- Attack
- 118
- Defense
- 99
- HP
- 130
100% CP
- RaidsLv20
- 610
- min 564
- Weather boostLv25
- 762
- min 705
- MaxLv50
- 1,207
- Lv40 1,068
At a glance
Basics
Meltan is a Steel-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 610 at level 20 (raids, eggs and research), 762 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,207 at level 50. It is weak to Fire/Fighting/Ground attacks (1.6×). It resists Normal/Grass/Ice/Flying/Psychic/Bug/Rock/Dragon/Steel/Fairy/Poison attacks. In raids, Thunder Shock + Flash Cannon is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Melmetal with 400 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 20 km you walk together.
- Category
- Hex Nut Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 20 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 100,000 Stardust · 100 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,207 / 1,221
It melts particles of iron and other metals found in the subsoil, so it can absorb them into its body of molten steel.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- Beating raids alone (how to use the solo simulator)Anyone can solo a 1-star raid, and six powered-up Pokémon of the boss's weakness types can solo a 3-star. 5-star raids usually need several players.
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Thunder Shock
Flash CannonBest100% efficiency7.0TDO 80 - 2Thunder ShockThunderbolt99% efficiency6.9TDO 79
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack1
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder ShockBestElectric · 0.5s | 4 | +7 | 8 | 14 |
Charged Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash CannonBestSteel · 2.5s · STAB | 100 | 100 | 48 | 1.2 |
| ThunderboltElectric · 2.5s | 80 | 50 | 32 | 1.6 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Meltan's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 79.5
- Actual Defense
- 68.1
- Actual HP
- 86
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
Thunder ShockThunderboltBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 68% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 225,000
- Candy
- 248
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 1,068 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Meltan only reaches CP 1,207 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,207 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,203 | 100.0% |
| 3 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,198 | 99.2% |
| 4 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,194 | 99.2% |
| 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,199 | 99.2% |
| 6 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,202 | 99.1% |
| 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,197 | 99.1% |
| 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,189 | 98.5% |
| 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,185 | 98.5% |
| 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,190 | 98.4% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- MeltanViewingBest movesThunder ShockFlash Cannon
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Fire
Fighting
Ground - ×0.625
Normal
Grass
Ice
Flying
Psychic
Bug
Rock
DragonSteel
Fairy - ×0.39
Poison
Show all 18 types
- Normal×0.625
- Fire×1.6
Water×1- Electric×1
- Grass×0.625
- Ice×0.625
- Fighting×1.6
- Poison×0.39
- Ground×1.6
- Flying×0.625
- Psychic×0.625
- Bug×0.625
- Rock×0.625
Ghost×1- Dragon×0.625
Dark×1- Steel×0.625
- Fairy×0.625
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves