Is Meltan Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Brock's typing presses Meltan's defenses.
Misty's typing presses Meltan's defenses.
Lt. Surge's team hits Meltan's weaknesses hard.
Erika's typing presses Meltan's defenses.
Koga's typing presses Meltan's defenses.
Sabrina's typing presses Meltan's defenses.
Blaine's Pokemon outpace and outclass Meltan here.
Giovanni's team hits Meltan's weaknesses hard.
Meltan trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Bruno's team hits Meltan's weaknesses hard.
Agatha's typing presses Meltan's defenses.
Lance's team hits Meltan's weaknesses hard.
Trace's team hits Meltan's weaknesses hard.
This is the Let's Go Pikachu team. In Let's Go Eevee, Trace brings Raichu Lv 57 in place of Jolteon Lv 57.
Trade
Meltan and Melmetal don't appear in the wild in Let's Go. Both come only from Pokemon GO: send them from GO to the GO Park in Fuchsia City, then catch them in the park. Meltan evolves into Melmetal only in Pokemon GO, with 400 Meltan Candy.
How to Get Meltan in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Meltan doesn't appear in the wild in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee. It comes from Pokemon GO: send it from GO to the GO Park in Fuchsia City, then catch it in the park. To find Meltan in Pokemon GO, transfer a Pokemon from GO into Let's Go through the GO Park: that unlocks a Mystery Box in GO, and opening the box makes Meltan show up around you. Melmetal can only be evolved in Pokemon GO, for 400 Meltan Candy.
How to Obtain Meltan in Let's Go
- Step 1Meltan ✓GO PARK TRANSFERAvailableSend Meltan from Pokemon GO to the GO Park in Fuchsia City, then catch it in the park.
The Mystery Box in Pokemon GO 
A Lapras sent from Pokemon GO (left) shows up in Let's Go with the message "Lapras has appeared in a GO Park!" (right) - Step 2Evolve into Melmetal
How to Get Shiny Meltan in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Shiny Meltan can't be hunted in Let's Go. Meltan comes from Pokemon GO through the GO Park, and a shiny one stays shiny when you send it over. Pokemon HOME has also offered a Shiny Meltan for completing the Let's Go Kanto Pokedex there. See every game where Shiny Meltan can be hunted
Meltan is not caught in the Let's Go overworld - it comes from Pokemon GO (Mystery Box) and is imported through GO Park. Shiny Meltan did not exist at launch; it was first released in Pokemon GO around Feb 2019 during limited Mystery Box shiny windows. A Let's Go player can own a shiny Meltan by catching one in GO during an active shiny window and transferring it via GO Park (shininess carries over), or from Pokemon HOME, which has offered a Shiny Meltan for completing the Let's Go Kanto Pokedex there. No native Let's Go shiny method.
Meltan Weakness
Meltan is weak to Fire, Fighting, and Ground. On the flip side, it's immune to Poison-type moves entirely. With 10 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Meltan's physical bulk (base 65 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Fighting, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
What is Meltan Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Meltan
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meltan View Flareon builds →Flare Blitz 2x199-235%KO Double Kick 2x34-41% | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
 Rapidash Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meltan View Rapidash builds →Flare Blitz 2x160-188%KO Double Kick 2x27-33% | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Meltan View Charizard builds →Flamethrower 2x199-235%KO | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Meltan View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x201-237%KO | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
 Marowak Ground | C | |
 Magmar Fire | C | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodVermilion City Gift | ||
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
 Dugtrio Ground | B | |
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
 Onix RockGround | C | |
Meltan Evolutions
Meltan doesn't evolve by leveling. You'll need a unique condition to push it forward to Melmetal. Evolving adds up to 300 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Meltan Best Moveset
Steel pre-evolution at 65 Attack, 55 Sp. Atk and 34 Speed. Only available through Pokemon GO transfers, and the moveset can't compete at these numbers in any format. Melmetal has to be evolved in Pokemon GO, and it brings the 143 Attack and Steel TermStab that hit hard enough to matter on a unique bulk frame.
Best Build
Mighty Candy+ATKBrave raises Attack and lowers Speed. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Red, then Pink. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Meltan
- Meltan Candy
- Mighty Candy
Mighty Candy L
Mighty Candy XL
Meltan Candy raises every stat, but only Meltan and Melmetal can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Meltan is Mighty Candy (Attack), and any Pokemon can eat it; Mighty Candy L needs level 30 and Mighty Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Moves List
Not a lot to pick from. Meltan gets Flash Cannon for same-type damage, and Normal and Electric coverage rounds things out. You're building around what's available rather than choosing from a deep bench.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Attack and Defense carry most of Meltan's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. It's near-impossible to catch and follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.
It melts particles of iron and other metals found in the subsoil, so it can absorb them into its body of molten steel.
Meltan Event Distributions
Meltan normally comes from Pokemon GO through the GO Park. The Mystery Gift distribution we list for these games is below.
Mythical Pokémon Meltan GiftLet's Go PikachuLet's Go EeveeNot shiny
Game Availability
Meltan first appeared in Sun & Moon and has been available in 4 titles. Mythical distribution means event-only access in most games, making it one of the harder Pokemon to collect.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SMDebut
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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