Utility
Balanced
410Average
80Moderate
CTier

On paper, Medicham looks underwhelming. In practice, Pure Power doubles its effective Attack — and that's the whole story. Fighting/Psychic typing means only weak to Flying, Ghost, and Fairy. Known as the Meditate Pokemon. Part of the Gen 3 roster.

You won't find a real weakness in Medicham's stat line. It's well-rounded for the Meditate Pokemon, and what it does with that depends on moveset and items. Yields 2 Speed EVs, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
410Above
HP60
C
Attack60
C
Defense75
C
Sp. Atk60
C
Sp. Def75
C
Speed80
C
Total410
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Medicham yields +2 Spe
HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+2
Details
Catch90ChallengingMedium Fast1M XP1.3m / 4'03"31.5kg / 69.4 lbs144Base XP
Pokedex Entries

Through yoga training, it gained the psychic power to predict its foe’s next move.

Scarlet

It elegantly avoids attacks with dance-like steps, then launches a devastating blow in the same motion.

Violet

Medicham Weakness

Vulnerable

Medicham is weak to Flying, Ghost, and Fairy-type moves. Not too many gaps in the chart, 3 weaknesses to account for.

4xCriticali
None
½xResisti
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
None
3Weak
2Resist
0Immune
Scorei-4
SpikesGrounded — up to 25%
Toxic SpikesVulnerable
Abilities
Pure PowerDoubles Attack in battle.
TelepathyHAProtects against friendly Pokémon's damaging moves.

Medicham is what Meditite becomes. Breed it for Meditite eggs (average hatch time). No compatible partners 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.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Meditite
FightingPsychic
Medicham
FightingPsychic
HP
30
60+30
ATK
40
60+20
DEF
55
75+20
SP.ATK
40
60+20
SP.DEF
55
75+20
SPE
60
80+20
BST
280D-Tier
410C-Tier+130
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Utility
Utility
Breeding
Very Easy

Breed with Medicham to get Meditite eggs easily from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Baton Pass, Bullet Punch, Drain Punch and 11 more.

Egg Groups
Humanshape
Gender
50.0%50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
14moves

Zenheadbutt is the safe click most turns. Choice Scarf locks Medicham into it but rewards with speed patching through item lock. Jolly nature and max Attack and Speed EVs maximize that first hit. Pure Power helps on the margins.

Best Build

Physical Revenge Killer
Ability
Pure Power
Item
Choice ScarfSPEED
Nature
Jolly+SPE
EVs

Best Medicham Moveset

  • Zen HeadbuttSTAB
  • Ice Punch
  • Drain PunchSTAB
  • Poison Jab

Recommended Teammates

High Jump Kick and Dream Eater bring the raw damage. But Medicham also picks up coverage across 12 types from TMs, making it tough to find a safe switch. You're not locked into one angle here.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Bide+1
10Normal
Lv 1
Confusion
5010025Psychic
Lv 1
Detect+4
5Fighting
Lv 1
Fire Punch
7510015Fire
Lv 1
Ice Punch
7510015Ice
Lv 1
Meditate
40Psychic
Lv 1
Thunder Punch
7510015Electric
Lv 1
Zen Headbutt
809015Psychic
Lv 4
Meditate
40Psychic
Lv 7
Confusion
5010025Psychic
Lv 9
Detect+4
5Fighting
Lv 12
Endure+4
10Normal
Lv 15
Feint+2
3010010Normal
Lv 17
Force Palm
6010010Fighting
Lv 20
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
Lv 23
Calm Mind
20Psychic
Lv 25
Mind Reader
5Normal
Lv 28
High Jump Kick
1309010Fighting
Lv 31
Psych Up
10Normal
Lv 33
Acupressure
30Normal
Lv 36
Power Trick
10Psychic
Lv 42
Reversal
10015Fighting
Lv 47
Recover
10Normal
Lv 53
Counter-5
10020Fighting

