Meditite

Meditite in the anime: Maylene's partner against Paul, Dawn and Ash

Meditite debuted in the Advanced Generation episode A Meditite Fight, owned by a Trainer named Shauna who battled Ash twice. In the Diamond and Pearl series, Maylene's Meditite appears in a flashback in Lost Leader Strategy!, losing to Paul's Honchkrow, then beats Dawn's Buneary before falling to Ambipom in Crossing the Battle Line!, and confuses Ash's Chimchar and Staravia before losing in A Triple Fighting Chance!.

Meditite on cards: EX era Commons to a Stellar Crown Illustration rare

Meditite's first English card was an Uncommon in Dragon (2003), illustrated by Kouki Saitou, who drew it again for Emerald. Hidden Legends (2004) printed it twice, by Ken Sugimori and Atsuko Nishida, and Crystal Guardians, Power Keepers, Diamond & Pearl and Supreme Victors each added a Common by a different artist. A McDonald's Collection 2015 promo by sui and a Celestial Storm Common by Shibuzoh. kept it in print through the XY and Sun & Moon eras.

Stellar Crown (2024), a Scarlet & Violet set, gave Meditite a full-art Illustration rare by Yuriko Akase, the one printing that breaks from its long run as a Common. Ascended Heroes, from the Mega Evolution era, added another Common by Lee HyunJung.

Cards to know

• Meditite (Dragon #37)

  Meditite's first English card, a 2003 Uncommon illustrated by Kouki Saitou.

• Meditite (Hidden Legends #65)

  An EX era Common illustrated by Ken Sugimori.

• Meditite (McDonald's Collection 2015 #9)

  A McDonald's promo illustrated by sui.

• Meditite (Stellar Crown #153)

  A full-art Illustration rare by Yuriko Akase, Meditite's standout printing.