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No. 942 · National Pokédex

Maschiff

オラチフ · Orachifu · Grondogue
🌑 Dark
Height
0.5 m
Weight
16.0 kg
Category
Rascal Pokémon
Generation
Generation 9
Maschiff
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Maschiff

Type
Dark
Weaknesses
×2 Fighting, Bug, Fairy Table
Resistances
×½ Ghost, Dark · immune: Psychic
Evolution
Maschiff → Mabosstiff (Lv. 30)
Shiny
Shiny MaschiffAlternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. View
Stats
Total 340 · top stat: Attack (78) Detail
In Current Games
Other Names
Grondogue in French · オラチフ, Orachifu in Japanese · Mobtiff in German All Languages

📋Overview

Maschiff is a Dark-type Pokémon, No. 942 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 9. Category: Rascal Pokémon. Height: 0.5 m, weight: 16 kg.

Maschiff evolves into Mabosstiff (Lv. 30).

Abilities: Intimidate and Run Away. Hidden Ability: Stakeout. Maschiff is weak to Fighting, Bug and Fairy-type moves (×2 damage). Maschiff takes no damage from Psychic-type moves.

Generation
Generation 9
Scarlet / Violet
National No.
#942
National Pokédex
Category
Rascal Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
60
255
Attack
78
255
Defense
60
255
Special Attack
40
255
Special Defense
51
255
Speed
51
255
Total
340
Min HP (Lv. 100)
230
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
324
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Dark). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 3 types
Fighting
×2
Bug
×2
Fairy
×2
Normal (×1) — 12 types
Normal
×1
Fire
×1
Water
×1
Electric
×1
Grass
×1
Ice
×1
Poison
×1
Ground
×1
Flying
×1
Rock
×1
Dragon
×1
Steel
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 2 types
Ghost
×½
Dark
×½
Immune (×0) — 1 type
Psychic
×0

✨Abilities

Intimidate
Ability 1
When the Pokémon enters a battle, it intimidates opposing Pokémon and makes them cower, lowering their Attack stats.
Run Away
Ability 2
Enables a sure getaway from wild Pokémon.
Stakeout
Doubles the damage dealt to a target that has just switched into battle.

🌱Maschiff Evolution

Maschiff
#942
Maschiff
Dark
Level 30 →
Mabosstiff
#943
Mabosstiff
Dark

🔮Maschiff Forms and Shiny

Maschiff
Standard Form
Dark
Shiny Availability
Shiny Maschiff
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Maschiff Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Tackle
Normal Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Scary Face
Normal Stat
100%
—
10
1
Leer
Normal Stat
100%
—
30
4
Lick
Ghost Phys.
100%
30
30
7
Snarl
Dark Spec.
95%
55
15
10
Hone Claws
Dark Stat
—
—
15
14
Bite
Dark Phys.
100%
60
25
18
Roar
Normal Stat
—
—
20
22
Headbutt
Normal Phys.
100%
70
15
26
Payback
Dark Phys.
100%
50
10
31
Crunch
Dark Phys.
100%
80
15
35
Swagger
Normal Stat
85%
—
15
39
Reversal
Fighting Phys.
100%
—
15
43
Jaw Lock
Dark Phys.
100%
80
10
49
Double-Edge
Normal Phys.
100%
120
15

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Field
Egg Cycles
20 cycles
≈ 5,140 steps
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Attack
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Maschiff

Available in 2 games, 2 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Scarlet Violet

Generation IX

🔴
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea
🟣
Violet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Scarlet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Violet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

LC
Smogon · Gen IX · 2026-09
Little Cup
Usage rate: 0.1% · Position #159

📱Maschiff in Pokémon GO

Maschiff in Pokémon GO
  • 1,399Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 799Perfect CP in Raids
  • 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
  • 50 🍬to evolve into Mabosstiff
Pokémon GO entry: Maschiff →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Scarlet
“It always scowls in an attempt to make opponents take it seriously, but even crying children will burst into laughter when they see Maschiff’s face.”
Violet
“Its well-developed jaw and fangs are strong enough to crunch through boulders, and its thick fat makes for an excellent defense.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Grondogue
🇬🇧 English
Maschiff
🇯🇵 漢字
オラチフ
🇯🇵 Kana
オラチフ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Orachifu
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Mobtiff
🇪🇸 Español
Maschiff
🇮🇹 Italiano
Maschiff
🇰🇷 한국어
오라티프
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
偶叫獒
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
偶叫獒
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Jeunot
🇬🇧 EN
Rascal Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
わかぞうポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Halbstark

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Maschiff

What type is Maschiff?

Maschiff is a Dark-type Pokémon.

How do you evolve Maschiff?

Maschiff evolves into Mabosstiff (Lv. 30).

What are Maschiff's weaknesses?

Maschiff is weak to Fighting, Bug and Fairy-type moves (×2 damage). Maschiff takes no damage from Psychic-type moves.

What is Maschiff's Hidden Ability?

Maschiff's Hidden Ability is Stakeout. Its regular Abilities are Intimidate and Run Away.