#308 Medicham

fighting psychic

Height1.3 m(4'03")

Weight31.5 kg(69.4 lbs)

Gender♂ 50%♀ 50%

Gen 3

Medicham Evolution

MedititeLevel 1

MedichamLevel 37

Medicham MegaMega Stone

Medicham's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	60		261
Attack	60		156
Defense	75		186
Sp. Atk	60		156
Sp. Def	75		186
Speed	80		196
		0/508	1141

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

flying ghost fairy

1xdamage

normal fire water electric grass ice poison ground psychic bug dragon dark steel

0.5xdamage

fighting rock

Medicham Abilities

Pure Power

Doubles Attack in battle.

TelepathyHidden

Protects against friendly Pokémon's damaging moves.

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Medicham Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Fire Punch	fire	physical	75	100	Level 1	The target is attacked with a fiery punch. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Ice Punch	ice	physical	75	100	Level 1	The target is attacked with an icy punch. This may also leave the target frozen.
Thunder Punch	electric	physical	75	100	Level 1	The target is attacked with an electrified punch. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Confusion	psychic	special	50	100	Level 1	The target is hit with a weak telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also confuse the target.
Detect	fighting	status	–	–	Level 1	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Work Up	normal	status	–	–	Level 1	The user is roused, and its Attack and Sp. Atk stats are boosted.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	Level 12	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Feint	normal	physical	30	100	Level 15	This attack can hit a target using a move such as Protect or Detect. This also lifts the effects of those moves.
Force Palm	fighting	physical	60	100	Level 17	The target is attacked with a shock wave. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Psybeam	psychic	special	65	100	Level 20	The target is attacked with a peculiar ray. This may also confuse the target.
Calm Mind	psychic	status	–	–	Level 23	The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to boost its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats.
Zen Headbutt	psychic	physical	80	90	Level 25	The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch.
High Jump Kick	fighting	physical	130	90	Level 28	The target is attacked with a knee kick from a jump. If this move misses, the user takes damage instead.
Psych Up	normal	status	–	–	Level 31	The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the target.
Acupressure	normal	status	–	–	Level 33	The user applies pressure to stress points, sharply boosting one of its or its allies' stats.
Power Trick	psychic	status	–	–	Level 36	The user employs its psychic power to switch its Attack stat with its Defense stat.
Recover	normal	status	–	–	Level 47	The user regenerates its cells, restoring its own HP by up to half its max HP.
Counter	fighting	physical	–	100	Level 53	A retaliatory attack that counters any physical move, inflicting double the damage taken.
Axe Kick	fighting	physical	120	90	Level 53	The user attacks by kicking up into the air and slamming its heel down upon the target. This may also confuse the target. If it misses, the user takes damage instead.
Aerial Ace	flying	physical	60	–	TM	The user confounds the target with speed, then slashes. This attack never misses.
Aura Sphere	fighting	special	80	–	TM	The user lets loose a pulse of aura power from deep within its body at the target. This attack never misses.
Baton Pass	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user switches places with a party Pokémon in waiting and passes along any stat changes.
Body Slam	normal	physical	85	100	TM	The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Brick Break	fighting	physical	75	100	TM	The user attacks with a swift chop. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
Bulk Up	fighting	status	–	–	TM	The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, boosting its Attack and Defense stats.
Close Combat	fighting	physical	120	100	TM	The user fights the target up close, inflicting damage without guarding itself. This also lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def stats.
Drain Punch	fighting	physical	75	100	TM	The user attacks with an energy-draining punch. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.
Energy Ball	grass	special	90	100	TM	The user draws power from nature and fires it at the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Expanding Force	psychic	special	80	100	TM	The user attacks the target with its psychic power. When the ground is Psychic Terrain, this move's power is boosted and it damages all opposing Pokémon.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Fling	dark	physical	–	100	TM	The user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move's power and effects depend on the item.
Focus Blast	fighting	special	120	70	TM	The user heightens its mental focus and unleashes its power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Focus Punch	fighting	physical	150	100	TM	The user focuses its mind before launching a punch. This move fails if the user is hit before using the move.
Giga Impact	normal	physical	150	90	TM	The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Grass Knot	grass	special	–	100	TM	The user snares the target with grass and trips it. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
Gravity	psychic	status	–	–	TM	Enables Flying types or Pokémon with the Levitate Ability to be hit by Ground-type moves for five turns. Moves that involve flying can't be used.
Helping Hand	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Hyper Beam	normal	special	150	90	TM	The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
Imprison	psychic	status	–	–	TM	If opposing Pokémon know any move also known by the user, they are prevented from using it.
Light Screen	psychic	status	–	–	TM	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from special moves for five turns.
Low Kick	fighting	physical	–	100	TM	A powerful low kick that makes the target fall over. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
Low Sweep	fighting	physical	65	100	TM	The user makes a swift attack on the target's legs, which lowers the target's Speed stat.
Metronome	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user waggles a finger and stimulates its brain into randomly using nearly any move.
Night Shade	ghost	special	–	100	TM	The user makes the target see a frightening mirage. It inflicts damage equal to the user's level.
Pain Split	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user adds its HP to the target's HP, then equally splits the combined HP between the target and itself.
Poison Jab	poison	physical	80	100	TM	The target is stabbed with a tentacle, an arm, or the like steeped in poison. This may also poison the target.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Psychic	psychic	special	90	100	TM	The target is hit with a strong telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Psychic Terrain	psychic	status	–	–	TM	This protects Pokémon on the ground from priority moves and powers up Psychic-type moves for five turns.
Psyshock	psychic	special	80	100	TM	The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This move deals physical damage.
Rain Dance	water	status	–	–	TM	The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
Reflect	psychic	status	–	–	TM	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from physical moves for five turns.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Reversal	fighting	physical	–	100	TM	An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.
Rock Slide	rock	physical	75	90	TM	Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch.
Rock Tomb	rock	physical	60	95	TM	The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement.
Shadow Ball	ghost	special	80	100	TM	The user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Skill Swap	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user employs its psychic power to exchange Abilities with the target.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Stored Power	psychic	special	20	100	TM	The user attacks the target with stored power. The more the user's stats are boosted, the greater the move's power.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Sunny Day	fire	status	–	–	TM	The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks.
Swift	normal	special	60	–	TM	Star-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	TM	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Taunt	dark	status	–	100	TM	The target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Thief	dark	physical	60	100	TM	The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item.
Trailblaze	grass	physical	50	100	TM	The user attacks suddenly as if leaping out from tall grass. The user's nimble footwork boosts its Speed stat.
Trick	psychic	status	–	100	TM	The user catches the target off guard and swaps the target's held item with its own.
Trick Room	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a bizarre area in which slower Pokémon get to move first for five turns.
Upper Hand	fighting	physical	65	100	TM	The user reacts to the target's movement and strikes with the heel of its palm, making the target flinch. This move fails if the target is not readying a priority move.
Vacuum Wave	fighting	special	40	100	TM	The user whirls its fists to send a wave of pure vacuum at the target. This move always goes first.

Medicham Sprites

Normal

Shiny

Pokedex Entries

Ruby

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.

Sapphire

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.

Emerald

Through crushingly harsh yoga training, it gained the power to foretell its foe’s actions. It battles with elegant, dance- like movement.

FireRed

It elegantly avoids attacks with dance- like steps, then launches a devastating blow in the same motion.

Diamond

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

In Other Languages

Medicham's Japanese name is Charem (チャーレム). Here are all the official names for Medicham across different languages:

JapaneseチャーレムCharem

Korean요가램

Chinese (Traditional)恰雷姆

FrenchCharmina