Is Medicham Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Meditite evolves at level 37, or catch wild in Mt. Coronet. AbilityPure Power doubles Attack to massive levels. Fighting/Psychic handles Byron and Candice. Handles Fantina's Ghost gym too, since Psychic hits Ghost neutrally in Gen 4.
Medicham resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Medicham trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Fantina's team hits Medicham's weaknesses hard.
Medicham has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Medicham has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Medicham has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Medicham has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Medicham trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Medicham trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Medicham has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Medicham trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Lucian's team hits Medicham's weaknesses hard.
Medicham has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Medicham has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Medicham has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Medicham trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Medicham in Mt. Coronet (walking, Lv 37-39, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 37)
- LV 37FightingHigh Jump KickPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Oreburgh Gate (basement)
- After Fantina
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Game Corner
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Catch Meditite
Catch Meditite in Mt. Coronet (walking, Lv 14-16, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Oreburgh Gate (basement)
- After Fantina
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 32FightingHigh Jump KickPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 20
- After Maylene
- TUTORPsychicZen HeadbuttPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15Route 212
- TM60FightingDrain PunchPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Prize for defeating Maylene
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- Post-Game
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Medicham in Platinum
Medicham sticks to the deep interior of Mt Coronet, common by day and a touch rarer at night, all clustered in the high thirties. There is no scatter here, the whole population sits inside one mountain.
1 location to catch Medicham4 locations to catch Meditite
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 3Catch Meditite at any of the 4 locations below, then level it up to 37 — it evolves into Medicham.
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Badge 6Where To Catch Medicham in Pt
The path to Medicham starts with Meditite at Lv. 13-35 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 1Catch MedititeRoute 211 - WestLv.13-15GrassRate 40%Morning/dayRoute 211 - WestLv.13GrassRate 20%NightMt. Coronet - Route 211 EntranceLv.14-16CaveRate 20%Morning/dayRoute 211 - EastLv.27-29GrassRate 40%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - Route 207 EntranceLv.18-20CaveRate 20%Morning/dayRoute 210 - NorthLv.27-29GrassRate 20%Morning/dayRoute 211 - EastLv.27GrassRate 20%NightMt. Coronet - Route 211 EntranceLv.16CaveRate 10%NightMt. Coronet - Route 207 EntranceLv.20CaveRate 10%NightRoute 210 - NorthLv.29GrassRate 10%NightRoute 216Lv.32-33GrassRate 20%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - B1FLv.33-35CaveRate 20%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - Route 216 EntranceLv.33-35CaveRate 20%Morning/dayRoute 216Lv.33GrassRate 10%NightMt. Coronet - B1FLv.35CaveRate 10%NightMt. Coronet - Route 216 EntranceLv.35CaveRate 10%Night
- Step 2Medicham ✓Mt. Coronet - 3FLv.37-39CaveRate 21%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - 2FLv.37-39CaveRate 20%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - 4FLv.37-39CaveRate 20%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - 5FLv.37-39CaveRate 20%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - 6FLv.37-39CaveRate 20%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - 7FLv.37-39CaveRate 20%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - Top CaveLv.37-39CaveRate 20%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - SummitLv.38-40CaveRate 20%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - 3FLv.38-39CaveRate 11%NightMt. Coronet - 2FLv.39CaveRate 10%NightMt. Coronet - 4FLv.39CaveRate 10%NightMt. Coronet - 5FLv.39CaveRate 10%NightMt. Coronet - 6FLv.39CaveRate 10%NightMt. Coronet - 7FLv.39CaveRate 10%NightMt. Coronet - Top CaveLv.39CaveRate 10%NightMt. Coronet - SummitLv.40CaveRate 10%Nightor evolve from Meditite (Step 1)
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Platinum for Medicham.
How to Get Shiny Medicham in Platinum
Medicham steps up from Meditite, so chain a Meditite on Route 210 to 40 for a shiny and raise it. Compare Shiny Medicham odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Medicham Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Platinum shiny odds for Medicham.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Medicham Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Medicham
 Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | A | |
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
 Dodrio Normal | C | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift | ||
 Scyther Bug | C | |
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter | ||
 Tropius Grass | C | |
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Medicham View Drifblim builds →Shadow Ball 2x77-91% Fly 2x79-94% | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Medicham View Golbat builds →Fly 2x79-94% Shadow Ball 2x41-49% | ||
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Medicham View Noctowl builds →Sky Attack 2x87-103%KO Shadow Ball 2x50-59% | ||
 Yanmega Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Medicham View Yanmega builds →Shadow Ball 2x63-75% Aerial Ace 2x52-62% | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Medicham View Altaria builds →Fly 2x72-85% Astonish 2x18-22% | ||
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 39 partners from the Human-Like egg group. Notable egg moves include Baton Pass, Bullet Punch, Dynamic Punch and 8 more.
Pt Medicham Best Moveset
80 Speed with effectively 120 Attack through AbilityPure Power makes the moveset a fast physical Fighting and Psychic threat. The doubled power turns moves that look average on paper into serious damage. 60 HP and 75 defenses are the cost.
Best Build
Medicham best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Ice Punch
- High Jump Kick
- Zen Headbutt
- Fake Out
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
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
38 of 42 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It gains the ability to see the aura of its opponents by honing its mind through starvation.
Medicham Platinum Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Platinum, but Medicham does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Medicham hits 510 BST.
In Platinum, Medicham plays as a balanced. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully.
In Platinum, Jolly is the go-to nature for Medicham. That's +Speed / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the balanced role.
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
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