Machamp #0068 Shadow
| Max CP | L403056L503455L51 · Best Buddy3496 |
| Buddy Distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Released | Jul 10, 2020Nov 14, 2022 |
| Purification | 3,000 Stardust · 3 Candy |
Type Effectiveness
Machamp takes 160% from Flying, Psychic and Fairy moves.
Shadow Machamp is a Fighting-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Flying, Psychic and Fairy.
It reaches 3455 CP at level 50, or 3496 as a Best Buddy.
Its best raid moveset is Counter with Dynamic Punch.


Base Stats
Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.
Best Movesets
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FightingCounter | FightingDynamic Punch | 16.2 | 242 | |
| 2 | FightingKarate Chop | FightingDynamic Punch | 15.6 | 233 |
| 3 | FightingCounter | FightingCross Chop | 14.5 | 217 |
| 4 | FightingCounter | FightingClose Combat | 14.4 | 216 |
| 5 | FightingCounter | SteelHeavy Slam | 14.3 | 215 |
| 6 | SteelBullet Punch | FightingDynamic Punch | 14.3 | 214 |
| 7 | FightingCounter | FightingSubmission | 14.1 | 210 |
| 8 | FightingCounter | RockRock Slide | 13.9 | 209 |
19 More Pairings
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FightingCounter | DarkPayback | 13.6 | 204 |
| 10 | FightingCounter | RockStone Edge | 13.6 | 203 |
| 11 | FightingKarate Chop | FightingCross Chop | 13.4 | 200 |
| 12 | FightingKarate Chop | FightingClose Combat | 13.3 | 199 |
| 13 | FightingKarate Chop | SteelHeavy Slam | 13.3 | 198 |
| 14 | FightingKarate Chop | FightingSubmission | 12.9 | 193 |
| 15 | FightingKarate Chop | RockRock Slide | 12.8 | 192 |
| 16 | FightingKarate Chop | DarkPayback | 12.1 | 182 |
| 17 | FightingKarate Chop | RockStone Edge | 12.1 | 181 |
| 18 | SteelBullet Punch | SteelHeavy Slam | 12.1 | 181 |
| 19 | SteelBullet Punch | FightingCross Chop | 12.1 | 180 |
| 20 | SteelBullet Punch | FightingClose Combat | 11.8 | 176 |
| 21 | SteelBullet Punch | RockRock Slide | 11.8 | 176 |
| 22 | SteelBullet Punch | FightingSubmission | 11.8 | 176 |
| 23 | FightingCounter | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 11.0 | 165 |
| 24 | SteelBullet Punch | RockStone Edge | 10.8 | 161 |
| 25 | SteelBullet Punch | DarkPayback | 10.7 | 161 |
| 26 | FightingKarate Chop | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 8.0 | 120 |
| 27 | SteelBullet Punch | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 7.0 | 105 |
Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.
DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.
Don’t Use means repeating the fast move does at least as much damage as using this charged move, either because the move is weak or because this Pokémon faints before it pays off.
Moves
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | EPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counter | Fighting | 13 | 9 | 1.0s | 13.0 | 9.0 | |
| Bullet Punch | Steel | 10 | 11 | 1.0s | 10.0 | 11.0 | |
| Karate ChopE | Fighting | 10 | 13 | 1.0s | 10.0 | 13.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PaybackE | Dark | 95 | 100 | 2.0s | 47.5 | 0.95 | |
| Close Combat | Fighting | 105 | 100 | 2.5s | 42.0 | 1.05 | |
| Stone EdgeE | Rock | 105 | 100 | 2.5s | 42.0 | 1.05 | |
| Heavy Slam | Steel | 70 | 50 | 2.0s | 35.0 | 1.40 | |
| Dynamic Punch | Fighting | 85 | 50 | 2.5s | 34.0 | 1.70 | |
| Cross Chop | Fighting | 50 | 50 | 1.5s | 33.3 | 1.00 | |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 50 | 2.5s | 30.0 | 1.50 | |
| SubmissionE | Fighting | 55 | 50 | 2.0s | 27.5 | 1.10 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 33 | 2.0s | 5.0 | 0.30 |
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Turns | DPT | EPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counter | Fighting | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4.0 | 3.0 | |
| Bullet Punch | Steel | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | |
| Karate ChopE | Fighting | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2.5 | 4.5 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close Combat | Fighting | 100 | 45 | 2.22 | |
| Dynamic Punch | Fighting | 90 | 45 | 2.00 | |
| PaybackE | Dark | 110 | 60 | 1.83 | |
| Stone EdgeE | Rock | 100 | 55 | 1.82 | |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 45 | 1.67 | |
| Cross Chop | Fighting | 55 | 35 | 1.57 | |
| Heavy Slam | Steel | 70 | 50 | 1.40 | |
| SubmissionE | Fighting | 60 | 50 | 1.20 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 70 | 0.14 |
DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.
Evolution Family


