Competitive Information for Medicham [Black/White]
Fighting / Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Medicham? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Medicham is an outstanding Fighting and Psychic-typed Pokemon. Medicham is a normal Pokemon to see in Generation 5. Medicham's only type-related weaknesses are Flying and Ghost.
Item: Choice Scarf / Choice Band
Ability: Pure Power
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- High Jump Kick
- Ice Punch
- Thunder Punch
- Facade
Physical Sweeper Medicham (Popular/Trending)
Medicham is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Medicham's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Choice Scarf will increase Medicham's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Pure Power, Medicham's attack is doubled. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Medicham is burn/poison/paralyzed).
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Item: Life Orb / Black Belt
Ability: Pure Power
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- High Jump Kick / Drain Punch
- Double-Edge / Return
- Zen Headbutt / Psycho Cut
- Poison Jab
Physical Sweeper Medicham (Pure Power)
Medicham is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Medicham's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pure Power, Medicham's attack is doubled.
♦ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Medicham recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Psycho Cut is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Twisted Spoon
Ability: Pure Power
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Shadow Ball
- Energy Ball
- Signal Beam
Special Sweeper Medicham
Medicham is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Medicham's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pure Power, Medicham's attack is doubled.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 80-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Pure Power
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 5 Hp / 252 SpA / 251 Spe
Moveset:
- Psyshock
- Focus Blast
- Calm Mind
- Baton Pass
Medicham Special Sweeper (Breakfast Of Champion)
Medicham is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Medicham last longer regaining it's it's health every turn. With Pure Power, Medicham's attack is doubled.
♦ Focus Blast is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Medicham's special attack and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Baton Pass is a status move (Medicham switches, passing stat changes and more).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Telepathy
Nature: Hardy
EVs: 10 Hp / 250 Atk / 250 SpA
Moveset:
- Energy Ball
- Drain Punch
- Fake Out
- Psychic
Medicham Mixed Sweeper (Mixed Attacking Cham)
Medicham is pretty popular Mixed Sweeper. Life Orb boosts the power of Medicham's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Telepathy, Medicham does not take damage from attacks made by its allies.
♦ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Medicham recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Fake Out is a physical priority-increased 40-base power Normal-type move (hits first. first turn out only. 100% flinch chance).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Medicham? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Black Belt
Ability: Pure Power
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- High Jump Kick / Drain Punch
- Rock Slide
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Zen Headbutt / Psycho Cut
Doubles Physical Sweeper Medicham (Pure Power)
Medicham is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Medicham's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pure Power, Medicham's attack is doubled.
♦ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Medicham recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Psycho Cut is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Life Orb / Twisted Spoon
Ability: Telepathy
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Shadow Ball
- Energy Ball
- Signal Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Medicham (Telepathy)
Medicham is an astounding Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Medicham's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Telepathy, Medicham does not take damage from attacks made by its allies.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 80-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Medicham learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Medicham can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Medicham
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Detect, Endure, Protect, Fake Out, Magic Coat, Helping Hand, Feint, Bullet Punch, Vacuum Wave
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Medicham's stats
- Acupressure
- Bulk Up
- Calm Mind
- Meditate
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Medicham
- Baton Pass
- Bullet Punch
- Facade
- Fake Out
- Fire Punch
- High Jump Kick
- Ice Punch
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Rock Slide
- Thunder Punch
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Medicham in Black and White
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/4/0/0/252/ )
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252/ )
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