In X & Y, Meloetta is a Mythical Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 600 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a wallbreaker. Calm Mind with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Meloetta weak to?

In X & Y, Meloetta's biggest threats include Scyther (Bug) and Hydreigon (Dark), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Meloetta has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.

What is the best ability for Meloetta?

Serene Grace is the go-to ability for Meloetta. It doubles the chance of moves' extra effects occurring. It's Meloetta's only ability.

What role does Meloetta play in battle?

In X & Y, Meloetta fills the wallbreaker role. It's a special attacker with base 128 Sp. Atk. Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's tanky enough to absorb a few hits.

What counters Meloetta?

In X & Y, the best way to handle Meloetta: Status moves (Toxic, Will-O-Wisp) wear it down. Setup sweepers can use it as a boost opportunity. Physical attackers can break through.

Meloetta - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Wallbreaker

BTier

90Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Meloetta's spread isn't flashy. Sp. Atk leads, Attack trails, 4 stats clear the bar. Near-impossible to catch and worth 3 Sp. Atk and Sp. Def and Speed EVs, on a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Legend

HP100

Attack77

Defense77

Sp. Atk128

Sp. Def128

Speed90

Total600

Details

Catch Rate

Legendary3 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight6.5 kg

Base XP300

Abilities

Serene GraceTop Pick

Doubles the chance of moves' extra effects occurring.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpD+1Spe+1

Strong Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

The melodies sung by Meloetta have the power to make Pokémon that hear them happy or sad.

Meloetta Weakness

Meloetta is weak to Bug and Dark. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. Meloetta's special bulk (base 128 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Meloetta Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Bug, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Psychic
0x (Immune)	Ghost

Type ChartGood

2Weak

1Resist

1Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Bug Dark

½xResist

Psychic

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ghost

STAB (2)

Fighting Poison

How to Beat Meloetta in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Weavile can KO Meloetta with Knock Off (104-122%). Tyranitar threatens a KO with Crunch (114-135%).

Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Icicle Crash Ice Shard PursuitSTAB Damage vs Meloetta Knock Off 2x 104-122%KO Ice Shard 32-37% Pursuit 2x 64-75% View Weavile builds →
Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Meloetta Stone Edge 71-84% Pursuit 2x 58-68% Crunch 2x 114-135%KO Superpower 57-67% View Tyranitar builds →
Volcarona BugFire	B
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves Quiver Dance Giga Drain Bug Buzz FlamethrowerSTAB Damage vs Meloetta Giga Drain 18-22% Flamethrower 33-39% View Volcarona builds →
Scizor BugSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves Bullet Punch U Turn Superpower Knock Off Damage vs Meloetta Bullet Punch 37-44% U Turn 2x 130-153%KO Superpower 74-87% Knock Off 2x 80-94% View Scizor builds →

X & Y Evolution

Meloetta is a mythical Normal/Psychic type with 600 total stats. No evolution, no breeding. You get one through events or special distribution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#648MeloettaDoes not evolve

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

X & Y Meloetta Best Moveset

Find one free turn for Calm Mind and Meloetta can run through teams. Hasty nature leans fast mixed, Serenegrace supports the sweep, and Psychic coverage stops anything from walling it cleanly.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Serene Grace

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Meloetta

Hasty+SPE

Meloetta best EVs are Speed and HP

EVs

SpD

Spe

Bulky Support Moveset

Calm MindSTAB
PsyshockCoverage
Shadow Ball
Echoed VoiceSTAB

Recommended Teammates

PikachuDecent

Moves

TMs define Meloetta's movepool. The natural moves cover basics with Giga Impact and Hyper Beam, but the real versatility comes from technical machines giving it coverage across 9 types. That's where the options open up.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Round

C6010015Normal

Lv 6

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 11

Confusion

—5010025Psychic

Lv 16

Sing

D—5515Normal

Lv 21

Teeter Dance

——10020Normal

Lv 26

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

Lv 31

Psybeam

—6510020Psychic

Lv 36

Echoed Voice

A4010015Normal

Lv 43

U-turn

A7010020Bug

Lv 50

Wake-Up Slap

—7010010Fighting

Lv 57

Psychic

S9010010Psychic

Lv 64

Hyper Voice

A9010010Normal

Lv 71

Role Play

———10Psychic

Lv 78

Close Combat

S1201005Fighting

Lv 85

Perish Song

A——5Normal

TM Moves

TM62

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM04

Calm Mind

A——20Psychic

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM99

Dazzling Gleam

C8010010Fairy

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

B10010015Psychic

TM49

Echoed Voice

A4010015Normal

TM63

Embargo

——10015Dark

TM53

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

B120705Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM01

Hone Claws

C——15Dark

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM47

Low Sweep

—6510020Fighting

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM98

Power-Up Punch

D4010020Fighting

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

S9010010Psychic

TM03

Psyshock

A8010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

—701005Normal

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM94

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

TM48

Round

C6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

S8010015Ghost

TM65

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM71

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

B——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM25

Thunder

C1107010Electric

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

C9010015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM92

Trick Room-7

A——5Psychic

TM89

U-turn

A7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Meloetta doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Relic Song

S7510010Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 5

Telekinesis

———15Psychic

Gen 5

Work Up

D——30Normal

How to Get Meloetta in X & Y

Meloetta is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

This is an event-exclusive or special distribution.

Meloetta Guide

In X & Y, Meloetta is a Mythical Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 600 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a wallbreaker. Calm Mind with Leftovers is the standard set.
In X & Y, Meloetta's biggest threats include Scyther (Bug) and Hydreigon (Dark), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Meloetta has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.
Serene Grace is the go-to ability for Meloetta. It doubles the chance of moves' extra effects occurring. It's Meloetta's only ability.
In X & Y, Meloetta fills the wallbreaker role. It's a special attacker with base 128 Sp. Atk. Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's tanky enough to absorb a few hits.
In X & Y, the best way to handle Meloetta: Status moves (Toxic, Will-O-Wisp) wear it down. Setup sweepers can use it as a boost opportunity. Physical attackers can break through.

Game Availability

As a Mythical Pokemon, Meloetta has limited availability — 8 games since its debut in Black & White. Typically obtained through special events or in-game quests rather than standard encounters.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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