One ofPokémon GO’s staple events is Max Mondays or limited-time periods where you’re able to challenge and capture a featured Dynamax Pokémon. For January 6th, 2025, this Pokémon is Dynamax Machop, a familiar Fighting-type from the Kanto region. The giant version of this Pokémon is a powerful adversary, so you need to be prepared to exploit its weaknesses to secure victory.
Max Mondays are similar toRaid boss battles inPokémon GO, which feature a strong Pokémon you and your friends can face. Like Raid battles, you can have up to three friends join you in the fight against Dynamax Machop. However,you need to have at least one Dynamax Pokémon of your ownto participate in a Max Monday, a rule that carries over to anyone trying to battle Machop.
Dynamax Machop Weaknesses & Resistance In Pokémon GO
Analyze This Giant Pokémon’s Type
Machop is still apure Fighting-typeeven in a Dynamax form, giving you a clear idea about which types counter it.Fighting-type Pokémon are weak against Fairy, Flying, and Psychictypes, giving you a wide range of options to bring into battle. As a Tier 2Max Battle inPokémon GO, Machop is still strong against foes that take advantage of its weaknesses, so be careful which Pokémon you use.
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Here are all Dynamax Machop’s stats for when you face them on Max Monday:
137
82
172
Along with their base stats, Dynamax Machop will know the following Fast and Charged moves:
Rock Smash (Fighting)
Cross Chop (Fighting)
On the other hand,Dynamax Machop resists Dark, Bug, and Rock-type moves, giving you a clear guide on which Pokémon to avoid using for this fight. Thankfully, not many existing Dynamax Pokémon inPokémon GOhave these types, so it’s relatively easy to avoid making this mistake. If you need to pad out your team with non-Dynamax Pokémon though, be sure to avoid any of these types.
Like any Max Battle, your goal is to fill up your Max Meter until you can Dynamax your Pokémon. Those who bring Pokémon resistant to Fighting-type moves will have more time to accomplish this goal as the fight goes on.
Any Fighting-type like Machop also has favorable match-ups with Ice or Normal-type Pokémon as well. Along with Dark and Rock-types, Fighting-type Pokémon deal super-effective damage to these kinds of Pokémon. With Dynamax Machop’s powerful Max attacks, any Pokémon you bring that has a vulnerability to Fighting-type moves has a chance of being defeated in a single hit, making them useless for this fight.
Dynamax Machop Best Counters In Pokémon GO
Find The Right Team For The Battle
One of the strongest teams you can use against Dynamax Machop is:
Charizard is likely the strongest Dynamax Pokémon you could use against Machop, especially if you have the Fast Move Wing Attack equipped. This Flying-type move will deal super-effective damage to Machop while you build Max Particles to charge powerful Max Moves. In the same vein, Metagross' Psychic-type attacks will also deal a heavy blow to Dynamax Machop, allowing you to shred through its health.
Youonly have from 6pm to 7pm local time to challenge and defeat Dynamax Machopduring a Max Monday event. This short time Machop is featured makes picking the right counters far more important if you are trying to catch the Pokémon multiple times after beating it.
Gengar may not have moves that directly counter Machop, butGengar has resistance against Machop’s attacks. As a partial Ghost-type, Gengar can endure a fight against Dynamax Machop for far longer than other Pokémon. With great moves to deal above-average damage to the Max Monday boss,Gengar inPokémon GOis an excellent choice to round out your team for the battle.
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Some other good choices against Dynamax Machop includeany fully evolved Dynamax Pokémon you may havein your collection. Pokémon like Venusaur, Cinderace, and Toxtricity are all excellent choices solely due to their elevated strength from evolution. However, some Pokémon like Dynamax Lapras are not the best choice since their Ice-typing makes them weak against Machop’s Fighting-type moves.
Whatever Pokémon you try to use, the ones in your inventory with the highest power should be the ones you send into battle. Managing to beat Dynamax Machop inPokemon GOfast allows you to participate in Max Monday multiple times to capture even more versions of the featured Pokémon to evolve it later into an eventual Gigantamax Machamp.
