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#0808Gen VII

Meltan

Hex Nut Pokémon

steel
Meltan

Type matchups

Damage taken when attacked
Weak to
fighting2×ground2×fire2×
Resists
normal½×flying½×rock½×bug½×steel½×grass½×psychic½×ice½×dragon½×fairy½×
Immune to
poison0×

    Its STAB attacks

    Super effective against
    rockicefairy
    Walled by
    steelfirewaterelectric
    Full type chart

    Base stats

    HP46
    Attack65
    Defense65
    Sp. Atk55
    Sp. Def35
    Speed34
    Total 300
    EV yield
    1 Attack
    Base experience
    135

    Evolution

    Meltan Meltan
    Feed 400 Meltan Candies in Pokémon GO
    Melmetal Melmetal
    Gigantamax Factor

    Abilities

    Magnet Pull

    While this Pokémon is in battle, opposing Steel-type Pokémon cannot flee or switch out. Pokémon with Run Away can still flee. Pokémon can still switch out with the use of a move or item. Overworld: If the lead Pokémon has this ability, Steel-type Pokémon have a higher encounter rate.

    Profile

    Height
    0.2 m 0′08″
    Weight
    8.0 kg 17.6 lbs
    Gender
    Genderless
    Egg groups
    Undiscovered
    Hatch time
    120 cycles ~30,700 steps
    Catch rate
    3 Very hard≈ 1.6% with a Poké Ball at full HP
    Base friendship
    0
    Growth rate
    Slow

    Moves

    Sword & Shield
    Lv.MoveTypeCat.PwrAccPP
    1Hardennormal——30
    1Thunder Shockelectric4010030
    8Tail Whipnormal—10030
    16Headbuttnormal7010015
    24Thunder Waveelectric—9020
    32Acid Armorpoison——20
    40Flash Cannonsteel8010010

    Where to find it

    Sword & Shield

    Not found in the wild in Sword & Shield. It may be obtained by evolving, breeding, trading or as a gift.

    Pokédex entries

    It dissolves and eats metal. Circulating liquid metal within its body is how it generates energy.

    Sword

    They live as a group, but when the time comes, one strong Meltan will absorb all the others and evolve.

    Shield
    All 3 Pokédex entries

    It dissolves and eats metal. Circulating liquid metal within its body is how it generates energy.

    Sword

    They live as a group, but when the time comes, one strong Meltan will absorb all the others and evolve.

    Shield

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