Perfect Machop, Evolve or Save?

There's some insane irony going on here.

In any event I'd evolve it. Machamp already learns the strongest fighting attacks in game. It's incredibly unlikely Machop will get a CD type event.

I mean it's no Aggron...but I guess it's worth evolving...

Unless you already have a full Machamp team, go ahead and evolve it! If you have the stardust, max it out. It is literally impossible to hatch or catch a better Machop.

Machop is not a 10km hatch, so no reason to think CD event. We also had a Machop event just a few weeks ago.

There could be a community day staring machop that can be evolved to Machamp with Superpower 2 bar move for 110 dmg each or Focus Punch 1 bar move for 150 dmg.

That is actually a very good question. Best one I've seen so far in Quality Assurance section lately.

My answer is: if you don't already have a team of 12 Machamp, do it (12 Machamp are what it takes to short-man Dialga without max reviving). Otherwise, you may consider waiting.

Machop, not being a starter or a 10k egg Pokemon, does not follow the Community Day Pokemon pattern (so far). That said, let's assume it did get its CD and an exclusive move (for Machamp). Machamp already learns the best fast move Counter and the top 10 charge move Dynamic Punch, both being the best Fighting moves. Therefore, for a CD Machamp to be better, it has to learn a new Fighting move that is not in the game yet. Those include:

1. Bulk Up (PP 20, non-damage-dealing)
2. Focus Punch (PP 20, Pow 150, Acc 100%)
3. Power-Up Punch (PP 20, Pow 40, Acc 100%)
4. Quick Guard (PP 15, non-damage-dealing)
5. Revenge (PP 10, Pow 60, Acc 100%)
6. Rolling Kick (PP 15, Pow 60, Acc 85%)
7. Seismic Toss (PP 20, Pow ?, Acc 100%)
8. Superpower (PP 5, Pow 120, Acc 100%)
9. Vacuum Wave (PP 30, Pow 40, Acc 100%)
10. Vital Throw (PP 10, Pow 70, Acc ?)
11. Wake-Up Slap (PP 10, Pow 70, Acc 100%)

Now, that's a lot of them. But let's focus on the potential charge moves only because Counter is already the best fast move. If anything, Dynamic Blast, I mean Focus Punch, is where my money is. It looks OP on paper but it is held by its effect in the main series. This sort of move is favored by Niantic (such as Overheat, Dynamic Punch, Outrage, all with crippling effect in the main series). Superpower is also not bad as well.

With all said, I believe that even any of the above moves is ever to be implemented in PoGo, there's a high likelihood that it is for other later Fighting-type Pokemon who are to take Machamp's crown (like any other typical MMO, new and better characters being released in the future). So what's better than a usable Machamp NOW?

In conclusion, it is advisable to evolve it now, rather than waiting for the uncertain future. Because:
A. Machop is not likely to get CD;
B. Machamp is not likely to get a better Fighting-type move;
C. By the time it does, there will be better Fighting-types.

In my case, yes

I am duoing Tyranitar raid for additional candy for Larvitar CD, and that perfect machop will be a good replacement for my worst Machamp in my all 6 Machamp team with IV 80 and 14 atk, C/CC level 35 weather boosted from machop
I will evolve, power it up atleast to level 35 ( SD 8000) and C/DP moveset...

If you can max it in one shot do it. If you cant save it

Just send it to the professor, Machamp will be useless once gen4 drops 👌😂