Is Medicham Good in Emerald Playthrough?
AbilityPure Power doubles the Attack stat. Medicham hits like a Pokemon with far higher base numbers. Fighting/Psychic covers Norman, Sidney, and Tate and Liza. The Wallace Champion fight is neutral for Fighting. Medicham earns the slot through pure damage output.
Medicham has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Medicham resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Medicham trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Medicham has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Medicham has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Medicham has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Medicham trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Medicham has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Medicham has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Medicham trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Medicham has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Medicham has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Medicham trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Trade
Medicham cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 37.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- LV 32FightingHigh Jump KickPower 128Accuracy 90%PP 20
- After Tate & Liza
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- Post-Game
- TUTORPsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega PunchPower 80Accuracy 85%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
How to Get Medicham in Emerald
Medicham has no wild form in Emerald. You raise a Meditite to level 37, but since Meditite has to be traded in from Ruby or Sapphire first, the whole line begins off-cart.
How to Obtain Medicham in E
- Step 1Obtain MedititeCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Ruby & SapphireAvailableCatch in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Mt. Pyre, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Route 211. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Route 211. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Medicham ✓
How to Get Shiny Medicham in Emerald
Medicham goes unseen on Emerald's routes, so bring one across from Ruby or Sapphire, where it trains inside Victory Road; a shiny found there keeps its colors after the trade. See every game where Shiny Medicham can be hunted
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
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Medicham View Sableye builds →Shadow Ball 2x69-81% Aerial Ace 2x35-41% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
 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% | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Medicham View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x111-131%KO Astonish 2x17-21% | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Medicham View Lugia builds →Fly 2x69-81% Shadow Ball 2x52-62% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
 Dodrio Normal | B | |
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Medicham View Ninjask builds →Aerial Ace 2x59-70% Shadow Ball 2x52-62% | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Medicham View Xatu builds →Fly 2x61-71% Shadow Ball 2x46-54% | ||
 Dusclops Ghost | B | |
 Swellow Normal | C | |
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Medicham View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x54-63% Shadow Ball 2x48-56% | ||
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 take an average time to hatch. 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 Human-Like egg group. Notable egg moves include Baton Pass, Dynamic Punch, Fake Out and 4 more.
E Medicham Best Moveset
AbilityPure Power doubles the base 60 Attack to an effective 120, making Medicham hit like a Pokemon with stats far above its own. The moveset runs physical Fighting TermStab through Hi Jump Kick and adds MoveShadow Ball for the Ghost types that block Fighting, though special Ghost coverage runs off the weaker Sp. Atk.
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. Coverage across 7 types 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
All 25 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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Medicham Emerald Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Emerald, but Medicham does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Medicham hits 510 BST.
In Emerald, Medicham plays as a balanced. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully.
In Emerald, Jolly is the go-to nature for Medicham. That's +Speed / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the balanced role.
No. Medicham isn't catchable in Emerald. Catch one in Ruby or Sapphire, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Available since Ruby & Sapphire, Medicham appears in 15 games spanning 7 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 7Let's Go
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
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