Meltan is weak to Fighting, Ground and Fire-type moves.
Meltan is resistant to Normal, Flying, Rock, Bug, Steel, Grass, Psychic, Ice, Dragon and Fairy-type moves, and doubly resistant to Poison-type moves.
The best moves for Meltan are Thunder Shock and Flash Cannon when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. This combination also deals the most damage per turn in Trainer Battles.
There are 2 Pokémon in the Meltan family. Meltan evolves into Melmetal for 400 Candy.
Meltan, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.
Meltan is a mythical Steel Pokémon. It is weak to Fighting, Ground and Fire moves. Meltan's best moveset is Thunder Shock & Flash Cannon and it has a Max CP of 1,207. Meltan evolves into Melmetal.
"It melts particles of iron and other metals found in the subsoil, so it can absorb them into its body of molten steel."
Moves & Movesets
| Quick move | Damage | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Thunder Shock | 4 | 8 |
| Main move | Damage | Energy | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderbolt | 80 | 2 | 1.6 |
| Flash Cannon | 100 | 1 | 1.2 |
The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.
| Quick move | Main move | DPS | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Thunder Shock
8 DPS
|
Flash Cannon
48 DPS
|
6.1 | 100% |
|
Thunder Shock
8 DPS
|
Thunderbolt
32 DPS
|
5.9 | 97% |
Counters & Raids
Meltan is weak to Fighting, Ground and Fire moves.
The best counter to Meltan is Mega Lucario with Force Palm and Aura Sphere, followed by Mega Mewtwo X, Mega Blaziken and Blacephalon.
The top Meltan counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.
| Pokémon | Moveset | Effective damage |
|---|---|---|
| Mega Lucario | 100% | |
| Mega Mewtwo X | 99% | |
| Mega Mewtwo X | 96% | |
| Mega Blaziken | 94% | |
| Mega Blaziken | 94% | |
| Blacephalon | 91% | |
| Mega Lucario | 89% | |
| Mega Delphox | 89% | |
| Mega Blaziken | 89% | |
| Mega Delphox | 88% |
These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »
Stats & IVs
| Attack |
|
118 |
| Defense |
|
99 |
| Stamina |
|
130 |
| Level 40 | 114 |
| Height | 0.2 m |
| Weight | 8 kg |
| Base capture rate | 0% |
| Base flee rate | 0% |
| Buddy walk distance | 20 km |
|
Level 15 Research encounters |
457 |
|
Level 20 Max hatched / raids |
610 |
|
Level 30 Max wild |
915 |
|
Level 40 |
1,068 |
|
Level 50 |
1,207 |
| Level 25 (raids) | 762 |
| Level 35 (wild) | 991 |
