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Meltan

Generation

Generation VII

Pokédex

Index

Kalos

N/A

Evolves

From

None

Into

Melmetal

Shape

Meltan (Japanese: メルタン, Hepburn: Merutan) is a Steel-type Mythical Pokémon revealed in Pokémon GO and in Japanese on the official site for the Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee Switch games, which are Kanto region Generation VII sub-set pairs part of the main series.

Biology

Physiology

Meltan is a small Pokémon with a gold head, which resembles a hex nut, and a glossy silver body. A black sphere floats in the center of Meltan's head like a magnet; the sphere itself is Meltan's eye. A red cable sticks out from Meltan's back, acting as a tail. Its hex nut head can also spin and it is revealed to be the primary source of Meltan’s eye power.

Its shiny form has a light brown color on its hex nut head and a blue cable tail.

Behavior

Meltan's body is made out of liquid metal. This allows Meltan to corrode/eat any metal and absorb it into its own body, eventually becoming an indirect predator to the Steel Pokémon with metallic body, such as Magnemite evolution lines. In addition, Meltan generates electrical energy from the metal it absorbs; it uses the electricity as an energy source as well as an eye beam attack version of Flash Cannon, which it releases from its eye. Meltan cannot stand absorbing heats, due to being weak to Fire-type. Additionally, Meltan can contact the rest of its kind to its current location when its bodies vibrates by the result of contacting with any soundwave-related metallic items like school bells nearby, just as its head spins much faster.

Meltan can be very curious, showing interest in many things. They also spin their hex nut heads a sign of affection towards others and when happy.

Evolution

Meltan evolves into Melmetal when it is fed 400 Meltan Candy in Pokémon GO.

Game info

Game locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity

Pokédex entries

Template:Pokédexentries

Stats

Stats
HP	46
Attack	65
Defense	65
Sp. Atk	1
Sp. Def	1
Speed	34
Total	212

Learnset

Leveling

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Headbutt	70	100%	15	Normal	Physical
1	Harden	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
9	Tail Whip	—	100%	30	Normal	Status
18	Thunder Wave	—	90%	20	Electric	Status
27	Thunder Shock	40	100%	30	Electric	Special
36	Acid Armor	—	—%	20	Poison	Status
45	Flash Cannon	80	100%	10	Steel	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM01	Headbutt	70	100%	15	Normal	Physical
TM05	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM07	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM08	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM16	Thunder Wave	—	90%	20	Electric	Status
TM27	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM36	Thunderbolt	90	100%	15	Electric	Special
TM54	Flash Cannon	80	100%	10	Steel	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

Meltan learns no moves via breeding.

Tutoring

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites

Template:GenVIIPokéSprites

Anime

Meltan first appeared in Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon - Ultra Legends. Prior the species' full appearance in SM109: A Grand Debut! and starting plays major role from SM111: Show Me the Metal!, three Meltan made cameo appearances in SM106: Evolving Research! as silhouettes, where they were sealed within a small crate beneath the underwater nearby to escape from that crate, unsealing the Hex Nut Pokémon off-screen. When Ash and his classmates are finished with their School trip from Poni Island back to Melemele Island, there are more than three Meltan whose coming along as well, infiltrating beneath the said ship to the latter island. Once they reached Melemele Island, they made hug mistakes on attempting to eat any metallic substance while separating into two groups due to being scared away by an Alolan Rattata, one group almost kill one of the Steel Pokémon with metallic body like a passing by Magneton before being counterattacked by its Thunder Shock, then eating one of Team Rocket’s items such as James’ bottle cap collections, while another Sophocles’ metallic tools that were originally used for his experiments at Pokémon school through finding its Ultra Guardians underground base.

A Meltan whose with its group at Pokémon school began to show interest in Ash's Rowlet and joined him due to his debt on retrieve its hex nut head back quickly before a Murkrow steals it, while the rest of Meltan, including their fellow group that invaded Team Rocket’s hideout located in Bewear and scared away by the den owner for their trouble, began to reside at Ultra Guardians base with Lusamine's Clefable they first encountered before meeting Ash and his friends, with Clefable manage to make them behave themselves from causing trouble on eating someone’s metallic items, acting as their parent and teach on the next day. This Meltan has its hex nut color contrast toned down by the result of Team Rocket unknowingly using its hex nut for their mobile donut truck hideout. In SM112: Got Meltan?, this Meltan whom Ash's Rowlet befriend, has officially joins Ash on his journey.

