Machop appears to be based on a bodybuilder. It also possesses some reptilian features, including 3 plate-like crests on its head and a dull-gray coloration.
Machop may be a combination of macho (Spanish and Portuguese for overly male or chauvinist) and chop. Macho has come to mean tough or masculine in English. Akin to Mr. Mime, the masculine attribute has no reflection on gender assignment, as both species can be male and female; however, Machop’s evolutionary line does have a 3:1 male:female ratio, making the species predominantly—but not entirely—male. The name may also be somewhat-related to the synapsid moschops, which has a vaguely similar-looking face.
Wanriky is a combination of the on’yomi readings of 腕 wan (arm) and 力 riki (strength).
No: 066
English Name: Machop
Japanese Name: Wanriki
Generation: 1
Type: Fighting
Species: Superpower Pokémon
Abilities: Guts, No Guard, Steadfast (hidden ability)
Evolution: Machop > Machoke > Machamp
Machop is a humanoid, bipedal Pokémon that has gray skin. There are three brown ridges on top of its head, and it has large red eyes and relatively flat face. Its chest has three, thin, rib-like stripes on either side. Its feet appear to have no toes, while its hands have five fingers. It has a short, stubby tail. Machop’s entire body is covered with muscles that will never tire or cramp. With these muscles, it can lift many times its own body weight. It spends its time and energy practicing all different forms of martial arts and trying to improve its abilities. Machop lives in the mountains.
POKEDEX ENTRIES
Pokemon Red: Loves to build its muscles. It trains in all styles of martial arts to become even stronger.
Pokemon Blue: Loves to build its muscles. It trains in all styles of martial arts to become even stronger.
Pokemon Yellow: Very powerful in spite of its small size. Its mastery of many types of martial arts makes it very tough.
Pokemon Stadium: Its whole body is covered with muscles, so it can raise bulges anywhere. It can throw a hundred adults.
Pokemon Gold: Always brimming with power, it passes time by lifting boulders. Doing so makes it even stronger.
Pokemon Silver: It loves to work out and build its muscles. It is never satisfied, even if it trains hard all day long.
Pokemon Crystal: It trains by lifting rocks in the mountains. It can even pick up a Graveler with ease.
Pokemon Stadium 2: Always brimming with power, it passes time by lifting boulders. Doing so makes it even stronger.
Pokemon Ruby: Machop’s muscles are special – they never get sore no matter how much they are used in exercise. This Pokémon has sufficient power to hurl a hundred adult humans.
Pokemon Sapphire: Machop exercises by hefting around a Graveler as if it were a barbell. There are some Machop that travel the world in a quest to master all kinds of martial arts.
Pokemon Emerald: It continually undertakes strenuous training to master all forms of martial arts. Its strength lets it easily hoist a sumo wrestler onto its shoulders.
Pokemon FireRed: Its whole body is composed of muscles. Even though it’s the size of a human child, it can hurl 100 grown-ups.
Pokemon LeafGreen: Loves to build its muscles. It trains in all styles of martial arts to become even stronger.
Pokemon Diamond: It hefts a Graveler repeatedly to strengthen its entire body. It uses every type of martial arts.
Pokemon Pearl: Its muscles never cramp however much it trains. It lives in the mountains away from humans.
Pokemon Platinum: Though small in stature, it is powerful enough to easily heft and throw a number of Geodude at once.
Pokemon HeartGold: Always brimming with power, it passes time by lifting boulders. Doing so makes it even stronger.
Pokemon SoulSilver: It loves to work out and build its muscles. It is never satisfied, even if it trains hard all day long.
Pokemon Black: Though small in stature, it is powerful enough to easily heft and throw a number of Geodude at once.
Pokemon White: Though small in stature, it is powerful enough to easily heft and throw a number of Geodude at once.
Pokemon Black 2: Though small in stature, it is powerful enough to easily heft and throw a number of Geodude at once.
pokemon White 2: Though small in stature, it is powerful enough to easily heft and throw a number of Geodude at once.
Pokemon X: It hefts a Graveler repeatedly to strengthen its entire body. It uses every type of martial arts.
Pokemon Y: Its whole body is composed of muscles. Even though it’s the size of a human child, it can hurl 100 grown-ups.
Pokemon Omega Ruby: Machop’s muscles are special—they never get sore no matter how much they are used in exercise. This Pokémon has sufficient power to hurl a hundred adult humans.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire: Machop exercises by hefting around a Graveler as if it were a barbell. There are some Machop that travel the world in a quest to master all kinds of martial arts.
Pokemon SUN: It loves working out. As it gazes at its muscles, which continue to swell day by day, it becomes more and more dedicated to its training.
Pokemon MOON: With its superhuman strength, it’s able to throw a hundred people all at the same time. Its strength comes from lifting Graveler every day.
Pokemon SUN: t loves working out. As it gazes at its muscles, which continue to swell day by day, it becomes more and more dedicated to its training.
Pokemon MOON: t loves working out. As it gazes at its muscles, which continue to swell day by day, it becomes more and more dedicated to its training.
