Stats & Training
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 never skips its daily yoga training. It heightens its inner strength through meditation.
It meditates to heighten its inner energy and to float in the air. It eats one berry a day.
Meditite Weakness
Meditite's Fighting/Psychic typing leaves it vulnerable to Flying, Ghost, and Fairy. Standard number of weaknesses for the Fighting/Psychic typing.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Flying, Ghost, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Rock |
 Chandelure GhostFire | A | |
Ghost is super effective against MedititeView Chandelure → | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Flying is super effective against MedititeView Staraptor → | ||
In Legends: Z-A, Chandelure can KO Meditite with Shadow Ball (342-403%). Staraptor threatens a KO with Double-Edge (222-261%).
Chandelure GhostFire | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x342-403%KO Energy Ball128-151%KO Flamethrower192-226%KO | ||
Staraptor Normal | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityReckless ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Staraptor builds →Close Combat74-87% U Turn87-102%KO Double Edge222-261%KO | ||
Legends: Z-A Evolution
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. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Legends: Z-A Meditite Best Moveset
One guaranteed turn is all Meditite needs. Focus Sash buys it, max Attack and Speed EVs make it count, and Pure Power adds something extra. The goal: deal early damage and deal damage with Counter. The remaining moves gives it play beyond just the lead turn.
Best Build
Meditite best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Close Combat
- Psycho Cut
- Bullet Punch
- Counter
Recommended Teammates
Doubles Screens Setter Moveset
- Skill Swap
- Bullet Punch
- Helping Hand
- Light Screen
Recommended Teammates
Moves
STAB runs through Close Combat and Focus Blast for the basics, but Meditite's real strength is the 10-type coverage spread. Steel and Normal hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
How to Get Meditite in Legends: Z-A
Meditite Guide
Get Meditite to Medicham at level 37. At 280 BST, Meditite is just the starting point.
Level 37 gets you Medicham. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
For Legends: Z-A, you can run Meditite through the first few routes without issues. 280 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Medicham as fast as you can.
You can find Meditite in Legends: Z-A. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 14 other games across the series.
Game Availability
Available in 15 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Meditite spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves