Meditate (move)

Meditate ヨガのポーズ Yoga Pose

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Battles Type  Psychic Category  Status PP  40 (max. 64) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  0   Earn double the score in the next turn.

Meditate on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Meditate on Eevee's Movedex

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

Effect

Meditate increases the user's Attack by one level.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic	37			36			36	27	21				21
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	43			40			40	29	21				21
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting	--			6			6			5				5
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	39			16			13	12	8				8
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic	no			no			4			4				4
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic	no			no			--,4			--, 4				--, 4
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic	no			no			no			8				8
619		Mienfoo	Fighting		Fighting	no			no			no			no				5
620		Mienshao	Fighting		Fighting	no			no			no			no				--, 5
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting	no			no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the anime

Meditite	Medicham	Medicham controlling 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	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	Medicham floats into the air and meditates.
Grace's Medicham	Come What May!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Hypno
The user meditates and creates a barrier around the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Hypno	Hypno waves its pendulum back and forth, and an energy barrier forms around the target.
Al's Hypno	Ekans the Ecstasy		Debut
Solrock	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 generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 瑜伽姿勢 Yújiā Zīshì Dutch Mediteer French Yoga German Meditation Greek Διαλογισμός Hindi ध्यान लगाओ Dhyan Lagao Italian Meditazione Korean 요가포즈 Yoga Pose Serbian Meditacij Spanish Meditación

Variations of the move Defense Curl
Defense Curl • Howl • Meditate • Withdraw

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