Melmetal #0809
| Max CP | L403599L504069L51 · Best Buddy4118 |
| Buddy Distance | 20 km per Candy |
| Released | Nov 14, 2018Feb 5, 2019 |
Type Effectiveness
Melmetal takes 160% from Fire, Fighting and Ground moves.
Melmetal is a Steel-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Fire, Fighting and Ground.
It reaches 4069 CP at level 50, or 4118 as a Best Buddy.
Its best raid moveset is Thunder Shock with Double Iron Bash, which needs an Elite TM.
Base Stats
Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.
Best Movesets
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ElectricThunder Shock | SteelDouble Iron Bash | 14.7 | 390 | |
| 2 | ElectricThunder Shock | FightingDynamic Punch | 11.5 | 307 |
| 3 | ElectricThunder Shock | SteelFlash Cannon | 11.2 | 299 |
| 4 | ElectricThunder Shock | NormalHyper Beam | 11.2 | 298 |
| 5 | ElectricThunder Shock | ElectricThunderbolt | 11.2 | 297 |
| 6 | ElectricThunder Shock | RockRock Slide | 10.6 | 282 |
| 7 | ElectricThunder Shock | FightingSuperpower | 10.6 | 282 |
Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.
DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.
Moves
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | EPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Shock | Electric | 4 | 7 | 0.5s | 8.0 | 14.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Cannon | Steel | 100 | 100 | 2.5s | 40.0 | 1.00 | |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 100 | 4.0s | 37.5 | 1.50 | |
| Double Iron BashE | Steel | 70 | 33 | 2.0s | 35.0 | 2.12 | |
| Dynamic Punch | Fighting | 85 | 50 | 2.5s | 34.0 | 1.70 | |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | 80 | 50 | 2.5s | 32.0 | 1.60 | |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 50 | 2.5s | 30.0 | 1.50 | |
| Superpower | Fighting | 85 | 50 | 3.0s | 28.3 | 1.70 |
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Turns | DPT | EPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Shock | Electric | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superpower | Fighting | 85 | 40 | 2.13 | |
| Dynamic Punch | Fighting | 90 | 45 | 2.00 | |
| Double Iron BashE | Steel | 70 | 35 | 2.00 | |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 80 | 1.88 | |
| Flash Cannon | Steel | 110 | 65 | 1.69 | |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 45 | 1.67 | |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | 90 | 55 | 1.64 |
DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.
Evolution Family
Top Counters
As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
- 1
Mega Mewtwo XFightingCounterEFightingDynamic Punch+42.2 eDPS - 2
Mega LucarioFightingForce PalmEFightingAura Sphere37.6 eDPS - 3
Mega DelphoxFireFire SpinFireMystical Fire+37.0 eDPS - 4
Mega BlazikenFightingCounterFightingAura Sphere36.1 eDPS - 5
BlacephalonFireIncinerateFireMind BlownE33.9 eDPS - 6
Shadow ReshiramFireFire FangFireFusion FlareE33.6 eDPS
Stronger than the everyday pick against 3 of 134 Tier 5 and Mega bosses.
The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
Mega AerodactylMega RaidElectricThunder ShockSteelDouble Iron BashE+0.3% Gainover Lucario
Therian Forme EnamorusTier 5 RaidElectricThunder ShockSteelDouble Iron BashE+0.1% Gainover Glimmora
XerneasTier 5 RaidElectricThunder ShockSteelDouble Iron BashE+0.1% Gainover Roserade
CP by Level
Encounter | Level | Guaranteed CP | Max CP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | 15 | 147810/10/10 | 154215/15/15 | |
| Raids & Eggs | 20 | 197110/10/10 | 205615/15/15 | |
| Weather-Boosted Raids | 25 | 246410/10/10 | 257115/15/15 | |
| L40 | 40 | 31610/0/0 | 359915/15/15 | |
| L50 | 50 | 35740/0/0 | 406915/15/15 | |
| L51 · Best Buddy | 51 | 36160/0/0 | 411815/15/15 |
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level | 15/15/15 | 0/0/0 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 15 | 1542 | 1354 |
| Level 20 | 2056 | 1806 |
| Level 25 | 2571 | 2258 |
| Level 30 | 3085 | 2709 |
| Level 35 | 3342 | 2935 |
| Level 40 | 3599 | 3161 |
| Level 45 | 3831 | 3364 |
| Level 50 | 4069 | 3574 |
| Level 51 | 4118 | 3616 |
Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.
L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.
Dex Details
| Second Charged Move | 100 Candy · 100,000 Stardust |
| Height / Weight | 2.5 m · 800 kg |
| Gender Ratio | Genderless |
| Trading | TradableTransferable |
Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Melmetal in the RotomLabs Pokédex
PvP IV Spreads
Great League
1500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 1/15/14 | 1499 | 15.5 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 2/15/12 | 1500 | 15.5 | 99.75% |
| #3 | 0/15/14 | 1492 | 15.5 | 99.55% |
| #4 | 0/15/15 | 1495 | 15.5 | 99.55% |
| #5 | 1/14/14 | 1495 | 15.5 | 99.51% |
| #6 | 1/14/15 | 1498 | 15.5 | 99.51% |
| #7 | 2/13/14 | 1498 | 15.5 | 99.46% |
| #8 | 2/13/15 | 1500 | 15.5 | 99.46% |
| #9 | 1/15/12 | 1493 | 15.5 | 99.31% |
| #10 | 1/15/13 | 1496 | 15.5 | 99.31% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #1137 of 4,096, with 95.91% of the best stat product.
Great League Rankings on PvPokeUltra League
2500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/13/15 | 2495 | 26 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/14/14 | 2497 | 26 | 99.96% |
| #3 | 1/12/15 | 2500 | 26 | 99.94% |
| #4 | 0/15/12 | 2494 | 26 | 99.92% |
| #5 | 0/15/13 | 2498 | 26 | 99.92% |
| #6 | 1/14/12 | 2499 | 26 | 99.87% |
| #7 | 1/15/11 | 2500 | 26 | 99.83% |
| #8 | 0/12/15 | 2489 | 26 | 99.50% |
| #9 | 0/13/14 | 2491 | 26 | 99.47% |
| #10 | 1/11/15 | 2494 | 26 | 99.45% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #2589 of 4,096, with 95.21% of the best stat product.
Ultra League Rankings on PvPokeRanked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.
Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.