No. 0808

Meltan

Hex Nut Pokémon

Official art

Meltan is a Steel-type Pokémon, 2× weak to Fighting, Ground and Fire, with a base stat total of 300. It isn’t usable in Pokémon Champions’ Regulation M-C.

Steel

Height: 0.2 m 0′08″
Weight: 8 kg 17.6 lbs
Base stat total: 300 Higher than 14% of Pokémon
Introduced: Gen VII Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee

Abilities

Mythical

Pokédex entryShield

They live as a group, but when the time comes, one strong Meltan will absorb all the others and evolve.

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Base stats

HP46121–153202–296

Atk6576–128121–251

Def6576–128121–251

SpA5567–117103–229

SpD3549–9567–185

Spe3448–9465–183

Total300Higher than 14% of Pokémon

Ranges in Pokémon Champions at Lv 50: 0 Stat Points with a −10% Stat Alignment to 32 Stat Points with a +10% one (HP has no alignment).Ranges in the main games at Lv 100: 0 IV/EV with a hindering nature to 31 IV/252 EV with a helpful nature. EV yield: 1 Atk.

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Type matchups

Weak to

2×

FightingFireGround

Resists

½×

BugDragonFairyFlyingGrassIceNormalPsychicRockSteel

Immune to

0×

Poison

Takes normal damage from 4 types

GhostWaterElectricDark

Speed tiers

The faster Pokémon moves first each turn, so knowing who you outspeed decides a lot of battles. These are its Speed values at Lv 50 in Pokémon Champions (base Speed 34); Scarf and Tailwind use the Max+ value.

Max+94Max86No SP54Min48Scarf141Tailwind188

At max Speed, Meltan outspeeds 7 of the 30 most used Pokémon in Champions VGC on Showdown, and ties 1.

Speed at Lv 50 in Pokémon Champions: Meltan against the 30 most used Pokémon in Champions VGC on Showdown, fastest first
Speed		Pokémon
203		Mega Garchomp ZModest · 32 SP · #21 on Showdown
200		Mega GengarTimid · 32 SP · #26 on Showdown
190		Mega Raichu YTimid · 23 SP · #13 on Showdown
189		Mega SalamenceTimid · 32 SP · #4 on Showdown
184		WhimsicottTimid · 32 SP · #23 on Showdown
178		Mega MetagrossJolly · 32 SP · #28 on Showdown
178		Mega StaraptorJolly · 32 SP · #29 on Showdown
172		SneaslerAdamant · 32 SP · #2 on Showdown
169		Mega FloetteTimid · 32 SP · #17 on Showdown
169		GarchompJolly · 32 SP · #19 on Showdown
167		Mega Charizard YTimid · 32 SP · #14 on Showdown
167		Mega GardevoirTimid · 32 SP · #20 on Showdown
161		IndeedeeTimid · 32 SP · #30 on Showdown
156		Hisuian ArcanineJolly · 32 SP · #16 on Showdown
150		ArchaludonTimid · 32 SP · #9 on Showdown
149		GholdengoTimid · 32 SP · #8 on Showdown
143		BasculegionJolly · 32 SP · #6 on Showdown
128		PelipperTimid · 32 SP · #12 on Showdown
120		VolcaronaBold · 0 SP · #25 on Showdown
105		RillaboomAdamant · 0 SP · #1 on Showdown
101		MiloticCalm · 0 SP · #15 on Showdown
95		SylveonModest · 15 SP · #18 on Showdown
94		Meltan · Max+32 SP, Speed-raising alignment
94		Female IndeedeeRelaxed · 0 SP · #7 on Showdown
90		PolitoedCalm · 0 SP · #22 on Showdown
90		SinistchaBold · 0 SP · #24 on Showdown
86		Meltan · Max32 SP, neutral alignment
85		ArmarougeQuiet · 0 SP · #27 on Showdown
80		IncineroarCareful · 0 SP · #3 on Showdown
80		FarigirafBold · 0 SP · #11 on Showdown
70		KingambitAdamant · 0 SP · #5 on Showdown
60		Mega GolisopodAdamant · 0 SP · #10 on Showdown
54		Meltan · No SP0 SP, neutral alignment

Smogon · Showdown Others at their most common Speed investment in Champions VGC (Reg M-C · Doubles, Sep 2026); Pokémon holding a Mega Stone are shown as their Mega.

Abilities

Prevents opposing Steel-type Pokémon from choosing to switch out.
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Competitive

Smogon · Showdown On Showdown

Not used in the tracked Showdown formats this month.

