Meltan (Pokémon)

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Pokémon

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Meltan Hex Nut Pokémon メルタン Meltan #???? Meltan Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Steel Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Unknown Cacophony Cacophony Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown	Catch rate Unknown
Breeding Egg Group Unknown Hatch time Unknown cycles
Height 0'08" 0.2 m Meltan 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 17.6 lbs. 8.0 kg Meltan 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV Unknown	Leveling rate Unknown
EV yield Total: Unknown Meltan 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Unknown	Base friendship Unknown
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Meltan (Japanese: メルタン Meltan) is a Steel-type Mythical Pokémon introduced in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.

It evolves into Melmetal after being fed 400 Meltan Candy in Pokémon GO.

Its appearance was first teased during the September Pokémon GO Community Day on September 22, 2018, and it was officially revealed on September 25, 2018.

Biology

Meltan is a small Pokémon with a shiny, silvery body made of liquid metal. Its head is a golden-colored hexagon with a large circular hole in its center, resembling a hexagonal nut. Floating inside the hole is its eye. A red tail extends from its body with two tiny protrusions at the end.

It is a curious and expressive Pokémon. Meltan's liquid arms and legs can corrode and absorb metal into its body, which it uses to generate electricity. Its eye can use this energy to fire an attack against opponents.

Many Ditto transformed into Meltan have been observed in Pokémon GO, including in Professor Willow's field work. It has also been seen in ancient texts.

Evolution

File:Meltan.png Unevolved Meltan  Steel

400 Meltan Candy →

File:Melmetal.png First Evolution Melmetal  Steel

Trivia

• Meltan is tied with Alolan Diglett and Klefki as the shortest Steel-type Pokémon.

Origin

Meltan may be based on a hexagonal nut. Its body is based on mercury, a metallic element that is liquid at room temperature. Mercury can also conduct electricity, as well as react with many other metals to form amalgams.

Name origin

Meltan may be a combination of melt, metal, and たん -tan (diminutive Japanese suffix) or possibly tantalum.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese メルタン Meltan From melt, metal, and たん -tan or tantalum French Meltan Same as Japanese name Spanish Meltan Same as Japanese name German Meltan Same as Japanese name Italian Meltan Same as Japanese name Korean 멜탄 Meltan Transliteration of Japanese name Mandarin Chinese 美錄坦 / 美录坦 Měilùtǎn Transliteration of Japanese name. The character 錄 lù (to record) contains the radical 金 (metal). Cantonese Chinese 美錄坦 Méihluhktáan Mandarin-based transliteration of Japanese name. The character 錄 luhk (to record) contains the radical 金 (metal).

More languages Russian Мелтан Meltan Transcription of English name

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Legendary Pokémon

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Generation V

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Generation VIII

Generation IX

See also: Mythical Pokémon

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