Medicham (Pokémon)

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Medicham
チャーレム Charem
130
Artwork from R/S/E
Types Fighting/Psychic
Species Meditate Pokémon
National Dex #308
Johto Dex #—
Hoenn Dex #077
Sinnoh Dex #087
Fiore Browser R-086
Almia Browser R—
Height 4′03″ (1.3m)
Weight 69.4 lbs. (31.5kg)
Ability Pure Power
Egg group Humanshape
Time to hatch 5,120 steps
Effort yield 2 Spd
Exp. yield 153 base exp.
Lv. 100 at 1,000,000 exp.
Gender 50% ♀/50% ♂
Pokédex color Red
Catch rate 90
Footprint Image:F308.png
Body style Image:Body12.png

Medicham (Japanese: チャーレム Charem) is a dual-type Fighting/Psychic Pokémon.

It evolves from Meditite at level 37.

Contents

Biology

Physiology

Medicham's position of its humanshape body resembles a yoga practitioner, with a gray body and what seems to be large red and yellow pants or shorts. It wears some sort of headpiece that is also red with three yellow spots in the center. Its large focused eyes are slightly covered by the headpiece, and its red lips seem to be in a rounded or puckered position.

Gender differences

The growth on top of Medicham's head is shorter on a female.

Special abilities

Medicham's meditation have caused it to develop a sixth sense, allowing for extreme focus as well as elegant movement. Its agility allows it to deliver devastating hits to its opponents.

Behavior

Medicham do daily meditation to hone their spiritual power. In the process they have gotten psychic powers such as reading people's minds at will. Because they are so focused in meditation, they will often go without food for a whole month or eat only little. They meditate in the wild and are known to use bushes, rocks or anything in nature to hide themselves from humans and other Pokémon. When Medicham are in battle, they will use dance-like movement to dodge attacks and then counterattack fiercely.

Habitat

Medicham is said to live atop mountains similar to the mountainous region of Tibet. Dwelling atop harsh mountains in the silence of the cold, thin air is a part of its physical and mental training.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

It survives on only one berry per month.

In the anime

Grace's Medicham
Grace's Medicham
Medicham first appeared during the Fallarbor Town Contest under the ownership of Grace during Pros and Con Artists and Come What May.

Arena Tycoon Greta battled against Ash with a Medicham in Wheel of Frontier. The Meditation Pokémon was literally crushed by Ash's Snorlax.

Medicham and its pre-evolution were owned by a family of traveling circus performers in Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea. The two Meditation Pokémon used Psychic to make balls of water retain their form.

A Medicham was a member of Team Meanies in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate!.

In the manga

Medicham made a cameo in Ruby's Normal Rank Beauty on Verdanturf City

In the TCG

Main article: Medicham (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

Pokédex entries

Gen Game Pokédex entry
III Ruby It is said that through meditation, Medicham heightens energy inside its body and sharpens its sixth sense. This Pokémon hides its presence by merging itself with fields and mountains.
Sapphire Through the power of meditation, Medicham developed a sixth sense. It gained the ability to use psychokinetic powers. This Pokémon is known to meditate for a whole month without eating.
Emerald Through crushingly harsh yoga training, it gained the power to foretell its foe's actions. It battles with elegant, dance-like movement.
FireRed It elegantly avoids attacks with dance-like steps, then launches a devastating blow in the same motion.
LeafGreen It elegantly avoids attacks with dance-like steps, then launches a devastating blow in the same motion.
IV Diamond Through yoga training, it has honed its sixth sense. Its movements are elegant.
Pearl Through daily meditation, it hones its spiritual power. It can sense what others are thinking.
Platinum JP Through yoga training, it has honed its sixth sense. Its movements are elegant.

