Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 1.3 m
- Weight
- 31.5 kg
Alternate forms (2)
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate90(20.1%)Moderate
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP144
Base stats
HP
60
Attack
60
Defense
75
Sp. Atk
60
Sp. Def
75
Speed
80
Total
410
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Choice Band
ZU
All-Out Attacker
ZU
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Medicham
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Ruby
Sapphire
Platinum
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Black 2
White 2
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Medicham can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bide User waits for two turns, then hits back for twice the damage it took. | Normal | Physical | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Confusion Has a chance to confuse the target. | Psychic | Special | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Detect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | Fighting | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 1 | Fire Punch Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Ice Punch Has a chance to freeze the target. | Ice | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Meditate Raises the user’s Attack by one stage. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Pound Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Thunder Punch Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Work Up Raises the user’s Attack and Special Attack by one stage each. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 4 | Low Kick Inflicts more damage to heavier targets, with a maximum of 120 power. | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| 12 | Endure Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 15 | Feint Hits through Protect and Detect. | Normal | Physical | 30 | 100 | 10 |
| 17 | Force Palm Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Fighting | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 20 | Hidden Power Power and type depend upon user’s IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70. | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| 20 | Psybeam Has a chance to confuse the target. | Psychic | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 20 | Swagger Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| 23 | Calm Mind Raises the user’s Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 25 | Mind Reader Ensures that the user’s next move will hit the target. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 25 | Zen Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 28 | High Jump Kick If the user misses, it takes half the damage it would have inflicted in recoil. | Fighting | Physical | 130 | 90 | 10 |
| 31 | Psych Up Discards the user’s stat changes and copies the target’s. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 33 | Acupressure Raises one of a friendly Pokémon’s stats at random by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 36 | Power Trick User swaps Attack and Defense. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 42 | Reversal Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power. | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| 47 | Recover Heals the user by half its max HP. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 53 | Axe Kick | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 90 | 10 |
| 53 | Counter Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took. | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
Sprites & renders
24 sprites & renders for Medicham.
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“Medicham”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/medicham.
Species data from PokéAPI.