For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.
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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Melmetal (disambiguation).

Melmetal Hex Nut Pokémon メルメタル Melmetal #809 Melmetal Gigantamax Melmetal Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Steel	Ability Iron Fist
Gender ratio Gender unknown	Catch rate 3 (1.6%)
Breeding Egg Group Undiscovered Hatch time 30840 - 31096 steps Egg not obtainable
Height 8'02" 2.5 m Melmetal 82'00"+ 25.0+ m Gigantamax Melmetal	Weight 1763.7 lbs. 800.0 kg Melmetal ??? lbs. ??? kg Gigantamax Melmetal
Base experience yield 270	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 3 0 HP 3 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint
Pokédex color   Gray	Base friendship Unknown
External Links On Smogon Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Melmetal (Japanese: メルメタル Melmetal) is a Steel-type Mythical Pokémon introduced in Generation VII in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.

In Pokémon GO, it evolves from Meltan by using 400 Meltan Candy. Meltan cannot be evolved in other games.

Melmetal has a Gigantamax form, which debuted with the release of Pokémon GO transfer compatibility with Pokémon HOME.

It was officially revealed on October 24, 2018.

Biology

Melmetal is a large, silver Pokémon with a humanoid build that consists mostly of liquid metal. Many dark-gray hexagonal nuts are embedded in or attached to its body: one around each shoulder, one around the center of each arm, one in each hand, one in each foot, and a small light grey one in the center of its torso. A large, golden hexagonal nut encircles its neck and a smaller one acts as its head. Floating in its head is a small, dark gray sphere. It has a small red tail resembling an electrical wire.

Melmetal is a Pokémon that has come back again after 3,000 years. In ancient times, it was tamed for its ability to compose metal from anything, which was used to build unique metal tools. According to Professor Willow, Melmetal was considered a being that lived in a secluded area deep within a wooded land that was full of sedimentary rocks rich with magnetite. When Melmetal reaches the end of its life, it will rust and split itself into multiple Meltan from the small shards left behind. The process of evolution has hardened its body, making it incredibly sturdy. However, it is still in a liquid state and has some flexibility, particularly in its arms.^[1] The strength of the heavy hex nut arms comes from the centrifugal force, which allows Melmetal to have the strongest punch of all Pokémon. Melmetal is said to be emerged when one strong Meltan absorbs the group it lives with in order to evolve.

As Gigantamax Melmetal, it becomes a large cyclopean giant. The dark-gray hexagonal nuts are now embedded as five fingers for its hands, two for the feet, two underneath the shoulder, and two connecting the shoulder to the large, golden, decagonal nut. A silver hexagonal nut is located between Melmetal's legs and chest, which has a large red tail resembling an electrical wire located behind it. The head is shaped like a knight's helmet with a smaller golden hexagonal nut located inside, with a glowing red grey sphere floating inside the head and three red clouds surrounding the head.

In its Gigantamax state, Melmetal can use its ecstatic and flexible body to land punches at foes while keeping its distance. By bringing the hex nuts on its fists together, it can throw gigantic fists for an even bigger punch. Gigantamax Melmetal can release tremendous electric beams from its belly, capable of vaporizing the opponent in one shot and vaporizing an entire hill. The electric beams are generated by the flow of Gigantamax Melmetal's liquid metal stored in its body, charing up the particles before firing^[2].

Melmetal is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Double Iron Bash and the exclusive G-Max Move G-Max Meltdown.

In the anime

Main series

 

Melmetal in the anime

Major appearances

Ash's Melmetal

Melmetal debuted in Final Rivals!, where Ash's Meltan evolved the night before the Manalo Conference finals. It did so by combining with its fellow Meltan.

Minor appearances

GOTCHA!

A Melmetal briefly appeared as a silhouette in GOTCHA!.

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Melmetal (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

In-game events

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: VII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM00 Mega Punch Normal Physical 80 85% 20 TM01 Mega Kick Normal Physical 120 75% 5 TM04 Ice Punch Ice Physical 75 100% 15 TM05 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 75 100% 15 TM08 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90% 5 TM09 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90% 5 TM11 Solar Beam Grass Special 120 100% 10 TM14 Thunder Wave Electric Status — 90% 20 TM20 Self-Destruct Normal Physical 200 100% 5 TM21 Rest Psychic Status — —% 10 TM22 Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90% 10 TM24 Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15 TM25 Protect Normal Status — —% 10 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 70 100% 20 TM43 Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100% 15 TM48 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 60 95% 15 TM76 Round Normal Special 60 100% 15 TM90 Electric Terrain Electric Status — —% 10 TM97 Brutal Swing Dark Physical 60 100% 20 TR01 Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100% 15 TR05 Ice Beam Ice Special 90 100% 10 TR08 Thunderbolt Electric Special 90 100% 15 TR09 Thunder Electric Special 110 70% 10 TR10 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100% 10 TR20 Substitute Normal Status — —% 10 TR26 Endure Normal Status — —% 10 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status — —% 10 TR39 Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100% 5 TR46 Iron Defense Steel Status — —% 15 TR52 Gyro Ball Steel Physical — 100% 5 TR70 Flash Cannon Steel Special 80 100% 10 TR74 Iron Head Steel Physical 80 100% 15 TR79 Heavy Slam Steel Physical — 100% 10 TR93 Darkest Lariat Dark Physical 85 100% 10 TR94 High Horsepower Ground Physical 95 95% 10 TR99 Body Press Fighting Physical 80 100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Melmetal Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Melmetal

