#809 (Alola)
Melmetal is weak to Fighting, Ground and Fire-type moves.
Melmetal 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 Melmetal are Thunder Shock and Double Iron Bash 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. Melmetal evolves from Meltan for 400 Candy.
Melmetal, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.
Melmetal is a mythical Steel Pokémon which evolves from Meltan. It is weak to Fighting, Ground and Fire moves. Melmetal's best moveset is Thunder Shock & Double Iron Bash and it has a Max CP of 4,069.
"Revered long ago for its capacity to create iron from nothing, for some reason it has come back to life after 3,000 years."
Moves & Movesets
| Quick move | Damage | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Thunder Shock | 4 | 8 |
| Main move | Damage | Energy | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double Iron Bash Elite TM | 70 | 3 | 2.55 |
| Dynamic Punch | 85 | 2 | 1.7 |
| Superpower | 85 | 2 | 1.7 |
| Thunderbolt | 80 | 2 | 1.6 |
| Hyper Beam | 150 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Rock Slide | 75 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Flash Cannon | 100 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Max Move | Lv 1 | Lv 2 | Lv 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Lightning from Thunder Shock | 250 | 300 | 350 |
| Max Guard shield HP | 20 | 40 | 60 |
| Max Spirit heal, % of max HP | 8% | 12% | 16% |
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
|
Double Iron Bash
Elite TM
42 DPS
|
13.2 | 124% |
|
Thunder Shock
8 DPS
|
Dynamic Punch
34 DPS
|
10.6 | 100% |
|
Thunder Shock
8 DPS
|
Hyper Beam
37.5 DPS
|
10.4 | 98% |
|
Thunder Shock
8 DPS
|
Flash Cannon
48 DPS
|
10.4 | 98% |
|
Thunder Shock
8 DPS
|
Thunderbolt
32 DPS
|
10.1 | 96% |
|
Thunder Shock
8 DPS
|
Superpower
28.3 DPS
|
9.8 | 92% |
|
Thunder Shock
8 DPS
|
Rock Slide
30 DPS
|
9.7 | 92% |
Counters & Raids
For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Melmetal Raid Counters »
The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Mewtwo X with Counter and Dynamic Punch+.
Stats & IVs
| Attack |
|
226 |
| Defense |
|
190 |
| Stamina |
|
264 |
| Level 40 | 220 |
| Level 50 | 234 |
| Height | 2.5 m |
| Weight | 800 kg |
| Stardust | 100,000 |
| Candy | 100 |
| Buddy walk distance | 20 km |
|
Level 15 Research encounters |
1,542 |
|
Level 20 Max hatched / raids |
2,056 |
|
Level 30 Max wild |
3,085 |
|
Level 40 |
3,599 |
|
Level 50 |
4,069 |
| Level 25 (raids) | 2,571 |
| Level 35 (wild) | 3,342 |
