What does Meditite evolve into?

Get Meditite to Medicham at level 37. At 280 BST, Meditite is just the starting point.

At what level does Meditite evolve?

Level 37 gets you Medicham . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Meditite?

For Platinum, 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.

Where can you catch Meditite?

You can find Meditite in Platinum. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 14 other games across the series.

Meditite - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

60Speed · Below Avg

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.

Base Stats

Below

HP30

Attack40

Defense55

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def55

Speed60

Total280

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate180 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight11.2 kg

Base XP56

Abilities

Pure Power

Doubles Attack in battle.

TelepathyHANot in game

Protects against friendly Pokémon's damaging moves.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

It always trains deep in mountains. It levitates when it heightens its spiritual power through meditation.

Platinum

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.

Meditite Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Flying, Ghost
0.5x (Resist)	Fighting, Rock

Type ChartAvg

2Weak

2Resist

0Immune

Score-2

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Flying Ghost

½xResist

Fighting Rock

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (7)

Normal Ice Rock Dark Steel Fighting Poison

How to Beat Meditite in Platinum (Best Counters)

Gengar GhostPoison	A
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Shadow ClawTM65 Shadow PunchLv. 25 LickLv. 1 Damage vs Meditite Shadow Ball 2x 170-201%KO Shadow Claw 2x 91-107%KO Shadow Punch 2x 76-90% Lick 2x 42-49% View Gengar builds →
Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Ominous WindLv. 25 Shadow SneakLv. 1 Damage vs Meditite Shadow Ball 2x 128-152%KO Ominous Wind 2x 99-116%KO Shadow Sneak 2x 67-81% View Spiritomb builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Ominous WindLv. 29 AstonishLv. 1 Damage vs Meditite Shadow Ball 2x 133-157%KO Ominous Wind 2x 101-121%KO Astonish 2x 33-40% View Rotom builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Ominous WindLv. 30 GustLv. 11 AstonishLv. 6 Damage vs Meditite Shadow Ball 2x 94-112%KO Ominous Wind 2x 72-85% Gust 2x 49-58% Astonish 2x 33-40% View Drifloon builds →
Duskull Ghost	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Shadow SneakLv. 22 AstonishLv. 14 Damage vs Meditite Shadow Ball 2x 64-76% Shadow Sneak 2x 42-49% Astonish 2x 30-36% View Duskull builds →

Platinum 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

2 Forms

#307Meditite

Level 37

#308Medicham

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Meditite

FightingPsychic

Medicham

FightingPsychic

60+30

ATK

60+20

DEF

75+20

SP.ATK

60+20

SP.DEF

75+20

SPE

80+20

BST

280D-Tier

410C-Tier+130

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Meditite easily with 39 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group. Pass egg moves like Baton Pass, Bullet Punch, Dynamic Punch and 8 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Humanshape

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

11moves

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Meditite Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bide+1

———10Normal

Lv 4

Meditate

———40Psychic

Lv 8

Confusion

D5010025Psychic

Lv 11

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

Lv 15

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

Lv 18

Mind Reader

———5Normal

Lv 22

Feint+2

—5010010Normal

Lv 25

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

Lv 29

Force Palm

—6010010Fighting

Lv 32

High Jump Kick

C1309010Fighting

Lv 36

Psych Up

———10Normal

Lv 39

Power Trick

———10Psychic

Lv 43

Reversal

——10015Fighting

Lv 46

Recover

C——10Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM08

Bulk Up

D——20Fighting

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM60

Drain Punch

D751005Fighting

TM85

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

D120705Fighting

TM01

Focus Punch-3

C15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM84

Poison Jab

D8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM67

Recycle

———10Normal

TM33

Reflect

D——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609510Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

HM04

Strength

D8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Baton Pass

D——40Normal

Egg

Bullet Punch+1

D4010030Steel

Egg

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Egg

Fake Out+3

D4010010Normal

Egg

Fire Punch

D7510015Fire

Egg

Foresight

D——40Normal

Egg

Guard Swap

———10Psychic

Egg

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

Egg

Power Swap

———10Psychic

Egg

Psycho Cut

D7010020Psychic

Egg

Thunder Punch

D7510015Electric

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Fire Punch

D7510015Fire

Tutor

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Tutor

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Signal Beam

D7510015Bug

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Thunder Punch

D7510015Electric

Tutor

Trick

C—10010Psychic

Tutor

Vacuum Wave+1

—4010030Fighting

Tutor

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 3

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mega Kick

—120755Normal

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 3

Metronome

———10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 3

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Platinum Meditite Locations

Meditite's scattered across 15 spots in early-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.

Best Locations to Catch Meditite in Platinum

Meditite shows up in 15 walking spots from Lv. 13-35. Plenty of options, and the list is sorted so the highest-rate locations at each progression stage come first.

