Psychic · Status move · Gen 1
Meditate
Meditate is a Psychic-type status move introduced in Generation 1. It never misses and has 40 PP (64 with PP Max). 24 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Psychic
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
40 (max 64)
Priority
0
Effect
Raises the user's Attack by 1. Raises the user's Attack by 1 stage.
- Targets
- The user
- Scarlet & Violet
- Not usable — it was removed in Scarlet & Violet
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Pokémon that learn Meditate
24 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fighting | 3–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Fighting | 3–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | 3–8 | ||||
| Ice/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Ice/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric | 3–7 | ||||
| Ice/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric | 3–7 | ||||
| Fighting/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Fighting/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | 4–7 | ||||
| Poison/Fighting | 4–7 | ||||
| Poison/Fighting | 4–7 | ||||
| Electric | 3–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 5–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 5–7 | ||||
| Ice/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Fighting/Ghost | 3–7 |
Meditate FAQ
What does Meditate do?
Meditate is a Psychic-type status move. Raises the user's Attack by 1 stage.
Which Pokémon can learn Meditate?
24 Pokémon and forms can learn Meditate in at least one game: 0 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Mankey, Primeape, Machop, Machoke, Machamp and Drowzee.
Is Meditate in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Meditate in Pokémon Champions.
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.