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Meltan Hex Nut Pokémon メルタン Meltan #808 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Steel Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Magnet Pull Cacophony Cacophony Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Gender unknown	Catch rate 3 (1.6%)
Breeding Egg Group Undiscovered Hatch time 120 cycles Egg not obtainable
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 135	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 1 Meltan 0 HP 1 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 File:F808.png {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Gray	Base friendship 0
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Meltan (Japanese: メルタン Meltan) is a Steel-type Mythical Pokémon introduced in Generation VII in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.

In Pokémon GO, it evolves into Melmetal by using 400 Meltan Candy. It cannot be evolved in other games.

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 without its head

Meltan is a small Pokémon with a shiny, silvery body made of liquid metal. Its head is a golden 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.^[1] Meltan are instinctively drawn towards each in order to combine into Melmetal.

Many Ditto transformed into Meltan have been observed in Pokémon GO, including in Professor Willow's field work. It has also been described in ancient texts found in the same place as the Mystery Box, a mysterious item that attracts Meltan to its location when opened. As seen in the anime, the hexagonal nut on the bodies of Meltan can be removed. They have also been seen working in packs and can eat metal. When provoked, they spin their heads, creating a sound that calls others of its own kind. This head-spinning can also be used as a sign of affection. The anime has also shown Meltan can be tamed if fed metal-like treats.

In the anime

Meltan in the anime

Major appearances

Ash's Meltan

Ash encountered a Meltan that arrived on Melemele Island with its fellow Meltan in SM111. He then caught it in the next episode after it befriended Rowlet.

Meltan (anime)

Multiple Meltan have made a number of appearances in the Sun & Moon series. Three first appeared in SM106, where they were briefly seen underwater, simultaneously marking the species' debut. Multiple Meltan were then seen inside the cargo hold of the ship that Ash and his classmates took back to Melemele Island at the end of SM109. They reappeared in SM111 and SM112.

Minor appearances

In the TCG

Main article: Meltan (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Due to how stats are calculated differently in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! compared to the other core series games, maximum stats are not reflected in the table below.

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation VII Other generations: VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM01 TM01 Headbutt Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM05 TM05 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM07 TM07 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM08 TM08 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM16 TM16 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 090}}90% 20 TM27 TM27 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM36 TM36 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM54 TM54 Flash Cannon Steel Special 08080 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Meltan Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Meltan

Side game data

Pokémon GO Base HP: 130 Base Attack: 112 Base Defense: 113 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 20 km Evolution Requirement: 400 Fast Attacks: Thunder Shock Charged Attacks: Flash Cannon, Thunderbolt

Evolution

Unevolved Meltan  Steel

400 Meltan Candy in Pokémon GO →

First evolution Melmetal  Steel

Trivia

• Meltan is the only Mythical Pokémon that is capable of evolution.
• Meltan is tied with Alolan Diglett and Klefki as the shortest Steel-type Pokémon.
  • It is also tied with Shaymin as the shortest Mythical Pokémon.
• Meltan, along with its evolved form Melmetal, is the only Pokémon in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! to not be introduced in Generation I.
  • This makes Meltan, along with its evolved form Melmetal, the only Pokémon in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! whose Kanto Pokédex number (152) is not the same as its National Pokédex number (808). While Kanto Pokédex numbers are normally used throughout the game, the judge screen displays National Pokédex numbers, which is evident for Meltan and Melmetal.
• Meltan is the only Pokémon capable of evolution that cannot be evolved in the core series games.
• Meltan is the first Mythical Pokémon caught by a main character in the anime.
• In the anime, Professor Oak is the person who gives Meltan its species name.

Origin

Meltan may be based on a hexagonal nut, and its tail resembles an exposed wire. 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). It may also be derived from tantalum or molten.

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

Related articles

• Ash's Meltan
• The Two Professors

Notes

External links

Legendary Pokémon

Generation I

Generation II

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

Generation IX

See also: Mythical Pokémon

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