Other Showdown formats Scarlet & Violet, with Tera

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Evolution

Meltan does not evolve.

Moves

Level up 7


1	HardenRaises the user's Defense by 1.	Normal	Status	—	—	30
1	Thunder Shock10% chance to paralyze the target.	Electric	Spec	40	100%	30
8	Tail WhipLowers the foe(s) Defense by 1.	Normal	Status	—	100%	30
16	Headbutt30% chance to make the target flinch.	Normal	Phys	70	100%	15
24	Thunder WaveParalyzes the target.	Electric	Status	—	90%	20
32	Acid ArmorRaises the user's Defense by 2.	Poison	Status	—	—	20
40	Flash Cannon10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1.	Steel	Spec	80	100%	10

TM / HM / TR 13


TM14	Thunder WaveParalyzes the target.	Electric	Status	—	90%	20
TM21	RestUser sleeps 2 turns and restores HP and status.	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM24	SnoreUser must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target.	Normal	Spec	50	100%	15
TM25	ProtectPrevents moves from affecting the user this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM39	FacadePower doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed.	Normal	Phys	70	100%	20
TM76	RoundPower doubles if others used Round this turn.	Normal	Spec	60	100%	15
TR08	Thunderbolt10% chance to paralyze the target.	Electric	Spec	90	100%	15
TR20	SubstituteUser takes 1/4 its max HP to put in a substitute.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TR26	EndureUser survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TR27	Sleep TalkUser must be asleep. Uses another known move.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TR46	Iron DefenseRaises the user's Defense by 2.	Steel	Status	—	—	15
TR52	Gyro BallMore power the slower the user than the target.	Steel	Phys	—	100%	5
TR70	Flash Cannon10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1.	Steel	Spec	80	100%	10

Tutor 1


Tutor	Steel BeamUser loses 50% max HP.	Steel	Spec	140	95%	5

Biology

Standing 8 inches (20 cm) tall, Meltan has a grey liquid metal body made of gallium, with short arms, a tail in the shape of a red wire with two exposed copper points, a large head shaped like a golden hexagonal hardware nut, and a grey singular eye that hovers in the middle of its head.

Its eye takes on various shapes as its means to convey facial expressions, along with the movement of its tail. Meltan's nut-shaped head can temporarily detach from its body. It can melt metal into its own molten metal-like body, and circulating metal is how it gets its energy.

Its primary means of attack is an eye laser, using energy it collects with its body. It evolves into Melmetal.

Design & origin

Meltan was conceived by series director Junichi Masuda as a way to "build a bridge" between players of Pokémon Go and those of the mainline Pokémon titles. Its design revolves around a hardware nut and was kept as "simple as possible", reflecting the simpler designs of the series' first games, Pokémon Red and Blue.

Adapted from Wikipedia: List of generation VII Pokémon, Meltan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · edited.

Polls & views

Official worldwide vote#15 in Galar in the 2020 Pokémon of the Year poll, 16,077 votesThe Pokémon Company International
WikipediaWikipedia views: #58 of 67 Pokémon articles (last 30 days), 910 viewsWikipedia page views: Wikimedia Foundation (CC0)

Each line is one source, as it published it. Polls counted every form under its species.

Pokédex entries

: Hex Nut Pokémon
: Kanto · Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Color: Gray

: —

Let’s Go Kanto#152Hyperspace#123

They live as a group, but when the time comes, one strong Meltan will absorb all the others and evolve.
Shield
It dissolves and eats metal. Circulating liquid metal within its body is how it generates energy.
Sword
It melts particles of iron and other metals found in the subsoil, so it can absorb them into its body of molten steel.
Let’s Go, Pikachu! · Let’s Go, Eevee!

Names around the world

English: Meltan
Japanese: メルタン
Japanese (romaji): Meltan
Korean: 멜탄
Chinese (Traditional): 美錄坦
Chinese (Simplified): 美录坦
French: Meltan
German: Meltan
Spanish: Meltan
Italian: Meltan

Sprites

Artwork and 3D models

Gen IX · Gen VIII

Training

: 1 Atk
: 3 ≈0.4% with a Poké Ball at full HP
: 0
: 135
: Slow

Breeding

: Undiscovered
: Genderless
: 120 egg cycles ≈30,855 steps (Gen IV–VII)

Where to find

Not found in the wild in the games we have location data for.

Locations cover Red & Blue to Sword & Shield (with its DLC) and Let’s Go. We don’t have them yet for Legends: Arceus, Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Scarlet & Violet and Legends: Z-A.