Meltan
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 | 46 | 202 | 296 | |
| Attack | 65 | 121 | 251 | |
| Defense | 65 | 121 | 251 | |
| Sp. Attack | 55 | 103 | 229 | |
| Sp. Defense | 35 | 67 | 185 | |
| Speed | 34 | 65 | 183 | |
| Total | 300 |
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 Meltan takes from each attacking type.
Evolution
Meltan 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 Celia's Stupid Romhack
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
Meltan 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
12 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 |
|---|---|
| Pokémon Too Many Types 2 | Meteor FallsHidden · Lv — · 25% Route 103Hidden · Lv — · 100% |
| Pokémon R.O.W.E | |
| Celia's Stupid Romhack | Aether Paradise EntranceRock Smash · Lv 5 · 100% Route 22Rock Smash · Lv 5 · 100% Route 4Rock Smash · Lv 5 · 100% and 5 more areas |
| Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus | BallonleaLegendary · Lv 30 · 100% |
| Radical Red | Safari Zone Area 1Grass (Day) · Lv 50-52 · 20% Safari Zone Area 1Grass (Night) · Lv 50-52 · 20% and 3 more areas |
| Elite Redux | Mossdeep City Steven's HouseStatic Encounter · Lv — Mossdeep City Steven's HouseGift · Lv — |
| Pokémon Ambrosia | Route 38Grass · Lv 26 · 10% and 3 more areas |
| Pokémon Crippling Medical Debt Edition | Route 108One-off Pokémon · Lv 30 · static |
| Pokémon Emerald Squared | Safari Zone NorthwestLand · Lv 40-50 · 5% |
| Pokémon Tourmaline | Dream ResortGift egg · Lv — |
| Poke47 | Mauville Game CornerGacha (Master Gacha) · Lv 15-30 · 24% |
| Pokémon FireRed Deluxe | Crystaleye CavernGrass · Lv 35 · 20% |
| 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 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 |
| Inclement Emerald | 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 |
| Pokemon Kanto Expansion Pak | 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 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 Meltan with the ROM hacks →
In the 26 guides that include it
Changed in 19 of 26 guides: retyped in 2, stats in 6, abilities in 2, evolution in 18.
Every ROM hack on this site that has Meltan, 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 Evolves into Melmetal with a Metal Coat Evolves into Melmetal with a Metal Powder | Changed | Steel | 300 | Magnet Pull, Clearbody + Clearbody |
| Pokémon Too Many Types 2 | Changed | Steel→LittleThing | 300 | — |
| Pokémon Soulgold Evolves into Melmetal — Level 60 | Changed | Steel | 300 | Magnet Pull |
| Pokémon R.O.W.E Evolves into Melmetal at Level 53 | Changed | Steel | 300 | Magnet Pull |
| Celia's Stupid Romhack Evolves into Melmeowth at Level 1 | Changed | Steel→Poison | 300 | Pooey, Pooey + Pooey, Pooey |
| Radical Red Evolves into Melmetal with a Metal Coat | Changed | Steel | 300 | Magnet Pull |
| Elite Redux Evolves into Melmetal at level 55 | Changed | Steel | 375 +75 +35 HP, +16 Attack, +16 Defense, +8 Sp. Atk | Full Metal Body, Steely Spirit, Gooey |
| Inclement Emerald Evolves into Melmetal on level-up while holding a Metal Coat | Changed | Steel | 300 | Magnet Pull |
| Pokémon Ambrosia Evolves into Melmetal at level 50 | Changed | Steel | 360 +60 +34 HP, +15 Attack, +15 Defense, -4 Speed | Boosted punches, Immune to stat drops |
| Pokémon Crippling Medical Debt Edition Evolves into Melmetal — use Metal Candy | Changed | 0 -300 -46 HP, -65 Attack, -65 Defense, -55 Sp. Atk, -35 Sp. Def, -34 Speed | — | |
| Pokémon Emerald Imperium Evolves into Melmetal with a Metal Coat | Changed | Steel | 300 | Magnet Pull |
| Pokémon Exceeded Evolves into Melmetal with a Metal Coat | Changed | Steel | 300 | Magnet Pull |
| Pokémon Emerald Squared Evolves into Melmetal with a Metal Coat | Changed | Steel | 300 | Magnet Pull |
| Pokemon Kanto Expansion Pak Evolves into Melmetal with a Candy Jar | Changed | Steel | 270 -30 -10 Defense, -20 Sp. Atk | — |
| Poke47 Evolves into Melmetal — Level up: 32 (Walk 1000 steps) | Changed | Steel | 310 +10 +10 Sp. Atk | Magnet Pull |
| Pokémon FireRed Deluxe Evolves into Melmetal at Level 55 | Changed | Steel | 300 | Magnet Pull |
| Pokémon Saiph 2 Evolves into Melmetal at level 50 | Changed | 0 -300 -46 HP, -65 Attack, -65 Defense, -55 Sp. Atk, -35 Sp. Def, -34 Speed | — | |
| Pokémon Parallel Emerald Evolves into Melmetal at level 50 | Changed | Steel | 300 | Magnet Pull |
| Pokémon Mirror Gold Evolves into Melmetal — at level 60 | Changed | Steel | 300 | Magnet Pull |
| Emerald Rogue | Unchanged | Steel | 300 | Magnet Pull |
| Pokémon Heart & Soul | Unchanged | Steel | 300 | Magnet Pull |
| Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus | Unchanged | Steel | 300 | Magnet Pull |
| Pokémon: Wishes of Tomorrow | Unchanged | Steel | 300 | Magnet Pull |
| Pokémon Tourmaline | Unchanged | 300 | — | |
| HeartGold Generations | Unchanged | Steel | 300 | Magnet Pull |
| Pokémon Overcomplicated | Unchanged | Steel | 300 | Adaptability |
Names in other languages
| Japanese | メルタン |
| Japanese (Rōmaji) | Meltan |
| German | Meltan |
| French | Meltan |
| Spanish | Meltan |
| Italian | Meltan |
| Korean | 멜탄 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 美录坦 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 美錄坦 |
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.