Medicham counters

Gen 9 ZU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Medicham
#0308 Medicham
FightingPsychic
USAGE 2.6% #55
ABILITYTelepathy
BASE STATS
HP 60
ATK 60
DEF 75
SPA 60
SPD 75
SPE 80
BST410
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FlyingGhostFairy
½×
FightingRock
Moves
Close Combat 96.5% Zen Headbutt 69.8% Bullet Punch 58.5% Ice Punch 48.1% Fake Out 43.5% Trailblaze 19.5% Poison Jab 19.5% Trick 14.0%
Items
Life Orb 41.5% Choice Band 38.7% Choice Scarf 15.8% Leftovers 3.1% Assault Vest 0.4% Salac Berry 0.1% Focus Sash 0.1% Expert Belt 0.1%
Abilities
Telepathy0.0%
Tera Types
Fighting 53.0% Fairy 19.0% Steel 17.6% Dark 4.3% Ghost 4.0% Normal 0.9% Electric 0.6% Psychic 0.3%
Common Teammates
Basculin31.7%Whimsicott31.4%Perrserker29.8%Jolteon28.2%Spiritomb23.9%Houndoom23.3%Toxicroak22.9%Skuntank21.5%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

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Ranked #55 with 2.59% usage. Sorted by reliability score.