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Medicham

Primal Clash / #81/160

Medicham

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Primal Clash
Rarity (source)
Rare
Illustrator
Mitsuhiro Arita
Source reference
xy5-81

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Medicham retreats to fields and mountains to meditate. Fasting and yoga sharpen its perception until it can anticipate an opponent’s movements or distinguish their aura. In battle, it dodges with supple steps before striking in the same movement. The Pokédex also credits it with telekinetic powers and remarkable endurance during its long retreats. Its strength comes as much from inner discipline as from the speed of its movements.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Alpha Sapphire credits Medicham with the ability to meditate for a month without eating. Pokémon Black links this fasting to the concentration that lets it detect its opponents’ auras. These entries present mental training as part of its fighting abilities.

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Card details

HP
90
Type (source)
Fighting
Stage (source)
Stage1
Evolves from (printed name)
Meditite
Pokédex number
308
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Psychic ×2

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Description from the source

Through yoga training, it gained the psychic power to predict its foe's next move.

Abilities

Ω Barrage

Ancient Trait

This Pokémon may attack twice a turn. (If the first attack Knocks Out your opponent's Active Pokémon, you may attack again after your opponent chooses a new Active Pokémon.)

Attacks

Calm Mind

Cost: Colorless

Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon.

Yoga Kick

Cost: Fighting · Fighting

Damage: 30

This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness or Resistance.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • normal · standard

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