Medicham in Pokémon Platinum: locations, stats and moves
Find Medicham’s Platinum locations, Generation IV Fighting/Psychic typing, base stats, original abilities, evolution requirements and exact Platinum moves.
Original Nintendo DS release; not Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl.
Generation IV identity and base stats
Medicham is Sinnoh #087 and National #308. Its Platinum typing is Fighting / Psychic. The stats below describe its standard Platinum form on the original Nintendo DS cartridge. Later Fairy typing, stat buffs and Hidden Abilities are excluded.
The existing Platinum sprite shows its standard Platinum form; gender, cloak or alternate forms can have different appearances.

| Stat | Base value |
|---|---|
| HP | 60 |
| Attack | 60 |
| Defense | 75 |
| Sp. Atk | 60 |
| Sp. Def | 75 |
| Speed | 80 |
| Total | 410 |
Where to obtain it in Platinum
Check the location, method and conditions before travelling. A gift, trade, Honey Tree, daily replacement or stationary interaction is different from ordinary grass. Level ranges combine matching documented encounter slots.
These records are filtered to Platinum. Time, Poké Radar, swarm, GBA insertion, daily and story conditions remain separate. Postgame areas require their story access; no listed area is promised to be open on a fresh save.
Encounter methods · Legendaries, gifts and historical requirements · Sinnoh map and routes
| Location / area | Method | Level | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Coronet 2F | Grass / cave walking | 37 | Time Morning |
| Mt. Coronet 2F | Grass / cave walking | 37 | Time Day |
| Mt. Coronet 2F | Grass / cave walking | 39 | No special condition recorded |
| Mt. Coronet 3F | Grass / cave walking | 37 | Time Morning |
| Mt. Coronet 3F | Grass / cave walking | 37 | Time Day |
| Mt. Coronet 3F | Grass / cave walking | 38–39 | No special condition recorded |
| Mt. Coronet Exterior Snowfall | Grass / cave walking | 38 | Time Morning |
| Mt. Coronet Exterior Snowfall | Grass / cave walking | 38 | Time Day |
| Mt. Coronet Exterior Snowfall | Grass / cave walking | 40 | Ordinary encounter without Poké Radar |
| Mt. Coronet Exterior Blizzard | Grass / cave walking | 38 | Time Morning |
| Mt. Coronet Exterior Blizzard | Grass / cave walking | 38 | Time Day |
| Mt. Coronet Exterior Blizzard | Grass / cave walking | 40 | Ordinary encounter without Poké Radar |
| Mt. Coronet 4F | Grass / cave walking | 37 | Time Morning |
| Mt. Coronet 4F | Grass / cave walking | 37 | Time Day |
| Mt. Coronet 4F | Grass / cave walking | 39 | No special condition recorded |
| Mt. Coronet 4F Small Room | Grass / cave walking | 37 | Time Morning |
| Mt. Coronet 4F Small Room | Grass / cave walking | 37 | Time Day |
| Mt. Coronet 4F Small Room | Grass / cave walking | 39 | No special condition recorded |
| Mt. Coronet 5F | Grass / cave walking | 37 | Time Morning |
| Mt. Coronet 5F | Grass / cave walking | 37 | Time Day |
| Mt. Coronet 5F | Grass / cave walking | 39 | No special condition recorded |
| Mt. Coronet 6F | Grass / cave walking | 37 | Time Morning |
| Mt. Coronet 6F | Grass / cave walking | 37 | Time Day |
| Mt. Coronet 6F | Grass / cave walking | 39 | No special condition recorded |
| Mt. Coronet 1F From Exterior | Grass / cave walking | 37 | Time Morning |
| Mt. Coronet 1F From Exterior | Grass / cave walking | 37 | Time Day |
| Mt. Coronet 1F From Exterior | Grass / cave walking | 39 | No special condition recorded |
Evolution family and Generation IV requirements
| From | Into | Platinum method |
|---|---|---|
| Meditite | Medicham | Level 37 |
Friendship evolution uses the original threshold of 220. Held-item trades need a compatible second game and system. Platinum uses special rocks, Mt. Coronet magnetic evolutions, learned-move requirements and Beauty rather than later replacement methods.
