Medicham - Generation 5 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Medicham can learn in Generation 5, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Black
Pokémon White
Pokémon Black 2
Pokémon White 2

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Medicham artwork by Ken Sugimori

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In other generations
3
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5
6
7
8
9

Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Medicham learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bide	Normal	—	—
1	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
1	Detect	Fighting	—	—
1	Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
1	Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
1	Meditate	Psychic	—	—
1	ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100
4	Meditate	Psychic	—	—
8	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
11	Detect	Fighting	—	—
15	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
18	Mind Reader	Normal	—	—
22	Feint	Normal	30	100
25	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
29	Force Palm	Fighting	60	100
32	Hi Jump Kick	Fighting	130	90
36	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
42	Acupressure	Normal	—	—
49	Power Trick	Psychic	—	—
55	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
62	Recover	Normal	—	—

Egg moves

Medicham learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black & White. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
Bullet Punch	Steel	40	100
Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
DynamicPunch	Fighting	100	50
Fake Out	Normal	40	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Foresight	Normal	—	—
Guard Swap	Psychic	—	—
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Power Swap	Psychic	—	—
Psycho Cut	Psychic	70	100
Secret Power	Normal	70	100
ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100

Moves learnt by HM

Medicham is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Medicham is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Psyshock	Psychic	80	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
08	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Telekinesis	Psychic	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
47	Low Sweep	Fighting	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
53	Energy Ball	Grass	80	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
67	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
83	Work Up	Normal	—	—
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Transfer-only moves

Medicham can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black & White.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Counter	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Metronome	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Vacuum Wave	Fighting	40	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Medicham learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bide	Normal	—	—
1	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
1	Detect	Fighting	—	—
1	Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
1	Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
1	Meditate	Psychic	—	—
1	ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100
4	Meditate	Psychic	—	—
8	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
11	Detect	Fighting	—	—
15	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
18	Mind Reader	Normal	—	—
22	Feint	Normal	30	100
25	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
29	Force Palm	Fighting	60	100
32	Hi Jump Kick	Fighting	130	90
36	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
42	Acupressure	Normal	—	—
49	Power Trick	Psychic	—	—
55	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
62	Recover	Normal	—	—

Egg moves

Medicham learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
Bullet Punch	Steel	40	100
Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
DynamicPunch	Fighting	100	50
Fake Out	Normal	40	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Foresight	Normal	—	—
Guard Swap	Psychic	—	—
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Power Swap	Psychic	—	—
Psycho Cut	Psychic	70	100
Secret Power	Normal	70	100
ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100

Move Tutor moves

Medicham can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Gravity	Psychic	—	—
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
Magic Coat	Psychic	—	—
Pain Split	Normal	—	—
Recycle	Normal	—	—
Role Play	Psychic	—	—
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100
Trick	Psychic	—	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by HM

Medicham is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Medicham is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Psyshock	Psychic	80	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
08	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Telekinesis	Psychic	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
47	Low Sweep	Fighting	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
53	Energy Ball	Grass	80	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
67	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
83	Work Up	Normal	—	—
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Transfer-only moves

Medicham can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Counter	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Metronome	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Vacuum Wave	Fighting	40	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Medicham egg move parents

In other generations
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Medicham Mega Medicham

Medicham's egg groups: Human-Like

The egg moves for Medicham are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Medicham with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Medicham with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Baton Pass

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mr. Mime Buneary Lopunny
Breeding	Meditite Medicham Volbeat Spinda Mienfoo Mienshao

Bullet Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hitmonchan
Breeding	Machop Machoke Machamp Hitmonlee Hitmonchan Hitmontop Makuhita Hariyama Meditite Medicham Lucario Croagunk Toxicroak

Drain Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mienfoo Mienshao
Breeding	Meditite Medicham Croagunk Toxicroak Timburr Gurdurr Conkeldurr
Move tutor	Abra Kadabra Alakazam Drowzee Hypno Hitmonchan Mr. Mime Meditite Medicham Spinda Cacnea Cacturne Buneary Lopunny Lucario Croagunk Toxicroak Gallade Timburr Gurdurr Conkeldurr Mienfoo Mienshao

