Pokemon GO: Machop Max Battle Guide (Max Mondays)

Pokémon GO’s ever-evolving world keeps players engaged with seasonal events, offering chances to earn XP, valuable items, and capture Pokémon through exciting activities like Raid Battles and wild encounters. Max Monday is a recurring highlight, featuring a different Dynamax Pokémon each week, taking over Power Spots across the map. This gives Trainers a focused opportunity to battle and add these powerful Pokémon to their collections.

On January 6th, 2025, the spotlight shines on Machop, the Generation 1 Fighting-type Pokémon. If you're aiming to make the most of this one-hour event (6 PM to 7 PM local time), preparation is key. This guide outlines everything you need to know to succeed.

Pokémon GO: Max Monday Machop Battle Guide

During the Machop Max Monday event, Machop will dominate all nearby Power Spots, offering a limited-time window to battle and potentially catch this Pokémon. With only an hour to work with, understanding Machop’s strengths and weaknesses, and choosing the right Pokémon for battle, is crucial.

Pokémon GO Machop Weaknesses & Resistances

Machop, a pure Fighting-type Pokémon, has predictable strengths and weaknesses. It resists Rock, Dark, and Bug-type attacks, so avoid using these types against it. However, Machop is vulnerable to Flying, Fairy, and Psychic-type moves. Prioritize Pokémon with these types for optimal results.

Machop Counters in Pokémon GO

Max Battles restrict Trainers to using only their own Dynamax Pokémon, limiting choices compared to standard Raids or PvP battles. Despite this, several strong options exist, many with type advantages:

• Beldum/Metang/Metagross: Excellent choices, boasting a Psychic secondary type for added effectiveness against Machop, making them top contenders.
• Charizard: Its Flying secondary type provides a significant advantage, coupled with Charizard's inherent power, making it another top choice.
• Other Powerful Pokémon: While lacking a direct type advantage, powerful fully evolved Pokémon such as Dubwool, Greedent, Blastoise, Rillaboom, Cinderace, Inteleon, or Gengar, possess the raw power to overcome Machop.