Compared with other species it is not impressive; its strongest stat is Attack. On the other hand, Speed — lower than 88% of species. Its base stat total is weak: lower than 86% of species. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. In defense it has 3 weaknesses, 10 resistances and 1 full immunity at its disposal. Poison-type moves do nothing to it at all. This is a Mythical Pokémon — it does not appear in normal gameplay; it was handed out at events and through distributions. Very hard to catch — bring plenty of Poké Balls and something that puts it to sleep or paralyzes it.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Weak point: Sp. Def.
Attack and Defense share first place here, so any nature that raises one of them will do. The list of natures shows what each one does.
Which nature to choose
It hits physically: its Attack (65) is 10 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Adamant +Atk · −SpA It moves second and nothing will change that, so the whole boost goes into power.
- Brave +Atk · −Spe The Trick Room version: with the turn order reversed, the slower the better, and Gyro Ball calculates its power from exactly this lowered Speed.
- Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 2
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Kanto | #152 | Let's Go Pikachu / Eevee |
|---|---|---|
| Hyperspace | #123 | Legends: Z-A , Legends: Z-A: Mega Dimension |
Abilities
- Magnet Pull Prevents steel opponents from fleeing or switching out.
Pokédex entry
It melts particles of iron and other metals found in the subsoil, so it can absorb them into its body of molten steel.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Meltan takes when it is hit by a move of each type.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (1)
All Meltan cards →Meltan has one card in 1 set. That card is shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Meltan does not breed. You cannot get an Egg from it — this is how the games treat almost all Legendary and Mythical species.
Moves (20)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (15 via TM/TR, 1 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harden | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Thunder Shock | Electric | Special | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| 8 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 |
| 16 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 15 |
| 24 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 90% | 20 |
| 32 | Acid Armor | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 40 | Flash Cannon | Steel | Special | 80 | 100% | 10 |