Revered long ago for its capacity to create iron from nothing, for some reason it has come back to life after 3,000 years.
► BASE STATS
► EVOLUTION CHAIN
This Pokémon does not evolve.
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.
► ALTERNATE FORMS
► TYPE EFFECTIVENESS
► BEST COUNTERS
► ABILITIES
Powers up punching moves.
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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Recommended types to complement Melmetal
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► SIZE COMPARISON
► POKÉDEX NUMBERS
► TRADING CARDS
All Melmetal cards from the Pokémon TCG · 12 of 20 cards
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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.