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.
It continually meditates for hours every day. As a result of rigorous and dedicated yoga training, it has tempered its spiritual power so much it can fly.
Meditite Weakness
AvgMeditite's Fighting/Psychic typing leaves it vulnerable to Flying and Ghost moves. Few weaknesses and 2 resistances make the typing clean.
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
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
Breed Meditite easily with 28 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group. Pass egg moves like Baton Pass, Dynamic Punch, Fake Out and 4 more to offspring.
Best Build
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You'll want to breed for Baton Pass and Dynamic Punch on Meditite. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Focus Punch and High Jump Kick, they expand what Meditite can actually threaten in practice.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Meditite can't be caught in Emerald. Bring it over from Ruby, Diamond, or HeartGold instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.
Meditite is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
Catch in the wild in:
Then trade to Emerald.
Also found in:
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.
- Gen IY
Yellow - Gen IRB
Red & Blue - Gen IIGS
Gold & Silver - Gen IIC
Crystal - Gen IIIRSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen IIIFRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen IIIE
Emerald - Gen IVPt
Platinum - Gen IVHGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen IVDP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen VBW
Black & White - Gen VB2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen VIXY
X & Y - Gen VIORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen VIIUSUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen VIISM
Sun & Moon - Gen VIILGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen VIIISwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen VIIIPLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen VIIIBDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen IXSV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen IXLZA
Legends: Z-A