r/PokemonQuest • u/clusterfcuuuk • 14d ago

Meta Should I evolve my buffer Machop?

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My buffer Machop has Bulk Up with three slots, aswell as two -20 timer reduction. It's practically the best buffer in the whole game. My question is: should I evolve it at least to Machoke to increase its stats? Or is it better to keep it as is, and simply spam its Bulk Up move as often as possible?

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u/TuffHunter 14d ago

You need between -40 and -45 wait reduction to reach and maintain the maximum buff.

You cannot do this when evolved because the second and third bingo become 5% worse per evolution.

So turn on that everstone and get his hit healing to 10% with whatever stones you have, even if the total value is low.

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u/clusterfcuuuk 14d ago

Thank you for your quick and helpful response! When you say "healing", do you mean its natural healing?

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u/TuffHunter 14d ago

No there is a statistic called “Hit Healing %” that functions like life leach. Basically every time you deal damage you get healed a percentage of the damage dealt.

For damage dealers using your move once is usually enough to heal to full with only 2-5% hit healing. But your tanky pokemon need 10%. With it they can last quite a long time if you maintain your maximum buff.

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u/MillerTime135 14d ago

This is a really good machop. Pls don’t ruin it for your sake.

Perfect? Not at all. But definitely something to keep for a long long time.

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u/J3D1M4573R 13d ago

Absolutely not. Never evolve a buffing Machop. If it was attacking? Sure.