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medicham
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Medicham

Meditate Pokémon

FightingPsychic

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.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Forms

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: 3.4%
Wallbreaker
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Medicham is one of the strongest physical attackers and one of the best wallbreakers in the NU tier due to its ability Pure Power combined with its extremely strong STAB moves and excellent coverage moves in Thunder Punch and Bullet Punch. Medicham also has a solid Speed tier for such a powerful wallbreaker, outpacing and KOing common Pokemon such as Garbodor and Decidueye, as well as outspeeding pretty much all defensive Pokemon in the tier. However, Medicham is very easily worn down with entry hazards, Life Orb recoil, and potential Rocky Helmet and Aftermath damage. Its low HP stat and defenses don't help with this either; Medicham can almost never safely switch directly in on any predicted attack, as it takes massive damage even from resisted hits. Medicham's main attacking move, High Jump Kick, isn't risk free either, as Ghost-types and Pokemon with Protect are commonly seen in the tier, both of which cause High Jump Kick to miss and Medicham to lose 50% of its health. Lastly, Medicham is outsped and KOed by most offensive threats in the tier, like Rotom, Heliolisk, and Comfey. Golbat also aims to outpace and KO it with Brave Bird.

Most Used Moves

Ice Punch
32.3%
Fake Out
19.5%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
59.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc