Gigantamax Machamp is not a wild spawn. Right now the only way to get one is the free GO Wild Area: Gigantamax Machamp Power Up! Timed Research, and Niantic handed it out only to Trainers who logged in between Friday, November 6 (10:00 a.m.) and Sunday, November 8, 2026 (11:59 p.m.) local time. If you have it, you must finish the tasks and claim the rewards by Sunday, November 15 at 11:59 p.m. local time. If you missed the login window, Niantic’s post offers no way to pick it up now.
Below: the task list and rewards, whether you can still get it, what G-Max Chi Strike is, and which upcoming Max Battle bosses it hits hard. Niantic’s post, Leek Duck’s event page and the Pokémon GO wiki were checked between 00:39 and 00:42 UTC on November 10, 2026.
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Quick answer
- How to get it: the GO Wild Area: Gigantamax Machamp Power Up! Timed Research (a free, event-exclusive research).
- Who could start it: Trainers who logged in Nov 6 10:00 a.m. to Nov 8 11:59 p.m. local time.
- Deadline to finish: Nov 15, 11:59 p.m. local time; unclaimed rewards expire.
- Shiny: Niantic says “if you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one.” Leek Duck lists the odds as 5% (1 in 20).
- Extra rewards: Machop Candy, Machop Candy XL, 1,400 Max Particles, 30,000 Stardust and 10 Ultra Balls (per Leek Duck’s task list).
- Its Max Attack: G-Max Chi Strike, a Fighting-type move.
The research pays 1,400 Max Particles across its tasks. AI-generated illustration
Can you still get Gigantamax Machamp?
Only if the research is already in your research tab. Niantic’s wording is that you “must log in” during the November 6 to November 8 window “to receive this Timed Research”. The November 15 date is when the tasks have to be done and the rewards claimed, not a second chance to receive it. We checked the Pokémon GO news index at 00:39 UTC and found no post that extends or reopens it.
Leek Duck’s event page shows the research as running from November 6 to November 15. That matches the task deadline, not a longer login window. Where the two sources differ on who can receive it, Niantic’s post is the one to trust, because it is the developer’s own statement.
If you missed it, Gigantamax Machamp has been available before. The Pokémon GO wiki lists its release at the Gigantamax Machamp Max Battle Day on May 25, 2025, and again at Pokémon GO Fest 2025: Max Finale on August 23 and 24, according to the wiki’s availability table for the form. We found no Niantic post announcing a rerun, so a return is not confirmed.
Gigantamax Machamp Timed Research tasks and rewards
Niantic’s post lists the prizes but not the task wording. The task list below is Leek Duck’s, and the Pokémon GO wiki also gives “Explore 5 km” as the first part.
| Task | Reward |
|---|---|
| Explore 5 km | Gigantamax Machamp encounter |
| Catch a Pokémon on 2 different days | 110 Machop Candy |
| Catch a Pokémon on 3 different days | 600 Max Particles |
| Catch a Pokémon on 4 different days | 45 Machop Candy XL |
| Catch a Pokémon on 5 different days | 800 Max Particles |
| Final rewards | 30,000 Stardust and 10 Ultra Balls |
The “different days” tasks are the ones that can trip you up. If the research started on November 6, 7 or 8, you have until the night of November 15, so make sure you catch at least one Pokémon on five separate calendar days before then. Going by the task wording, catching dozens of Pokémon in one day still counts as one day. Remember that GO Wild Area: Global is on November 14 and 15, so don’t leave the last tasks for the final weekend. Our GO Wild Area Global 2026 guide has the times and the free versus ticket bonuses.
Don’t confuse it with the other Machamp of the week. Machamp wearing a modern jacket is a separate, non-Gigantamax form that appears in three-star raids during Wild Area Global, also covered in that guide.
Fighting attacks are super effective against Steel types. AI-generated illustration
What is G-Max Chi Strike?
Gigantamax Pokémon use a special Max Attack called a G-Max Move. Per the Pokémon GO wiki’s Max Moves page, Gigantamax Machamp’s is G-Max Chi Strike, a Fighting-type move. Three details matter:
- It is fixed. A normal Dynamax Pokémon’s Max Attack follows the type of its Fast Attack, but a G-Max Move does not. Changing Machamp’s Fast Attack will not change the type of G-Max Chi Strike.
- It hits harder than a standard Max Attack. The wiki lists base power for a standard Max Attack at 250, 300, 350 and 450 across its four levels, and for a G-Max Move at 350, 400, 450 and 550.
- It is a Max Battle form only. Gigantamax Pokémon can’t evolve, and the wiki says they can’t be transferred to Pokémon HOME.
How to spend the Max Particles
The research pays 1,400 Max Particles (600 plus 800). For comparison, the wiki’s upgrade table lists 400, 600 and 800 Max Particles for the three Max Move upgrade levels of most species, plus Candy and Candy XL, which is why the Machop Candy and Candy XL in this research are useful too. The Max Particle cap matters as well: the free cap during Wild Area Global is 1,600 a day, per Niantic’s event page as covered in our guide. Niantic’s Dynamax Trails post lists a raised limit of 2,400 and 8× Max Particles from Power Spots under its Eternatus Returns bonuses (Saturday, November 21, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. local), so that is when the next big top-up happens.
Where Gigantamax Machamp is strong this month
Fighting attacks are super effective (1.6×) against Steel, Ice, Rock, Dark and Normal, and resisted by Bug, Fairy, Flying, Poison and Psychic, according to the wiki’s type chart (Ghost takes almost nothing). Niantic’s Wild Area post says Gigantamax Machamp “can help you take on Gigantamax Duraludon”, and the typing agrees. Here is how G-Max Chi Strike lines up against the bosses on our Max Battle schedule:
| Boss (date) | Types | G-Max Chi Strike |
|---|---|---|
| Registeel (Wed Nov 11, 6-7 p.m. local) | Steel | Super effective (1.6×) |
| Dynamax Dialga (Sat Nov 14) | Steel, Dragon | Super effective (1.6×) |
| Gigantamax Duraludon (Nov 14-15) | Steel, Dragon | Super effective (1.6×) |
| Dynamax Regidrago (Thu Nov 12) | Dragon | Neutral |
| Dynamax Palkia (Sun Nov 15) | Water, Dragon | Neutral |
| Latias and Latios (Fri Nov 13) | Dragon, Psychic | Resisted (0.6×) |
| Eternamax Eternatus (Sat Nov 21) | Poison, Dragon | Resisted (0.6×) |
Type is only one part of a good Max Battle team. Most Dynamax attackers are ranked by simulation, so if you are choosing for Regidrago, our Regidrago Max Battle counters explains how the rankings work. We have no simulation for Gigantamax Machamp itself, so treat the table as a type guide and not a ranking.
If Gigantamax Machamp shows up as a boss
Machamp is a pure Fighting type, so Flying, Psychic and Fairy attacks hit it for super-effective damage, per the same wiki chart. Neither Niantic nor Leek Duck lists Gigantamax Machamp as a boss in the posts we checked, but Dynamax Trails (Nov 16 to 23) brings back “every Dynamax Pokémon seen in Pokémon GO”, which Niantic says excludes Legendary and Mythical Pokémon. It does not specifically mention Gigantamax forms, so we are not promising a return.
What else is on this week and next
- Into the Wild runs until Friday, November 13 at 8:00 p.m. local (Into the Wild 2026 guide).
- GO Wild Area: Global is November 14 and 15, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. local.
- Cresselia and Darkrai arrive in five-star raids on November 16 (raid counters), and the whole month is mapped in our Pokémon GO November 2026 events guide.
FAQ
Can I still get Gigantamax Machamp in Pokémon GO?
Only if you logged in between November 6 and November 8, 2026 and the Timed Research is in your research tab. Finish it and claim the rewards by 11:59 p.m. local time on November 15. Niantic has not posted a way to receive it after the login window.
Is there a Shiny Gigantamax Machamp?
Yes. Niantic says the Gigantamax Machamp from this research can be Shiny, and Leek Duck lists the chance as 5% (1 in 20). The wiki also shows a Shiny form released alongside the regular one in May 2025.
What does Gigantamax Machamp do in Max Battles?
It uses G-Max Chi Strike, a fixed Fighting-type G-Max Move. It is strongest against Steel, Ice, Rock, Dark and Normal bosses.
Can Gigantamax Machamp evolve or go to Pokémon HOME?
No. The wiki says Gigantamax Pokémon can’t evolve and can’t currently be transferred to Pokémon HOME.
Sources: Pokémon GO: Gigantamax Machamp Timed Research, Pokémon GO: Dynamax Trails, Leek Duck, Pokémon GO wiki: Machamp, Gigantamax, Max Moves and Types. Checked 00:39 to 00:42 UTC, November 10, 2026.
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