In Pokemon Go, you surely can change the form of Machamp from regular to shiny. Of course, to change its form, at least there is a requirement to make it become shiny. Do you know how to make Machamp come in shiny form?
However, changing the regular Machamp’s form into shiny form, you have to wait for Pokemon’s surprise which can be presented in the New Year. Please wait for the surprising event the next few days. Let’s see the sneak peek for its event below!
Machamp Goes Shiny, How to Do it?
However, Machop has two evolutions including Machoke that you can get by using 25 candy. Then, you can get the new evolution named Machamp from Machoke by using 100 candies. Furthermore, Machoke can also be evolved without using Pokemon Candy if it has previously been traded. It means that Machamp is the third-stage of Machop evolution.
Machop will spawn more frequently than normal in the wild On January 16, 2021 from11 A.M to 5 P.M local time. On this time, the players will have a chance to encounter the regular Machop form into the Shiny form. Well, the shiny form of Machop will automatically change the form of Machamp into shiny form too. This event is called a Community Day Event.
The shiny form will give benefit for Machamp in which Machamp cannot be caught when it’s in shiny form.
Each time you evolve the Machoke into Machamp during the Community Day event, it will learn the exclusive battle move Payback. In this event, you will get three times the normal amount of Stardust when you catch Pokemon. Besides, during this event, the Incense activated will last for three hours rather than one.
The important is, make sure to activate a Star Piece on your account during this event to increase the Stardust that you earn even more. The good news is, Niantic will encourage the players to pick some Go snapshots up during the Community Day event for a surprise.
Need to know, there will be two optional ways that you can spend real money during the Community Day event. They are:
First, you can purchase the Machop Community Day Box for 1,280 PokeCoins. The box will contain an Elite Charged TM, four Star Pieces, Four Incense and also 30 Ultra Balls.
Second, you also have a right to spend $1 on a ticket for a Special Research storyline named ‘’Straight to the Top, Machop”. To note, if you buy the ticket of Pokemon Go Tour: Kanto before January 13 at 11;59 P.M, you automatically will accept a ticket for this Special Research at no additional cost. That’s so fantastic, isn’t it?
How about you? Are you excited to participate in January’s Pokemon Go Community Day event?
Machamp’s Raid Battle in Shiny Form
Raid Battles occur when a Boss Pokemon actually takes over a Gym. In this battle, your only goal is to eliminate this powerful Pokemon. Of course, if you successfully defeat it, you will be granted with special items and then have a chance to catch this Pokemon. Moreover, the Raid Battle is not a typical Gym Battle. Here, your enemies will be harder to eliminate than most other Pokemon. In this case, Raids have 4 tiers of difficulty, they are Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 5 and Mega Raids. Well, the higher the difficulty, the stronger the Raid Boss and the players will need in order to get success.
To know, Machamp is a great Raid Boss to find. However, some players may want to reserve their raid passes for only Tier 4 or Tier 5, but Machamp is only available in Tier 3 and Tier 4.
Here’s for Machamp’s Tier 3 in detail!
- Raid: Tier 3
- Boss CP: 19, 707
- Suggested players: 2-3
- Boss HP: 3,600
- Caught CP range: 1,667 – 1,746
- Caught CP (boosted): 2,084 – 2,183
- Minimum IVs: 10 / 10 / 10
Here’s for Machamp’s Tier 4 in detail!
- Raid: Tier 4
- Boss CP: 31,159
- Suggested players: 4-7
- Boss HP: 9,000
- Caught CP range: 1,667 – 1,746
- Caught CP (boosted): 2,084 – 2,183
- Minimum IVs: 10 / 10 / 10
From the list above, we can prove that Machamp can be soloable by high-level players with the right attacking option against it, but the minimum recommended group size is 2 or 3 people.
To ease you in eliminating the powerful Pokemon, you should know the best Raid Counters for Machamp. You may already know that Machamp is vulnerable to fairy, psychic, and flying. Well, the best attackers to defeat Machamp includes Alakazam, Mewtwo and Espeon which are followed by Moltres, Lugia and Rayquaza.
Here’s for details about them!
Mewtwo’s counters are Confusion/ Psychic
Alakazam’s counters are Confusion/ Futuresight and Psycho Cut/ Futuresight. They are the best movesets for this Raid Battle. However, Psychic is a viable option for this battle. Moreover, Alakazam is a glass cannon with one of the best attack stats of the game. Keep in mind, it can also be taken down easily and avoing the Machamp’s charge moves will be a must-do for you.
Espeon’s counters are Confusion/ Futursight and Zen Headbutt/ Futuresight. They have the greatest STAB DPS values but you shouldn’t forget Psychic as a potential alternative. In this battle, psybeam is not recommended since it’s the worst attacking move for Espeon in the terms of DPS. Just like Alakazam, Espeon is also a glass cannon even though both of them are susceptible to Machamp’s Fighting moves, as their psychic typing can be easily eliminated.
How to Get Raid Battle?
You definitely will receive notification of Raid Battles nearby. To find it, you can also use the Nearby feature to find the raids happening around you. Besides, you can also accept a raid invitation from a friend, no matter how far you are from the Raid Battle.
Before the Raid Battle begins, a Raid Egg will spawn on top of the Gym. Then, countdown will present the time until the Egg hatches and the raid Battles start.
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