Machoke

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**Machoke** (Japanese: **ゴーリキー** *Goriky*) is a Fighting Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves from Machop starting at level 28 and evolves into Machamp when traded.

## Biology

Machoke is a bipedal, humanoid Pokémon covered in gray skin. It has a vaguely reptilian face with a short snout, narrow red eyes, and four pointed teeth visible inside its mouth. Two of these teeth are in the upper jaw, while two are in the lower jaw. On top of its head are three, light brown ridges. Its arms are muscular with dark red, vertical stripes on them. It possesses large pectoral muscles that protrude slightly over its belt. The lower part of its body has black markings that resemble briefs. It is always seen wearing a black and golden power-save belt resembling a Championship belt that regulates Machoke's strength.

Machoke is a Pokémon of immense strength. Its muscles are as hard as steel, and it is capable of lifting extremely heavy objects with only one finger. In spite of this, it is modest and often helps people with manual labor. It can be found in the mountains, where it trains daily.

### Major appearances

Two Machoke appeared in *Shell Shock!* as members of the featured expedition crew. They rescued Template:Ash, Template:An, Template:Tracey, and the crew from a runaway boulder heading for them.

A Machoke appeared in *Chikorita's Big Upset* as a member of a group of wild Fighting Pokémon that roamed the streets of a city as a gang. It befriended Chikorita after she defeated its leader, a Primeape, and became the new gang leader.

A Machoke appeared in *Turning Over A New Bayleef*, under the ownership of Haruno. It helped her with her gardening and was responsible for finding Bayleef when she was washed away in some rapids.

A Machoke appeared in *Machoke, Machoke Man*, under the ownership of Chuck. He used it in his Gym battle against Ash, where it was defeated by Bayleef after almost defeating her with Submission.

A Machoke appeared with a Machop in *Pop Goes The Sneasel*. These Pokémon were protecting the flame of Ho-Oh with a Sneasel.

A Machoke appeared in *Hoenn Alone!*, under the ownership of the Captain. It was used to help passengers on his boat with any problems they have.

Emily had a Machop, Machoke, and Machamp chase after her runaway Psyduck in *Sitting Psyduck*.

Several Machoke and Machamp appeared in *Bibarel Gnaws Best!* as construction workers under the ownership of the expert stonecutter.

In *Lost Leader Strategy!*, it was revealed that Maylene used a Machoke in her Gym battle with Paul, where it was defeated by Template:TP. Maylene later used Machoke in *A Triple Fighting Chance!* during her battle against Template:Ash; it Machoke battled Staravia and was defeated.

Template:Si used a Machoke in the Performance Stage of the Sandalstraw Contest in *Old Rivals, New Tricks!*. An impressive performance saw Kenny make it to the next stage.

A Machoke appeared in *Showdown at the Shalour Gym!*, under the ownership of Korrina. Korrina used Machoke in her Gym battle against Ash; it battled Fletchinder, but was defeated.

### Minor appearances

Machoke debuted in *The Punchy Pokémon*, where it fought against Ash's Primeape during the P1 Grand Prix.

A Machoke appeared in a flashback in *Ditto's Mysterious Mansion*.

In *Showdown at Dark City*, Machoke is one of the Pokémon owned by one of the Trainers at Yas Gym.

A Machoke appeared in *The March of the Exeggutor Squad*.

A Machoke appeared in *Princess vs. Princess*, where it was seen competing in the Queen of the Princess Festival contest.

A Machoke was seen in a Pokémon Lab in *Riddle Me This*.

A Machoke appeared in *It's Mr. Mime Time* as one of the Pokémon in Stella's circus.

In *Stage Fight!*, a Machoke was part of a showboat stage show along with other Pokémon.

Danny owned a Machoke in *Navel Maneuvers*, which helped him carve a sled that he used during his second challenge against Ash. It reappeared in a flashback in *Hello, Pummelo!*.

A Machoke appeared in *The Power of One*.

A Machoke appeared in *Wired for Battle!* as one of the Pokémon seen in Muramasa's dojo.

A Machoke appeared in *Tricks of the Trade* as one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Swap Meet in Palmpona.

A Machoke appeared in *Love, Totodile Style*, under the ownership of Trixie. It is among the Pokémon she uses in her circus.

A Machoke appeared in *Hassle in the Castle*, under the ownership of Dr. Anna. She uses it in her health clinic for massages.

Kenzo owned a Machoke in *Two Hits and a Miss*.

A Machoke appeared in *Beauty and the Breeder*, under the ownership of a Pokémon Breeder participating in a Pokémon breeding competition.

A Machoke appeared in a fantasy in *A Better Pill to Swallow*.

A Machoke appeared in *Wobbu-Palooza!*, under the ownership of a festival crasher.

A Machoke appeared in *Doin' What Comes Natu-rally* as one of the Pokémon participating in a street festival.

A Machoke appeared in a flashback in *Throwing in the Noctowl* as one of the Pokémon defeated by Wings Alexander's then-Hoothoot.

A Machoke was seen training alongside its Trainer in *You're a Star, Larvitar!*.

A Machoke appeared in *We're No Angels!*.

