When is Machop community day
Machop Community Day will take place in Pokémon GO starting Saturday, January 16 at 11 a.m. local time. The main event lasts six hours and ends at 17 p.m. on the same day. However, some bonuses will extend for two hours thereafter, so see more about that below.
What are the bonuses during the Machop community day
During Machop Community Day, the following bonuses and special events will be live during the six hours of the main event, with an end time overrun as shown below.
- Increased number of Machop appearances in the wild
- Increased chance of Shiny Machop
- 5 Machop encounters via photos with Pokémon
- 3x catch stardust
- 3 hour incense duration
- Community Day Box available in the in-game store
- Élite Charged TM
- 4 incense
- 4 star pieces
- 30 Ultra balls
- Costs 1280 Pokécoins
- Evolve Machoke to Machamp to learn the exclusive Payback movement
- This lasts until 19 p.m. local time
- Special research story with “Straight to the top, Machop!” Ticket
- Buy anytime before or during the event
- Free with previous Pokémon GO Tour purchase: Kanto Ticket (no longer available to new buyers)
- Last till the end, no time limit
- Exclusive field research tasks
What is the exclusive Machop CD move and is it useful
As noted above, Machop's exclusive move for January 2021 Community Day is Payback. This dark type move can come in handy if you enjoy PvP through the GO Battle League. It's a tough counter against Psychic and Ghost-type Pokémon, which are counters against Machamp. So this is a good defensive move and can be useful for throwing a shield by making the opponent believe that you don't have it or that you are about to use it.
However, most players who don't move into the higher levels of GO Battle League might not find much use in Payback with their Machamp, so don't worry if you run out and can't scale over time.
Is the Machop community day ticket worth buying?
We've got a full breakdown of what we'd expect to be in the Machop Community Day Ticket Special Search here. These are almost always worth buying if you're playing during the event or playing on a hardcore level. For just $ 1 you get a lot of items and perks, and this time you can just buy the Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto ticket instead if you plan to attend this event (this promotion has ended, so if you have not already purchased if the CD Machop ticket will not be included).
So here's our Pokémon GO Machop Community Day Guide that shows you everything you need to know about the event. We'll have plenty more to come, including a full description of Straight to the Top, Machop! received a Special Research ticket once it's available, so check back soon.
