- Attack
- 234
- Defense
- 159
- HP
- 207
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 1,746
- min 1,605
- Weather boostLv25
- 2,183
- min 2,007
- MaxLv50
- 3,455
- Lv40 3,056
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Machamp is a Fighting-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 1,746 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 2,183 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 3,455 at level 50. It is weak to Flying/Psychic/Fairy attacks (1.6×). It resists Bug/Rock/Dark attacks. In raids, Karate Chop + Dynamic Punch is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). 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)
- 3,455 / 3,496
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Machamp has the power to hurl anything aside. However, trying to do any work requiring care and dexterity causes its arms to get tangled. This Pokémon tends to leap into action before it thinks.
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.
- TMs and how to learn exclusive moves (Elite TMs and Community Day moves)Fast TMs and Charged TMs change a move at random, and they can't teach exclusive moves such as Community Day moves.
- 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).
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Karate Chop*Dynamic PunchBest100% efficiency18.1TDO 404 - 2CounterDynamic Punch99% efficiency18.0TDO 400
- 3
Bullet PunchDynamic Punch90% efficiency16.4TDO 365 - 4CounterClose Combat89% efficiency16.2TDO 360
- 5Karate Chop*Close Combat89% efficiency16.1TDO 359
Top 5 of 24 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 Chop*BestFighting · 1s · STAB | 10 | +13 | 12 | 13 |
| CounterFighting · 1s · STAB | 13 | +9 | 15.6 | 9 |
| Bullet PunchSteel · 1s | 10 | +11 | 10 | 11 |
Charged Attack8
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamic PunchBestFighting · 2.5s · STAB | 85 | 50 | 40.8 | 2.04 |
| Close CombatFighting · 2.5s · STAB | 105 | 100 | 50.4 | 1.26 |
 Payback*Dark · 2s | 95 | 100 | 47.5 | 0.95 |
 Stone Edge*Rock · 2.5s | 105 | 100 | 42 | 1.05 |
| Cross ChopFighting · 1.5s · STAB | 50 | 50 | 40 | 1.2 |
| Heavy SlamSteel · 2s | 70 | 50 | 35 | 1.4 |
| Submission*Fighting · 2s · STAB | 55 | 50 | 33 | 1.32 |
| Rock SlideRock · 2.5s | 75 | 50 | 30 | 1.5 |
- 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 Machamp'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
- 178.5
- Actual Defense
- 86.6
- Actual HP
- 132
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
CounterDynamic PunchBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 79% 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 3,056 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
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 18.5 | 1,500 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 18.5 | 1,500 | 99.8% |
| 3 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 18.5 | 1,497 | 99.8% |
| 4 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 18.5 | 1,498 | 99.6% |
| 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 18.5 | 1,499 | 99.6% |
| 6 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 1,499 | 99.5% |
| 7 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 18.5 | 1,500 | 99.5% |
| 8 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 18.5 | 1,499 | 99.4% |
| 9 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 18.5 | 1,495 | 99.4% |
| 10 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 18.5 | 1,500 | 99.4% |
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
- Stage 2
- Shadow MachampViewing100 CandyBest movesKarate ChopDynamic Punch
- 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
BugRockDark
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×Counter · Karate Chop · Close Combat · Cross Chop · Dynamic Punch · SubmissionSuper effective ×1.6NormalIceRockDarkSteel
- RockRock Slide · Stone EdgeSuper effective ×1.6FireIceFlyingBug
- SteelBullet Punch · Heavy SlamSuper effective ×1.6IceRockFairy
- DarkPaybackSuper effective ×1.6PsychicGhost
Events2 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2025.05.24Community Day Classic: Machop · Exclusive move: Payback
- 2021.01.16Community Day: Machop · Exclusive move: Payback