Is Meditite Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Fighting/Psychic with AbilityPure Power doubling Attack. Trade-only. The doubled Attack turns modest base stats into real damage. Medicham at 37 hits like a much stronger Pokemon.
Meditite has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Sabrina's team hits Meditite's weaknesses hard.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Meditite has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Meditite has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Meditite cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME.
- After Brock
- TUTORNormalMega Kick12075%5
- After Lt. Surge
- TM31FightingBrick Break113100%15
- LV 33FightingHigh Jump Kick19590%10
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch225100%20
- After Sabrina
- TUTORPsychicDream Eater150100%15
- TM29PsychicPsychic135100%10
- TM08FightingBulk Up—100%20
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Meditite in FireRed & LeafGreen
Mt. Pyre in Hoenn is where Meditite sits in meditation. FRLG doesn't spawn it, so trade from Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald to import the fighting-psychic yoga Pokemon.
How to Obtain Meditite in FRLG
Step 1Meditite ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Ruby & SapphireAvailableCatch in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Mt. Pyre, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEHOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Meditite can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Evolve into Medicham
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
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Spearow Normal | C | |
Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Zubat builds →Aerial Ace 2x63-75% Astonish 2x25-30% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Spearow Normal | C | |
Pidgey Normal | D | |
Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Zubat builds →Aerial Ace 2x63-75% Astonish 2x25-30% | ||
 Fearow Normal | C | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x86-102%KO Shadow Ball 2x75-89% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x58-69% Shadow Ball 2x52-62% | ||
 Pidgeotto Normal | C | |
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
 Dodrio Normal | B | |
Fearow Normal | C | |
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x90-107%KO Shadow Ball 2x78-93% | ||
Pidgeotto Normal | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x59-70% Shadow Ball 2x51-60% | ||
Dodrio Normal | B | |
Fearow Normal | C | |
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x90-107%KO Shadow Ball 2x78-93% | ||
Pidgeotto Normal | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x59-70% Shadow Ball 2x51-60% | ||
Dodrio Normal | B | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | A | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Fearow Normal | C | |
 Pidgeot Normal | C | |
 Zapdos Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
Dodrio Normal | B | |
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter | ||
 Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | A | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift | ||
 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 | ||
 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 | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dragonair (Safari Zone Super Rod) | ||
Dodrio Normal | B | |
Zapdos Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
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 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 28 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group. Pass egg moves like Baton Pass, Dynamic Punch, Fake Out and 4 more to offspring.
FRLG Meditite Best Moveset
Fighting/Psychic pre-evolution with AbilityPure Power doubling Attack from a low 40 to an effective 80. The doubled Attack already hits harder than most pre-evolutions. One evolution from Medicham where Pure Power becomes devastating.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It never skips its daily yoga training. It heightens its inner strength through meditation.
Meditite FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Meditite isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Catch one in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it to FireRed & LeafGreen.
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