Original abilities, breeding and training
| Ability | Original slot |
|---|---|
| Pure Power | Regular ability slot 1 |
Hidden Abilities did not exist in Generation IV. The table restores original ability slots where a species changed in later games; an ability’s modern behavior must not be assumed to match Platinum.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Gender ratio | 50% female / 50% male |
| Egg group(s) | Human-Like |
| Base hatch cycles | 20 |
| Experience growth | Medium Fast |
| Base capture rate | 90 / 255 (not a percentage chance) |
| EV yield when defeated | Speed +2 |
The Solaceon Town Day Care supports breeding before the League. Undiscovered species cannot produce Eggs. Some baby forms require the matching incense on a parent, while trade evolutions still need the trade rather than only a Day Care level.
Platinum level-up moves
| Level | Move |
|---|---|
| 1 / starting move | Bide |
| 1 / starting move | Confusion |
| 1 / starting move | Detect |
| 1 / starting move | Fire Punch |
| 1 / starting move | Ice Punch |
| 1 / starting move | Meditate |
| 1 / starting move | ThunderPunch |
| 4 | Meditate |
| 8 | Confusion |
| 11 | Detect |
| 15 | Hidden Power |
| 18 | Mind Reader |
| 22 | Feint |
| 25 | Calm Mind |
| 29 | Force Palm |
| 32 | High Jump Kick |
| 36 | Psych Up |
| 42 | Power Trick |
| 49 | Reversal |
| 55 | Recover |
Every row uses the Platinum version group. Level 1 moves include starting and reminder moves; a later caught specimen need not already know every entry. Evolution timing affects which stage learns a move. Pastoria’s Move Reminder charges a Heart Scale.
Compatible Platinum TMs and HMs
| Machine | Move | Type | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical |
| TM04 | Calm Mind | Psychic | Status |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status |
| TM08 | Bulk Up | Fighting | Status |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special |
| TM16 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical |
| TM29 | Psychic | Psychic | Special |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special |
| TM31 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status |
| TM33 | Reflect | Psychic | Status |
| TM39 | Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical |
| TM43 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status |
| TM52 | Focus Blast | Fighting | Special |
| TM53 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special |
| TM56 | Fling | Dark | Physical |
| TM58 | Endure | Normal | Status |
| TM60 | Drain Punch | Fighting | Physical |
| TM67 | Recycle | Normal | Status |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical |
| TM70 | Flash | Normal | Status |
| TM77 | Psych Up | Normal | Status |
| TM78 | Captivate | Normal | Status |
| TM80 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status |
| TM83 | Natural Gift | Normal | Physical |
| TM84 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical |
| TM85 | Dream Eater | Psychic | Special |
| TM86 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical |
Platinum TMs are single-use: teaching one consumes that copy. HMs are reusable and require the Move Deleter to be forgotten. Defog is HM05 and Rock Climb is HM08; these are the Generation IV field moves, with their own badge requirements.
Egg moves and Platinum Move Tutors
No Platinum Egg moves are recorded for this form.
Recorded Platinum tutor compatibility: Fire Punch, Helping Hand, Ice Punch, Mud Slap, Signal Beam, Snore, Swift, ThunderPunch, Trick, Vacuum Wave, Zen Headbutt.
Tutor compatibility does not mean every listed technique comes from the same shard tutor. Starter ultimate moves, Draco Meteor and other special services have their own requirements.
Tutor locations, shard costs, special tutors and the Move Reminder
Related species and return to the Pokédex
Use Medicham’s exact Platinum method and condition. Daily encounters, counterpart-game species, original evolution rules and external Egg requirements need separate collection plans.
