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.
It always trains deep in mountains. It levitates when it heightens its spiritual power through meditation.
It eats just one berry a day. By enduring hunger, its spirit is tempered and made sharper.
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 |
Flabébé Fairy | D | |
Combee Bug | D | |
Fletchling Normal | D | |
Pidgey Normal | D | |
Ralts PsychicFairy | D | |
Honedge SteelGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Honedge builds →Shadow Claw 2x106-125%KO Aerial Ace 2x58-71% Shadow Sneak 2x63-75% | ||
Mawile SteelFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Mawile builds →Fairy Wind 2x52-63% Astonish 2x35-42% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x110-131%KO Aerial Ace 2x110-131%KO | ||
Drifloon Ghost | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Drifloon builds →Ominous Wind 2x73-88% Gust 2x52-63% Astonish 2x35-44% | ||
Woobat Psychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Woobat builds →Aerial Ace 2x63-75% Gust 2x52-63% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x93-110%KO Aerial Ace 2x52-62% Shadow Sneak 2x54-63% Astonish 2x42-51% | ||
Honedge SteelGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Honedge builds →Shadow Claw 2x96-114%KO Aerial Ace 2x56-68% Shadow Sneak 2x56-68% | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Sigilyph builds →Air Cutter 2x100-118%KO Aerial Ace 2x68-80% Gust 2x68-80% | ||
Mawile SteelFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Mawile builds →Fairy Wind 2x46-55% Astonish 2x31-37% | ||
Drifloon Ghost | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Drifloon builds →Hex 2x75-89% Ominous Wind 2x68-80% Gust 2x46-55% Astonish 2x31-38% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x93-110%KO Aerial Ace 2x52-62% Shadow Sneak 2x54-63% Astonish 2x42-51% | ||
Honedge SteelGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Honedge builds →Shadow Claw 2x96-114%KO Aerial Ace 2x56-68% Shadow Sneak 2x56-68% | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Sigilyph builds →Fly 2x100-118%KO Air Cutter 2x100-118%KO Aerial Ace 2x68-80% Gust 2x68-80% | ||
Mawile SteelFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Mawile builds →Fairy Wind 2x46-55% Astonish 2x31-37% | ||
Drifloon Ghost | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Drifloon builds →Hex 2x75-89% Ominous Wind 2x68-80% Acrobatics 2x56-68% Gust 2x46-55% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x93-110%KO Aerial Ace 2x52-62% Shadow Sneak 2x54-63% Astonish 2x42-51% | ||
Honedge SteelGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Honedge builds →Shadow Claw 2x96-114%KO Aerial Ace 2x56-68% Shadow Sneak 2x56-68% | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Sigilyph builds →Fly 2x100-118%KO Air Cutter 2x100-118%KO Aerial Ace 2x68-80% Gust 2x68-80% | ||
Mawile SteelFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Mawile builds →Fairy Wind 2x46-55% Astonish 2x31-37% | ||
Drifloon Ghost | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Drifloon builds →Hex 2x75-89% Ominous Wind 2x68-80% Acrobatics 2x56-68% Gust 2x46-55% | ||
Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Murkrow builds →Fly 2x137-161%KO Wing Attack 2x93-110%KO Aerial Ace 2x93-110%KO Peck 2x55-66% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Sableye builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x66-78% Shadow Claw 2x96-113%KO Aerial Ace 2x55-66% Shadow Sneak 2x59-70% | ||
Honedge SteelGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Honedge builds →Shadow Claw 2x102-121%KO Aerial Ace 2x60-71% Shadow Sneak 2x62-73% | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Sigilyph builds →Fly 2x102-121%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x95-112%KO Air Cutter 2x109-128%KO Aerial Ace 2x71-84% | ||
Klefki SteelFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Klefki builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x117-139%KO Draining Kiss 2x74-88% Fairy Wind 2x62-73% Astonish 2x30-37% | ||
Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Murkrow builds →Fly 2x138-164%KO Wing Attack 2x94-112%KO Aerial Ace 2x94-112%KO Peck 2x56-66% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Sableye builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x66-79% Shadow Claw 2x98-115%KO Aerial Ace 2x57-67% Shadow Sneak 2x59-70% | ||
Honedge SteelGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Honedge builds →Shadow Claw 2x103-122%KO Aerial Ace 2x59-70% Shadow Sneak 2x62-73% | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Sigilyph builds →Fly 2x103-122%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x94-112%KO Air Cutter 2x109-129%KO Aerial Ace 2x71-84% | ||
Klefki SteelFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Klefki builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x119-140%KO Draining Kiss 2x73-87% Fairy Wind 2x62-73% Astonish 2x31-37% | ||
Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Murkrow builds →Fly 2x138-163%KO Wing Attack 2x91-109%KO Aerial Ace 2x91-109%KO Peck 2x55-66% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Sableye builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x66-78% Shadow Claw 2x99-117%KO Aerial Ace 2x56-67% Shadow Sneak 2x58-69% | ||
Honedge SteelGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Honedge builds →Shadow Claw 2x104-123%KO Aerial Ace 2x59-70% Shadow Sneak 2x60-71% | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Sigilyph builds →Sky Attack 2x160-189%KO Fly 2x104-123%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x95-112%KO Air Slash 2x135-160%KO | ||
Trevenant GhostGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Trevenant builds →Phantom Force 2x170-200%KO Shadow Claw 2x133-157%KO Astonish 2x58-69% | ||
In X & Y, Gliscor's Earthquake hits Meditite for 84-99%. Gengar threatens a KO with Shadow Ball (315-372%).
Gliscor Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Gliscor builds →Earthquake84-99% Knock Off36-43% | ||
Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x315-372%KO Sludge Bomb178-209%KO Focus Blast79-93% | ||
Whimsicott GrassFairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPrankster ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves View Whimsicott builds →
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Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x229-270%KO Flamethrower128-151%KO Energy Ball86-101%KO Psychic86-101%KO | ||
Staraptor Normal | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityReckless ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Staraptor builds →Close Combat54-64% Double Edge163-193%KO U Turn64-75% | ||
X & Y Evolution
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.
X & Y Meditite Best Moveset
Best Build
No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.
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Moves
STAB runs through High Jump Kick and Focus Blast for the basics, but Meditite's real strength is the 11-type coverage spread. Normal and Dark hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
X & Y Meditite Locations
Meditite's scattered across 2 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 X & Y
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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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
- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RB

Red & Blue - Gen 2GS

Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut

Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG

FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS

HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP

Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW

Black & White - Gen 5B2W2

Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY

X & Y - Gen 6ORAS

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM

Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh

Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV

Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW

Winds & Waves
