Pokemon GO follows a live-service format, with every season that comes and goes from the game bringing a series of different events for players to participate in, earning rewards such as XP and valuable items, as well as encountering and capturing Pokemon through a variety of methods like Raid Battles and wild spawn.
One of the many recurring events is Max Monday, a short event in which, every Monday, a different featured Dynamax Pokemon takes over all nearby Power Spots on the map, giving Trainers more opportunities to go up against them in battle and add more Dynamax Pokemon to their collection. On January 6, 2025, the featured Max Monday Pokemon is the Gen 1 Fighting-type, Machop. If you find yourself wanting to prepare for this opportunity, you can do so by selecting the best possible Pokemon to bring with you, with everything you’ll need to know outlined in the guide below.
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Pokemon GO: Max Monday Machop Battle Guide
In Pokemon GO, the Machop Max Monday event is taking place on January 6, 2025, and will run from 6 PM to 7 PM local time. During this period, Machop will take over every single nearby Power Spot on your in-game map, giving players the opportunity to target and go up against this Pokemon in battle and potentially catch one or more for their collection. As this event only runs for one hour, players have limited time to work with, so ensuring you come prepared with knowledge about Machop’s key weaknesses and resistances, as well as the best choices of Pokemon to bring with you into battle, is important.
Pokemon GO Machop Weaknesses & Resistances
In Pokemon GO, Machop is a pure Fighting-type Pokemon, meaning the core weaknesses and resistances of this monster are rather straightforward. Machop is resistant to Rock, Dark, and Bug-type creatures, so players should avoid bringing such Pokemon into battle with them. However, Machop is weak to Flying, Fairy, and Psychic-types, so Trainers should look to prioritize utilizing team members with these attributes.
Machop Counters in Pokemon GO
In Max Battles, Trainers are locked to only using other Dynamax Pokemon that they own, meaning that there is a fairly limited pool of different monsters to choose from in comparison to general Raids and PvP battles. Despite this, there are still a number of choices available, many of which have a Type advantage over Machop.
- Beldum/Metang/Metagross are fairly solid in terms of battling and come equipped with the advantage of their Psychic Secondary Type. This makes them one of the two best overall options to bring to battle.
- Charizard gains a Secondary Type of Flying, giving it an edge over Machop in battle. For this reason, as well as Charizard’s natural potential, it is the second of two best possible choices.
- While they don’t share a Type advantage that prior choices are equipped with, the increased power of other final form Pokemon such as Dubwool, Greedent, Blastoise, Rillaboom, Cinderace, Inteleon, or Gengar, should be enough to outlive and out-damage Machop.
