Is Medicham Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
AbilityPure Power doubles the Attack stat. Trade-only. If imported, Medicham handles Giovanni, Lorelei, and Bruno with Fighting coverage that hits as hard as Pokemon with double the base stats.
Meditite has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Sabrina's team hits Meditite's weaknesses hard.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Meditite has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Meditite has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Medicham cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 37.
- After Brock
- TUTORNormalMega Kick12075%5
- After Lt. Surge
- TM31FightingBrick Break113100%15
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- LV 33FightingHigh Jump Kick19590%10
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch225100%20
- After Sabrina
- TUTORPsychicDream Eater150100%15
- TM29PsychicPsychic135100%10
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Medicham in FireRed & LeafGreen
Level a Meditite to 37 for Medicham. The base form has to come in from Mt. Pyre via a Hoenn trade, and the level 37 threshold means significant post-trade grinding.
How to Obtain Medicham in FRLG
Step 1Obtain MedititeCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Ruby & SapphireAvailableCatch in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Mt. Pyre, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEHOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Meditite can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Medicham ✓
Medicham Weakness
Medicham is weak to Flying and Ghost. Not many exploitable gaps in the Fighting/Psychic typing defensive chart. Medicham's Fighting/Psychic typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Flying, Ghost |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Rock |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Medicham Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Medicham
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Spearow Normal | C | |
Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Medicham View Zubat builds →Aerial Ace 2x40-48% Astonish 2x16-20% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Spearow Normal | C | |
Pidgey Normal | D | |
Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Medicham View Zubat builds →Aerial Ace 2x40-48% Astonish 2x16-20% | ||
 Fearow Normal | C | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Medicham View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x55-66% Shadow Ball 2x48-56% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Medicham View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x37-44% Shadow Ball 2x33-39% | ||
 Pidgeotto Normal | C | |
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
 Dodrio Normal | B | |
Fearow Normal | C | |
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Medicham View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x58-68% Shadow Ball 2x49-59% | ||
Pidgeotto Normal | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Medicham View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x38-46% Shadow Ball 2x33-39% | ||
Dodrio Normal | B | |
Fearow Normal | C | |
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Medicham View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x58-68% Shadow Ball 2x49-59% | ||
Pidgeotto Normal | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Medicham View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x38-46% Shadow Ball 2x33-39% | ||
Dodrio Normal | B | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | A | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Fearow Normal | C | |
 Pidgeot Normal | C | |
 Zapdos Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
Dodrio Normal | B | |
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter | ||
 Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | A | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift | ||
 Ho-oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Medicham View Ho-oh builds →Fly 2x94-110%KO Shadow Ball 2x71-84% | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Medicham View Lugia builds →Fly 2x69-81% Shadow Ball 2x52-62% | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dragonair (Safari Zone Super Rod) | ||
Dodrio Normal | B | |
Zapdos Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Blissey's Ice Beam hits Medicham for 36-43%. Tyranitar's Earthquake hits Medicham for 60-70%. Regice deals 60-70% with Explosion.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Medicham View Blissey builds →Ice Beam36-43% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Medicham View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide22-26% Earthquake60-70% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves
Damage vs Medicham View Regice builds →Ice Beam40-47% Thunderbolt40-47% Explosion60-70% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityShellarmor ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Medicham View Cloyster builds →Explosion75-88% Surf28-33% Rapid Spin15-18% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemSalacberry NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Medicham View Glalie builds →Explosion65-76% Ice Beam26-31% | ||
Medicham Evolutions
Medicham is what Meditite becomes. Breed it for Meditite eggs (average hatch time). A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolution from Meditite pushed Medicham to 410 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +30. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Medicham to get Meditite eggs easily using 28 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Baton Pass, Dynamic Punch, Fake Out and 4 more.
FRLG Medicham Best Moveset
AbilityPure Power doubles Medicham's 60 Attack to an effective 120, creating top-tier physical power from modest base stats. Fighting/Psychic dual TermStab covers most of the format from the physical side. The moveset fires MoveBrick Break and MovePsychic with coverage moves. The ability alone creates the threat.
Best Build
Medicham best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Shadow Ball
- Brick Break
- Rock Slide
- Focus Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Medicham gets Baton Pass and Dynamic Punch exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Normal and Fire coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Focus Punch and High Jump Kick.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It elegantly avoids attacks with dance-like steps, then launches a devastating blow in the same motion.
Medicham FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
No. Medicham isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Catch one in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Available since Ruby & Sapphire, Medicham appears in 15 games spanning 8 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Mega form in Generation 6.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves