Strong point: Attack — among the highest in the entire Pokédex. Its weakest point is Speed — lower than 88% of species. Overall it is one of the stronger species — above 94% of the Pokédex. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. On defense it has 3 weaknesses, 10 resistances and 1 full immunity. 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. Strong point: Attack; weak point: Speed.
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 (143) is 63 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 | #153 | Let's Go Pikachu / Eevee |
|---|---|---|
| Hyperspace | #124 | Legends: Z-A , Legends: Z-A: Mega Dimension |
Abilities
- Iron Fist Strengthens punch-based moves to 1.2× their power.
Pokédex entry
Revered long ago for its capacity to create iron from nothing, for some reason it has come back to life after 3,000 years.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Melmetal 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 Melmetal cards →Melmetal has one card in 1 set. That card is shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Melmetal does not breed. You cannot get an Egg from it — this is how the games treat almost all Legendary and Mythical species.
Moves (47)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (38 via TM/TR, 2 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harden | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 15 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Thunder Shock | Electric | Special | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| 24 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 90% | 20 |
| 32 | Acid Armor | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 40 | Flash Cannon | Steel | Special | 80 | 100% | 10 |
| 48 | Mega Punch | Normal | Physical | 80 | 85% | 20 |
| 56 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 64 | Discharge | Electric | Special | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 72 | Dynamic Punch | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 50% | 5 |
| 80 | Superpower | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100% | 5 |
| 88 | Double Iron Bash | Steel | Physical | 60 | 100% | 5 |
| 96 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90% | 5 |
| — | Thunder Punch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100% | 15 |