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So level 4 raids aren't a thing here but

I would love to solo Machamps. Is there any chance of this? I can do/get anything. 6 DT/Hu Nites or a couple Alskazam. I can power up anything although it'll will take me a month to get a full set of 6 of those Dragons I think.

So is there any hope for me?

Asked by JHVS8 years ago
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It should be possible as long as the Machamp doesn't have Dynamic Punch. I made a DB/H Dragonite last night out of a DB/HB one I had left over and it's been great against boss Machamp. Have not successfully solo'ed one myself yet, but there are lots of claims to have done so on reddit.

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Right now I have 2 at level 37.5. I also have a 37.5 Zan with Pc/FS. So I think I can make three more if I work hard on it this month. Then I'll just search out those raids. The level 2 raids are a joke. I usually have one dead mon. It's not hard. At all

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JHVS: I think you can probably do it with one more maxed out pychic. Let us know...took down one with 2 of us yesterday.

'Pokémon Raid Group Durham, NC' on GroupMe.
https://app.groupme.com/join_group/31953468/BkUt89

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For a Machamp raid you want psychic, flying, or fairy types. Taking in six Tyranitars against a Machamp would be a very bad idea.

Alakazam with Psycho Cut, Espeon, Exeggutor, Dragonite with Hurricane, Charizard with Air Slash, maybe Scyther with Air Slash/Aerial Ace, Possibly Crobat with Air Slash, maybe Clefable.

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My bad my man I mistyped badly in my op. See my update, I meant DT/H Nites and Pc/FS Zams.

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Why PC and not confusion for Ala? Do you intend to dodge?

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Yeah, several people claim to have soloed a level 3 Machamp.

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I soloed a machamp so yes there is hope!
I used pure psychic counters though since I only have 1 Dnite that was at a gym at the time.

This was my lineup, all above 75% IV and with the lowest being lvl 31.5 and the highest being 34.5 (I'm lvl 33).
Espeon - confusion/psychic
Espeon -confusion/Psybeam
Alakazam -confusion/psychic
Alakazam -psycho cut/future sight
Exeggutor -confusion/psychic
Exeggutor -confusion/solar beam

I beat it with 10 seconds left and my last eggy was just under half hp. I was quite proud and so now I want to be able to solo all the lvl 3's. So I have team building to do!

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Nice, good to know is doable with low 30s mons. I was scared I will need to max more of them.
Btw, my goal too is to solo all lvl 3 :). Done 2, failed 1 by now (jolt).

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I've tried twice with a Gengar boss, but got timed-out both tries. Went with Psychic types, but I guess I could had gone with a all line-up of Rhydons with Mud Shot or Slap/Earthquake.

I will say I had no trouble dodging it's Focus Blast on the second one. The Gengar would make a reaching movement, then the sound would play, then text would appear so I was able to dodge all of them.

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Strong ground move mons also do work on many lv2 mons. I'm thinking of making a set of 6 of them. I currently have 3 maxed Rhydon with ground moves.

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by Life 8 years ago

There's a chance. However with 3mins to complete, it's pushing it. Most solo's I've seen and done you almost have to be perfect i.e. dodging (switch out before death animation cause it eats up time), and being effective in your dps. I haven't been successful because I always time out with the boss having 5-10% health left. Even against Vaperon (who's supposedly the easier of the Tier 3). Machamp in the same tier, my last raid against one I did with one other person, and we finished w/ plenty of time. But again solo, timed out with it 5% using Dnites between 3-3.4k DT/HU. Don't really have optimal Alakazams to use.

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So you used 6 high end Nites and timed out? That's depressing.

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Psychic counters are your best bet. It's true Dnites are generally better than the psychics I used but the STAB and super effective I'm sure is better in the long run. Id recommend getting psychic mons if you want to beat a machamp boss. Maybe a mix of both. I've only tried with my 6 psychics.

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Tell me about. My experience DT just felt "slow." Yeah I got STAB going but it's not SE and the energy build up wasn't really firing off that many Hurricanes. Like Steven said, I would use them with a combination of physics types.

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Just to update you as I had a chance to successfully solo a Machamp. This Machamp had BP/DP. This time I did it and with a weaker line up, sloppy switches (let my guys die, didn't dodge) and 15 sec to spare. I used 3 Dnites DT/HU at 3k-3.1K along with 3 Eggys. 2 were 2.4k with C/P and the other at 2.7k with ZH/SB. Hope this helps!

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I second that. When I beat the machamp I think I dodged one or 2 charge moves but for the most part I just attacked with everything I had and didn't switch the mons so they all died. Except the eggy of course ;)
So maybe an all out brawl is the way to go.

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This is 1 matchup that a DT/Hu Dnite would be better than a DT/O one I think...

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A side thought, I think Exeggutor with Solar Beam or uncharacteristically, Psychic, would also be a prime candidate. Weaker than Zam or Espeon sure, but I think the high DPS of Solar Beam over time even without stab may tip the balance. A Confusion Jynx is useful too but not sure if the charge moves are up to scratch.

Air Slash Charizard could also maybe get an honorable mention too.

Never tried the Solo Machamp but this is what I would go in with:
ZH/FS Espeon
PC/Psychic Alakazam
Confusion/Solar Exeggutor
DT/H Dragonite
(These two are desperate)
Confusion/Shadow Ball Alakazam
Confusion/Seed Bomb Exeggutor

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DPS order vs. machamp

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I've soloed two of them. Used Espeon (did a lot of damage, but doesn't last very long) and then used a Blissey with a psychic quick attack and Hyperbeam.

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