In Sword & Shield, Meltan is a Mythical Pokemon rated D-Tier. At 300 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a balanced.

What is Meltan weak to?

In Sword & Shield, Meltan's biggest threats include Infernape (Fire), Conkeldurr (Fighting), and Golem (Ground), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. At base 34 Speed, Meltan won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.

What is the best ability for Meltan?

Magnet Pull is the go-to ability for Meltan. It prevents steel opponents from fleeing or switching out. It's Meltan's only ability.

What role does Meltan play in battle?

Base 34 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Meltan is leaning toward the physical side (base 65 Attack). Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits.

Where can you catch Meltan?

Meltan is catchable in Sword & Shield as a fixed Mythical encounter. One per save file, so bring your best Poke Balls. Check Locations above for the exact spot. It also appears in 2 other games across the series.

Meltan - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

34Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Attack and Defense carry most of Meltan's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Near-impossible to catch and yields 1 Attack EV. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Avg

HP46

Attack65

Defense65

Sp. Atk55

Sp. Def35

Speed34

Total300

Details

Catch Rate

Legendary3 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height0.2 m

Weight8.0 kg

Base XP150

Abilities

Magnet Pull

Prevents steel opponents from fleeing or switching out.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

It dissolves and eats metal. Circulating liquid metal within its body is how it generates energy.

Meltan Weakness

Meltan is weak to Fire, Fighting, and Ground. On the flip side, it's immune to Poison-type moves entirely. With 10 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Meltan's physical bulk (base 65 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Meltan Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Fighting, Ground
0.5x (Resist)	Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy
0x (Immune)	Poison

Type ChartExcellent

3Weak

10Resist

1Immune

Score+7

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Fighting Ground

½xResist

Normal Grass Ice Flying Psychic Bug Rock Dragon Steel Fairy

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Poison

STAB (3)

Ice Rock Fairy

How to Beat Meltan in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

In Sword & Shield, Volcarona's Psychic hits Meltan for 53-62%. Excadrill threatens a KO with Earthquake (206-242%). Krookodile's Earthquake also KOs at 175-206%.

Volcarona BugFire	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureModest Moves Quiver Dance Bug Buzz Psychic Fiery Dance Damage vs Meltan Psychic 53-62% View Volcarona builds →
Excadrill GroundSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rapid Spin Iron Head Swords Dance Damage vs Meltan Earthquake 2x 206-242%KO Rapid Spin 17-20% View Excadrill builds →
Krookodile GroundDark	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Knock Off Stealth Rock TauntUtility Damage vs Meltan Earthquake 2x 175-206%KO Knock Off 57-67% View Krookodile builds →
Buzzwole BugFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityBeastboost ItemRocky Helmet NatureAdamant Moves Ice Punch Close Combat RoostRecovery Earthquake Damage vs Meltan Close Combat 2x 250-295%KO Earthquake 2x 139-164%KO View Buzzwole builds →
Machamp Fighting	C
Recommended Build AbilityNoguard ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Bullet Punch Dynamic Punch Rock Slide Knock Off Damage vs Meltan Bullet Punch 15-17% Rock Slide 27-32% Knock Off 48-56% View Machamp builds →

Sword & Shield Evolution

Meltan is a mythical Steel type that evolves into Melmetal. Breeding won't work. Evolve the one you've got. Evolving adds up to 300 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#808Meltan

400 Meltan Candy (GO)

#809Melmetal

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Meltan

Steel

Melmetal

Steel

135+89

ATK

143+78

DEF

143+78

SP.ATK

80+25

SP.DEF

65+30

SPE

BST

300D-Tier

600B-Tier+300

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

Sword & Shield Meltan Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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Moves

TMs carry this one. Meltan learns Flash Cannon and Gyro Ball naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Electric and Normal and beyond give it real matchup play.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Harden

———30Normal

Lv 1

Thunder Shock

—4010030Electric

Lv 8

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 16

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Lv 24

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

Lv 32

Acid Armor

D——20Poison

Lv 40

Flash Cannon

C8010010Steel

TM Moves

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TR70

Flash Cannon

C8010010Steel

TR52

Gyro Ball

D—1005Steel

TR46

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM14

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

TR08

Thunderbolt

D9010015Electric

Egg Moves

Meltan doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Meltan can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Meltan in Sword & Shield

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

This is an event-exclusive or special distribution.

Meltan Guide

In Sword & Shield, Meltan is a Mythical Pokemon rated D-Tier. At 300 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a balanced.
In Sword & Shield, Meltan's biggest threats include Infernape (Fire), Conkeldurr (Fighting), and Golem (Ground), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. At base 34 Speed, Meltan won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
Magnet Pull is the go-to ability for Meltan. It prevents steel opponents from fleeing or switching out. It's Meltan's only ability.
Base 34 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Meltan is leaning toward the physical side (base 65 Attack). Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits.
Meltan is catchable in Sword & Shield as a fixed Mythical encounter. One per save file, so bring your best Poke Balls. Check Locations above for the exact spot. It also appears in 2 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Meltan first appeared in Sun & Moon and has been available in 3 titles. Mythical distribution means event-only access in most games, making it one of the harder Pokemon to collect.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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