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#0809

Melmetal

Hex Nut Pokémon

SteelGen VII · AlolaMythical

Height: 2.5 m
Weight: 800.0 kg
Total: 600

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Description

At the end of its life-span, Melmetal will rust and fall apart. The small shards left behind will eventually be reborn as Meltan.

Pokédex text from Sword

Melmetal base stats

135

Attack

143

Defense

143

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total600

What is Melmetal weak to?

Weaknesses

Resistances

Normal×½
Grass×½
Ice×½
Flying×½
Psychic×½
Bug×½
Rock×½
Dragon×½
Steel×½
Fairy×½

Immunities

Poison×0

Type chart gen6+; Abilities and held items are not taken into account.

How does Melmetal evolve?

#0808

Meltan

Steel

Meltan candies (Pokémon GO)

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Melmetal

Steel

Which moves does Melmetal learn?

Moves from Sword / Shield: the most recent game it appears in, according to PokéAPI.

By level (15)

Moves it learns: By level (15)
Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Evo.	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100	15
1	Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100	15
1	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100	30
1	Thunder Shock	Electric	Special	40	100	30
1	Harden	Normal	Status	—	—	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

By TM (36)

Moves it learns: By TM (36)
Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Body Press	Fighting	Physical	80	100	10
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15
Brutal Swing	Dark	Physical	60	100	20
Darkest Lariat	Dark	Physical	85	100	10
Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10
Electric Terrain	Electric	Status	—	—	10
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
Flash Cannon	Steel	Special	80	100	10
Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	—	100	5
Heavy Slam	Steel	Physical	—	100	10
High Horsepower	Ground	Physical	95	95	10
Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100	10
Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100	15
Iron Defense	Steel	Status	—	—	15
Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100	15
Mega Kick	Normal	Physical	120	75	5
Mega Punch	Normal	Physical	80	85	20
Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95	15
Round	Normal	Special	60	100	15
Self-Destruct	Normal	Physical	200	100	5
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100	15
Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100	10
Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5
Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70	10
Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100	15
Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	90	20
Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100	15

By tutor (2)

Moves it learns: By tutor (2)
Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Steel Beam	Steel	Special	140	95	5
Steel Roller	Steel	Physical	130	100	5

Melmetal forms and variants

Gigantamax Form
Gigantamax
Steel
Total 600 · 25.0 m · 1,000.0 kg
Stats, effectiveness and abilities of this form: Gigantamax Form
HP
135
Attack
143
Defense
143
Sp. Atk
80
Sp. Def
65
Speed
34
Total600
Weaknesses
Fire×2
Fighting×2
Ground×2
Resistances
Normal×½
Grass×½
Ice×½
Flying×½
Psychic×½
Bug×½
Rock×½
Dragon×½
Steel×½
Fairy×½
Immunities
Poison×0
Type chart gen6+; Abilities and held items are not taken into account.
- Iron Fist

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Which moves does Melmetal learn?

Moves from Sword / Shield: the most recent game it appears in, according to PokéAPI.

By level (15)

Moves it learns: By level (15)
Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Evo.	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100	15
1	Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100	15
1	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100	30
1	Thunder Shock	Electric	Special	40	100	30
1	Harden	Normal	Status	—	—	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

By TM (36)

Moves it learns: By TM (36)
Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Body Press	Fighting	Physical	80	100	10
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15
Brutal Swing	Dark	Physical	60	100	20
Darkest Lariat	Dark	Physical	85	100	10
Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10
Electric Terrain	Electric	Status	—	—	10
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
Flash Cannon	Steel	Special	80	100	10
Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	—	100	5
Heavy Slam	Steel	Physical	—	100	10
High Horsepower	Ground	Physical	95	95	10
Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100	10
Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100	15
Iron Defense	Steel	Status	—	—	15
Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100	15
Mega Kick	Normal	Physical	120	75	5
Mega Punch	Normal	Physical	80	85	20
Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95	15
Round	Normal	Special	60	100	15
Self-Destruct	Normal	Physical	200	100	5
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100	15
Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100	10
Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5
Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70	10
Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100	15
Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	90	20
Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100	15

By tutor (2)

Moves it learns: By tutor (2)
Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Steel Beam	Steel	Special	140	95	5
Steel Roller	Steel	Physical	130	100	5

Melmetal forms and variants

Gigantamax Form

Gigantamax

Steel

Total 600 · 25.0 m · 1,000.0 kg

Stats, effectiveness and abilities of this form

135

Attack

143

Defense

143

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total600

Weaknesses

Resistances

Normal×½
Grass×½
Ice×½
Flying×½
Psychic×½
Bug×½
Rock×½
Dragon×½
Steel×½
Fairy×½

Immunities

Poison×0

Type chart gen6+; Abilities and held items are not taken into account.

Iron Fist