Pokémon Quest: Best Bulk Up Machop Post-Game Build Guide

To build the premier support buffer for late-game expeditions in Pokémon Quest, obtain an unevolved Machop that has a single move slot for Bulk Up, equip it with three Share Stones, and turn on its Everstone to lock in maximum cooldown reduction.

Why Machop Outperforms Machamp

Machop is more effective in post-game expeditions than its evolution, Machamp, because Bingo bonuses downgrade upon evolution.

Machop can roll high-percentage Fighting-type Move Wait reductions across its three Bingo slots. When Machop evolves into Machoke and Machamp, these bonus percentages automatically recalculate into lower values. While evolving increases base stats, Bulk Up's primary role is keeping your fragile offensive carries alive and boosted. Higher cooldowns on Machamp cause buff durations to expire during difficult waves, such as those on Happenstance Island (Expedition 12).

To prevent evolution:

1. Open Machop’s summary screen in your party menu.
2. Toggle the Everstone setting to On in the upper right.

Move Setup and Move Stone Priority

Machop must possess exactly one move slot dedicated to Bulk Up. Pokémon with two moves split their Move Stone sockets between those skills, preventing you from stacking enough team-sharing utility. A dual-move Machop will also trigger useless offensive moves on auto-battle instead of refreshing party buffs.

Because Bulk Up stat boosts stack when cast in quick succession, recasting the ability before it wears off pushes your entire squad to the maximum buff caps.

Target Bingo Bonuses

Inspect fresh catches immediately to ensure their Bingo bonuses focus entirely on attack speed and move recovery.

• Bingo 1: Fighting-type Move Wait -5%
• Bingo 2: Fighting-type Move Wait -20%
• Bingo 3: Fighting-type Move Wait -20%

A Machop with these exact bonuses gains a cumulative -45% wait time on Bulk Up, lowering its cooldown to roughly four seconds. This rapid cycle guarantees permanent buff uptime even during chaotic wave encounters.

Power Stone Layout and Stats

Machop requires high survivability to keep buffs active through boss encounters.

• Socket Distribution: Aim for five to seven defensive (blue) health slots, with the remainder allocated to offensive (red) attack slots.
• Hit Healing: Reach the 10% Hit Healing cap through stone secondary stats so Machop can recover its health pool via basic attacks.
• Resist Status Conditions: Prioritize this secondary stat to prevent freeze, paralysis, or confusion from interrupting Bulk Up rotations.

How to Attract and Train Machop

Use the Gold Pot once unlocked to cook for Machop, ensuring the recruit arrives with high base stats and better Power Stone sockets.

Recommended Recipes

• Get Happy Meat Stew (Fighting-type pool): Mix at least three red ingredients and two small mushrooms or soft honey to target Fighting types.
• Hot Pot a la Cube (Red Pokémon pool): Mix five red ingredients (such as Tiny Mushrooms or Big Roots) to draw from the red pool, which includes Machop.

Final Setup Steps

1. Verify that the recruit has only one move slot and features Fighting-type Move Wait reductions.
2. Turn the Everstone to On.
3. If Machop knows Karate Chop or Submission instead of Bulk Up, use Move Learning training with extra Fighting-type recruits until it learns Bulk Up.