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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 3.5 / 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
Level 50: 4,069
Level 40: 3,599
Level 25: 2,571 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 2,056 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,542 (Research Tasks)
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-
C
Thunder Shock
Superpower
B-
B
Thunder Shock
Double Iron Bash*
A
A
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PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Thunder Shock is Melmetal's only fast move. 
  • Thunderbolt and Rock Slide pair well with Thunder Shock.
  • Double Iron Bash* is an excellent move, but Melmetal lacks the Attack stat and Fast Attack synergy to make good use of it.
  • Flash Cannon provides STAB damage but does poor damage. 
  • Hyper Beam does little to help Melmetal.
  • Superpower doesn't have much use here. 

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Thunderbolt is Melmetal's best option for neutral coverage against its counters. 
  • Double Iron Bash* is a 3 bar move with a fairly early damage window and decent power, making it an excellent move on defense.
  • Superpower is decent as an alternative move, but is easily dodged. 
  • Rock Slide is very likely going to be resisted by common Fighting-type attackers. 
  • Flash Cannon and Hyper Beam are one-bar moves that are too slow to access. 

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. 

Double Iron Bash has finally been released, and it has excellent parameters.  However, Melmetal's average ATK stat and access to only Thunder Shock as a fast attack diminishes its potential as a Steel attacker. It can work as a budget option for those without Metagross, but the performance difference between the two Steel titans is rather overwhelming.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Thunder Shock
Rock Slide
Superpower
A
Thunder Shock
Rock Slide
Thunderbolt
B
Thunder Shock
Thunderbolt
Superpower
B-
Thunder Shock
Double Iron Bash*
Superpower
A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Thunder Shock + Rock Slide or Double Iron Bash* and Superpower

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

Rock Slide is Melmetal's primary move of choice. It's cheap, spammy, and has great offensive coverage. Double Iron Bash is an alternate option, providing STAB and even more spamminess at the expense of some coverage. Pair either move with Superpower for a big hit against other Steel-types.

Thunderbolt, Flash Cannon, and Hyper Beam are all outclassed by those moves, although Flash Cannon can be used to land a surprise, extremely heavy hit against Zacian. If you were to use Rock Slide/Thunderbolt, you should use Probopass instead. Flash Cannon and Hyper Beam just aren't that valuable.

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 3.5 / 5

Melmetal held an incredibly strong niche early in PvP. However, with the release of more and more powerful Steel-types, it has fallen out of favor. Still, though, the combination of Rock Slide and Superpower gives it solid coverage against relevant meta Pokémon. Other Pokémon can just do Melmetal better in open format.

Ultra League 3.5 / 5

Melmetal is better in Ultra League than Great League. It's a powerful Steel-type, often functioning like Budget Registeel. However, unlike Registeel, Melmetal can hit Pokémon like Charizard and Gyarados for Super Effective damage with Rock Slide.

Master League 4 / 5

Melmetal's Steel-typing and solid bulk allows it to be a stalwart backbone to many teams in the Master League. It primarily functions as an answer to Dialga, Lugia, and Togekiss. Melmetal is also no slouch offensively, having slightly higher ATK than Togekiss and Giratina-O, alongside extremely spammy charge moves that have great coverage combined. Although Melmetal may not exactly win some of these matchups, it can threaten Ho-Oh, Yveltal, Excadrill, Snorlax, and Zarude super effectively, allowing it to function as a check when combined with its spamminess. Melmetal's excellent bulk and numerous resistances grants it a lot of freedom when it comes to overcharging, and can easily store charge moves while switching out to search for better targets to unleash them on.

Melmetal's primary counters are Ground-types like Groudon and both formes of Landorus. It also struggles heavily against Giratina-O, who simply deals much more damage to it thanks to Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball being very powerful moves. Zacian is also a major threat as it threatens both Melmetal and the Dragon- or Dark-type Pokemon that Melmetal likes to partner with.

Fast Moves

5
Thunder Shock
More Info

Electric

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x 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

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x 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
46.30
 37.04
80
Thunderbolt
More Info

Electric

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x 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

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x 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

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x 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

Elite Charge Moves

70
Double Iron Bash
More Info

Steel

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.00
0.70
0.00
 2.12
35.00
43.75
 74.24

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.

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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
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10009.5855974
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130012.511291285
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160013.512191388
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160014.513091491
19001513541542
190015.514001594
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190016.514901697
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