Calm Mind (move)

Calm Mind めいそう Meditation

Battles Type  Psychic Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III TM04 in Generation III TM04 in Generation IV TM04 in Generation V TM04 in Generation VI

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Can avoid being startled by others once.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Earn double the score in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Calm Mind (Japanese: めいそう Meditation) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation III. It has been TM04 since Generation III.

Effect

Calm Mind raises the user's Special Attack and Special Defense stats by one stage each.

Description

Games Description RSEColoXD Raises Sp. Atk and Sp. Def by focusing the mind. FRLG The user focuses its mind to raise the Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats. DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to raise its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	33			36				42			42 41
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal	49	47	27				27			27
243		Raikou	Electric		Electric	81			78				78			78
244		Entei	Fire		Fire	81			78				78			78
245		Suicune	Water		Water	81			78				78			78
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying				93				93			93
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying				93				93			93
280		Ralts	Psychic	Fairy	21			23				28			28 24
281		Kirlia	Psychic	Fairy	21			25				31			31 26
282		Gardevoir	Psychic	Fairy	21			25				33			33 26
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic	28			25				25			25 23
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic	28			25				25			25 23
382		Kyogre	Water		Water	30			30	60		60			60 50
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting				53				58			58
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel								47			47
517		Munna	Psychic		Psychic								35			35
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying								29			29
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying								29			29
605		Elgyem	Psychic		Psychic								43			43
606		Beheeyem	Psychic		Psychic								45			45
619		Mienfoo	Fighting		Fighting								25			25
620		Mienshao	Fighting		Fighting								25			25
682		Spritzee	Fairy		Fairy											17
683		Aromatisse	Fairy		Fairy											17
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 TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I TM04		II TM04		III TM04		IV TM04		V TM04		VI TM04
035		Clefairy	Fairy		Fairy	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
036		Clefable	Fairy		Fairy	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire				✔				✔		✔	✔
054		Psyduck	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
055		Golduck	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic	Fairy	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
196		Espeon	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
222		Corsola	Water	Rock	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
243		Raikou	Electric		Electric	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
244		Entei	Fire		Fire	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
245		Suicune	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
281		Kirlia	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
301		Delcatty	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
343		Baltoy	Ground	Psychic				✔				✔		✔	✔
344		Claydol	Ground	Psychic				✔				✔		✔	✔
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
358		Chimecho	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
359		Absol	Dark		Dark	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
382		Kyogre	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic				✔				✔		✔	✔
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting				✔				✔		✔	✔
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying				✔				✔		✔	✔
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying				✔				✔		✔	✔
429		Mismagius	Ghost		Ghost				✔				✔		✔	✔
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying				✔				✔		✔	✔
433		Chingling	Psychic		Psychic				✔				✔		✔	✔
436		Bronzor	Steel	Psychic				✔				✔		✔	✔
437		Bronzong	Steel	Psychic				✔				✔		✔	✔
438		Bonsly	Rock		Rock				✔				✔		✔	✔
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic	Fairy				✔				✔		✔	✔
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark				✔				✔		✔	✔
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel				✔				✔		✔	✔
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice				✔				✔		✔	✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting				✔				✔		✔	✔
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost				✔				✔		✔	✔
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic				✔				✔		✔	✔
481		Mesprit	Psychic		Psychic				✔				✔		✔	✔
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic				✔				✔		✔	✔
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon				✔				✔		✔	✔
488		Cresselia	Psychic		Psychic				✔				✔		✔	✔
490		Manaphy	Water		Water				✔				✔		✔	✔
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark				✔				✔		✔	✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal				✔				✔		✔	✔
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass								✔		✔	✔
496		Servine	Grass		Grass								✔		✔	✔
497		Serperior	Grass		Grass								✔		✔	✔
517		Munna	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔	✔
518		Musharna	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔	✔
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying								✔		✔	✔
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying								✔		✔	✔
531		Audino	Normal		Normal								✔		✔	✔
540		Sewaddle	Bug	Grass								✔		✔	✔
541		Swadloon	Bug	Grass								✔		✔	✔
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass								✔		✔	✔
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying								✔		✔	✔
562		Yamask	Ghost		Ghost								✔		✔	✔
563		Cofagrigus	Ghost		Ghost								✔		✔	✔
570		Zorua	Dark		Dark								✔		✔	✔
571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark								✔		✔	✔
572		Minccino	Normal		Normal								✔		✔	✔
573		Cinccino	Normal		Normal								✔		✔	✔
574		Gothita	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔	✔
575		Gothorita	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔	✔
576		Gothitelle	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔	✔
577		Solosis	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔	✔
578		Duosion	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔	✔
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔	✔
594		Alomomola	Water		Water								✔		✔	✔
605		Elgyem	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔	✔
606		Beheeyem	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔	✔
607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire								✔		✔	✔
608		Lampent	Ghost	Fire								✔		✔	✔
609		Chandelure	Ghost	Fire								✔		✔	✔
619		Mienfoo	Fighting		Fighting								✔		✔	✔
620		Mienshao	Fighting		Fighting								✔		✔	✔
636		Larvesta	Bug	Fire								✔		✔	✔
637		Volcarona	Bug	Fire								✔		✔	✔
638		Cobalion	Steel	Fighting								✔		✔	✔
639		Terrakion	Rock	Fighting								✔		✔	✔
640		Virizion	Grass	Fighting								✔		✔	✔
645		Landorus	Ground	Flying								✔		✔	✔
647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting								✔		✔	✔
648		Meloetta	Normal	Psychic								✔		✔	✔
655		Delphox	Fire	Psychic										✔	✔
666		Vivillon	Bug	Flying										✔	✔
669		Flabébé	Fairy		Fairy										✔	✔
670		Floette	Fairy		Fairy										✔	✔
671		Florges	Fairy		Fairy										✔	✔
677		Espurr	Psychic		Psychic										✔	✔
678		Meowstic	Psychic		Psychic										✔	✔
682		Spritzee	Fairy		Fairy										✔	✔
683		Aromatisse	Fairy		Fairy										✔	✔
684		Swirlix	Fairy		Fairy										✔	✔
685		Slurpuff	Fairy		Fairy										✔	✔
686		Inkay	Dark	Psychic										✔	✔
687		Malamar	Dark	Psychic										✔	✔
698		Amaura	Rock	Ice										✔	✔
699		Aurorus	Rock	Ice										✔	✔
700		Sylveon	Fairy		Fairy										✔	✔
703		Carbink	Rock	Fairy										✔	✔
707		Klefki	Steel	Fairy										✔	✔
709		Trevenant	Ghost	Grass										✔	✔
716		Xerneas	Fairy		Fairy										✔	✔
719		Diancie	Rock	Fairy										✔	✔
720		Hoopa Hoopa Confined	Psychic	Ghost										✔	✔
720		Hoopa Hoopa Unbound	Psychic	Dark										✔	✔
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 other games

