How much worse is Close Combat than Dynamic Punch?

You call that rare? If i hadn't walked with mine for 141 km's i still would not have had one..

OT; wait for the gamepress attack rating and then decide. Im always waiting for the ones with the best moveset before i power it up

IMO, cc is also well. I don't have one with dp too, but I have one with c/cc, 2400cp+ now. Usually when it vs 2700+- snorlax or bliss, it can win and rest some hp (ofc you should dodge at least charge move). If I were you, maybe I would power it up to 1900+. Then farm and wait for next one.

It's a tough one. The bright side is that C/CC is pretty good, at least you didn't roll a Bullet Punch or Heavy Slam.

The down side is that Dynamic Punch is one of the few epic 2 bar charge moves. For half the energy of CC, DP does almost as much dmg, and takes only 400ms longer to deliver. So in that case I guess CC would be a bit better for dodging but to use that as an argument for CC is clutching at straws. x)

Me personally, I'd try again, but the odds are stacked against you. I'd just have to know.

You are lucky!
I thought I was well prepared, had 500 candy saved up. The only thing I got were different combinations including either bullet punch or heavy slam.

Sigh, just to start saving for another one I guess :-)

I still don't have my first Machamp (~85 candies) and once I get one if I get C/CC I'd be thrilled.

C/DP and C/CC are the two movesets I would say are 'good' and would power either of these up. Especially at 98% IV. DP may be better, but C is an excellent quick move in its own right so the difference isn't too much to worry about. You'll also find that dodging Blissey's charge moves is essential while you'd waste too much DPS if you didn't use your own charge moves immediately, so CC really isn't that much worse than DP in his most useful scenario.

its good, pump it up!

close combat has more dps than dynamic punch so it's better for attacking at least.. if you want a good machamp for your attack then it's yours right there :)