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Machop Confirmed to be the Community Day Pokemon for January 2021

Article by Brian Tein

2020 is coming to a close, and 2021 is right around the corner. Niantic has given us the information on our first Community Day, and it's a big one!

Machop Community Day: January 16, 2021
Community Day Start Community Day End Featured Move
11:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Payback

This marks the first time that a Community Day Poll loser has been given a chance at the lime-light, and it's definitely a big deal! We've had a number of great options that failed to get their days, so 2021 could very well be exciting!

Payback

Payback is stated to be a Dark Type charged move, though we do not yet have the stats for the move. While it's exceptionally likely that it will be useless in PvE, it could have huge implications for PvP. Machamp's sheer power and moveset have always given it a PvP niche, but it's historically had severe issues with Psychic and Ghost Types. If the power and energy cost are reasonable, this could breathe new life into everyone's favorite Four-armed Fighting Type Pokemon.

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