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Melmetal

#809 · Generation 7

Melmetal

steelMythical
Max CP (L40 / L50)
3,599 / 4,069
Raid catch CP (L20 / L25)
2,056 / 2,571
Research CP (L15)
1,542
Buddy distance
20 km
2nd charged move
100,000 dust · 100 candy
  • Shiny
  • Shadow
  • Tradable
  • Mega
  • Dynamax

Keep

Keep

Melmetal earns its spot: S-tier Great League and S-tier Ultra League.

Battle roles

  • S
    Great League#9 of 1146 · score 91.1

    It is ranked #9 in Great League on PvPoke with Thunder Shock / Double Iron Bash / Dynamic Punch.

  • S
    Ultra League#5 of 844 · score 92.7

    It is ranked #5 in Ultra League on PvPoke with Thunder Shock / Double Iron Bash / Dynamic Punch.

  • A
    Master League#28 of 406 · score 88.5

    It is ranked #28 in Master League on PvPoke with Thunder Shock / Double Iron Bash / Dynamic Punch.

  • A
    Steel raid attacker#8 Steel · 14.3 DPS

    It ranks #8 of 180 Steel-type attackers with Thunder Shock / Double Iron Bash (needs an Elite TM).

Collection value

  • Mythical: keep at least one, and hold on to hundos and shinies.

Tiers: S = meta-defining, A = strong, B = playable, C = niche. PvP from PvPoke overall rankings; raids from computed DPS/TDO within each attacking type; Max Battles from GO Hub tier lists.

Base stats

Attack226
Defense190
Stamina264

Base stats. Bars are scaled to the strongest Pokemon in the game.

Weak to

Resists

Evolution line

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PvP rankings (GO Battle League)

LeagueTierRankScoreRecommended movesTypical build
Great LeagueS#9 / 114691.1
Thunder Shock · Double Iron Bash · Dynamic Punch

Melmetal shoots up the rankings with a major buff to Double Iron Bash. It gives Melmetal a 2 DPE attack at a blazing 4 pace. Dynamic Punch makes for excellent coverage as well. Its stat product is merely average and it may struggle against established picks like Quagsire and Kanto Ninetales.

L15.5 · 4/10/14
Ultra LeagueS#5 / 84492.7
Thunder Shock · Double Iron Bash · Dynamic Punch
L25.5 · 4/15/14
Master LeagueA#28 / 40688.5
Thunder Shock · Double Iron Bash · Dynamic Punch
L50 · 15/15/15

Source: PvPoke overall rankings. Score is relative to the league meta (100 = best). Typical build is the IV spread PvPoke assumes.

Raid attacker rankings

Attacking typeTierRankDPSTDOBest moves
steelA#8 / 18014.3380Thunder Shock · Double Iron BashElite TM
normal#51 / 35310.2272Thunder Shock · Hyper Beam
electric#74 / 24710.7285Thunder Shock · Thunderbolt
rock#77 / 29110.2272Thunder Shock · Rock Slide
fighting#92 / 27911.2298Thunder Shock · Dynamic Punch

Level 40, 15/15/15, neutral target. DPS = damage per second, TDO = total damage output before fainting. Rank is among every Pokemon using that attacking type.

Moves

Fast moveTypeRaid powerEnergyDurationDPSPvP powerPvP energySpeed
Thunder Shock
electric4+70.5s8.04+92 turns
Charged moveTypeRaid powerEnergyDurationDmg/energyPvP powerPvP energyEffects
Flash CannonSTAB
steel100-1002.5s1.00110-65
Thunderbolt
electric80-502.5s1.6090-55
Hyper Beam
normal150-1004.0s1.50150-80
Rock Slide
rock75-502.5s1.5075-45
Superpower
fighting85-503.0s1.7085-40100% chance: -1 own Atk, -1 own Def
Dynamic Punch
fighting85-502.5s1.7090-45
Double Iron BashElite TMSTAB
steel70-332.0s2.1270-35

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