#0308

Medicham

Meditate Pokémon

About

Through the power of meditation, Medicham developed its sixth sense. It gained the ability to use psychokinetic powers. This Pokémon is known to meditate for a whole month without eating.

Alpha Sapphire 1 of 10

Abilities

Pure Power

Doubles Attack in battle.

Telepathy Hidden ability

Protects against friendly Pokémon's damaging moves.

Height: 1.3 m 4′03″
Weight: 31.5 kg 69.4 lb
Gender: ♂ 50% ♀ 50%

Base stats

Range at

Stat	Base	Range at level 100
HP	60	230–324
Attack	60	112–240
Defense	75	139–273
Sp. Atk	60	112–240
Sp. Def	75	139–273
Speed	80	148–284
Total	410

Ranges assume 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature at the low end, and 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a helpful nature at the high end.

Type matchups

Multipliers use the current type chart. Abilities that change damage taken can be applied.

Taking hits

Weak 2×: FlyingGhostFairy
Resists ½×: FightingRock

Same-type attacks

Super effective 2×: NormalIceFightingPoisonRockDarkSteel
Not very effective ½×: Psychic

Evolution

#0307 Meditite FightingPsychic

Level 37

#0308 Medicham FightingPsychic

Forms

Alternate forms have their own types, stats and abilities.

Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn in the selected game. STAB marks attacks that share its type.

Lv.	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Confusion STAB Has a chance to confuse the target.	Psychic	Special	50	100%	25
1	Detect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.	Fighting	Status	—	—	5
1	Fire Punch Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Physical	75	100%	15
1	Ice Punch Has a chance to freeze the target.	Ice	Physical	75	100%	15
1	Thunder Punch Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Electric	Physical	75	100%	15
1	Work Up Raises the user’s Attack and Special Attack by one stage each.	Normal	Status	—	—	30
12	Endure Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
15	Feint Hits through Protect and Detect.	Normal	Physical	30	100%	10
17	Force Palm STAB Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Fighting	Physical	60	100%	10
20	Psybeam STAB Has a chance to confuse the target.	Psychic	Special	65	100%	20
23	Calm Mind Raises the user’s Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage.	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
25	Zen Headbutt STAB Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15
28	High Jump Kick STAB If the user misses, it takes half the damage it would have inflicted in recoil.	Fighting	Physical	130	90%	10
31	Psych Up Discards the user’s stat changes and copies the target’s.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
33	Acupressure Raises one of a friendly Pokémon’s stats at random by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	—	30
36	Power Trick User swaps Attack and Defense.	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
47	Recover Heals the user by half its max HP.	Normal	Status	—	—	5
53	Axe Kick STAB The user attacks by kicking up into the air and slamming its heel down upon the target. This may also confuse the target. If it misses, the user takes damage instead.	Fighting	Physical	120	90%	10
53	Counter STAB Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took.	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Aerial Ace Never misses.	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
Aura Sphere STAB Never misses.	Fighting	Special	80	—	20
Baton Pass Allows the trainer to switch out the user and pass effects along to its replacement.	Normal	Status	—	—	40
Body Slam Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15
Brick Break STAB Destroys Reflect and Light Screen.	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
Bulk Up Raises the user’s Attack and Defense by one stage.	Fighting	Status	—	—	20
Calm Mind Raises the user’s Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage.	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
Close Combat STAB Lowers the user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage after inflicting damage.	Fighting	Physical	120	100%	5
Drain Punch STAB Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	10
Endure Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Energy Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Grass	Special	90	100%	10
Expanding Force STAB If Psychic Terrain is active and the user is grounded, this move hits all opposing Pokemon and has its power incrased by 50%.	Psychic	Special	80	100%	10
Facade Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
Fire Punch Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Physical	75	100%	15
Fling Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item.	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
Focus Blast STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Fighting	Special	120	70%	5
Focus Punch STAB If the user takes damage before attacking, the attack is canceled.	Fighting	Physical	150	100%	20
Giga Impact User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
Grass Knot Inflicts more damage to heavier targets, with a maximum of 120 power.	Grass	Special	—	100%	20
Gravity Disables moves and immunities that involve flying or levitating for five turns.	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Helping Hand Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Hyper Beam User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
Ice Punch Has a chance to freeze the target.	Ice	Physical	75	100%	15
Imprison Prevents the target from using any moves that the user also knows.	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
Light Screen Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns.	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
Low Kick STAB Inflicts more damage to heavier targets, with a maximum of 120 power.	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
Low Sweep STAB Lowers the target’s Speed by one stage.	Fighting	Physical	65	100%	20
Metronome Randomly selects and uses any move in the game.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Night Shade Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level.	Ghost	Special	—	100%	15
Pain Split Sets the user’s and targets’s HP to the average of their current HP.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Poison Jab Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20
Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Psybeam STAB Has a chance to confuse the target.	Psychic	Special	65	100%	20
Psych Up Discards the user’s stat changes and copies the target’s.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Psychic STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
Psychic Terrain Protects Pokémon on the ground from priority moves and increases the power of their Psychic moves by 50%.	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
Psyshock STAB Inflicts damage based on the target’s Defense, not Special Defense.	Psychic	Special	80	100%	10
Rain Dance Changes the weather to rain for five turns.	Water	Status	—	—	5
Reflect Reduces damage from physical attacks by half.	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Reversal STAB Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	15
Rock Slide Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
Rock Tomb Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
Shadow Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
Skill Swap User and target swap abilities.	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
Sleep Talk Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Stored Power STAB Power is higher the more the user’s stats have been raised, to a maximum of 31×.	Psychic	Special	20	100%	10
Substitute Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.	Fire	Status	—	—	5
Swift Never misses.	Normal	Special	60	—	20
Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20
Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves.	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
Tera Blast If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.	Normal	Special	80	100%	10
Thief Takes the target’s item.	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
Thunder Punch Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Electric	Physical	75	100%	15
Trailblaze The user attacks suddenly as if leaping out from tall grass. The user's nimble footwork boosts its Speed stat.	Grass	Physical	50	100%	20
Trick User and target swap items.	Psychic	Status	—	100%	10
Trick Room For five turns, slower Pokémon will act before faster Pokémon.	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Upper Hand STAB The user reacts to the target's movement and strikes with the heel of its palm, making the target flinch. This move fails if the target is not readying a priority move.	Fighting	Physical	65	100%	15
Vacuum Wave STAB Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Fighting	Special	40	100%	30
Zen Headbutt STAB Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15

Training and breeding

Training

EV yield: 2 Speed
Catch rate: 90
Base friendship: 70
Base experience: 144
Growth rate: Medium

Breeding

Egg groups: Humanshape
Egg cycles: 20 (about 5,140 steps)