TM Moves

Src
TM45
Attract
10015Normal
TM31
Brick Break
7510015Fighting
TM08
Bulk Up
20Fighting
TM04
Calm Mind
20Psychic
TM100
Confide
20Normal
TM32
Double Team
15Normal
TM85
Dream Eater
10010015Psychic
TM53
Energy Ball
9010010Grass
TM42
Facade
7010020Normal
TM56
Fling
10010Dark
TM52
Focus Blast
120705Fighting
TM21
Frustration
10020Normal
TM68
Giga Impact
150905Normal
TM86
Grass Knot
10020Grass
TM10
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
150905Normal
TM16
Light Screen
30Psychic
TM47
Low Sweep
6510020Fighting
TM84
Poison Jab
8010020Poison
TM17
Protect+4
10Normal
TM77
Psych Up
10Normal
TM29
Psychic
9010010Psychic
TM03
Psyshock
8010010Psychic
TM18
Rain Dance
5Water
TM33
Reflect
20Psychic
TM44
Rest
10Psychic
TM27
Return
10020Normal
TM80
Rock Slide
759010Rock
TM39
Rock Tomb
609515Rock
TM48
Round
6010015Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
8010015Ghost
TM88
Sleep Talk
10Normal
TM90
Substitute
10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
5Fire
TM87
Swagger
8515Normal
TM06
Toxic
9010Poison
TM01
Work Up
30Normal

Egg Moves

Src
Egg
Baton Pass
40Normal
Egg
Bullet Punch+1
4010030Steel
Egg
Drain Punch
7510010Fighting
Egg
Dynamic Punch
100505Fighting
Egg
Fake Out+3
4010010Normal
Egg
Fire Punch
7510015Fire
Egg
Foresight
40Normal
Egg
Guard Swap
10Psychic
Egg
Ice Punch
7510015Ice
Egg
Power Swap
10Psychic
Egg
Psycho Cut
7010020Psychic
Egg
Quick Guard+3
15Fighting
Egg
Secret Power
7010020Normal
Egg
Thunder Punch
7510015Electric

Tutor Moves

Src
Tutor
Drain Punch
7510010Fighting
Tutor
Fire Punch
7510015Fire
Tutor
Focus Punch-3
15010020Fighting
Tutor
Gravity
5Psychic
Tutor
Helping Hand+5
20Normal
Tutor
Ice Punch
7510015Ice
Tutor
Laser Focus
30Normal
Tutor
Low Kick
10020Fighting
Tutor
Magic Coat+4
15Psychic
Tutor
Pain Split
20Normal
Tutor
Recycle
10Normal
Tutor
Role Play
10Psychic
Tutor
Signal Beam
7510015Bug
Tutor
Snore
5010015Normal
Tutor
Telekinesis
15Psychic
Tutor
Thunder Punch
7510015Electric
Tutor
Trick
10010Psychic
Tutor
Zen Headbutt
809015Psychic

Transfer Moves

Src
Gen 3
Body Slam
8510015Normal
Gen 4
Captivate
10020Normal
Gen 3
Double-Edge
12010015Normal
Gen 6
Flash
10020Normal
Gen 4
Headbutt
7010015Normal
Gen 3
Mega Kick
120755Normal
Gen 3
Mega Punch
808520Normal
Gen 3
Metronome
10Normal
Gen 3
Mimic
10Normal
Gen 4
Mud-Slap
2010010Ground
Gen 4
Natural Gift
10015Normal
Gen 6
Power-Up Punch
4010020Fighting
Gen 6
Retaliate
701005Normal
Gen 6
Rock Smash
4010015Fighting
Gen 3
Seismic Toss
10020Fighting
Gen 6
Strength
8010015Normal
Gen 4
Swift
6020Normal
Gen 4
Vacuum Wave+1
4010030Fighting

You'll find Medicham at Ultra Space Wilds as a set encounter. It's always there at that location, so come prepared for the battle. The location details below cover exact positioning.

How to Obtain Medicham in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon

  1. Meditite
    Step 1Obtain Meditite
  2. Medicham
    Step 2Medicham
    Ultra Space Wilds - Cave
    Ultra SunInteract with PokemonLv.60PostDistortion
    Ultra Space Wilds - Cave
    Ultra MoonInteract with PokemonLv.60PostDistortion
    or evolve from Meditite (Step 1)
  • Medicham looks average on paper at 410 BST. But Pure Power is why it sees play — build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier on our tier list.

  • Medicham's biggest threats include Salamence (Flying), Misdreavus (Ghost), and Clefable (Fairy), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.

  • Meditite evolves into Medicham at level 37. Medicham is the fully evolved form. It sits at 410 BST in its evolved form.

  • Medicham gets Pure Power and Telepathy. But Pure Power is the one that matters — it's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

  • Medicham is leaning toward the physical side (base 60 Attack). Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. But the speed tells the real story — base 80 Speed is workable — faster than some, slower than many.

  • Medicham appears in 15 games, including Ruby & Sapphire, FireRed & LeafGreen, and Emerald.

Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Medicham appears in 15 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through wild encounters.