Medicham

FightingPsychic

Base stats

HP60

Atk60

Def75

SpA60

SpD75

Spe80

BST410

Abilities

Primary: Pure Power
Secondary: —
Hidden: Telepathy

Singles analysis

What this movepool and ability set qualify for under the Singles on Gen 9 role checks used by league synergy and the roster builder.

Base 80 Speed sits in the middle tier: neither a natural revenge killer nor a slow pivot.

Recovery

Reliable recovery: Recover
Rest (near-universal; pairs with Sleep Talk): Rest

Setup

Offensive setup: Calm Mind, Bulk Up

Priority

Priority: Bullet Punch, Vacuum Wave
Fake Out (low value in singles): Fake Out

Stallbreak / utility

Taunt
Trick / Switcheroo: Trick
Substitute (near-universal): Substitute
Chip / utility (Pain Split / Future Sight / Corrosive Gas): Pain Split

Screens

Screens (near-universal movepool): Reflect, Light Screen

Offense abilities

Offensive ability: Pure Power

Moves — Gen 9

Type

79 of 79 moves


Acupressure	Normal	Status	—	—	30	Raises a random stat of the user or an ally by 2.
Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20	This move does not check accuracy.
Aura Sphere	Fighting	Special	80	—	20	This move does not check accuracy.
Axe Kick	Fighting	Physical	120	90	10	30% confusion. User loses 50% max HP if miss.
Baton Pass	Normal	Status	—	—	40	User switches, passing stat changes and more.
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15	30% chance to paralyze the target.
Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15	Destroys screens, unless the target is immune.
Bulk Up	Fighting	Status	—	—	20	Raises the user's Attack and Defense by 1.
Bullet Punch	Steel	Physical	40	100	30	Usually goes first.
Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	—	20	Raises the user's Sp. Atk and Sp. Def by 1.
Close Combat	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5	Lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def by 1.
Confusion	Psychic	Special	50	100	25	10% chance to confuse the target.
Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100	20	If hit by physical attack, returns double damage.
Detect	Fighting	Status	—	—	5	Prevents moves from affecting the user this turn.
Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	100	10	User recovers 50% of the damage dealt.
Dynamic Punch	Fighting	Physical	100	50	5	100% chance to confuse the target.
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10	User survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP.
Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100	10	10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1.
Expanding Force	Psychic	Special	80	100	10	User on Psychic Terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes.
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20	Power doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed.
Fake Out	Normal	Physical	40	100	10	Hits first. First turn out only. 100% flinch chance.
Feint	Normal	Physical	30	100	10	Nullifies Detect, Protect, and Quick/Wide Guard.
Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100	15	10% chance to burn the target.
Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100	10	Flings the user's item at the target. Power varies.
Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70	5	10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1.