Utility
Balanced
DTier
34Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Attack and Defense carry most of Meltan's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Near-impossible to catch and yields 1 Attack EV. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats
Avg
HP46
D
Attack65
C
Defense65
C
Sp. Atk55
D
Sp. Def35
F
Speed34
F
Total300
Details
Catch Rate
Legendary3 / 255
Growth Rate
Slow1.25M XP
Height0.2 m
0'08"Tiny
Weight8.0 kg
17.6 lbsFeather
Base XP150
Average
Abilities
Magnet Pull
Prevents steel opponents from fleeing or switching out.
EV Yield
HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe
Attack training source
Pokedex Entries

It melts particles of iron and other metals found in the subsoil, so it can absorb them into its body of molten steel.

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.

Meltan Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Fire, Fighting, Ground
0.5x (Resist)Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy
0x (Immune)Poison
Type ChartExcellent
3Weak
10Resist
1Immune
Score+7
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
FireFightingGround
½xResist
NormalGrassIceFlyingPsychicBugRockDragonSteelFairy
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
Poison
STAB (3)
IceRockFairy
How to Beat Meltan in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee (Best Counters)
Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel
A
Ground is super effective against MeltanView Excadrill →

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Evolution

Meltan is a mythical Steel type that evolves into Melmetal. Breeding won't work. Evolve the one you've got. Evolving adds up to 300 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Meltan
#808Meltan
400 Meltan Candy (GO)
Melmetal
#809Melmetal
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Meltan
Steel
Melmetal
Steel
HP
46
135+89
ATK
65
143+78
DEF
65
143+78
SP.ATK
55
80+25
SP.DEF
35
65+30
SPE
34
34
BST
300D-Tier
600B-Tier+300
ROLE
Balanced
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Utility
Physical
Breeding is not available in this game

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Meltan Best Moveset

Best Build

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves

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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Harden
D——30Normal
Lv 1
Headbutt
D7010015Normal
Lv 9
Tail Whip
——10030Normal
Lv 18
Thunder Wave
C—9020Electric
Lv 27
Thunder Shock
—4010030Electric
Lv 36
Acid Armor
D——20Poison
Lv 45
Flash Cannon
C8010010Steel

TM Moves

TM
TM54
Flash Cannon
C8010010Steel
TM01
Headbutt
D7010015Normal
TM07
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM05
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM08
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM16
Thunder Wave
C—9020Electric
TM36
Thunderbolt
D9010015Electric
TM27
Toxic
C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Meltan doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Meltan can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Meltan in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee

Meltan is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

This is an event-exclusive or special distribution.

Meltan Guide

  • In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, Meltan is a Mythical Pokemon rated D-Tier. At 300 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a balanced.

  • In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, Meltan's biggest threats include Infernape (Fire), Conkeldurr (Fighting), and Golem (Ground), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. At base 34 Speed, Meltan won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.

  • Magnet Pull is the go-to ability for Meltan. It prevents steel opponents from fleeing or switching out. It's Meltan's only ability.

  • Base 34 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Meltan is leaning toward the physical side (base 65 Attack). Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits.

  • Meltan is catchable in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee as a fixed Mythical encounter. One per save file, so bring your best Poke Balls. Check Locations above for the exact spot. It also appears in 2 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Meltan first appeared in Sun & Moon and has been available in 3 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

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