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[OVERVIEW]
Mega Medicham's great Attack stat along with its ability, Pure Power, allows it to break Pokemon like Ferrothorn, non-Choice Scarf Landorus-T, Genesect, and non-Choice Scarf Dragonite, and the combination of Fake Out and reliable coverage moves enables it to break Sturdy and Multiscale from Pokemon like Magnezone and Dragonite along with taking out Pokemon like Genesect, Mega Venusaur, and non-Choice Scarf Landorus-T. However, Mega Medicham has trouble with faster Pokemon and common Choice Scarf users such as Mega Blaziken, Greninja, Porygon-Z, and Jirachi because its bulk makes it unable to take a hit from these Pokemon. It struggles with bulky Psychic- and Ghost-type Pokemon such as Tapu Lele, Mew, Mega Slowbro, Aegislash, and Mega Gengar, as it either fails to do damage to them or gets outstalled. Mega Medicham cannot get past walls like Mega Sableye and Clefable because they can take its attacks and slowly wear down its health. Mega Medicham also struggles to settle on one nature to use, as it needs an Adamant nature to consistently beat bulkier Pokemon like Zygarde-C and Zapdos but will no longer be able to outpace Tapu Lele and Normalium Z Porygon-Z without a Jolly nature.
[SET]
name: Offensive
move 1: Fake Out
move 2: High Jump Kick
move 3: Zen Headbutt
move 4: Ice Punch / Poison Jab
item: Medichamite
ability: Pure Power
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Fake Out is important to break Sturdy and Multiscale from Pokemon like Magnezone and non-Choice Scarf or Protect Dragonite. High Jump Kick takes care of Steel- and Normal-type Pokemon like Ferrothorn, Genesect, Porygon2, non-Choice Scarf Porygon-Z, Meloetta, Donphan, Kommo-o, and Seperior. Zen Headbutt allows Mega Medicham to take on Mega Venusaur, Volcarona, and bulky Mega Charizard Y. Ice Punch takes care of most Flying- and Dragon-types like Landorus-T and Zygarde. Poison Jab can be used over Ice Punch for Fairy-types like Tapu Bulu, bulky Tapu Fini, Primarina, and Whimsicott and to turn the matchup against Mega Gardevoir into a coinflip with a Speed tie. Thunder Punch with an Adamant nature enables Mega Medicham to force mind games against Mega Gyarados or beat Flyinium Z variants.
Set Details
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Having 252 Attack EVs and Pure Power turn Mega Medicham into a powerful attacker, as it can take care of walls like Porygon2 and Pokemon like non-Choice Scarf Landorus-T and non-Choice Scarf Porygon-Z. Having 252 Speed EVs along with a Jolly nature makes Mega Medicham able to outpace Pokemon like Vivillon, Landorus-T, Kommo-o, and non-Choice Scarf Genesect. An Adamant nature can be used to be able to take care of Zapdos, offensive Mega Metagross, and Zygarde. Mega Medicham can also almost always KO Primarina with Fake Out followed by Poison Jab. However, Mega Medicham will fail to outspeed faster Pokemon like Vivillon and Genesect.
Usage Tips
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Mega Medicham should almost always use Fake Out turn one for chip damage unless the Pokemon is a Ghost-type or Tapu Lele. This is especially useful against Magnezone, Mega Aggron, Golem, and Dragonite to get rid of Sturdy and Multiscale; then, follow up with High Jump Kick or Ice Punch to take care of them. If Mega Medicham is not running Ice Punch, it cannot beat Landorus-T, so you should be careful about sending it out if a teammate does not pressure it. Only send Mega Medicham in on Pokemon like Primarina, Zapdos, and Zygarde-C if you are running an Adamant nature, as Mega Medicham only can beat them with Adamant. If Mega Medicham does not have a Jolly nature, be careful around Normalium Z Porygon-Z and Vivillon, as these all outpace and OHKO it. When facing Serperior, be sure to Fake Out turn one to scout for Protect. If Serperior does not use Protect turn one, then use Ice Punch, as the chip damage from Fake Out will be enough to knock Serperior out. If Serperior does use Protect turn one, use High Jump Kick to avoid losing half of Mega Medicham's health to crash damage and have it taken care of by Leaf Storm. Be careful around walls like Mega Sableye, Deoxys-S, and Clefable because all of them can slowly wear Mega Medicham down and take care of it. If the opponent has a fast Pokemon like Greninja or a common Choice Scarf user like Porygon-Z, Genesect, or Jirachi, be careful about picking Mega Medicham, as it will be unable to take care of these Pokemon.
Team Options
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Pokemon like Porygon-Z and Meloetta can take care of offensive Mega Charizard X and Mega Charizard Y for Mega Medicham. In return, Mega Medicham can take on Steel-types like Heatran, Genesect, and Ferrothorn for them. Stallbreakers like Tapu Fini, Primarina, and Zapdos are needed to help with Clefable and non-Metal Burst Mega Sableye. In return, Mega Medicham can take on Mega Venusaur and Tapu Lele. Groundium Z Garchomp and Landorus-T help with troubling Pokemon like non-Ice Punch bulky Mega Metagross, Mega Pinsir, and Mega Blaziken. In return, Mega Medicham can take on Genesect and Kommo-o for them. Fire-type Pokemon like Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y and Incineroar are good to pair with Mega Medicham because they can care of Steel-types that can deal with High Jump Kick like Choice Scarf Jirachi, Magearna, Aegislash, and bulky Mega Metagross that Mega Medicham struggles with. In return, Mega Medicham can take care of troubling Pokemon like Tapu Fini, Primarina, Landorus-T, and Zygarde-C for them.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Rock Tomb can be used over Zen Headbutt for hitting bulky Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y, and Volcarona; however, Mega Medicham would lose against Mega Venusaur and Fighting-types like Sawk. Bullet Punch can be used to help take care of frail Pokemon like Pheromosa as well as Mega Gardevoir and Mega Diancie; however, this means forgoing a coverage option like Ice Punch or Zen Headbutt that Mega Medicham needs.
Checks and Counters
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**Protect**: The rare Protect on Sturdy Pokemon like Magnezone causes Fake Out to fail and therefore makes Mega Medicham lose the matchup. It also causes mind games with using High Jump Kick on Steel-types like Celesteela, as the crash damage makes Mega Medicham lose half of its health.
**Faster Pokemon**: Faster Pokemon like Choice Scarf Porygon-Z, Choice Scarf Haxorus , Greninja, Mega Lopunny, Zeraora, and Garchomp can take care of Mega Medicham with their STAB attacks due to Mega Medicham's low bulk.
**Super Effective Damage**: Ghost- and Flying-type attacks from the likes of Aegislash and Togekiss can take care of Mega Medicham with their STAB attacks due to its mediocre bulk. Fairy-types like Magearna and Mega Mawile can all OHKO Mega Medicham with their Fairy-type STAB attacks and have the bulk to tank most of Mega Medicham's attacks.
**Walls**: Walls such as Mega Sableye and Clefable can tank any of Mega Medicham's attacks and slowly wear it down.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Yami, 393488]]
- Quality checked by: [[Chickenpie2, 305552], [Alakazam, 276708], [Osra, 239997]]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216], [Estronic, 240732]]
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