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Fire Punch or Thunderpunch?

Onijon

Pocchama Trainer
I can't decide what move I should teach my Machamp...

My Machamp looks like this:
(no guard)
- Dynamic Punch
- Stealth Rock I mean stone edge!
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch / Thunderpunch

My other pokemon are:
- Enperuto (Ice Beam)
- Yukinooh (Ice Punch)
- Fuwaraido
- Rapidash (Flare Drive)
- Pachirisu (Discharge)

I think Fire Punch is better, since in double battles Machamp can recover Rapidash's HP (Flash Fire)
and Stone Edge covers the flying weakness
BUT... I don't have any physical electric attack
 
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Swellow_91

I won't give up!
Machamp @ Leftovers
Adamant nature
- Bulk Up
- Cross Chop
- Stone Edge
- Fire Punch
1) Machamp can't learn Stealth Rock
2) With this set , Stone Edge covers flyers. So , Fire Punch > Thunderpunch
 

Onijon

Pocchama Trainer
Oh... I meant Stone Edge. o_o'

EDIT: Why not Dynamicpunch?
 
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Comray001

IMMA FIRIN MEH LAZOR
50% accuracy isnt worth it
 

Swellow_91

I won't give up!
^^ Machamp is a bit slow for a Choice band. It can pull it of but I like the Bulk-Upper better.

But with No Guard machamp has 100% accuracy

I still prefer Guts. IF Machamp gets statused it attack rises to whoknowshowhigh. But with No Guard the opponent also has 100% accuracy , which is bit risky.
 
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zipzap713

@Peteyism
I think that your Machamp should have the moves-Fire Punch
Earthquake
Stone Edge
Thunder Punch
His item should be Quick Claw
 

Comray001

IMMA FIRIN MEH LAZOR
^ actually its an 8% chance
 
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