- Free if it has been traded

Top Counters
As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
- 1
Mega Mewtwo YPsychicPsycho CutPsychicFuture Sight+54.9 eDPS - 2
Mega RayquazaFlyingAir SlashFlyingDragon AscentK49.3 eDPS - 3
Attack Forme DeoxysPsychicZen HeadbuttPsychicPsycho Boost42.6 eDPS - 4
Mega AlakazamPsychicConfusionPsychicPsychicE39.9 eDPS - 5
Mega StaraptorFlyingGustEFlyingBrave Bird+38.4 eDPS - 6
Shadow MoltresFlyingWing AttackFlyingFly36.4 eDPS
Stronger than the everyday pick against 11 of 134 Tier 5 and Mega bosses.
The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
Mega SharpedoMega RaidFightingCounterFightingDynamic Punch+0.3% Gainover Lucario
TerrakionTier 5 RaidFightingCounterFightingDynamic Punch+0.3% Gainover Gallade
Mega GyaradosMega RaidFightingCounterFightingDynamic Punch+0.2% Gainover Lucario
Mega KangaskhanMega RaidFightingCounterFightingDynamic Punch+0.2% Gainover Blaziken
RegirockTier 5 RaidFightingCounterFightingDynamic Punch+0.1% Gainover Blaziken
RegigigasTier 5 RaidFightingCounterFightingDynamic Punch+0.1% Gainover Conkeldurr
Mega LopunnyMega RaidFightingCounterFightingDynamic Punch+0.1% Gainover Blaziken
StakatakaTier 5 RaidFightingCounterFightingDynamic Punch+0.1% Gainover Lucario
CP by Level
Encounter | Level | Guaranteed CP | Max CP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | 15 | 125010/10/10 | 131015/15/15 | |
| Raids & Eggs | 20 | 166710/10/10 | 174615/15/15 | |
| Weather-Boosted Raids | 25 | 208410/10/10 | 218315/15/15 | |
| L40 | 40 | 26510/0/0 | 305615/15/15 | |
| L50 | 50 | 29970/0/0 | 345515/15/15 | |
| L51 · Best Buddy | 51 | 30330/0/0 | 349615/15/15 |
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level | 15/15/15 | 0/0/0 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 15 | 1310 | 1136 |
| Level 20 | 1746 | 1515 |
| Level 25 | 2183 | 1893 |
| Level 30 | 2620 | 2272 |
| Level 35 | 2838 | 2462 |
| Level 40 | 3056 | 2651 |
| Level 45 | 3253 | 2821 |
| Level 50 | 3455 | 2997 |
| Level 51 | 3496 | 3033 |
Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.
L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.
Dex Details
| Second Charged Move | 50 Candy · 50,000 Stardust |
| Height / Weight | 1.6 m · 130 kg |
| Gender Ratio | 75.0%25.0% |
| Trading | TradableTransferable |
Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Machamp in the RotomLabs Pokédex
PvP IV Spreads
Great League
1500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/14/11 | 1500 | 18.5 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/11/15 | 1500 | 18.5 | 99.83% |
| #3 | 0/15/9 | 1497 | 18.5 | 99.77% |
| #4 | 0/12/13 | 1498 | 18.5 | 99.63% |
| #5 | 1/14/9 | 1499 | 18.5 | 99.62% |
| #6 | 4/15/14 | 1499 | 18 | 99.53% |
| #7 | 1/11/13 | 1500 | 18.5 | 99.47% |
| #8 | 0/13/11 | 1495 | 18.5 | 99.42% |
| #9 | 0/13/12 | 1499 | 18.5 | 99.42% |
| #10 | 1/15/8 | 1500 | 18.5 | 99.39% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #1191 of 4,096, with 95.99% of the best stat product.
Great League Rankings on PvPokeUltra League
2500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/15/14 | 2497 | 31 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/14/12 | 2499 | 31.5 | 99.62% |
| #3 | 1/15/15 | 2493 | 30.5 | 99.60% |
| #4 | 0/15/11 | 2500 | 31.5 | 99.58% |
| #5 | 2/14/15 | 2496 | 30.5 | 99.45% |
| #6 | 0/14/14 | 2490 | 31 | 99.42% |
| #7 | 0/14/15 | 2496 | 31 | 99.42% |
| #8 | 2/15/14 | 2498 | 30.5 | 99.41% |
| #9 | 1/15/9 | 2500 | 31.5 | 99.38% |
| #10 | 0/15/13 | 2491 | 31 | 99.38% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #1450 of 4,096, with 96.38% of the best stat product.
Ultra League Rankings on PvPokeRanked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.
Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.