By breeding

By tutoring

By transfer from another generation

Side game data

Pokémon GO Base Stamina: 264 Base Attack: 226 Base Defense: 190 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 20 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Thunder Shock Charged Attacks: Flash Cannon, Thunderbolt, Hyper Beam, Rock Slide, Superpower*

Evolution

Unevolved Meltan  Steel

400 +  Meltan Candy in Pokémon GO →

First evolution Melmetal  Steel

Forms

Gigantamax

Gigantamax Factor Melmetal Melmetal  Steel

Dynamax Band ↔

Lasts for three turns Gigantamax Melmetal Melmetal  Steel

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII   Sun Moon   Ultra Sun Ultra Moon File:Spr 7s 809.webp File:Spr b 7s 809.webp   File:Spr 7s 809.webp File:Spr b 7s 809.webp File:Spr 7s 809 s.webp File:Spr b 7s 809 s.webp   File:Spr 7s 809 s.webp File:Spr b 7s 809 s.webp Front Back   Front Back
Generation VIII   Sword Shield   HOME

 For other sprites and images, please see Melmetal images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Melmetal and its pre-evolved form have several unique attributes:
  • They are the only Pokémon in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! to not be introduced in Generation I.
  • They are the only Pokémon in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! whose Kanto Pokédex number (152 and 153) is not the same as its National Pokédex number (808 and 809). While Kanto Pokédex numbers are normally used throughout the game, the judge screen displays National Pokédex numbers, which is evident for Meltan and Melmetal.
  • They are the only Pokémon officially introduced in Generation VII that are not in the Alola Pokédex.
  • They are the only Pokémon obtainable in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! that cannot have the Let's Go origin mark .
  • They are the only Pokémon in the National Pokédex of Pokémon GO and Pokémon HOME (Switch only) to not be listed in a region section. Instead, they are put into "Unknown" and "Unknown Origins" respectively.
• Melmetal is the only Mythical Pokémon to have a Gigantamax form.
  • Melmetal is also the only Pokémon introduced in Generation VII to have a Gigantamax form.
  • Moreover, Melmetal is the only Pokémon whose Gigantamax form cannot be obtained through the Max Soup.
    • This also means that Melmetal is the only Pokémon out of those whose Shiny form is available legitimately whose Shiny Gigantamax form is not legitimately available, as the Gigantamax Melmetal distributed in Pokémon HOME is not Shiny.
      • While Urshifu’s Shiny Gigantamax form is also not legitimately available, neither is its Shiny form overall.
• Melmetal is coded to learn Thunder Punch upon evolving. However, this is impossible due to Meltan being unable to evolve in the core series games.
• Prior to the Version 1.2.0 update for Pokémon Sword and Shield, Melmetal was unable to learn Earthquake via TR, despite it being able to learn it in Pokémon: Let's Go! Pikachu and Let's Go! Eevee. This has since been fixed.

Origin

Melmetal has similar design aesthetics to its pre-evolution, Meltan. Its head and features are based on hexagonal nuts,^[3] and its tail resembles an exposed wire. Its body is based on mercury, a metallic element that is liquid at room temperature. Mercury can also conduct electricity, as well as react with many other metals to form amalgams.

Melmetal's Gigantamax form may have been based on the Cyclops (fake creatures).

Name origin

Melmetal may be a combination of melt and metal.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning  Japanese メルメタル Melmetal From melt and metal  French Melmetal Same as Japanese name  Spanish Melmetal Same as Japanese name  German Melmetal Same as Japanese name  Italian Melmetal Same as Japanese name  Korean 멜메탈 Melmetal Transliteration of Japanese name  Cantonese Chinese 美錄梅塔 Méihluhkmùihtaap Mandarin-based transliteration of Japanese name. The character 錄 luhk (to record) contains the radical 金 (metal).  Mandarin Chinese 美錄梅塔 / 美录梅塔 Měilùméitǎ Transliteration of Japanese name. The character 錄 lù (to record) contains the radical 金 (metal).

[hide]More languages  Russian Мелметал Melmetal Transcription of English name  Thai เมลเมทัล Menmethan Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Ash's Melmetal
• The Two Professors
• Gigantamax
• Mythical Pokémon
• Myths and legends involving Legendary Pokémon

Notes

External links

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