A Machoke appeared in *Taming of the Shroomish*.

A Machoke appeared in *Lights, Camerupt, Action!* as an actor in one of Elijah's movies.

A Machoke appeared in the opening sequence of *Destiny Deoxys*.

A Machoke was owned by a demolition crew (which was changed into a construction crew due to Ritchie changing the past) in *Celebi and Joy!*.

A Trainer's Machoke appeared in *A Judgment Brawl*. It reappeared in a flashback in the next episode.

A Machoke appeared in *Shapes of Things to Come!*, under the ownership of a miner.

A Machoke appeared in *A Lean Mean Team Rocket Machine!* on a fitness program.

A Machoke appeared in *A Marathon Rivalry!*, under the ownership of a competitor in the Pokéathlon held in Camellia Town.

A Machoke appeared in *The Legend of the Ninja Hero!*, where it was used in the Ninja Village.

A Trainer's Machoke appeared in *Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel*.

A Trainer's Machoke appeared in *Alola to New Adventure!*.

A student's Machoke appeared in *The Guardian's Challenge!*. It appeared again in the banned episode SM064.

A Trainer's Machoke appeared in *First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!*.

A Trainer's Machoke appeared in *Racing to a Big Event!*, where it participated in the Pokémon Pancake Race.

Two Machoke appeared in *Rocking Clawmark Hill!*, as some of the Pokémon training up on Clawmark Hill.

Two Trainers' Machoke appeared in *One Journey Ends, Another Begins...*.

Three Trainers' Machoke appeared in *Getting the Band Back Together!*.

A deliveryman's Machoke appeared in *The Dex Can't Help It!*, where it helped deliver a washing machine to Template:An's house by mistake and then to the Pokémon Center.

A Trainer's Machoke appeared in *Sours for the Sweet!*.

Five Trainers' Machoke appeared in *The Power of Us*.

A Machoke appeared in *Filling the Light with Darkness!*, during a fantasy of a story from the past. It reappeared in a similar fashion during SM089.

A Trainer's Machoke appeared in SM090, where it joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its true form.

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## In the manga

### In the Pokémon Adventures manga

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*Main article: Blue's Machoke*
Machoke debuts in *Bulbasaur, Come Home!*. Here, it protected the Viridian Gym from intruders, attacking Red and Professor Oak, but Bulbasaur defeated it with a SolarBeam.

Blue also had a Machoke that evolved into Machamp under Red's care, but was traded back afterwards in *A Tale of Ninetales*.

Machoke was seen again in *The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon III* as one of Brawly's Pokémon; it is unconfirmed if this Machoke evolved from the Machop he had in Template:PAV. Machoke attempted to fight Blaise's fiery illusions in Template:PAV at the Lilycove Museum, but failed miserably and ended up getting burned. His Hariyama succeeded in doing so, however.

The Battle Factory rented a Machoke which was stolen by Guile Hideout in *The Final Battle VII*.

A Trainer's Machoke appeared in *Deprogramming Porygon-Z*.

Chaz's Machoke appeared in *Omega Alpha Adventure 3*.

### In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Red owns a Machamp which he caught after it evolved from Machoke in *Catch That Pokémon Thief!!*.

Giovanni's Machoke was used in the Gym battle against Red in *Get The Last Badge!!*.

### In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

A Galactic Grunt uses a Machoke in *Find Munchlax!!*.

Maylene has a Machoke which was only seen getting defeated by Hareta's Piplup in *Dialga's Secret Keys*.

An Officer's Machoke appeared in *Charon Must Be Stopped!*.

## Game data

### Game locations

#### In events

 **BW** | Trade for Evolution! Machoke | Japanese

### Held items

 Events\* | Fighting Gem Fighting Gem (100%)

### Stats

#### Base stats

 * Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature, if applicable.

* Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.

* This Pokémon's  Special  base stat in Generation I was **50**.

### Learnset

#### By a prior evolution

 * **Bold** indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Machoke
* *Italic* indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Machoke
* Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

### Side game data

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### Sprites

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## Trivia

* In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Machoke was originally known as "Kung-Foo". This name is a corruption of *kung fu*, a Chinese martial art.
* In The Official Pokémon Handbook, Machoke is described as being extremely narcissistic; "Machoke, [...]likes its own body way too much. Sometimes it's too busy looking at itself in the mirror to train", which is exactly the opposite of the description given in Pokémon Stadium; "Although it is incredibly strong, it is always modest".
* Machoke's belt looks very similar to the Winner's Belt Prop in Pokémon Black and White.

### Origin

Machoke appears to be based on a bodybuilder or wrestler with some reptilian traits.

#### Name origin

Machoke may be a combination of *macho* (Spanish for *male*, *overly masculine* or *chauvinist*) and *choke*. *Macho* has come to mean tough or masculine in English. Akin to Mr. Mime, the masculine attribute has no reflection on gender assignment, as both species can be male and female; however, Machop's evolutionary line does have a 3:1 male:female ratio, making the species predominantly—but not entirely—male.

Goriky is a corruption of 剛力 *gōriki* (herculean strength).

## Notes

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