#0308 · Hoenn · Generation 3

Medicham

Meditate Pokémon · Fighting/Psychic-type

Medicham is a Fighting/Psychic-type Pokémon, the Meditate Pokémon, number 308 (#0308) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 3 and comes from the Hoenn region. It is 1.3 m tall and weighs 31.5 kg.

Medicham is the Meditate Pokémon in its finest form, a Fighting and Psychic type whose yoga training gave it the psychic power to predict a foe's next move. In Mega form it conjures four ghostly arms, and the Pokédex says its mental power becomes limitless.

How to pronounce Medicham

Medicham is pronounced MED-ih-cham. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Medicham said out loud:

In Japanese it is チャーレム (Charem).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Medicham is a grey humanoid 1.3 m tall and 31.5 kg, trimmed in rose pink and yellow. A red headpiece with three rounded knobs, one on top and one at each side, covers its head, and the top knob is shorter on females. It wears puffy red trousers marked with a big yellow spot on each knee. Through meditation and fasting, the Pokédex says, it developed a sixth sense, and Bulbapedia notes it can sense aura, as the anime episode 'Sliding Into Seventh!' showed.

Behaviour

Medicham fights elegantly. The Pokédex says it avoids attacks with dance-like steps and strikes back hard in the same motion, and one entry adds that it can read what others are thinking.

Habitat

The Pokédex says it hides its presence by merging with fields and mountains. In Scarlet and Violet it lives in Alfornada Cavern and South Province's Area Six, and in Legends: Z-A it is found in Wild Zone 16 in Bleu District and Wild Zone 20 in Centrico Plaza.

Diet

Very little: the Pokédex says it has been known to go a full month meditating without food, and that fasting sharpens its mind.

Powers

Medicham has Pure Power, which doubles Attack, with Telepathy hidden. It uses High Jump Kick, Zen Headbutt, Force Palm and the elemental Punch moves, and boosts itself with Calm Mind. Mega Medicham, using Medichamite, keeps the Fighting and Psychic types and Pure Power; Bulbapedia says it forms four ghost-like arms from malevolent energy, and its Attack and Speed both reach 100. Base Speed 80 makes it quick for a fighter.

Name origin

Medicham may combine 'meditate' and 'champion'. The Japanese name is Charem (チャーレム), which may draw on 'charm', harem pants, 'champion', 'channeling' and possibly 'challenge'.

Design inspiration

Medicham appears to be based on a yoga practitioner, but Bulbapedia also suggests Arabian belly dancers, since its trousers resemble badlah pants, along with Shaolin monks and Hindu figures such as Ardhanari, a fusion of Shiva and Shakti. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Medicham evolves from Meditite at level 37 and is the final form of the line.

In the games

Mega Medicham is available in Legends: Z-A, where the Mega Dimension DLC also features Medicham. It first appeared in Ruby and Sapphire, belongs to Team Meanies in the first Rescue Team games and to Team Charm in the Explorers games of the Mystery Dungeon series, and appears in 4-star Tera Raid Battles in Scarlet and Violet.

In the anime

Medicham debuted in 'Pros and Con Artists' as Grace's Pokémon. Candice's Medicham took on Ash's Staraptor in a Gym battle in 'Sliding Into Seventh!' but lost to Brave Bird.

Fun facts

• Legends: Z-A has no Abilities, so Medicham gained 24 base Attack to make up for losing Pure Power, and Mega Medicham gained 40. Bulbapedia says Mega Medicham is one of only three Mega Evolutions to gain over 100 base stat points, the others being Mega Mawile and Mega Starmie.
• Its official artwork shows the female form, and in Generation III, before gender differences existed, every Meditite and Medicham looked female.
• In the Pokémon: Paldean Winds episode 'Breathe Together', a Medicham appears under Dendra's ownership.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Medicham (Pokémon) · Serebii: Medicham (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 60
• Attack: 60
• Defense: 75
• Sp. Atk: 60
• Sp. Def: 75
• Speed: 80

Medicham’s base stat total is 410. Its highest stat is Speed.

Type matchups

What is Medicham weak to?

Medicham takes extra damage from Flying (2×), Ghost (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.

It resists Fighting (½×), Rock (½×).

Evolution

What does Medicham evolve from?

Medicham evolves from Meditite at level 37.

Medicham is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Meditite, Medicham.

Forms

• Mega Medicham (Mega): Fighting/Psychic-type, base stat total 510 (HP 60, Attack 100, Defense 85, Sp. Atk 80, Sp. Def 85, Speed 100). Ability: Pure Power.

Abilities

• Pure Power: Doubles Attack in battle.
• Telepathy (hidden ability): Protects against friendly Pokémon's damaging moves.

Moves

Moves Medicham learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (61)

Medicham can learn 61 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Protect, Low Kick, Psybeam, Thief, Trailblaze, Facade, Aerial Ace, Swift, Rock Tomb, Low Sweep, Stored Power, Night Shade, Fling, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Psyshock, Brick Break, Zen Headbutt, Bulk Up, Body Slam, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Sleep Talk, Drain Punch, Reflect, Light Screen, Metronome, Grass Knot, Poison Jab, Rest, Rock Slide, Taunt, Imprison, Skill Swap, Substitute, Trick, Aura Sphere, Shadow Ball, Energy Ball, Psychic, Calm Mind, Helping Hand, Baton Pass, Reversal, Psychic Terrain, Giga Impact, Focus Blast, Trick Room, Hyper Beam, Close Combat, Tera Blast, Gravity, Vacuum Wave, Focus Punch, Pain Split, Psych Up, Expanding Force, Upper Hand.

Egg moves (11), which Meditite can hatch knowing:Baton Pass, Bullet Punch, Dynamic Punch, Fake Out, Fire Punch, Guard Swap, Ice Punch, Power Swap, Psycho Cut, Quick Guard, Thunder Punch.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Human-Like.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 90 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 Speed effort values.
• Base experience yield: 144.

Pokédex entries

Through the power of meditation, Medicham developed its sixth sense. It gained the ability to use psychokinetic powers. This Pokémon is known to meditate for a whole month without eating. (Sapphire, Alpha Sapphire)

It is said that through meditation, Medicham heightens energy inside its body and sharpens its sixth sense. This Pokémon hides its presence by merging itself with fields and mountains. (Ruby, Omega Ruby)

Through yoga training, it gained the psychic power to predict its foe's next move. (HeartGold, SoulSilver, Y)

It elegantly avoids attacks with dancelike steps, then launches a devastating blow in the same motion. (FireRed, LeafGreen, X)

It gains the ability to see the aura of its opponents by honing its mind through starvation. (Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2)

Through daily meditation, it hones its spiritual power. It can sense what others are thinking. (Pearl)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Fastest Fighting type in Gen 3: 80 Speed, shared with 1 other.
• Highest Sp. Def among Fighting types in Gen 3: 75.
• Taller than 64% of all Pokémon (1.3 m).
• Heavier than 54% of all Pokémon (31.5 kg).
• Base stat total 410, ranked #590 of 1,025.
• One of 3 Pokémon that are both Fighting and Psychic.
• One of 97 red Pokémon.
• Number 57 of 135 Pokémon introduced in Generation 3 (Hoenn).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 79 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 90: about 11.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Has 1 alternate form.
• Appears in 8 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Medicham (Pokémon), Serebii: Medicham (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (MED-ih-cham): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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