Is Meditite Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Mt. Pyre and Victory Road catch. AbilityPure Power doubles Attack, making Medicham one of the hardest-hitting Fighting options in Emerald. Handles Norman, Sidney, and contributes against both villain teams. The doubled Attack turns average base stats into top-tier damage.
Meditite has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Meditite has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Meditite's defenses.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Juan's team.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Phoebe's team hits Meditite's weaknesses hard.
Meditite has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Meditite's weaknesses hard.
Wallace's typing presses Meditite's defenses.
Trade
Meditite cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- TM08FightingBulk UpPower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Brawly
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- LV 32FightingHigh Jump KickPower 128Accuracy 90%PP 20
- After Tate & Liza
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- Post-Game
- TUTORPsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega PunchPower 80Accuracy 85%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORFireFire PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORIceIce PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORElectricThunder PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
How to Get Meditite in Emerald
Meditite has no wild home in Emerald, which cut the Mt. Pyre slot it held in Ruby and Sapphire. Trading one in from those games is the only way to start the line here.
How to Obtain Meditite in E
- Step 1Meditite ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Ruby & SapphireAvailableCatch in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Mt. Pyre, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Route 211. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Route 211. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Medicham
How to Get Shiny Meditite in Emerald
Meditite stays off Emerald's encounter tables, so trade one over from Ruby or Sapphire, where it meditates along the slopes of Mt. Pyre, and the shine rides along with it. See every game where Shiny Meditite can be hunted
Meditite Weakness
Meditite's Fighting/Psychic typing leaves it vulnerable to Flying and Ghost. Few weaknesses and 2 resistances make the typing clean. Just 2 weak spots to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Flying, Ghost |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Rock |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Meditite Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Meditite
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Sableye builds →Shadow Ball 2x112-132%KO Aerial Ace 2x55-66% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Ho-Oh builds →Fly 2x153-180%KO Shadow Ball 2x116-137%KO | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x183-216%KO Astonish 2x27-32% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Lugia builds →Fly 2x112-132%KO Shadow Ball 2x85-101%KO | ||
 Dodrio Normal | B | |
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Ninjask builds →Aerial Ace 2x98-115%KO Shadow Ball 2x85-101%KO | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Xatu builds →Fly 2x98-115%KO Shadow Ball 2x75-88% | ||
 Dusclops Ghost | B | |
 Swellow Normal | C | |
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x89-105%KO Shadow Ball 2x78-92% | ||
Meditite Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Meditite grows into Medicham through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs take an average time to hatch. 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 28 breeding partners from the Human-Like egg group. Pass egg moves like Baton Pass, Dynamic Punch, Fake Out and 4 more to offspring.
E Meditite Best Moveset
Doubled Attack through AbilityPure Power sounds impressive, but Meditite's base 40 still leaves it too weak for competitive play. The moveset runs physical Fighting moves while building toward Medicham.
Best Build
Meditite best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Shadow Ball
- Bulk Up
- Recover
- High Jump Kick
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
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
All 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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 Emerald Guide
Meditite isn't catchable in Emerald. Catch one in Ruby or Sapphire, then trade it to Emerald.
In Emerald, Meditite has 280 BST and evolves into Medicham. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Game Availability
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.
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 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
Winds & Waves
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