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Meditate (move)

Meditate
ヨガのポーズ Yoga Pose
Meditate VII.png
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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 Mirror Move
  • 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  Beautiful
Appeal  1 ♥
Jamming  0  
Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too.

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

Contents

Effect

Meditate increases the user's Attack by one stage.

Meditate can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining an extra appeal point if Calm Mind was used in the prior turn. It can also be used to start a combination, causing Hi Jump Kick give extra three appeal points.

If powered up by a Psychium Z into Z-Meditate, the user's Attack stat rises another stage.

Description

Games Description
Stad A special technique that boosts the user's Attack power. Can normally be used up to six times.
Stad2 A special move that boosts the user's Attack power. Can normally be used up to six times.
GSC Raises the user's Attack.
RSEColo.XD Meditates in a peaceful fashion to raise Attack.
FRLG The user meditates to awaken its power and raise its Attack stat.
DPPtHGSSPBR
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM 		The user meditates to awaken the power deep within its body and raise its Attack stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII
096 Drowzee Drowzee
 PsychicIC Big.png Human-Like Human-Like 37 36 36RSE
27FRLG 		21 21 21 21SMUSUM
18PE
097 Hypno Hypno
 PsychicIC Big.png Human-Like Human-Like 43 40 40RSE
29FRLG 		21 21 21 21SMUSUM
18PE
106 Hitmonlee Hitmonlee
 FightingIC Big.png Human-Like Human-Like 1 6 6 5 5 5 1, 5SMUSUM
5PE
122 Mr. Mime Mr. Mime
 PsychicIC Big.png
FairyIC Big.png 		Human-Like Human-Like 39 16 13RSE
12FRLG 		8 8 8 8SMUSUM
6PE
307 Meditite Meditite
 FightingIC Big.png
PsychicIC Big.png 		Human-Like Human-Like 4 4 4 4 4
308 Medicham Medicham
 FightingIC Big.png
PsychicIC Big.png 		Human-Like Human-Like 1,4 1, 4 1, 4 1, 4 1, 4
439 Mime Jr. Mime Jr.
 PsychicIC Big.png
FairyIC Big.png 		Undiscovered Undiscovered 8 8 8 8
619 Mienfoo Mienfoo
 FightingIC Big.png Field Human-Like 5 5 5
620 Mienshao Mienshao
 FightingIC Big.png Field Human-Like 1, 5 1, 5 1, 5
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups 		Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII
056 Mankey Mankey
 FightingIC Big.png Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
066 Machop Machop
 FightingIC Big.png Human-Like Human-Like ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
238 Smoochum Smoochum
 IceIC Big.png
PsychicIC Big.png 		Human-Like Human-Like ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
239 Elekid Elekid
 ElectricIC Big.png Human-Like Human-Like ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
453 Croagunk Croagunk
 PoisonIC Big.png
FightingIC Big.png 		Human-Like Human-Like ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


In other games

Description

Games Description
MDRB Boosts the user's Attack by one level.
MDTDS Boosts the user's Attack by 1 level.
BSL じぶんの こうげきを １だんかいあげる
MDGtI It boosts your Attack. (The stat change returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a IconTileGTI.pngWonder Tile.)
SMD It boosts your Attack. The stat change returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a IconTileSMD.pngWonder Tile.

In the anime

Maylene Meditite Meditate.png Grace Medicham Meditate.png Grace Medicham Meditate control.png None.png
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
307 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
308 Medicham Medicham floats into the air and meditates.
Grace's Medicham Pros and Con Artists! None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Core series games

Meditate I.png Meditate II.png Meditate III.png Meditate IV.png
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 Stadium (Jap) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battle Revolution
(alternative animation) 		Battrio Mystery Dungeon PMD: Red and Blue PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky Rumble Rumble Blast
Meditate V.png Meditate.png
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 Stadium (Jap) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battle Revolution
(alternative animation) 		Battrio Mystery Dungeon PMD: Red and Blue PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky Rumble Rumble Blast

Side series games

Meditate Stadium.png Meditate Stad2.png Meditate Colo.png Meditate XD.png
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 Stadium (Jap) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battle Revolution
(alternative animation) 		Battrio Mystery Dungeon PMD: Red and Blue PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky Rumble Rumble Blast
Meditate PBR.png
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 Stadium (Jap) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battle Revolution
(alternative animation) 		Battrio Mystery Dungeon PMD: Red and Blue PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky Rumble Rumble Blast

Spin-off series games

Meditate PMD RB.png
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 Stadium (Jap) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battle Revolution
(alternative animation) 		Battrio Mystery Dungeon PMD: Red and Blue PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky Rumble Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 瑜伽姿勢 Yùhgā Jīsai *
瑜珈姿勢 Yùhgā Jīsai *
Mandarin 瑜伽姿勢 / 瑜伽姿势 Yújiā Zīshì *
瑜珈姿勢 Yújiā Zīshì *
The Czech Republic Flag.png Czech Meditace
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 Yogapojeu
Poland Flag.png Polish Medytacja*
Meditate*
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Meditação (anime, TCG, manga, The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Meditar (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Meditar
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Meditacija
Spain Flag.png Spanish Meditación
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Thiền Định



Variations of the move Defense Curl
Status Defense Curl • Howl • Meditate • Withdraw


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