Meditate (move)

Meditate (Japanese: ヨガのポーズ Yoga Pose) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Meditate increases the user's Attack by one level. It will fail if the user's Attack is already raised by six levels or has a value of 999.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0096 Drowzee Psychic 37 0097 Hypno Psychic 43 0106 Hitmonlee Fighting -- 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 39 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0096 Drowzee Psychic 36 0097 Hypno Psychic 40 0106 Hitmonlee Fighting 6 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 16 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0056 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mankey
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Smeargle |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0066 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Machop
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Drowzee, Hypno
Hitmonlee
Mr. Mime |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0238 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Smoochum
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Drowzee, Hypno
Hitmonlee
Mr. Mime |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0239 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Elekid
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" | Drowzee, Hypno
Hitmonlee
Mr. Mime

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0096 Drowzee Psychic 36 0096 Drowzee Psychic 27 0097 Hypno Psychic 40 0097 Hypno Psychic 29 0106 Hitmonlee Fighting 6 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 13 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 12 0307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 4 0308 Medicham Fighting Psychic --,4 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0056 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mankey
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Smeargle |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0066 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Machop
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Drowzee, Hypno
Hitmonlee
Mr. Mime
Meditite, Medicham |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0238 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Smoochum
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Drowzee, Hypno
Hitmonlee
Mr. Mime
Meditite, Medicham |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0239 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Elekid
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" | Drowzee, Hypno
Hitmonlee
Mr. Mime
Meditite, Medicham

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0096 Drowzee Psychic 21 0097 Hypno Psychic 21 0106 Hitmonlee Fighting 5 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 8 0307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 4 0308 Medicham Fighting Psychic --, 4 0439 Mime Jr. Psychic 8 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0056 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mankey
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Smeargle |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0066 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Machop
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Drowzee, Hypno
Hitmonlee
Mr. Mime
Meditite, Medicham |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0238 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Smoochum
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Drowzee, Hypno
Hitmonlee
Mr. Mime
Meditite, Medicham |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0239 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Elekid
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" | Drowzee, Hypno
Hitmonlee
Mr. Mime
Meditite, Medicham |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0453 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Croagunk
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#FF8000" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Drowzee, Hypno
Hitmonlee
Mr. Mime
Meditite, Medicham

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0096 Drowzee Psychic 21 0097 Hypno Psychic 21 0106 Hitmonlee Fighting 5 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 8 0307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 4 0308 Medicham Fighting Psychic --, 4 0439 Mime Jr. Psychic 8 0619 Kojofu Kojofu Fighting 5 0620 Kojondo Kojondo Fighting --, 5 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0056 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mankey
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Smeargle
Kojofu, Kojondo |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0066 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Machop
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Drowzee, Hypno
Hitmonlee
Mr. Mime
Meditite, Medicham
Kojofu, Kojondo |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0238 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Smoochum
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Drowzee, Hypno
Hitmonlee
Mr. Mime
Meditite, Medicham
Kojofu, Kojondo |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0239 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Elekid
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" | Drowzee, Hypno
Hitmonlee
Mr. Mime
Meditite, Medicham
Kojofu, Kojondo |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0453 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Croagunk
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#FF8000" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Drowzee, Hypno
Hitmonlee
Mr. Mime
Meditite, Medicham
Kojofu, Kojondo

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

In the anime

File:Meditite glowing.png Meditite glowing File:Medicham meditate.png Medicham meditating File:Medicham control.png Medicham controling things
The user meditates to awaken the power deep within its body and raise its Attack stat.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Meditite sits on the ground and meditates. Sometimes, its body becomes outlined in white. When its power is maxed out, its body becomes surrounded by a white aura.
Shauna's Meditite	A Meditite Fight!		Debut
Maylene's Meditite	A Triple Fighting Chance!		None
	Medicham floats into the air and meditates.
Grace's Medicham	Come What May!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Hypno Meditate Adventures.png Hypno
The user meditates and creates a barrier around the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Hypno waves its pendulum back and forth, and an energy barrier forms around the target.
Al's Hypno	Ekans the Ecstasy		Debut
	Solrock closes its eyes and its body glows brightly. Then, it opens its eyes, and they start glowing brightly as well, raising its special attack power to the maximum.
Tate's Solrock	VS. Lunatone & Solrock		None

In other languages

• Dutch: Mediteer
• French: Yoga
• German: Meditation
• Greek: Διαλογισμός
• Hindi: Dhiyan Lagao
• Italian: Meditazione
• Korean: 요가포즈 Yoga Pose
• Spanish: Meditación
• Serbian: Meditacija

Variations of the move Defense Curl
Defense Curl • Harden • Meditate • Sharpen • Withdraw Formerly a variation Howl

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.