Meditite is a dual-type Fighting and Psychic Pokémon that was introduced in Generation III. It has a 50% chance of spawning as either male or female and is known as the Meditate Pokemon, which is one of the closest names to its actual name of any Pokemon. Meditite is one of the few Pokemon whose art are their female forms, not their male forms.
About Meditite
| First appearance in anime | Original Series: A Meditite Fight | |
| First appearance in game | Ruby and Sapphire | |
| Region | Hoenn | |
| Evolution | Meditite → Medicham | |
| 1st Evo level | 37 | |
| 2nd Evo level | N/A | |
| Pokedex Entry | Meditite undertakes rigorous mental training deep in the mountains. However, whenever it meditates, this Pokémon always loses its concentration and focus. As a result, its training never ends. | Meditite heightens its inner energy through meditation. It survives on just one berry a day. Minimal eating is another aspect of this Pokémon’s training. |
Meditite Base stats
| HP | 30 |
| ATTACK | 40 |
| DEFENCE | 55 |
| SP. ATTACK | 40 |
| SP. DEFENCE | 55 |
| SPEED | 60 |
| TOTAL | 280 |
Appearance
Meditite is a small, humanoid Pokémon that resembles a monkey. Its body is blue, and its onion-shaped head is white while its shoes, bracelets and diaper-type covering are also white. Meditite also appears to be meditating according to its posture. The shiny version of Meditite is red and white rather than blue and white.
Behavior
Meditite is able to levitate through meditation and it mentally trains everyday, deep in the mountains where it lives. However, whenever Meditite trains, it loses concentration and focus, resulting in never-ending training. Meditite eats one berry per day to temper its spirit and makes its senses sharper.
Strengths and Weaknesses
As a dual type Psyhic and Fighting Pokemon, Meditite is weak against Flying, Fairy, and Ghost type Pokémon. These will do twice as much damage as normal and it is not immune to anything But it is resistant to Rock and Fighting type Pokémon, taking only half as much damage as normal. It takes and deals a normal amount of damage to Bug, Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fire, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Steel, and Water type Pokémon.
Best moveset
Meditite has a lot of strong moves, including Focus Punch, which is a move that has 150 power and 100% accuracy. Here are Meditite’s best moves; Focus Punch will fail if Meditite takes damage before the move hits. Double-Edge has a 33% recoil. Dream Eater makes the user gain ½ the HP inflicted, but only on a sleeping target. High Jump Kick has 130 power and 90% accuracy, but the user can be hurt by 50% of its max HP if the user misses.
| Focus Punch | Double-Edge |
| Dream Eater | High Jump Kick |
How to catch Meditite in Pokemon Go?
Meditite can be found in spawn locations such as gyms, stadiums, residential (night-time) and grassy areas. It will evolve to Medicham at 50 candies and it is also available from 2km eggs, though it’s fairly rare. It has also been a one star Raid boss at times throughout the game’s history.
Trivia
- Meditite is one of the seven missing Pokémon in the Emerald version.
- Meditite and Medicham are two of the few Pokémon whose official artwork shows the female form.
- Meditite has the lowest base HP stat of all Fighting-type Pokémon.
FAQs
Is there a female Meditite?
Yes, there are both male and female Meditites, but they both evolve into Medicham. Both Meditite and Medicham are not gender specific Pokemon.
Is Meditite available in Raid Battles?
It has previously been a raid boss in Tier 1 Raids, but there is no current information on when it will be back in raids.
Does Pokemon Go have a shiny Meditite?
Yes, the shiny version of Meditite can be found by interacting with normal Meditites in the overworld and can be found in Pokemon Go by hatching it, which requires a ton of luck.
Is Meditite a dual type?
Yes, Meditite is a dual-type Pokémon, being both a Fighting and Psychic type Pokémon. Medicham maintains the same type status.
Conclusion
Meditite is a solid Pokemon to have. Both Psychic and Fighting types are among the most sought after Pokemon and Meditite is both of them. It has access to several good moves and has a pretty decent base stat total for an unevolved Pokemon. It’s difficult to find in Pokemon Go, but it’s worth the struggle.
