Utility
Balanced
280Low
60Moderate
DTier

Almost nobody uses Meditite in battle. It exists to evolve into Medicham, which is a completely different story. Get it there and you won't regret it. Only weak to Flying and Ghost. Known as the Meditate Pokemon.

Speed and Defense carry most of Meditite's stat budget. HP's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Speed EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
280Below
HP30
F
Attack40
D
Defense55
D
Sp. Atk40
D
Sp. Def55
D
Speed60
C
Total280
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Meditite yields +1 Spe
HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1
Details
Catch180ModerateMedium Fast1M XP0.6m / 2'00"11.2kg / 24.7 lbs56Base XP
Pokedex Entries

It eats just one berry a day. By enduring hunger, its spirit is tempered and made sharper.

Diamond

It never misses its daily yoga workouts, and it heightens its spiritual power through meditation.

Pearl

Meditite Weakness

Avg

Meditite's Fighting/Psychic typing leaves it vulnerable to Flying and Ghost moves. Few weaknesses and 2 resistances make the typing clean.

Gen IV Type Chart
  • Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
  • Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
4xCriticali
None
½xResisti
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
None
2Weak
2Resist
0Immune
Scorei-2
SpikesGrounded — up to 25%
Toxic SpikesVulnerable
Abilities
Pure PowerDoubles Attack in battle.
TelepathyHAProtects against friendly Pokémon's damaging moves.

One evolution ahead. Meditite grows into Medicham through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 130 total stats over Meditite.

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 Meditite easily with 39 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group. Pass egg moves like Baton Pass, Bullet Punch, Dynamic Punch and 8 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
Humanshape
Gender
50.0%50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
11moves
Breed With (best first)
gardevoirinfernapegalladelopunnycacturnevolbeatillumisemonfernospindabunearycacneachimchar

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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STAB runs through Focus Punch and High Jump Kick for the basics, but Meditite's real strength is the 10-type coverage spread. Normal and Dark hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Bide+1
10Normal
Lv 4
Meditate
40Psychic
Lv 8
Confusion
5010025Psychic
Lv 11
Detect+4
5Fighting
Lv 15
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
Lv 18
Mind Reader
5Normal
Lv 22
Feint+2
5010010Normal
Lv 25
Calm Mind
20Psychic
Lv 29
Force Palm
6010010Fighting
Lv 32
High Jump Kick
1309010Fighting
Lv 36
Psych Up
10Normal
Lv 39
Power Trick
10Psychic
Lv 43
Reversal
10015Fighting
Lv 46
Recover
10Normal

TM Moves

Src
TM45
Attract
10015Normal
TM31
Brick Break
7510015Fighting
TM08
Bulk Up
20Fighting
TM04
Calm Mind
20Psychic
TM78
Captivate
10020Normal
TM32
Double Team
15Normal
TM60
Drain Punch
751005Fighting
TM85
Dream Eater
10010015Psychic
TM58
Endure+4
10Normal
TM42
Facade
7010020Normal
TM70
Flash
10020Normal
TM56
Fling
10010Dark
TM52
Focus Blast
120705Fighting
TM01
Focus Punch-3
15010020Fighting
TM21
Frustration
10020Normal
TM86
Grass Knot
10020Grass
TM10
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
TM16
Light Screen
30Psychic
TM83
Natural Gift
10015Normal
TM84
Poison Jab
8010020Poison
TM17
Protect+4
10Normal
TM77
Psych Up
10Normal
TM29
Psychic
9010010Psychic
TM18
Rain Dance
5Water
TM67
Recycle
10Normal
TM33
Reflect
20Psychic
TM44
Rest
10Psychic
TM27
Return
10020Normal
TM80
Rock Slide
759010Rock
HM06
Rock Smash
4010015Fighting
TM39
Rock Tomb
609510Rock
TM43
Secret Power
7010020Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
8010015Ghost
TM82
Sleep Talk
10Normal
HM04
Strength
8010015Normal
TM90
Substitute
10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
5Fire
TM87
Swagger
9015Normal
TM06
Toxic
8510Poison

Egg Moves

Src
Egg
Baton Pass
40Normal
Egg
Bullet Punch+1
4010030Steel
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
Thunder Punch
7510015Electric

Tutor Moves

Meditite can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Src
Gen 3
Body Slam
8510015Normal
Gen 3
Counter-5
10020Fighting
Gen 3
Double-Edge
12010015Normal
Gen 3
Mega Kick
120755Normal
Gen 3
Mega Punch
808520Normal
Gen 3
Metronome
10Normal
Gen 3
Mimic
10Normal
Gen 3
Seismic Toss
10020Fighting

high spawn rates in early-game routes across 28 locations. Meditite's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.

