Much to the frustration of their trainers, many Darmanitan which are injured in battle will use their wounds as a reason to meditate on the great questions of life, despite the fact that said battle is still ongoing. When Darmanitan meditate, they withdraw their arms and legs into their bodies, turn blue in color, and gain remarkably strong psychic powers at the expense of their power and speed. But these meditations are inevitably, quickly disrupted by further attacks which cost the Darmanitan the match. To combat this, Some trainers spring for expensive items from Kalos to teach their pokemon to stop meditating, while others replace their Darmanitan with more reliable pokemon.
It is only the scientists and monks who take interest in the actual thoughts of these Darmanitan – the former because it is a transformation of a form virtually unknown among pokemon, the latter because they have long been considered a holy pokemon, and understanding their thoughts is said to hold the key to enlightenment. Yet the difficulties of observation have often challenged both groups, for Darmanitan, against all common sense, will only meditate in the midst of combat!
It is lucky for knowledge that Darmanitan are considered to gain the psychic type in their blue-colored, immobile form, for absent these powers it is extremely unlikely that anyone would ever discover their thoughts. A few books of their wisdom have been published, but the appeal relies more on novelty than philosophical genius, for their contemplations and conclusions largely echo that of the Zen masters. Yet the fact that multiple species have come to the same grand conclusions independently of one another is claimed by monks to speak to the fundamental truth of their doctrine, and by scientists to a bizarre convergence deeply rooted in the mysteries of primate neurology.