Machop Community Day Classic (May 2025)

Join Pokémon GO’s May 2025 Community Day Classic featuring Machop on May 24, 2–5 PM local time. Enjoy increased Machop spawns, a chance to catch Shiny Machop, and evolve Machoke into Machamp with the exclusive move Payback. Don’t miss out on event bonuses and exclusive research tasks!

Bonuses ⭐

Featured Pokémon: Machop

Machop

On Saturday, May 24, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time, Machop will appear more frequently in the wild. If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny Machop! Machop is a Fighting type Pokémon in Pokémon GO which is boosted by Cloudy weather.

Move updates: Payback

Evolving Machoke during the event will result in Machamp knowing the exclusive charge attack Payback Dark. Payback is an interesting coverage move for Machamp, which makes this event well worth your time.

Payback Dark

• Trainer Battles: 110 power
• Gyms and raids: 95 power

How to evolve Machop into Machoke, and Machamp

Pokémon	Conditions	Evolution
Machop	25 Candy	Machoke
Machoke	100 Candy or via trading for free	Machamp

Shiny Machop, Machoke, and Machamp

Here is a quick comparison between regular and Shiny Machop, Machoke, and Machamp.

Recommended Mega Evolutions

Machop Max CP Chart

This table shows Machop’s maximum Combat Power on every level, from Level 1 to Level 50. In wild encounters, Machop can be caught from Level 1 – 30, and if weather boosted, from Levels 6 – 35. Machop is boosted by Cloudy weather.

Showcases

Machop and Machamp Showcases take place during the Community Day weekend.

Field Research

Community Day–themed Field Research will be available during the event. Complete tasks to earn rewards such as additional encounters with Machop, Stardust, Great Balls, and more!

Task	Rewards
Catch 3 Machop	Machop
	5× Great Ball
	2× Ultra Ball
	2× Pinap Berry
	2× Golden Razz Berry
	500× Stardust
Complete a Party Challenge	Machop with a Might and Mastery background

Special Research Story

For US$2.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access the Machop Community Day–exclusive Special Research.

Complete the research for even more rewards including a Premium Battle Pass, a Rare Candy XL, additional encounters with Machop, and three encounters with Machop that have a Seasonal Special Background.

Community Day Classic: Machop (1/3)

Task	Reward
Use 25 Berries to help catch Pokémon	Machop
Catch 25 Pokémon	1× Incubator
Make 25 Great Throws	50× Machop Candy
Spin 15 PokéStops or Gyms	1× Incense
Explore 3 km	3× Silver Pinap Berry
Complete 5 Field Research Tasks	30× Ultra Ball

Completion Rewards

Community Day Classic: Machop (2/3)

Task	Reward
Catch 5 Pokémon	Machop
Catch 10 Pokémon	Machop
Catch 15 Pokémon	Machop
Catch 20 Pokémon	Machop
Catch 25 Pokémon	Machop
Catch 30 Pokémon	Machop

Completion Rewards

Community Day Classic: Machop (3/3)

Task	Reward
Send 3 Gifts and add a sticker to each	Machoke
Earn 3 hearts with your buddy	1× Rocket Radar
Transfer 25 Pokémon	5× Machop XL Candy
Evolve 5 Pokémon	3× Rare Candy
Power up Pokémon 20 times	1× Charge TM
Earn 15,000 XP	Machamp

Completion Rewards

Timed Research

Keep Community Day going with a new Timed Research opportunity that will last for a week following the event! Trainers that log in during May Community Day Classic will receive Timed Research that awards an encounter with a Machop that has a Seasonal Special Background. You’ll even have an increased chance to encounter a Shiny Machop when you complete these Timed Research tasks!

Task	Reward
Catch a Pokémon	1000× XP
Catch a Pokémon for 2 days	Machop
Catch a Pokémon for 3 days	1000× Stardust
Catch a Pokémon for 4 days	Machop
Catch a Pokémon for 5 days	1000× XP

Completion Rewards

Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before Saturday, June 1, 2025, at 10:00 p.m. local time.

Shop Offers

In-Game Community Day Bundles

Two Community Day bundles will be available during this event:

• For 1,350 PokéCoins, you will get 50 Ultra Balls, five Super Incubators, one Elite Charged TM, and five Lucky Eggs.
• For 480 PokéCoins, you will get 30 Ultra Balls, one Incense, three Super Incubators, and one Lure Module.

Check out the in-game shop to snag one of these bundles!

Tips and Tricks

Mega Level Up a Fighting type now!

Try to get a Fighting Mega Pokémon to at least a high level, or even Max level to enjoy the bonuses that having that Pokémon Mega evolved during the event can give you. Be sure to Mega Evolve for extra Candy from catches.

Base Level

• 1 Bonus Catch Candy

High Level

• 1 Bonus Catch Candy ^*
• 50 Bonus Catch XP ^* 
• 10% Boost to XL Candy Chance ^*

Max Level

• 2 Bonus Catch Candy ^*
• 100 Bonus Catch XP ^*
• 25% Boost to XL Candy Chance ^*

(*) Note: The catch candy and catch XP bonuses only apply to Pokémon caught of the same type as your Mega/Primal-evolved Pokémon. 

Don’t catch Pokémon before the event starts

Pokémon you have not caught before the event starts can turn into Machop, which means it is best to arrive at your spot early and wait to catch it until the event starts.

Restart the app before the event

Be patient – there will always be errors and bugs at the start of the event. It is best to restart the app in most, if not all, cases.

Don’t forget to spin PokéStops

Remember PokéStops give out quests that are very beneficial on Community Day, giving you rewards for Stardust, Great and Ultra Balls, and Pinap Berries, all things that can help you if your stocks are low. Don’t complete any field research from PokéStops that are in the area where you are playing your community day.

Don’t activate lures before the event starts

To ensure that you have Lures up the entire duration, do not set your lures before the start of the event, as those will only last 30 minutes. The Lure has to go up after the event has started to last for three hours. Not to mention it will block the boosted CD spawns from spawning until it has depleted.

Use Incense

Use Incense to attract even more Pokémon to you while you’re out hunting. If you are wondering, yes, Incense can spawn Community Day ‘mons, that can be shiny. There is no reason why you should avoid Incense if you have it.

Don’t forget to enjoy the event

• Chat with your fellow Trainers and grow your local Pokémon GO community. Make good use of the QR code feature to make some new friends!
• Promote the new Pokémon GO features and events to Trainers who are just starting their adventure or haven’t been playing for a while. People are coming back around due to trading, new Pokémon, PvP, the numerous events, and these community-based events.
• Most importantly, have fun, get some shinies, and hope for no game-breaking glitches!

Looking for other trainers to play with?

If you’re looking for other Trainers in your area to trade, battle, or join raids with on Community Day, check out the Niantic Community Day map! Here you can find Community Ambassador events and Community Parks.

Community Ambassadors run Pokémon GO events for their communities that receive support by Niantic. If there are no Community Ambassadors near you, you can also search Campfire by downloading the app and find other local meetups in your area.

Community Parks are areas in your city that are historically popular places for Community Day. These parks may be a fun place to play with your local community while enjoying some fresh air.*

*Popular locations are provided for informational purposes only. Niantic is not hosting or operating official or unofficial events at these locations.