Meditate (move)

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Meditate
ヨガのポーズ Yoga Pose
Meditate V.png
Type  Psychic
Category  Status
PP  40 (max. 64)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  0
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Self: Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  1
Jam  0  
Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Earn double the score in the next turn.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Meditate (Japanese: ヨガのポーズ Yoga Pose) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Meditate increases the user's Attack by one level.

Description

Games Description
A special technique that boosts the user's Attack power. Can normally be used up to six times.
A special move that boosts the user's Attack power. Can normally be used up to six times.
Raises the user's Attack.
RSE Meditates in a peaceful fashion to raise Attack.
FRLG The user meditates to awaken its power and raise its Attack stat.
PMDRB Boosts the user's Attack by one level.

The user meditates to awaken the power deep within its body and raise its Attack stat.
The user meditates to awaken the power deep within its body and raise its Attack stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
096 Drowzee Drowzee Psychic Psychic 37 36 36 27 21 21 21
097 Hypno Hypno Psychic Psychic 43 40 40 29 21 21 21
106 Hitmonlee Hitmonlee Fighting Fighting -- 6 6 5 5 5
122 Mr. Mime Mr. Mime Psychic Fairy 39 16 13 12 8 8 8
307 Meditite Meditite Fighting Psychic     4 4 4 4
308 Medicham Medicham Fighting Psychic     --,4 --, 4 --, 4 --, 4
439 Mime Jr. Mime Jr. Psychic Fairy       8 8 8
619 Mienfoo Mienfoo Fighting Fighting         5 5
620 Mienshao Mienshao Fighting Fighting         --, 5 --, 5
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
II III IV V VI
056 Mankey Mankey* Fighting Fighting Smeargle Smeargle Smeargle MienfooMienshao MienfooMienshao
066 Machop Machop Fighting Fighting DrowzeeHypnoHitmonleeMr. Mime DrowzeeHypnoHitmonleeMr. MimeMedititeMedicham DrowzeeHypnoHitmonleeMr. MimeMedititeMedicham DrowzeeHypnoHitmonleeMr. MimeMedititeMedichamMienfooMienshao DrowzeeHypnoHitmonleeMr. MimeMedititeMedichamMienfooMienshao
238 Smoochum Smoochum Ice Psychic DrowzeeHypnoHitmonleeMr. Mime DrowzeeHypnoHitmonleeMr. MimeMedititeMedicham DrowzeeHypnoHitmonleeMr. MimeMedititeMedicham DrowzeeHypnoHitmonleeMr. MimeMedititeMedichamMienfooMienshao DrowzeeHypnoHitmonleeMr. MimeMedititeMedichamMienfooMienshao
239 Elekid Elekid Electric Electric DrowzeeHypnoHitmonleeMr. Mime DrowzeeHypnoHitmonleeMr. MimeMedititeMedicham DrowzeeHypnoHitmonleeMr. MimeMedititeMedicham DrowzeeHypnoHitmonleeMr. MimeMedititeMedichamMienfooMienshao DrowzeeHypnoHitmonleeMr. MimeMedititeMedichamMienfooMienshao
453 Croagunk Croagunk Poison Fighting     DrowzeeHypnoHitmonleeMr. MimeMedititeMedicham DrowzeeHypnoHitmonleeMr. MimeMedititeMedichamMienfooMienshao DrowzeeHypnoHitmonleeMr. MimeMedititeMedichamMienfooMienshao
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In the anime

Maylene Meditite Meditate.png
Meditite
Grace Medicham Meditate.png
Medicham
Grace Medicham Meditate control.png
Medicham controlling things
The user meditates to awaken the power deep within its body and raise its Attack stat.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Meditite Meditite sits on the ground and meditates. Sometimes, its body becomes outlined in white. When its power is maxed out, its body becomes surrounded by a white aura.
Shauna's Meditite A Meditite Fight! Debut
Maylene's Meditite A Triple Fighting Chance! None
Medicham Medicham floats into the air and meditates.
Grace's Medicham Come What May! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations


In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 瑜伽姿勢 Yújiā Zīshì
Denmark Flag.png Danish Meditere
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Mediteer
Finland Flag.png Finnish Meditaatio
France Flag.png French Yoga
Germany Flag.png German Meditation
Greece Flag.png Greek Διαλογισμός
India Flag.png Hindi ध्यान लगाओ Dhyan Lagao
Italy Flag.png Italian Meditazione
South Korea Flag.png Korean 요가포즈 Yoga Pose
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Meditação
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Meditacij
Spain Flag.png Spanish Meditación



Variations of the move Defense Curl
StatusIC HOME.png Defense CurlHardenMeditateSharpenWithdraw
Formerly a variation
StatusIC HOME.png Howl


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