Meditite (Pokémon)
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| Meditite アサナン Asanan | |
 Artwork from R/S/E | |
| Types | Fighting/Psychic |
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| Species | Meditate Pokémon |
| National Dex | #307 |
| Johto Dex | #— |
| Hoenn Dex | #076 |
| Sinnoh Dex | #086 |
| Fiore Browser | R-085 |
| Almia Browser | R— |
| Height | 2′00″ (0.6m) |
| Weight | 24.7 lbs. (11.2kg) |
| Ability | Pure Power |
| Egg group | Humanshape |
| Time to hatch | 5,120 steps |
| Effort yield | 1 Spd |
| Exp. yield | 91 base exp. |
| Lv. 100 at | 1,000,000 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀/50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Blue |
| Catch rate | 180 |
| Body style | 
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Meditite (Japanese: アサナン Asanan) is a Fighting/Psychic-type Pokémon first seen in the Generation III games.
Meditite has the ability Pure Power, which doubles Attack power.
Meditite evolves into Medicham starting at Level 37.
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Biology
Physiology
Gender differences
A male's ears are higher up than a female's.
Special abilities
Pure Power. Raises Meditite Attack double.
Behavior
Habitat
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
It survives by eating one berry a day.
In the anime
Meditite first appeared under the ownership of Shauna in A Meditite Fight.
In Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, Meditite and its evolved form, Medicham, worked for a traveling family of circus performers. The two Meditation Pokémon used Psychic to make balls of water retain their form.
In Lost Leader Strategy!, it was revealed that Maylene used a Meditite in her gym battle with Paul. Her Meditite also appeared again in Crossing the Battle Line! in a battle with Dawn, where it battled against her Buneary and won, then it battled against her Ambipom, where it lost. Meditite was also used to battle Ash's Staravia in A Triple Fighting Chance!.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Special manga, Maylene has a Meditite. It handily defeats Pearl's Chatot, who Berlitz borrowed in order to fight her.
In the TCG
- Main article: Meditite (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
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| III | Ruby | Meditite undertakes rigorous mental training deep in the mountains. However, whenever it meditates, this Pokémon always loses its concentration and focus. As a result, its training never ends. |
| Sapphire | Meditite heightens its inner energy through meditation. It survives on just one berry a day. Minimal eating is another aspect of this Pokémon's training. | |
| Emerald | It continually meditates for hours every day. As a result of rigorous and dedicated yoga training, it has tempered its spiritual power so much it can fly. | |
| FireRed | It never skips its daily yoga training. It heightens its inner strength through meditation. | |
| LeafGreen | It never skips its daily yoga training. It heightens its inner strength through meditation. | |
| IV | Diamond | It eats just one berry a day. By enduring hunger, its spirit is tempered and made sharper. |
| Pearl | It never misses it daily yoga workouts, and it heightens its spiritual power through meditation. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| III | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire | Common | Mt. Pyre, Victory Road |
| Pokémon Emerald | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon Colosseum | One | Miror B.'s Hideout (Shadow) | |
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | One | Trade Trapinch to Duking | |
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | Common | Routes 208, 210, 211, 216, 217, Acuity Lakefront, Mt. Coronet |
| Pal Park | Mountain |
In side games
| Game | Location |
|---|---|
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | Safari Zone (Ruby Field) |
| Pokémon Trozei! | Phobos Walker Endless Level 23 Forever Level 23 Mr. Who's Den |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | Mt. Steel (5F-8F) Buried Relic (17F-22F) Wish Cave (11F-14F) Solar Cave (4F-8F) |
| Pokémon Ranger | Underground Waterways |
Base stats
| HP: | 30 | |
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| Attack: | 40 | |
| Defense: | 55 | |
| SpAtk: | 40 | |
| SpDef: | 55 | |
| Speed: | 60 |
Type effectiveness
| Weak to | Resistant to | Immune to | Normal effectiveness |
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Learnset
Meditite is capable of learning the following moves:
By leveling up
| Generation IV Other generation learnsets: III | ||||||||
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| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal |
| Start | Bide | Normal | Physical | — | —% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| 4 | Meditate | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 40 | Beauty | 0 |
| 8 | Confusion | Psychic | Special | 50 | 100% | 25 | Smart | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 12 | Detect | Fighting | Status | — | —% | 5 | Cool | 0 |
| 15 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | — | 100% | 15 | Smart | 1 ♥
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| 18 | Mind Reader | Normal | Status | — | —% | 5 | Smart | 1 ♥
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| 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 ♥♥
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| 32 | Hi Jump Kick | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 90% | 20 | Cool | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 36 | Psych Up | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Smart | 0 |
| 39 | Power Trick | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cool | 0 |
| 43 | Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — | 100% | 15 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| 46 | 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
By breeding
By tutoring
In Pokémon FireRed, Pokémon LeafGreen, and Pokémon Emerald:
- Body Slam
- Counter
- Double-Edge
- Dream Eater
- Mega Kick
- Mega Punch
- Metronome
- Mimic
- Seismic Toss
- Substitute
In Pokémon Emerald Only:
- DynamicPunch
- Endure
- Fire Punch
- Ice Punch
- Mud-Slap
- Psych Up
- Sleep Talk
- Snore
- Swagger
- Swift
- ThunderPunch
Special Moves
| Pokémon Colosseum | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow moves | Level 33+ | Purified moves | ||
| Shadow Rush | ??? | 
| Detect | Fighting |
| -- | Calm Mind | Psychic | ||
| -- | Confusion | Psychic | ||
| -- | Hi Jump Kick | Fighting | ||
Side game data
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | ||
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| Acquisition: Catch | 
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| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
| Rarity: Common |
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| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | ||
| Body size: 1 | Recruit Rate: 5.5% | Friend Area: Mt. Discipline |
| Phrases | ||
| 51%-100% HP | Nothing can best a serene heart in battle! | |
| 26%-50% HP | I'm afraid my health has eroded to half its peak. | |
| 1%-25% HP | I fear the worst... Even meditation will not help soon enough... | |
| Level Up | Yes! I've leveled up! The power of yoga is amplified within! | |
| Pokémon Ranger | ||
Group: 
| Loops: 4 | Minimum Experience: 22 |
Poké Assist: 
| Field Move: Crush | Maximum Experience: 36 |
| Meditite slaps things with its tiny hands. It can break through weakened walls. | ||
Evolution
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Basic
Meditite
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Sprites
| Gen | Game | ||||||
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| I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I. | |||||||
| II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II. | |||||||
| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
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| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | Back | |||
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For other sprites and images, please see Meditite images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
Origin
It appears to be based upon practitioners of yoga. It also has some physical traits similar to a chimpanzee.
Name origin
Meditite's name is a corruption of meditate, while its Japanese name is most likely a corruption of asana, which in yoga refers to a pose or posture.
In other languages
External links
| This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species. |
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