Game locations

Gen Game Rarity Location
III Ruby Sapphire Uncommon Victory Road
Emerald None Trade
FireRed LeafGreen None Trade
Colosseum None Evolve Meditite
XD None Evolve Meditite
IV Diamond Pearl Uncommon Route 217, Acuity Lakefront, Mt. Coronet, Victory Road
Platinum None Trade
Pal Park Mountain


In side games

Game Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire Evolve from Meditite
Pokémon Trozei! Endless Level 16
Endless Level 35
Forever Level 65
Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
(Red and Blue)
Evolve from Meditite
Pokémon Ranger Panula Cave
Fiore Temple
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
(Time and Darkness)
Lost Wilderness (B1-B17)

Base stats

HP: 60
 
Attack: 60
 
Defense: 75
 
SpAtk: 60
 
SpDef: 75
 
Speed: 80
 

Type effectiveness

Weak to Resistant to Immune to Normal effectiveness

Learnset

Medicham is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation IV
Other generation learnsets: III
Level Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Contest Appeal
Start Fire Punch Fire Physical 75 100% 15 Beauty 2 ♥♥
Start Ice Punch Ice Physical 75 100% 15 Beauty 2 ♥♥
Start ThunderPunch Electric Physical 75 100% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥
Start Bide Normal Physical —% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥
Start Meditate Psychic Status —% 40 Beauty 0
Start Confusion Psychic Special 50 100% 25 Smart 3 ♥♥♥
Start Detect Fighting Status —% 5 Cool 0
15 Hidden Power Normal Special 100% 15 Smart 1
18 Mind Reader Normal Status —% 5 Smart 1
20 Feint Normal Physical 50 100% 10 Beauty 0
25 Calm Mind Psychic Status —% 20 Smart 0
29 Force Palm Fighting Physical 60 100% 10 Cool 2 ♥♥
32 Hi Jump Kick Fighting Physical 100 90% 20 Cool 3 ♥♥♥
36 Psych Up Normal Status —% 10 Smart 0
42 Power Trick Psychic Status —% 10 Cool 0
49 Reversal Fighting Physical 100% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥
55 Recover Normal Status —% 10 Smart 0
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By TM/HM

Generation IV
Other generation learnsets: III
TM Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Contest Appeal
TM01 Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100% 20 Tough 1
TM04 Calm Mind Psychic Status —% 20 Smart 0
TM06 Toxic Poison Status 85% 10 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM08 Bulk Up Fighting Status —% 20 Beauty 0
TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 100% 15 Smart 1
TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status —% 5 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM16 Light Screen Psychic Status —% 30 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM17 Protect Normal Status —% 10 Cute 0
TM18 Rain Dance Water Status —% 5 Tough 2 ♥♥
TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM27 Return Normal Physical 100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM29 Psychic Psychic Special 90 100% 10 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100% 15 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM31 Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100% 15 Cool 3 ♥♥♥
TM32 Double Team Normal Status —% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM33 Reflect Psychic Status —% 20 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 50 80% 10 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM42 Facade Normal Physical 70 100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM43 Secret Power Normal Physical 100% 20 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM44 Rest Psychic Status —% 10 Cute 0
TM45 Attract Normal Status 100% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM52 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120 70% 5 Cool 0
TM53 Energy Ball Grass Special 80 100% 10 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM56 Fling Dark Physical 100% 10 Tough 1
TM58 Endure Normal Status —% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥
TM60 Drain Punch Fighting Physical 60 100% 5 Beauty 0
TM67 Recycle Normal Status —% 10 Smart 0
TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90% 15 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM70 Flash Normal Status 100% 20 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM77 Psych Up Normal Status —% 10 Smart 0
TM78 Captivate Normal Status 100% 20 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90% 10 Tough 3 ♥♥♥
TM82 Sleep Talk Normal Status —% 10 Cute 3 ♥♥♥
TM83 Natural Gift Normal Physical 100% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM84 Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100% 20 Smart 0
TM85 Dream Eater Psychic Special 100 100% 15 Smart 1
TM86 Grass Knot Grass Special 100% 20 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM87 Swagger Normal Status 90% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM90 Substitute Normal Status —% 10 Smart 1
HM04 Strength Normal Physical 80 100% 15 Tough 3 ♥♥♥
HM06 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 40 100% 15 Tough 2 ♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By breeding

