Melmetal #0809

The Hex Nut Pokémon

Forms:

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Typing	Steel
Abilities	Iron Fist
Classification	The Hex Nut Pokémon
National ID	#0809

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

Fighting

Ground

Fire

Resists x½

Normal

Flying

Rock

Bug

Steel

Grass

Psychic

Ice

Dragon

Fairy

Immune x0

Poison

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Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Negative	Neutral	Positive
HP	135		195—242
Attack	143	133—175	148—195	162—214
Defense	143	133—175	148—195	162—214
Sp. Attack	80	76—118	85—132	93—145
Sp. Defense	65	63—105	70—117	77—128
Speed	34	35—77	39—86	42—94
Total	600	Calculated Stat Range Based on Nature

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100

Evolutionary Family

Meltan

Steel

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Melmetal

Steel

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Undiscovered
Egg Cycles	120
Egg Steps	30720 - Generations II, III, and VII 30600 - Generations IV 30840 - Generations V and VI 30600 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 15360 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	Unknown
Height	2.5 m (8'2")
Weight	800.0 kg (1763.7 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	3 Attack
Base Exp. Yield	300
Catch Rate	3
Catch Chance	~1.57% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Slow
Base Friendship	0

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Melmetal via level-up in Pokémon Sword and Shield:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Headbutt	70	100	Normal	Phys.
1	Harden	—	—	Normal	Stat.
1	Tail Whip	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Thunder Punch	75	100	Electric	Phys.
1	Thunder Shock	40	100	Electric	Spec.
24	Thunder Wave	—	90	Electric	Stat.
32	Acid Armor	—	—	Poison	Stat.
40	Flash Cannon	80	100	Steel	Spec.
48	Mega Punch	80	85	Normal	Phys.
56	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
64	Discharge	80	100	Electric	Spec.
72	Dynamic Punch	100	50	Fighting	Phys.
80	Superpower	120	100	Fighting	Phys.
88	Double Iron Bash	60	100	Steel	Phys.
96	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.

Learnset via Evolution

The following moves are learned by Melmetal upon evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Thunder Punch	75	100	Electric	Phys.

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Melmetal as Tutor Moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Steel Roller	130	100	Steel	Phys.
Steel Beam	140	95	Steel	Spec.

Tutor moves can only be learned by visiting a special Move Tutor.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Melmetal via TM in Pokémon Sword and Shield:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM000	Mega Punch	80	85	Normal	Phys.
TM001	Mega Kick	120	75	Normal	Phys.
TM001	Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
TM004	Ice Punch	75	100	Ice	Phys.
TM005	Thunder Punch	75	100	Electric	Phys.
TM005	Ice Beam	90	100	Ice	Spec.
TM008	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM008	Thunderbolt	90	100	Electric	Spec.
TM009	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM009	Thunder	110	70	Electric	Spec.
TM010	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
TM011	Solar Beam	120	100	Grass	Spec.
TM014	Thunder Wave	—	90	Electric	Stat.
TM020	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM020	Self-Destruct	200	100	Normal	Phys.
TM021	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM022	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM024	Snore	50	100	Normal	Spec.
TM025	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM026	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM027	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM039	Superpower	120	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM039	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM043	Brick Break	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM046	Iron Defense	—	—	Steel	Stat.
TM048	Rock Tomb	60	95	Rock	Phys.
TM052	Gyro Ball	1	100	Steel	Phys.
TM070	Flash Cannon	80	100	Steel	Spec.
TM074	Iron Head	80	100	Steel	Phys.
TM076	Round	60	100	Normal	Spec.
TM079	Heavy Slam	1	100	Steel	Phys.
TM090	Electric Terrain	—	—	Electric	Stat.
TM093	Darkest Lariat	85	100	Dark	Phys.
TM094	High Horsepower	95	95	Ground	Phys.
TM097	Brutal Swing	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM099	Body Press	80	100	Fighting	Phys.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation VII

Let's Go, Pikachu!

Transfer

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Transfer

Generation VIII

Sword

Transfer

Shield

Transfer

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

Meltan (#0808)

Grookey (#0810)