Mixed
Balanced
CTier
80Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

You won't find a real weakness in Medicham's stat line. It's well-rounded for the Meditate Pokemon, and what it does with that depends on moveset and items. Yields 2 Speed EVs, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
Above
HP60
C
Attack60
C
Defense75
C
Sp. Atk60
C
Sp. Def75
C
Speed80
C
Total410
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging90 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height1.3 m
4'03"Average
Weight31.5 kg
69.4 lbsLight
Base XP144
Average
Abilities
Pure PowerTop Pick
Doubles Attack in battle.
TelepathyHANot in game
Protects against friendly Pokémon's damaging moves.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+2
Speed training target
Pokedex Entries

It elegantly avoids attacks with dance-like steps, then launches a devastating blow in the same motion.

Medicham Weakness

Medicham is weak to Flying and Ghost. Not many exploitable gaps in the Fighting/Psychic typing defensive chart. Medicham's Fighting/Psychic typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.

Medicham Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Flying, Ghost
0.5x (Resist)Fighting, Rock
Type ChartAvg
2Weak
2Resist
0Immune
Score-2
Gen III Type Chart
  • Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
  • Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
FlyingGhost
½xResist
FightingRock
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (7)
NormalIceRockDarkSteelFightingPoison
How to Beat Medicham in FireRed & LeafGreen (Best Counters)

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Cloyster's Explosion hits Medicham for 75-88%. Glalie's Explosion hits Medicham for 65-76%.

Cloyster
CloysterWalls physical sets
WaterIce
B
Recommended Build
AbilityShellarmor
ItemLeftovers
NatureTimid
Moves
  • SpikesHazard
  • Explosion
  • SurfSTAB
  • Rapid Spin
Damage vs Medicham
Explosion
75-88%
Surf
42-49%
Rapid Spin
15-18%
View Cloyster builds →

FireRed & LeafGreen Evolution

Medicham is what Meditite becomes. Breed it for Meditite eggs (average hatch time). A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolution from Meditite pushed Medicham to 410 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +30. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Meditite
#307Meditite
37
Level 37
Medicham
#308Medicham
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Meditite
FightingPsychic
Medicham
FightingPsychic
HP
30
60+30
ATK
40
60+20
DEF
55
75+20
SP.ATK
40
60+20
SP.DEF
55
75+20
SPE
60
80+20
BST
280D-Tier
410C-Tier+130
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Utility
Utility

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Medicham to get Meditite eggs easily using 28 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Baton Pass, Dynamic Punch, Fake Out and 4 more.

Egg Groups
Humanshape
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
7moves
Breed With (best first)
gardevoircacturnevolbeatillumisespindacacneakirliaraltsalakazammachamphypnohariyama
12 of 28·

FireRed & LeafGreen Medicham Best Moveset

For a physical attacker, Medicham wants max Attack and Speed EVs and Salacberry. The Jolly nature tilts toward fast physical duty, and Pure Power contributes without taking a move slot.

Best Build

Highly recommended
Physical Sweeper
Ability
Pure Power
Item
Salac BerryRECOVERY
Best Nature for Medicham
Jolly+SPE

Medicham best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Physical Sweeper Moveset

  • Shadow Ball
  • Brick BreakSTAB
  • Rock Slide
  • Focus PunchSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Metagross
MetagrossDecent
Magneton
MagnetonDecent
Snorlax
SnorlaxDecent

Moves

Egg moves make a real difference. Medicham gets Baton Pass and Dynamic Punch exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Normal and Fire coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Focus Punch and High Jump Kick.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Bide+1
———10Normal
Lv 1
Confusion
—5010025Psychic
Lv 1
Detect+4
———5Fighting
Lv 1
Fire Punch
D7510015Fire
Lv 1
Ice Punch
D7510015Ice
Lv 1
Meditate
———40Psychic
Lv 1
Thunder Punch
D7510015Electric
Lv 4
Meditate
———40Psychic
Lv 9
Confusion
—5010025Psychic
Lv 12
Detect+4
———5Fighting
Lv 17
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
Lv 20
Swagger
——9015Normal
Lv 25
Mind Reader
——1005Normal
Lv 28
Calm Mind
C——20Psychic
Lv 33
High Jump Kick
C1309010Fighting
Lv 36
Psych Up
D——10Normal
Lv 47
Reversal
D—10015Fighting
Lv 56
Recover
C——20Normal

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
——10015Normal
TM31
Brick Break
S7510015Fighting
TM08
Bulk Up
C——20Fighting
TM04
Calm Mind
C——20Psychic
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
HM05
Flash
——7020Normal
TM01
Focus Punch-3
S15010020Fighting
TM21
Frustration
——10020Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
C150905Normal
TM16
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM29
Psychic
C9010010Psychic
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM33
Reflect
D——20Psychic
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
HM06
Rock Smash
—2010015Fighting
TM39
Rock Tomb
—609510Rock
TM43
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
S8010015Ghost
HM04
Strength
—8010015Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM06
Toxic
C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Baton Pass
C——40Normal
Egg
Dynamic Punch
D100505Fighting
Egg
Fake Out+3
D4010010Normal
Egg
Fire Punch
D7510015Fire
Egg
Foresight
——10040Normal
Egg
Ice Punch
D7510015Ice
Egg
Thunder Punch
D7510015Electric

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
Body Slam
D8510015Normal
Tutor
Counter-5
D—10020Fighting
Tutor
Double-Edge
C12010015Normal
Tutor
Dream Eater
—10010015Psychic
Tutor
Mega Kick
—120755Normal
Tutor
Mega Punch
—808520Normal
Tutor
Metronome
D——10Normal
Tutor
Mimic
———10Normal
Tutor
Rock Slide
S759010Rock
Tutor
Seismic Toss
D—10020Fighting
Tutor
Substitute
C——10Normal

How to Get Medicham in FireRed & LeafGreen

Medicham isn't available in the wild in FireRed & LeafGreen. Start by transferring Meditite from Ruby, Diamond, or HeartGold. The evolution path from Meditite to Medicham is covered in the steps below.

How to Obtain Medicham in FireRed & LeafGreen

  1. Meditite
    Step 1Obtain Meditite

    Catch in the wild in:

    RubyWalking · Mt. Pyre

    Then trade to FireRed & LeafGreen to continue the evolution chain.

    Also found in:

    DiamondPlatinumHeartGold
  2. Medicham
    Step 2Medicham ✓

Medicham Guide

  • In FireRed & LeafGreen, Medicham looks average on paper at 410 BST. But Pure Power is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier on our tier list. Shadow Ball with Salacberry is the standard set.

  • Mega Evolution isn't available in FireRed & LeafGreen, but Medicham does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Medicham hits 510 BST.

  • In FireRed & LeafGreen, Medicham's biggest threats include Salamence (Flying) and Misdreavus (Ghost), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

  • Medicham gets Pure Power and Telepathy. But Pure Power is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

  • Medicham is a mixed attacker with base 60 Attack and 60 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 80 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many.

Game Availability

Available since Ruby & Sapphire, Medicham appears in 15 games spanning 8 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Mega form in Generation 6.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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