Is Meltan Good in Scarlet & Violet Playthrough?
Meltan has the type edge here and should clean up Katy's team.
Meltan has the type edge here and should clean up Brassius's team.
Iono's typing presses Meltan's defenses.
Kofu's team hits Meltan's weaknesses hard.
Larry's team hits Meltan's weaknesses hard.
Ryme's typing presses Meltan's defenses.
Meltan trades roughly evenly with Tulip's team.
Meltan trades roughly evenly with Grusha's team.
Rika's team hits Meltan's weaknesses hard.
Poppy's Pokemon outpace and outclass Meltan here.
Larry's team hits Meltan's weaknesses hard.
Meltan trades roughly evenly with Hassel's team.
Geeta's team hits Meltan's weaknesses hard.
How to Get Meltan in Scarlet & Violet
How to Obtain Meltan in SV
- Step 1Meltan ✓
Step 2Evolve into Melmetal
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 | |
 Fuecoco Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodCabo Poco Gift | ||
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Houndour DarkFire | C | |
 Salandit PoisonFire | C | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Crocalor Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fuecoco (Cabo Poco Gift) | ||
 Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meltan View Mudbray builds →Bulldoze 2x81-96% Rock Smash 2x36-43% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
 Fletchinder Fire | C | |
Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Scovillain GrassFire | C | |
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Crocalor Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fuecoco (Cabo Poco Gift) | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Mudsdale Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meltan View Mudsdale builds →High Horsepower 2x154-182%KO Rock Smash 2x45-53% | ||
Scovillain GrassFire | C | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meltan View Donphan builds →Stomping Tantrum 2x120-142%KO Fire Fang 2x68-82% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meltan View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x306-360%KO Earth Power 2x183-217%KO | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Talonflame Fire | C | |
 Skeledirge FireGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fuecoco (Cabo Poco Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meltan View Skeledirge builds →Flamethrower 2x192-227%KO Earth Power 2x128-151%KO | ||
 Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Skeledirge FireGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fuecoco (Cabo Poco Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meltan View Skeledirge builds →Overheat 2x275-323%KO Earth Power 2x126-150%KO | ||
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Skeledirge FireGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fuecoco (Cabo Poco Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Meltan View Skeledirge builds →Flamethrower 2x199-235%KO | ||
Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meltan View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x317-374%KO Earth Power 2x192-226%KO | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Skeledirge FireGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fuecoco (Cabo Poco Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meltan View Skeledirge builds →Overheat 2x283-333%KO Earth Power 2x132-156%KO | ||
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meltan View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x250-294%KO Bulldoze 2x67-80% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meltan View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x231-273%KO Headlong Rush 2x124-147%KO | ||
 Chi-Yu DarkFire | B | |
Obtain MethodNorth Province Area Two Interact Encounter | ||
 Quaquaval WaterFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Meltan View Quaquaval builds →Close Combat 2x187-220%KO | ||
 Incineroar FireDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meltan View Incineroar builds →Flare Blitz 2x175-206%KO Cross Chop 2x97-115%KO Bulldoze 2x59-70% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meltan View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x242-284%KO Bulldoze 2x65-77% | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meltan View Emboar builds →Flare Blitz 2x186-219%KO Hammer Arm 2x155-183%KO Bulldoze 2x63-74% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meltan View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x227-267%KO Headlong Rush 2x121-143%KO | ||
Incineroar FireDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meltan View Incineroar builds →Flare Blitz 2x178-210%KO Cross Chop 2x99-117%KO Bulldoze 2x60-70% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meltan View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x247-291%KO Bulldoze 2x66-78% | ||
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meltan View Emboar builds →Flare Blitz 2x189-223%KO Hammer Arm 2x158-185%KO Bulldoze 2x63-75% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meltan View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x231-272%KO Headlong Rush 2x123-145%KO | ||
In Scarlet & Violet, Excadrill threatens a KO with Earthquake (118-139%).
Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureModest Moves View Volcarona builds →
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 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandrush ItemAir Balloon NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Meltan View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x118-139%KO Rapid Spin10-11% | ||
Meltan Evolutions
Meltan is a mythical Steel type with 300 total stats. No evolution, no breeding. You get one through events or special distribution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
SV Meltan Best Moveset
AbilityMagnet Pull traps Steel-types, but Meltan's stats are too low to threaten anything it traps. Two generations at the bottom as a novelty. This moveset runs Held ItemLeftovers with NatureRelaxed and physical Steel moves, though every other Steel-type handles the role better.
Best Build
Meltan best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Toxic
- Tail Whip
- Gyro Ball
- Protect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- 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. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, 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, Egg, 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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Event Moves
Base Stats
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.
Meltan Scarlet & Violet Guide
In Scarlet & Violet, Meltan is a Mythical Pokemon rated D-Tier. At 300 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a balanced. Toxic with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Scarlet & Violet, 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 a physical attacker with base 65 Attack. Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits.
For Scarlet & Violet, the core moveset is Toxic, Tailwhip, Gyroball, and Protect. Toxic leads at 0% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.
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 7LGPE
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
Winds & Waves