Is Meditite Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Meditite appears wild with Fighting/Psychic. AbilityPure Power doubles its Attack stat, and Medicham can Mega Evolve. Handles Norman, Sidney, and Steven's Aggron. The doubled Attack turns mediocre base stats into real damage. Worth the early investment.
Meditite resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Meditite resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Meditite has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Meditite has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Medicham trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Medicham has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Medicham has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Phoebe's team hits Medicham's weaknesses hard.
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 Steven's team.
Catch Meditite on Mt. Pyre (walking, Lv 28-31, common).
Your Meditite should hit Level 37 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Meditite in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
high spawn rates in early-game routes across 12 locations. Meditite's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.
Where To Catch Meditite in ORAS
To get Meditite, start by catching Meditite through walking encounters at Lv. 15-40. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Meditite ✓Mt. Pyre - Area 5Lv.15CaveRate 35%Horde battleMt. Pyre - Area 6Lv.15CaveRate 35%Horde battleMt. Pyre - Area 7Lv.15CaveRate 35%Horde battleMt. Pyre - Area 5Lv.28-31CaveRate 40%Mt. Pyre - Area 6Lv.28-31CaveRate 40%Mt. Pyre - Area 7Lv.28-31CaveRate 30%
Step 2Catch or Evolve into MedichamVictory Road - Area 1Lv.38-40CaveRate 15%Victory Road - Area 2Lv.38-40CaveRate 15%Victory Road - Area 3Lv.38-40CaveRate 15%or evolve from Meditite (Step 1)
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 |
What is Meditite Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Meditite
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x105-125%KO | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Archen builds →Wing Attack 2x111-131%KO Shadow Claw 2x85-102%KO | ||
 Shedinja BugGhost | C | |
 Chatot Normal | C | |
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x97-115%KO Aerial Ace 2x54-65% | ||
Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Archen builds →Wing Attack 2x112-134%KO Shadow Claw 2x86-102%KO | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x105-125%KO | ||
Shedinja BugGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Shedinja builds →Shadow Claw 2x109-129%KO Aerial Ace 2x62-74% | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Masquerain builds →Air Cutter 2x102-120%KO Ominous Wind 2x68-80% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x96-113%KO Aerial Ace 2x57-67% | ||
Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Archen builds →Wing Attack 2x114-135%KO Shadow Claw 2x88-104%KO | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x106-126%KO | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Gardevoir builds →Draining Kiss 2x103-122%KO | ||
Shedinja BugGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Shedinja builds →Shadow Claw 2x110-130%KO Aerial Ace 2x64-75% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x97-115%KO Aerial Ace 2x55-66% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Unfezant Normal | C | |
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Archen builds →Wing Attack 2x115-136%KO Shadow Claw 2x88-104%KO | ||
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Archeops builds →Fly 2x208-246%KO Shadow Claw 2x108-128%KO | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x99-117%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x67-80% Aerial Ace 2x57-67% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Gardevoir builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x168-199%KO Shadow Ball 2x113-133%KO | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Mismagius Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Mismagius builds →Shadow Ball 2x147-174%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x98-116%KO Aerial Ace 2x47-57% | ||
Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Archeops builds →Fly 2x207-244%KO Shadow Claw 2x108-128%KO | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x97-114%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x66-78% Aerial Ace 2x56-66% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Gardevoir builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x168-198%KO Shadow Ball 2x111-132%KO | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Mismagius Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Mismagius builds →Shadow Ball 2x144-170%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x96-113%KO Aerial Ace 2x46-56% | ||
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Braviary builds →Brave Bird 2x250-294%KO Shadow Claw 2x98-115%KO | ||
 Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodSea Mauville Interact Encounter | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Rayquaza builds →Fly 2x223-263%KO Shadow Claw 2x116-137%KO | ||
Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Archeops builds →Fly 2x210-248%KO Shadow Claw 2x109-128%KO | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Salamence builds →Fly 2x204-241%KO Shadow Claw 2x106-125%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Staraptor can KO Meditite with Double-Edge (163-192%). Chandelure threatens a KO with Shadow Ball (229-270%). Togekiss's Dazzling Gleam also KOs at 200-236%.
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityReckless ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Staraptor builds →Close Combat54-64% Double Edge163-192%KO U Turn63-75% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x229-270%KO Energy Ball86-101%KO Fire Blast157-185%KO Flamethrower128-151%KO | ||
 Togekiss Fairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySerenegrace ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Togekiss builds →Air Slash 2x188-221%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x200-236%KO | ||
Meditite Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Meditite grows into Medicham through a straightforward two-stage chain. Plenty of partners 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
Breeding
Breed Meditite easily with 56 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group. Pass egg moves like Baton Pass, Bullet Punch, Drain Punch and 11 more to offspring.
ORAS Meditite Best Moveset
Fighting/Psychic at 40 Attack doubled to 80 by AbilityPure Power. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Held ItemEviolite adds bulk. Mega Medicham one evolution away pushes Pure Power even further with 100 base Attack doubled to 200 effective.
Best Build
Meditite best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Drain Punch
- Bullet Punch
- Bulk Up
- Psycho Cut
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
STAB runs through Focus Punch and High Jump Kick for the basics, but Meditite's real strength is the 12-type coverage spread. Normal and Dark hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Meditite undertakes rigorous mental training deep in the mountains. However, whenever it meditates, this Pokémon always loses its concentration and focus. As a result, its training never ends.
Meditite heightens its inner energy through meditation. It survives on just one berry a day. Minimal eating is another aspect of this Pokémon’s training.
Meditite Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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.
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 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 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
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