The Essentials on Melmetal
- Type
- Steel
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Fire, Fighting, Ground Table
- Resistances
- ×½ Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy · immune: Poison
- Evolution
- Melmetal does not evolve and has no pre-evolution.
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View- Special Forms
- Gigantamax Details
- Stats
- Total 600 · top stat: Attack (143) Detail
- In Current Games
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A: No. 124 in the Extradimensional Pokédex (Mega Dimension)
- Pokémon GO: available, Shiny
- Other Names
- Melmetal in French · メルメタル, Melmetal in Japanese · Melmetal in German All Languages
Overview
Melmetal is a Steel-type Pokémon, No. 809 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 7. Category: Hex Nut Pokémon. Height: 2.5 m, weight: 800 kg.
Ability: Iron Fist. Melmetal is weak to Fire, Fighting and Ground-type moves (×2 damage). Melmetal takes no damage from Poison-type moves.
Generation
Generation 7
Sun / Moon
National No.
#809
National Pokédex
Category
Hex Nut Pokémon
Status
Mythical
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
135
255
Attack
143
255
Defense
143
255
Special Attack
80
255
Special Defense
65
255
Speed
34
255
Total
600
Min HP (Lv. 100)
380
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
474
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Steel). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 3 types
Fire
×2
Fighting
×2
Ground
×2
Normal (×1) — 4 types
Water
×1
Electric
×1
Ghost
×1
Dark
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 10 types
Normal
×½
Grass
×½
Ice
×½
Flying
×½
Psychic
×½
Bug
×½
Rock
×½
Dragon
×½
Steel
×½
Fairy
×½
Immune (×0) — 1 type
Poison
×0
Abilities
Ability 1
Powers up punching moves.
Melmetal Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve and does not come from any evolution.
Melmetal Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Steel
Gigantamax
Steel
Gigantamax
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Melmetal Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
—
Thunder Punch
Electric
Phys.
100%
75
15
1
Harden
Normal
Stat
—
—
30
1
Headbutt
Normal
Phys.
100%
70
15
1
Thunder Shock
Electric
Spec.
100%
40
30
1
Tail Whip
Normal
Stat
100%
—
30
24
Thunder Wave
Electric
Stat
90%
—
20
32
Acid Armor
Poison
Stat
—
—
20
40
Flash Cannon
Steel
Spec.
100%
80
10
48
Mega Punch
Normal
Phys.
85%
80
20
56
Protect
Normal
Stat
—
—
10
64
Discharge
Electric
Spec.
100%
80
15
72
Dynamic Punch
Fighting
Phys.
50%
100
5
80
Superpower
Fighting
Phys.
100%
120
5
88
Double Iron Bash
Steel
Phys.
100%
60
5
96
Hyper Beam
Normal
Spec.
90%
150
5
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Undiscovered
Egg Cycles
120 cycles
≈ 30,840 steps
Gender
Genderless
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Attack
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Melmetal
Available in 1 game, 1 recorded encounter. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Let’s Go, Pikachu!
Generation VII
Let’s Go, Pikachu! 1 encounter
Available
▼
Gift Pokémon
(1)
Meltan evolution (400 Candy in GO)
Lv. 1 100%
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
Let’s Go, Pikachu!
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
Melmetal in Pokémon GO
- 3,599Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 2,056Perfect CP in Raids
- 20 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Let’s Go, Pikachu!
“Revered long ago for its capacity to create iron from nothing, for some reason it has come back to life after 3,000 years.”
Let’s Go, Eevee!
“Revered long ago for its capacity to create iron from nothing, for some reason it has come back to life after 3,000 years.”
Sword
“At the end of its life-span, Melmetal will rust and fall apart. The small shards left behind will eventually be reborn as Meltan.”
Shield
“Centrifugal force is behind the punches of Melmetal’s heavy hex-nut arms. Melmetal is said to deliver the strongest punches of all Pokémon.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Melmetal
🇬🇧 English
Melmetal
🇯🇵 漢字
メルメタル
🇯🇵 Kana
メルメタル
🇯🇵 Romaji
Melmetal
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Melmetal
🇪🇸 Español
Melmetal
🇮🇹 Italiano
Melmetal
🇰🇷 한국어
멜메탈
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
美录梅塔
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
美錄梅塔
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Écrou
🇬🇧 EN
Hex Nut Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
ナットポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Mutter-Pokémon
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Melmetal
What type is Melmetal?
Melmetal is a Steel-type Pokémon.
What are Melmetal's weaknesses?
Melmetal is weak to Fire, Fighting and Ground-type moves (×2 damage). Melmetal takes no damage from Poison-type moves.
Can you get a Shiny Melmetal in Pokémon GO?
Yes, Shiny Melmetal is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry
