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Table of Contents

How Shiny is Acquired
Evolution
  • Original
  • Shiny

Pokemon Ratings

PvE Attacker Rating 0 / 5
Great League PVP Rating See all 4 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 3.5 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 4 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
800.00 kg Weight
2.50 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
3599
ATK 226
DEF 190
STA 264

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Thunder Shock
Flash Cannon
B-
X
Thunder Shock
Thunderbolt
A
A
Thunder Shock
Rock Slide
B
B-
Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Thunder Shock is Melmetal's only fast move. 
  • Thunderbolt and Rock Slide pair well with Thunder Shock.
  • Flash Cannon provides STAB damage but does poor damage. 
  • Hyper Beam does little to help Melmetal.

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Thunderbolt is Melmetal's best option for neutral coverage against its counters. 
  • Rock Slide, Flash Cannon, and Hyper Beam are too weak and/or slow.

PVE Overview

Melmetal has the unique honors of being the first Pokemon from the main series generation 8 to be featured in Go, the first legendary/mythic to debut outside of the main series, the first Mythic pokemon to actually evolve, and the first legendary/mythic that can be placed as a defender as a gym alongside its pre-evolution, Meltan. Despite all of these honors, just how does Melmetal stack up in the Pokemon Go metagame? Not very well. With Melmetal's pure Steel-typing and lack of a Steel-type fast move, paired with Thunderbolt or the awful Flash Cannon, make it a poor option for raids. Steel-type Pokemon also make poor defenders in gyms due to the prevalence of Machamp.

In the main series, Melmetal has a signature attack called Double Iron Bash. While we don't know when/how/if it will be implemented in Go, it could raise Melmetal's viability significantly. 

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Thunder Shock
Rock Slide
Thunderbolt
A
Thunder Shock
Rock Slide
Superpower
A
Thunder Shock
Thunderbolt
Superpower
B

PvP Moveset Explanation

Thunder Shock + Rock Slide and Thunderbolt or Superpower

Thunder Shock is the one and only fast move available to Melmetal. 

Rock Slide is an excellent charge move on Melmetal, providing good coverage while performing very well stat-wise (80 base power, 45 energy, 1.78 DPE). Thunderbolt is typically preferred over Flash Cannon due to less energy cost and pairing well with Thunder Shock, but the latter with the slightly better DPE with STAB can also be used to deal large damage when shields are down. Superpower is a strong move that provides wide and relevant coverage, and actually costs the least amount of energy among Melmetal's charge moves. However, a -1 ATK and DEF debuff on the user makes it risky to use. 

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 4 / 5

Melmetal is a very promising and unique Pokemon in Great League, only limited by availability to owners of the Nintendo Switch games Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee. If you don't have a Switch, it might be worth poking a friend or acquaintance that does have it, partly due to the huge cost of just evolving Meltan. Melmetal's strengths in PvP are its excellent charge moves backed by a fast energy-generating Thunder Shock, allowing Melmetal to apply large shield pressure as a tanky Pokemon. Mono-Steel typing offers a wide range of resistances, but not being able to punch hard against the actual fighters (Medicham, Toxicroak, etc.) is somewhat discouraging.  Overall it definitely has its place in the meta, just keep it away from Counter users, the mud bois (Whiscash, Marshtomp, etc.), and Steelix. 

Ultra League 3.5 / 5

With a higher CP cap in Ultra League, Melmetal continues to show dominance in many of its matchups and remains a solid pick in this league. Being able to compete against top picks such as Lugia, Cresselia, and many of the Dragon-type pokemon here is definitely worth noting. The weaknesses to Fighting, Fire, and Ground haven't left it though, and this is where Melmetal struggles to gain an upper hand. 

Master League 4 / 5

Thanks to the CP restriction removed in Master League, Melmetal's out there flexing its big 3599 max CP in the form of its big fists. While it doesn't actually have its signature move yet, its current moveset is actually very good and complements its typing well. Rock Slide and Superpower is definitely the recommended set here, offering coverage against huge forces like Dialga and Togekiss as well as other important Steel- and Flying-types.

Fast Moves

5
Thunder Shock
More Info

Electric

1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51xDamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.60
0.30
13.33
8.33
10.42

Charge Moves

100
Flash Cannon
More Info

Steel

1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.70
0.90
0.00
 1.00
37.04
0.00
 37.04
80
Thunderbolt
More Info

Electric

1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51xDamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.50
0.50
0.00
 1.60
32.00
40.00
 51.20
150
Hyper Beam
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.80
0.30
0.00
 1.50
39.47
49.34
 59.21
80
Rock Slide
More Info

Rock

1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.70
1.10
0.00
 1.60
29.63
37.04
 47.41
85
Superpower
More Info

Fighting

1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.00
0.70
0.00
 1.70
28.33
35.42
 48.17

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 100
Stardust 100,000

Other

Buddy Distance 20 km
Capture Rate30.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
39.1% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20014450
2001.592105
2002140159
2002.5187213
4003235268
4003.5283322
4004330376
4004.5378431
6005426485
6005.5474539
6006521594
6006.5569648
8007617702
8007.5664757
8008712811
8008.5760865
10009808920
10009.5855974
1000109031028
100010.59481080
1300119931131
130011.510381183
13001210841234
130012.511291285
16001311741337
160013.512191388
16001412641440
160014.513091491
19001513541542
190015.514001594
19001614451645
190016.514901697
22001715351748
220017.515801799
22001816251851
220018.516701902
25001917161954
250019.517612005
25002018062056
250020.518512108
30002118962159
300021.519412211
30002219872262
300022.520322314
35002320772365
350023.521222417
35002421672468
350024.522122519
40002522582571
400025.523032622
40002623482674
400026.523932725
45002724382777
450027.524842828
45002825292880
450028.525742931
50002926192982
500029.526643034
50003027093085
500030.527323111
60003127553137
600031.527773162
60003228003188
600032.528223214
70003328453239
700033.528673265
70003428903291
700034.529133317
80003529353342
800035.529583368
80003629803394
800036.530033419
90003730253445
900037.530483471
90003830713497
900038.530933522
100003931163548
1000039.531383574
100004031613599
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