Melmetal
Steel · Hex Nut Pokémon — first seen in Generation VII.
Showing the official games. Pick a ROM hack to see how it changes this Pokémon, or compare all of them.
Base stats
| Stat | Base | Min | Max | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 135 | 380 | 474 | |
| Attack | 143 | 261 | 423 | |
| Defense | 143 | 261 | 423 | |
| Sp. Attack | 80 | 148 | 284 | |
| Sp. Defense | 65 | 121 | 251 | |
| Speed | 34 | 65 | 183 | |
| Total | 600 |
Min and max are at level 100: the minimum is 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature, the maximum 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a beneficial nature. Shedinja's HP is always 1 whatever the formula says.
Type defences
Damage Melmetal takes from each attacking type.
Evolution
Melmetal does not evolve, and nothing evolves into it.
In the ROM hacks it evolves differently
Each guide's own line, in the words its creator published.
In Unbound
Meltan
MelmetalIn Pokémon Soulgold
In Pokémon R.O.W.E
In Radical Red
In Elite Redux
In Inclement Emerald
In Pokémon Ambrosia
In Pokémon Crippling Medical Debt Edition
In Pokémon Emerald Imperium
In Pokémon Exceeded
In Pokémon Emerald Squared
In Pokemon Kanto Expansion Pak
In Pokémon FireRed Deluxe
In Pokémon Saiph 2
In Pokémon Parallel Emerald
In Pokémon Mirror Gold
Moves
Melmetal is not in any of the 16 official games this site covers (Red & Blue through Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon), so there is no learnset here yet.
Where to find it in the official games
Not obtainable in the wild in any of the 16 official games this site covers. In those games it has to be evolved, traded or bred — or it belongs to a game whose data is not here yet.
Where to find it in the ROM hacks
4 guides on this site put it somewhere you can catch it. Areas link to that guide's own route page, with its own rates and levels.
| Guide | Where |
|---|---|
| Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus | Isle Of Armor 2Raid Den (Gigantamax) · Lv — · 2 Isle Of Armor 4Raid Den (Gigantamax) · Lv — · 2 Isle Of Armor 5Raid Den (Gigantamax) · Lv — · 2 and 2 more areas |
| Pokémon Ambrosia | AbyssGrass · Lv 71 · 10% AbyssOverworld · Lv 69 Ancient HallOverworld (aggressive) · Lv 80 and 2 more areas |
| Pokémon Tourmaline | Underground CityTotem battle · Lv — |
| Pokémon FireRed Deluxe | Cerulean Cave B1FGrass · Lv 60 · 4% |
| Unbound | not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it |
| Emerald Rogue | not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it |
| Pokémon Too Many Types 2 | not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it |
| Pokémon Soulgold | not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it |
| Pokémon Heart & Soul | not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it |
| Pokémon R.O.W.E | not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it |
| Pokémon Amethyst | not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it |
| Radical Red | not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it |
| Elite Redux | not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it |
| Inclement Emerald | not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it |
| Pokémon Crippling Medical Debt Edition | not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it |
| Pokémon Emerald Imperium | not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it |
| Pokémon: Wishes of Tomorrow | not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it |
| Pokémon Exceeded | not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it |
| Pokémon Emerald Squared | not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it |
| Pokemon Kanto Expansion Pak | not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it |
| Poke47 | not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it |
| HeartGold Generations | not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it |
| Pokémon Saiph 2 | not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it |
| Pokémon CC: Operation Masquerade | not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it |
| Pokémon Parallel Emerald | not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it |
| Pokémon Overcomplicated | not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it |
| Pokémon Mirror Gold | not in the wild in this guide's tables — evolve, trade or battle it |
Compare official Melmetal with the ROM hacks →
In the 26 guides that include it
Changed in 8 of 26 guides: retyped in 1, stats in 4, abilities in 2, evolution in 3.
Every ROM hack on this site that has Melmetal, and what it did to it. Guides that changed something are first. Click one for that version's full page — locations, moveset and TMs.
| Guide | Type | Total | Abilities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unbound | Changed | Steel | 600 | Iron Fist, Clearbody + Clearbody |
| Pokémon Too Many Types 2 | Changed | Steel→SteelThing | 600 | — |
| Elite Redux Mega Evolves into Melmetal Mega holding the Melmetalite | Changed | Steel | 600 | Full Metal Body, Steelworker, Heatproof |
| Pokémon Crippling Medical Debt Edition | Changed | 0 -600 -135 HP, -143 Attack, -143 Defense, -80 Sp. Atk, -65 Sp. Def, -34 Speed | — | |
| Pokemon Kanto Expansion Pak | Changed | Steel | 585 -15 -15 Sp. Atk | — |
| Poke47 Evolves from Meltan — Level up: 32 (Walk 1000 steps) | Changed | Steel | 600 | Iron Fist |
| Pokémon FireRed Deluxe | Changed | Steel | 560 -40 -25 HP, -13 Attack, -23 Defense, +20 Sp. Def, +1 Speed | Hyper Cutter + Hyper Cutter − Iron Fist |
| Pokémon Saiph 2 Evolves from Meltan at level 50 | Changed | 0 -600 -135 HP, -143 Attack, -143 Defense, -80 Sp. Atk, -65 Sp. Def, -34 Speed | — | |
| Emerald Rogue | Unchanged | Steel | 600 | Iron Fist |
| Pokémon Soulgold | Unchanged | Steel | 600 | Iron Fist |
| Pokémon Heart & Soul | Unchanged | Steel | 600 | Iron Fist |
| Pokémon R.O.W.E | Unchanged | Steel | 600 | Iron Fist |
| Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus | Unchanged | Steel | 600 | Iron Fist |
| Radical Red | Unchanged | Steel | 600 | Iron Fist |
| Inclement Emerald | Unchanged | Steel | 600 | Iron Fist |
| Pokémon Ambrosia | Unchanged | Steel | 600 | Boosted punches, Immune to stat drops |
| Pokémon Emerald Imperium | Unchanged | Steel | 600 | Iron Fist |
| Pokémon: Wishes of Tomorrow | Unchanged | Steel | 600 | Iron Fist |
| Pokémon Exceeded | Unchanged | Steel | 600 | Iron Fist |
| Pokémon Emerald Squared | Unchanged | Steel | 600 | Iron Fist |
| Pokémon Tourmaline | Unchanged | 600 | — | |
| HeartGold Generations | Unchanged | Steel | 600 | Iron Fist |
| Pokémon CC: Operation Masquerade | Unchanged | Steel | 600 | Iron Fist |
| Pokémon Parallel Emerald | Unchanged | Steel | 600 | Iron Fist |
| Pokémon Overcomplicated | Unchanged | Steel | 600 | Adaptability, Super Luck, Sturdy |
| Pokémon Mirror Gold | Unchanged | Steel | 600 | Iron Fist |
Names in other languages
| Japanese | メルメタル |
| Japanese (Rōmaji) | Melmetal |
| German | Melmetal |
| French | Melmetal |
| Spanish | Melmetal |
| Italian | Melmetal |
| Korean | 멜메탈 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 美录梅塔 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 美錄梅塔 |
Official data here is present-day reference data from PokéAPI, not a snapshot of any one game's era — the Fairy type and hidden abilities arrived partway through the series, so a difference against an older game can belong to the series rather than to that ROM hack.