Route 211 - West

Grass Lv.13-15 Route

CommonEarly

Morning/day

Route 211 - West

Grass Lv.13 Route

UncommonEarly

Night

Mt. Coronet - Route 211 Entrance

Grass Lv.14-16 Cave

UncommonEarly

Morning/day

Route 211 - East

Grass Lv.27-29 Route

CommonMid

Morning/day

Mt. Coronet - Route 211 Entrance

Grass Lv.16 Cave

UncommonMid

Night

Mt. Coronet - Route 207 Entrance

Grass Lv.18-20 Cave

UncommonMid

Morning/day

Mt. Coronet - Route 207 Entrance

Grass Lv.20 Cave

UncommonMid

Night

Route 210 - North

Grass Lv.27-29 Route

UncommonMid

Route 211 - East

Grass Lv.27 Route

UncommonMid

Night

Route 216

Grass Lv.32-33 Route

UncommonLate

Morning/day

Mt. Coronet - B1F

Grass Lv.33-35 Cave

UncommonLate

Morning/day

Mt. Coronet - Route 216 Entrance

Grass Lv.33-35 Cave

UncommonLate

Morning/day

Route 216

Grass Lv.33 Route

UncommonLate

Night

Mt. Coronet - B1F

Grass Lv.35 Cave

UncommonLate

Night

Mt. Coronet - Route 216 Entrance

Grass Lv.35 Cave

UncommonLate

Night

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 Platinum, 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 Platinum. 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

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Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Meditite Wing Attack 2x 106-125%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Meditite Peck 2x 56-67% View Doduo builds →
Starly NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 9 Damage vs Meditite Wing Attack 2x 69-83% View Starly builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Move Moves AstonishLv. 9 Damage vs Meditite Astonish 2x 31-39% View Golbat builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Meditite Wing Attack 2x 110-131%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Gastly GhostPoison	C
Available Move Moves LickLv. 1 Damage vs Meditite Lick 2x 31-38% View Gastly builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves GustLv. 11 AstonishLv. 6 Damage vs Meditite Gust 2x 52-63% Astonish 2x 35-44% View Drifloon builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 17 PluckTM88 AstonishLv. 9 Damage vs Meditite Wing Attack 2x 90-106%KO Pluck 2x 90-106%KO Astonish 2x 31-38% View Golbat builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 13 Damage vs Meditite Gust 2x 73-88% View Beautifly builds →

Gengar GhostPoison	A
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Shadow ClawTM65 Shadow PunchLv. 25 LickLv. 1 Damage vs Meditite Shadow Ball 2x 167-197%KO Shadow Claw 2x 84-100%KO Shadow Punch 2x 73-87% Lick 2x 39-47% View Gengar builds →
Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Ominous WindLv. 25 Shadow SneakLv. 1 Damage vs Meditite Shadow Ball 2x 124-147%KO Ominous Wind 2x 96-113%KO Shadow Sneak 2x 64-77% View Spiritomb builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Ominous WindLv. 29 AstonishLv. 1 Damage vs Meditite Shadow Ball 2x 127-150%KO Ominous Wind 2x 96-113%KO Astonish 2x 33-40% View Rotom builds →
Sableye DarkGhost	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Shadow ClawTM65 Aerial AceTM40 Shadow SneakLv. 25 Damage vs Meditite Shadow Ball 2x 96-113%KO Shadow Claw 2x 93-110%KO Aerial Ace 2x 54-64% Shadow Sneak 2x 57-67% View Sableye builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Ominous WindLv. 30 GustLv. 11 AstonishLv. 6 Damage vs Meditite Shadow Ball 2x 90-107%KO Ominous Wind 2x 68-80% Gust 2x 48-57% Astonish 2x 33-40% View Drifloon builds →

Giratina GhostDragon	S
Obtain MethodDistortion World Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow ForceLv. 40 FlyHM02 Shadow BallTM30 Shadow ClawTM65 Damage vs Meditite Shadow Force 2x 209-246%KO Fly 2x 105-124%KO Shadow Ball 2x 140-166%KO Shadow Claw 2x 124-146%KO View Giratina builds →
Gengar GhostPoison	A
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Shadow ClawTM65 Shadow PunchLv. 25 LickLv. 1 Damage vs Meditite Shadow Ball 2x 174-206%KO Shadow Claw 2x 87-103%KO Shadow Punch 2x 75-89% Lick 2x 38-46% View Gengar builds →
Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Ominous WindLv. 25 Shadow SneakLv. 1 Damage vs Meditite Shadow Ball 2x 130-154%KO Ominous Wind 2x 99-117%KO Shadow Sneak 2x 68-80% View Spiritomb builds →
Dusclops Ghost	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Shadow PunchLv. 37 Shadow SneakLv. 22 AstonishLv. 14 Damage vs Meditite Shadow Ball 2x 94-111%KO Shadow Punch 2x 80-94% Shadow Sneak 2x 55-66% Astonish 2x 41-49% View Dusclops builds →
Sableye DarkGhost	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Shadow ClawTM65 Aerial AceTM40 Shadow SneakLv. 25 Damage vs Meditite Shadow Ball 2x 99-117%KO Shadow Claw 2x 99-117%KO Aerial Ace 2x 56-67% Shadow Sneak 2x 58-69% View Sableye builds →

Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityHypercutter ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery TauntUtility Ice Fang Damage vs Meditite Earthquake 84-99% Ice Fang 36-43% View Gliscor builds →
Dusknoir Ghost	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Shadow Sneak Will O Wisp Ice Punch Pain Split Damage vs Meditite Shadow Sneak 2x 98-115%KO View Dusknoir builds →
Staraptor NormalFlying	C
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves Brave Bird Close Combat U Turn Double Edge Damage vs Meditite Close Combat 50-59% U Turn 58-69% Double Edge 149-176%KO View Staraptor builds →