | 1311 CP |
| 43 | 1327 CP | 44 | 1344 CP | 45 | 1360 CP |
| 46 | 1377 CP | 47 | 1394 CP | 48 | 1411 CP |
| 49 | 1428 CP | 50 | 1445 CP |
The following Pokémon will grant you extra bonuses when catching Machop if they are Mega/Primal evolved.
A Note on Mega Catch Bonus
While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.
Yes!
PVE
In meta where powerful Dark, Steel, Rock, and Ice type Pokémon are frequently in raids, Machamp is often a very common pick in raid battles. Its actually number 1 for many legendaries and you likely have some Machamp already leveled because of it. If you are new, then you had the perfect chance to create a Payback Machamp without having to use an elite charge TM on one you already powered up. It will likely remain relevant for all future releases, unless changes are made to attacks. Fighting is a very effective offensive typing, especially since dark, steel, and rock Pokémon are typically very tanky.
Normal types dominate the gym battle scene, like Chansey and Snorlax. Therefore, Machamp has always been a common Pokémon to use in order to quickly take down opposing gyms. With the introduction of Payback, Machamp can take out the pesky Psychic types that resist Machamp quickly as well, making gym battles that much easier.
If you do not have a powered up Machamp, then we would highly recommend you take advantage of the January community day to make one. Trade with a friend to make the powering up and evolution a lot cheaper. Given its moveset and typing, Machamp is extremely useful and verstile in the PvE game play.
PVP
Machamp is a really good pick for Great League and I would encourage you to make one and look for a Machop with good PvP IVs. Machamp is another solid pick in Ultra League and Master League as well.
