MELMETAL
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Revered long ago for its capacity to create iron from nothing, for some reason it has come back to life after 3,000 years.
Revered long ago for its capacity to create iron from nothing, for some reason it has come back to life after 3,000 years.
At the end of its life-span, Melmetal will rust and fall apart. The small shards left behind will eventually be reborn as Meltan.
Centrifugal force is behind the punches of Melmetal’s heavy hex-nut arms. Melmetal is said to deliver the strongest punches of all Pokémon.
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This Pokémon does not evolve.
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This Pokémon has a Humanoid body shape.
It is classified as Gray colored.
Its base happiness is 0.
Its capture rate is 3/255, roughly 1%.
It follows a Slow growth curve.
It belongs to the No Eggs egg group.
This species is genderless.
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MOVESETS
| LVL | NAME | TYPE | CAT. | PWR | ACC | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Thunder Punch | Electric | PHY | 75 | 100% | 15 |
| 1 | Headbutt | Normal | PHY | 70 | 100% | 15 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | STA | — | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Thunder Shock | Electric | SPE | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Harden | Normal | STA | — | — | 30 |
| 24 | Thunder Wave | Electric | STA | — | 90% | 20 |
| 32 | Acid Armor | Poison | STA | — | — | 20 |
| 40 | Flash Cannon | Steel | SPE | 80 | 100% | 10 |
| 48 | Mega Punch | Normal | PHY | 80 | 85% | 20 |
| 56 | Protect | Normal | STA | — | — | 10 |
| 64 | Discharge | Electric | SPE | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 72 | Dynamic Punch | Fighting | PHY | 100 | 50% | 5 |
| 80 | Superpower | Fighting | PHY | 120 | 100% | 5 |
| 88 | Double Iron Bash | Steel | PHY | 60 | 100% | 5 |
| 96 | Hyper Beam | Normal | SPE | 150 | 90% | 5 |
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Articles about Melmetal
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