Generation IV
Other generation learnsets: III
Father Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Contest Appeal
Mr. Mime
Buneary, Lopunny
Baton Pass Normal Status —% 40 Cute 0
Hitmonchan Bullet Punch Steel Physical 40 100% 30 Smart 2 ♥♥
Machop, Machoke, Machamp DynamicPunch Fighting Physical 100 50% 5 Cool 2 ♥♥
Makuhita, Hariyama
Sableye
Fake Out Normal Physical 40 100% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥
Medicham
Hitmonchan
Electivire
Magmar, Magmortar
Fire Punch Fire Physical 75 100% 15 Beauty 2 ♥♥
Machop, Machoke, Machamp
Hitmonlee
Sableye
Buneary, Lopunny
Lucario
Foresight Normal Status —% 40 Smart 1
Mr. Mime Guard Swap Psychic Status —% 10 Cute 0
Medicham
Hitmonchan
Ice Punch Ice Physical 75 100% 15 Beauty 2 ♥♥
Kadabra, Alakazam Psycho Cut Psychic Physical 70 100% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥
Mr. Mime Power Swap Psychic Status —% 10 Beauty 0
Medicham
Hitmonchan
Electabuzz, Electivire
Magmortar
ThunderPunch Electric Physical 75 100% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB from an evolution of this Pokémon
*Indicates a move only available by chain breeding

By tutoring

Generation III and IV
Other generation learnsets: III
Game Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Contest Appeal
FR LG E XD D P Pt Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100% 15 Tough 3 ♥♥♥
FR LG E XD D P Pt Counter Fighting Physical 100% 20 Tough 2 ♥♥
FR LG E XD D P Pt Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100% 15 Tough 0
FR LG E XD D P Pt Dream Eater Psychic Special 100 100% 15 Smart 1
FR LG E XD D P Pt DynamicPunch Fighting Physical 100 50% 5 Cool 2 ♥♥
FR LG E XD D P Pt Endure Normal Status —% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥
FR LG E XD D P Pt Fire Punch Fire Physical 75 100% 15 Beauty 2 ♥♥
FR LG E XD D P Pt Helping Hand Normal Status —% 20 Smart 1
FR LG E XD D P Pt Ice Punch Ice Physical 75 100% 15 Beauty 2 ♥♥
FR LG E XD D P Pt Mega Kick Normal Physical 120 75% 5 Cool 2 ♥♥
FR LG E XD D P Pt Mega Punch Normal Physical 80 85% 20 Tough 2 ♥♥
FR LG E XD D P Pt Metronome Normal Status —% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥
FR LG E XD D P Pt Mimic Normal Status —% 10 Cute 0
FR LG E XD D P Pt Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10 Cute 3 ♥♥♥
FR LG E XD D P Pt Psych Up Normal Status —% 10 Smart 0
FR LG E XD D P Pt Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90% 10 Tough 3 ♥♥♥
FR LG E XD D P Pt Rollout Rock Physical 30 90% 20 Tough 2 ♥♥
FR LG E XD D P Pt Seismic Toss Fighting Physical 100% 20 Tough 3 ♥♥♥
FR LG E XD D P Pt Signal Beam Bug Special 75 100% 15 Beauty 0
FR LG E XD D P Pt Sleep Talk Normal Status —% 10 Cute 3 ♥♥♥
FR LG E XD D P Pt Snore Normal Special 40 100% 15 Cute 3 ♥♥♥
FR LG E XD D P Pt Substitute Normal Status —% 10 Smart 1
FR LG E XD D P Pt Swagger Normal Status 90% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥
FR LG E XD D P Pt Swift