Meditate
ヨガのポーズ Yoga Pose
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Type  Psychic
Category  Status
PP  40 (max. 64)
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 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.
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 Psychic Psychic 37 36 36 27 21 21 '
097   Hypno Psychic Psychic 43 40 40 29 21 21 '
106   Hitmonlee Fighting Fighting -- 6 6 5 5 '
122   Mr. Mime Psychic Psychic 39 16 13 12 8 8 '
307   Meditite Fighting Psychic     4 4 4 '
308   Medicham Fighting Psychic     --,4 --, 4 --, 4 '
439   Mime Jr. Psychic Psychic       8 8 '
619   Mienfoo Fighting Fighting         5 '
620   Mienshao Fighting Fighting         --, 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 Fighting Fighting         
066   Machop Fighting Fighting                            
238   Smoochum Ice Psychic                            
239   Elekid Electric Electric                            
453   Croagunk Poison Fighting                    
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

 
Meditite
 
Medicham
 
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 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 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
  Dutch Mediteer
  Finnish Meditaatio
  French Yoga
  German Meditation
  Greek Διαλογισμός
  Hindi ध्यान लगाओ Dhyan Lagao
  Italian Meditazione
  Korean 요가포즈 Yoga Pose
  Brazilian Portuguese Meditação
  Serbian Meditacij
  Spanish Meditación



Variations of the move Defense Curl
  Defense CurlHardenMeditateSharpenWithdraw
Formerly a variation
  Howl


  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.