Pokkén Tournament

Calm Mind appears as one of Gardevoir's Pokémon moves. Gardevoir charges up energy while meditating, powering up Stored Power depending on how many times Calm Mind was used, at a maximum of four shockwaves. Calm Mind also can be cancelled into Energy Ball, Dazzling Gleam, Psychic, and Teleport.

Description

Games Description MDRB Boosts the Pokémon's Special Attack and Special Defense by one level.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Solrock Kyogre Beheeyem File:Buck Claydol Calm Mind Adventures.png Claydol
The user's body glows brightly, maxing out its Special Defense.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Solrock closes its eyes and its body glows brightly. Then, it opens its eyes, and they start glowing brightly as well, raising its special attack power to the maximum.
Tate's Solrock	You Can Fight Day or Night With Lunatone & Solrock		Debut
	Kyogre's body glows brightly, raising and maxing out its Special Defense.
Kyogre (Adventures)	The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon V		None
	Claydol raises and maxes out its Special Defense.
Buck's Claydol	Leaping Past Lopunny		None
	Beheeyem creates a glowing sphere from in between its hands and powers up its attacks.
Colress's Beheeyem	The Tournament Continues		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Since its introduction in Generation III, Calm Mind has been given away by every known Psychic-type Gym Leader at some point.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 冥想 Míngxiǎng French Plénitude German Gedankengut Greek Αυτοσυγκέντρωση Italian Calmamente Korean 명상 Myeongsong Brazilian Portuguese Mente Calma Serbian Miran Um Spanish Paz Mental Turkish Dingin Zihin

Variations of the move Bulk Up
Bulk Up • Calm Mind • Cosmic Power Dragon Dance • Growth • Hone Claws • Stockpile • Work Up

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