Pokédex No.0809
Visual data
No.0809 · Hex Nut Pokémon
Melmetal
メルメタル
SteelMythical
Forms
Height
2.5 m
Weight
800.0 kg
Color
Gray
Shape
Humanoid
Abilities
Strengthens punch-based moves to 1.2× their power.
02 //Base stats
StatBase
HP135
380–474
Attack143
261–423
Defense143
261–423
Sp. Atk80
148–284
Sp. Def65
121–251
Speed34
65–183
Total600Higher than 94% of all Pokémon
Ranges assume 0 IV/0 EV with a hindering nature (min) up to 31 IV/252 EV with a boosting nature (max).
- HPtop 2%
- Attacktop 1%
- Defensetop 2%
- Sp. Atktop 36%
- Sp. Deftop 56%
- Speedtop 88%
03 //Type matchups
Defensive multipliers
Takes 2× damage
FireFightingGround
Takes ½× damage
NormalGrassIceFlyingPsychicBugRockDragonSteelFairy
Immune
Poison
Damage taken from every type
Normal½×
Fire2×
Water1×
Electric1×
Grass½×
Ice½×
Fighting2×
Poison0×
Ground2×
Flying½×
Psychic½×
Bug½×
Rock½×
Ghost1×
Dragon½×
Dark1×
Steel½×
Fairy½×
Its own types hit these super-effectively (STAB)
IceRockFairy
04 //Easily confused with
Most similar silhouettes
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???71% match
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Ranked by a DINOv2 vision model comparing silhouette shapes — these are the options Who's That Pokémon? hard mode will try to trip you up with. Tap to reveal.
05 //Where to find it
By game
| Games | Location | Method |
|---|---|---|
ZA | Hyperspace Lumiose | Hyperspace |
SV | Not in this game | |
Gens 1–7 from PokéAPI checked against Serebii (places PokéAPI lacks come from Serebii), Let's Go and Gens 8–9 from Serebii. Rates are the chance per encounter in that spot; Gen 8–9 raids and overview-only spots list no levels or rates. Tap a place for its page, or Atlas to find it on the map.
06 //Moves
54 moves
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat. | Pow | Acc | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evo | Page → | Electric | 75 | 100 | 15 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Normal | — | — | 30 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Normal | 70 | 100 | 15 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Normal | — | 100 | 30 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Electric | 75 | 100 | 15 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Electric | 40 | 100 | 30 | ||
| 24 | Page → | Electric | — | 90 | 20 | ||
| 32 | Page → | Poison | — | — | 20 | ||
| 40 | Page → | Steel | 80 | 100 | 10 | ||
| 48 | Page → | Normal | 80 | 85 | 20 | ||
| 56 | Page → | Normal | — | — | 10 | ||
| 64 | Page → | Electric | 80 | 100 | 15 | ||
| 72 | Page → | Fighting | 100 | 50 | 5 | ||
| 80 | Page → | Fighting | 120 | 100 | 5 | ||
| 88 | Page → | Steel | 60 | 100 | 5 | ||
| 96 | Page → | Normal | 150 | 90 | 5 |
Learnset from Sword & Shield. Tap a move for its effect.
07 //Pokédex entries
3 unique entries
Centrifugal force is behind the punches of Melmetal’s heavy hex-nut arms. Melmetal is said to deliver the strongest punches of all Pokémon.
At the end of its life-span, Melmetal will rust and fall apart. The small shards left behind will eventually be reborn as Meltan.
Revered long ago for its capacity to create iron from nothing, for some reason it has come back to life after 3,000 years.
08 //Names in other languages
9 languages
- Japanese
- メルメタル
- Rōmaji
- Melmetal
- Korean
- 멜메탈
- Chinese (Simplified)
- 美录梅塔
- Chinese (Traditional)
- 美錄梅塔
- French
- Melmetal
- German
- Melmetal
- Spanish
- Melmetal
- Italian
- Melmetal
09 //Training & breeding
Training
EV yield3 Attack
Catch rate3 (1.6% per Poké Ball at full HP, Gen 5+)
Base friendship0
Base experience270
Growth rateSlow
Breeding
Egg groupsNo Eggs
Egg cycles120
GenderGenderless
Gender differencesNo
Habitat—
Other names
Japaneseメルメタル
Korean멜메탈
GermanMelmetal
FrenchMelmetal
SpanishMelmetal
ItalianMelmetal
Regional Pokédex numbers
Letsgo Kanto #153
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