Dynamic Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Machop Machoke Machamp Timburr Gurdurr Conkeldurr
Breeding	Electabuzz Magmar Makuhita Hariyama Meditite Medicham Cacnea Cacturne Croagunk Toxicroak Electivire Magmortar
Generation 3 Move tutor	Abra Kadabra Alakazam Drowzee Hypno Hitmonlee Hitmonchan Sableye Volbeat Spinda

Fake Out

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Makuhita Hariyama Sableye Mienfoo Mienshao
Breeding	Mr. Mime Meditite Medicham Spinda Chimchar Monferno Infernape Buneary Lopunny Croagunk Toxicroak
Pre-evolution Level up	Hitmonlee Hitmonchan Hitmontop

Fire Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hitmonchan Magmar Medicham Electivire Magmortar
Breeding	Abra Kadabra Alakazam Machop Machoke Machamp Drowzee Hypno Electabuzz Meditite Medicham Chimchar Monferno Infernape Buneary Lopunny Electivire
Move tutor	Abra Kadabra Alakazam Machop Machoke Machamp Drowzee Hypno Hitmonchan Mr. Mime Electabuzz Magmar Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Makuhita Hariyama Sableye Meditite Medicham Spinda Chimchar Monferno Infernape Buneary Lopunny Electivire Magmortar Gallade Timburr Gurdurr Conkeldurr Throh Sawk

Foresight

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Machop Machoke Machamp Hitmonlee Sableye Buneary Lopunny Lucario
Breeding	Makuhita Hariyama Meditite Medicham Timburr Gurdurr Conkeldurr
Pre-evolution Level up	Hitmonchan Hitmontop

Guard Swap

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mr. Mime
Breeding	Abra Kadabra Alakazam Drowzee Hypno Meditite Medicham Elgyem Beheeyem

Ice Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hitmonchan Medicham
Breeding	Abra Kadabra Alakazam Machop Machoke Machamp Drowzee Hypno Electabuzz Meditite Medicham Buneary Lopunny Electivire
Move tutor	Abra Kadabra Alakazam Machop Machoke Machamp Drowzee Hypno Hitmonchan Mr. Mime Electabuzz Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Makuhita Hariyama Sableye Meditite Medicham Volbeat Spinda Buneary Lopunny Lucario Croagunk Toxicroak Electivire Gallade Timburr Gurdurr Conkeldurr Throh Sawk

Power Swap

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mr. Mime
Breeding	Meditite Medicham Elgyem Beheeyem

Psycho Cut

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Kadabra Alakazam Gallade
Breeding	Drowzee Hypno Meditite Medicham Spinda Pawniard Bisharp

Secret Power

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Drowzee Hypno Meditite Medicham
Generation 4 TM	Abra Kadabra Alakazam Machop Machoke Machamp Hitmonlee Hitmonchan Mr. Mime Electabuzz Magmar Hitmontop Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Makuhita Hariyama Sableye Volbeat Spinda Cacnea Cacturne Chimchar Monferno Infernape Buneary Lopunny Lucario Croagunk Toxicroak Electivire Magmortar Gallade

Thunder Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hitmonchan Electabuzz Medicham Electivire Magmortar
Breeding	Abra Kadabra Alakazam Machop Machoke Machamp Drowzee Hypno Magmar Meditite Medicham Chimchar Monferno Infernape Buneary Lopunny Magmortar
Move tutor	Abra Kadabra Alakazam Machop Machoke Machamp Drowzee Hypno Hitmonchan Mr. Mime Electabuzz Magmar Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Makuhita Hariyama Sableye Meditite Medicham Volbeat Spinda Cacnea Cacturne Chimchar Monferno Infernape Buneary Lopunny Lucario Croagunk Toxicroak Electivire Magmortar Gallade Timburr Gurdurr Conkeldurr Throh Sawk

Mega Medicham's egg groups: Human-Like

Medicham - Generation 5 learnset

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Transfer-only moves

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Move Tutor moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Transfer-only moves

Medicham egg move parents

Baton Pass

Bullet Punch

Drain Punch

Dynamic Punch

Fake Out

Fire Punch

Foresight

Guard Swap

Ice Punch

Power Swap

Psycho Cut

Secret Power

Thunder Punch

Mega Medicham does not have any egg moves.