Best Locations

28 spots to find Meditite at Lv. 12-35 via walking. Not all of them exist in both Diamond and Pearl versions, so filter by your copy below.

Route 211 - West
DiamondGrassLv.12-14CommonEarlyRoute
EFFORTLESS
Route 211 - West
PearlGrassLv.12-14CommonEarlyRoute
EFFORTLESS
Mt. Coronet - Route 211 Entrance
PearlGrassLv.13-14CommonEarlyCaveMorning
EFFORTLESS
Mt. Coronet - Route 211 Entrance
DiamondGrassLv.13-14CommonEarlyCaveMorning
EFFORTLESS
Mt. Coronet - Route 211 Entrance
PearlGrassLv.13-14UncommonEarlyCave
EASY
Mt. Coronet - Route 211 Entrance
DiamondGrassLv.13-14UncommonEarlyCave
EASY
Mt. Coronet - Route 207 Entrance
PearlGrassLv.14-15UncommonEarlyCave
EASY
Mt. Coronet - Route 207 Entrance
DiamondGrassLv.14-15UncommonEarlyCave
EASY
Mt. Coronet - Route 211 Entrance
PearlGrassLv.13-14RareEarlyCaveDual-slot: Sapphire
CHALLENGING
Mt. Coronet - Route 211 Entrance
DiamondGrassLv.13-14RareEarlyCaveDual-slot: Sapphire
CHALLENGING
Route 210 - North
PearlGrassLv.24-26CommonMidRouteMorning/day
EFFORTLESS
Route 210 - North
DiamondGrassLv.24-26CommonMidRouteMorning/day
EFFORTLESS
Route 211 - East
DiamondGrassLv.27-28CommonMidRoute
EFFORTLESS
Route 211 - East
PearlGrassLv.27-28CommonMidRoute
EFFORTLESS
Route 208
PearlGrassLv.16-17UncommonMidRoute
EASY
Route 208
DiamondGrassLv.16-17UncommonMidRoute
EASY
Route 210 - North
DiamondGrassLv.24-26UncommonMidRouteNight
EASY
Route 210 - North
PearlGrassLv.24-26UncommonMidRouteNight
EASY
Mt. Coronet - B1F
DiamondGrassLv.31-32CommonLateCave
EFFORTLESS
Mt. Coronet - B1F
PearlGrassLv.31-32CommonLateCave
EFFORTLESS
Mt. Coronet - Route 216 Entrance
PearlGrassLv.31-32CommonLateCave
EFFORTLESS
Mt. Coronet - Route 216 Entrance
DiamondGrassLv.31-32CommonLateCave
EFFORTLESS
Route 216
PearlGrassLv.33-34UncommonLateRoute
EASY
Route 216
DiamondGrassLv.33-34UncommonLateRoute
EASY
Acuity Lakefront
DiamondGrassLv.35UncommonLateWaterMorning/day
EASY
Acuity Lakefront
PearlGrassLv.35UncommonLateWaterMorning/day
EASY
Route 217
PearlGrassLv.35UncommonLateRouteMorning/day
EASY
Route 217
DiamondGrassLv.35UncommonLateRouteMorning/day
EASY
  • Meditite is meant to evolve into Medicham. At 280 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.

  • Watch for Aerodactyl (Flying) and Gengar (Ghost) when using Meditite. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

  • Meditite evolves into Medicham at level 37. Meditite is the base form of this evolutionary line.

  • Pure Power is what you want on Meditite. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Telepathy) work on paper but Pure Power is what makes Meditite worth using.

  • At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Meditite is leaning toward the physical side (base 40 Attack). Defensively? Fragile — can't afford to take many hits.

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

Available in 15 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Meditite spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.