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 has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Meditite's defenses.
Meditite has the type edge here and should clean up 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.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Meditite trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
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.
- After Roxanne
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Brawly
- TM08FightingBulk Up—100%20
- After Wattson
- TM29PsychicPsychic135100%10
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus Punch225100%20
- LV 32FightingHigh Jump Kick19590%10
- After Winona
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- After Juan
- TM31FightingBrick Break113100%15
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
How to Get Meditite in Emerald
Meditite isn't available in the wild in Emerald. Start by transferring Meditite from Ruby & Sapphire or Diamond & Pearl. The evolution path from Meditite to Meditite is covered in the steps below.
How to Obtain Meditite in E
Step 1Meditite ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave Medicham with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Meditite egg.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.
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
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Sableye builds →Aerial Ace 2x55-66% Astonish 2x45-53% | ||
 Swellow Normal | C | |
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x90-107%KO Astonish 2x32-38% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Sableye builds →Shadow Ball 2x112-133%KO Aerial Ace 2x57-67% | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Ninjask Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Ninjask builds →Aerial Ace 2x98-115%KO Shadow Ball 2x86-102%KO | ||
 Dodrio Normal | B | |
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Xatu builds →Fly 2x98-115%KO Shadow Ball 2x74-88% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Sableye builds →Shadow Ball 2x112-133%KO Aerial Ace 2x57-67% | ||
Banette Ghost | C | |
Ninjask Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Ninjask builds →Aerial Ace 2x98-115%KO Shadow Ball 2x86-102%KO | ||
Dodrio Normal | B | |
Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Xatu builds →Fly 2x98-115%KO Shadow Ball 2x74-88% | ||
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 | |
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meditite View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x183-216%KO Astonish 2x27-32% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
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.
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
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
For Emerald, 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.
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