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medicham
#308

Medicham

Meditate Pokémon

FightingPsychic

Through yoga training, it has honed its sixth sense. Its movements are elegant.

Base Stats

HP 60
Attack 60
Defense 75
Sp. Atk 60
Sp. Def 75
Speed 80
Total 410

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Meditate Pokémon
Height 1.3 m
Weight 31.5 kg
Base Exp 144
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 90
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Mountain
Egg Groups Humanshape

Sprites

medicham Front Front
medicham Back Back
medicham Front Shiny Front Shiny
medicham Back Shiny Back Shiny
medicham Front ♀ Front ♀
medicham Back ♀ Back ♀
medicham Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
medicham Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
medicham Official Art Official Art
medicham Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

nu Usage: 10.2%
Life Orb
Moves
Fake Out / Ice Punch / Bullet Punch
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Medicham is the best physical wallbreaker in NU, and arguably the hardest Pokemon in the tier to switch into. Its High Jump Kick is absurdly powerful thanks to Pure Power, and it has reliable secondary STAB attacks and coverage moves to back it up. Fighting- and Psychic-type attacks together cover many of the tier's best defensive Pokemon, and Thunder Punch covers Slowking, the most prominent exception. Poor bulk and middling Speed make Medicham fairly easy to revenge kill, and High Jump Kick is a risky move that's easily exploited, but these flaws aren't enough to stop Medicham from being one of NU's most dangerous Pokemon.

Most Used Moves

Ice Punch
35.8%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
35.3%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc