Meditite (Pokémon)

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Meditite (Japanese: アサナン Asanan) is a dual-type introduced in Generation III.
It evolves into starting at level 37.
==Biology==
Meditite is a humanoid, bipedal that resembles a person meditating. It usually sits in a yoga position, with knees bent and feet together with its hands resting on its knees. Its lower body is blue, with white on the wrists, feet, and lower body. Its onion-shaped head is also white with large eyes and pink ovals on its cheeks. It has round, swirled ears on the sides of its head. These ears are higher up on a male than on a female.
Meditite heightens its inner energy and spiritual power through meditation, which also allows it to levitate. It trains hours a day and never skips its daily yoga training. Meditite's training never ends, since it constantly loses concentration and focus while meditating. It eats one berry per day as part of training, which tempers its spirit and makes its senses sharper. It lives and trains on the .
Meditite and its evolved form, , are the only known Pokémon that can have as an Ability.
===Evolution===
Meditite evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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Meditite in the
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===Held items===
===Stats===
====Base stats====
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===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
====-only moves====
Move	Card
 	Meditite (EX Power Keepers 55)
 	Meditite (Supreme Victors 113)
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
====Other sprites====
 	 	
Noodle in	Ohm in	Ponder in
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
Meditite debuted in A Meditite Fight, under the ownership of . It was used during her two s with , and it ultimately lost in the second battle.
In Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, the Marina Group used a Meditite for their water show. It and a would use to make balls of water that would retain their form.
In a flashback in Lost Leader Strategy!, Maylene used a Meditite in her Gym with Paul, but it was defeated by . In Crossing the Battle Line!, it was used in a battle with . It battled her and won, but then lost to . In A Triple Fighting Chance!, Meditite was used to battle Ash. It managed to confuse his and before losing to the latter.
In Raid Battle in The Ruins!, 's Meditite first saved Ash after he fell into a trap. It was then used to battle a during a Raid Battle, but it was soon defeated.
====Minor appearances====
A Meditite appeared in the opening sequence of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
In Spontaneous Combusken!, a Meditite was at the Chrysanthemum Island beach.
====Pokédex entries====
===GOTCHA!===
A Meditite briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, under the ownership of Maylene.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
In a flashback in The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon XIII, Wallace's defeated a Meditite during the Pokémon League.
In Magnificent Meditite & Really Riolu I, Maylene has a Meditite that handily defeated 's , nicknamed Chatler, who borrowed so she could battle her.
A Meditite appeared in Disagreeable Graveler.
A Meditite appeared in Clobbering Claydol, under the ownership of a .
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* In , Meditite is obtainable via the Sinnoh Sound even though it was introduced in Generation III. However, it appears in the Sinnoh Pokédex.
* Like its evolution , Meditite is one of the few Pokémon whose official artwork shows the female form.
** In Generation III, before the introduction of gender differences, all Meditite and Medicham had the appearance of a female regardless of gender.
* Meditite has the lowest base stat of all Pokémon.
* Meditite's normal and colorations are opposites of those of its evolution . Meditite's normal coloration is mainly blue, while its Shiny coloration is mainly pink, whereas is pink and blue, respectively.
===Origin===
Meditite appears to have been based on a practitioner of and is in almost all of the media it appears in. Its yoga position in its artwork and sprites is the , where one crosses one's legs and places their feet on the opposing thighs. This position supposedly holds the mind completely steady for long periods of time and calms it, heightening the user's senses. Its hat somewhat resembles a and may also be the caps worn by many depictions of , such as , who are commonly seen meditating.
====Name origin====
Meditite may be a combination of meditate and petite or tyke. It may also involve tight as in tight focus.
Asanan may be derived from (body posture in yoga) and possibly 軟 nan (soft, flexible).
==In other languages==
==External links==
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