As of SM138, Ash’s Meltan and its fellow hordes fuse into a singularity Pokémon, Melmetal, at night before the next day’s final Alolan Pokémon League, thus retained the original hex nut color tone on Ash’s Meltan side part.

Trivia

Meltan is the first new Pokémon revealed in Pokémon GO.
Meltan is the second Mythical Pokémon with a singular type that had its type introduced in Generation II, the other being Darkrai.
Meltan is the shortest Mythical Pokémon, along with Land Forme Shaymin. Conditionally, both appear in the Sun & Moon TV series anime.
- Meltan is also the first Mythical Pokémon to be caught by Ash.
Meltan is the shortest Steel-type along with Alolan Diglett and Klefki.
Many Ditto have been seen being transformed into Meltan in Pokémon GO since it was first released.
Meltan can't be found in Pokémon Let’s Go, only in Pokémon Go, but can be transferred to those games through the GO Park.
Meltan has the lowest base stats of all Mythical Pokémon.
Meltan and its evolution, Melmetal, have source code abilities even though abilities are not present in Let's Go.
Meltan (along with Melmetal) is the first Mythical Pokémon to be part of an evolutionary line.
- Also, 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. Due to this, its Kanto Pokédex number (152) is not the same as its National Pokédex number (808).
Meltan is the only evolvable Pokémon who cannot evolve in any core series games. Instead, it needs to be evolved in Pokémon GO.
As demonstrated on its anime debut on SM106, Meltan can walk underwater, despite being a Steel-type, and its first main weakness as of SM111 is it cannot stand absorbing heats, such as from the likes of Fire-type-related Pokémon.
Professor Oak is the one who named Meltan its species in the anime.
Meltan and its evolution, Melmetal, are the only Pokémon officially introduced in Generation VIII that are not native to Alola.

Origin

Meltan's head is based on a hex nut. Its body is made up of mercury which is a liquid at room temperature, similar to Meltan's body. It uses electricity to form amalgams, types of rocks/metals that can be fused into one.

Etymology

Meltan comes from the word melt, metal, -tan (a Japanese suffix meaning small), tantalum (a kind of metal) and molten (a material that can be easily melted, like steel).

Gallery

Template:GenVIInav

← Zeraora | Meltan | Melmetal →

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 |image = Meltan.png
 |evointo = Melmetal
-|evo=[[File:808.png]][[File:809.png|link=Melmetal]]}}
+|evo=[[File:808.png]][[File:809.png|link=Melmetal]]
+}}
 {{Nihongo|Meltan|メルタン|Merutan}} is a {{Type|Steel}}-type [[Mythical Pokémon]] revealed in [[Pokémon GO]] and in Japanese on the [https://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/pika_vee/maboroshi/ official site for the Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee Switch games], which are [[Kanto]] region [[Generation VII]] sub-set pairs part of the main series.
 ==Biology==
 ===Physiology===
-Meltan is a small Pokémon with a gold head, which resembles a hex nut, and a glossy silver body. A black sphere floats in the center of Meltan's head like a magnet; the sphere itself is Meltan's eye. A red wire sticks out from Meltan's back, acting as a tail. Its hex nut head can also spin and it is revealed to be the primary source of Meltan’s eye power.
+Meltan is a small Pokémon with a gold head, which resembles a hex nut, and a glossy silver body. A black sphere floats in the center of Meltan's head like a magnet; the sphere itself is Meltan's eye. A red cable sticks out from Meltan's back, acting as a tail. Its hex nut head can also spin and it is revealed to be the primary source of Meltan’s eye power.
-Its shiny form has much darker tone on its hex nut head.
+Its shiny form has a light brown color on its hex nut head and a blue cable tail.
 ===Behavior===
-Meltan's body is made out of liquid metal. This allows Meltan to corrode/eat any metal and absorb it into its own body, eventually becoming an indirect predator to the {{type|Steel}} Pokémon with metallic body, such as [[Magnemite]] evolution lines. In addition, Meltan generates electrical energy from the metal it absorbs; it uses the electricity as an energy source as well as an eye beam attack version of [[Flash Cannon]], which it releases from its eye. Meltan cannot stand absorbing heats, making it weak against {{type|Fire}}-type. Additionally, Meltan can contact the rest of its kind to its current location when its bodies vibrates by the result of contacting with any soundwave-related metallic items like school bells nearby, just as its head spins much faster.
+Meltan's body is made out of liquid metal. This allows Meltan to corrode/eat any metal and absorb it into its own body, eventually becoming an indirect predator to the {{type|Steel}} Pokémon with metallic body, such as [[Magnemite]] evolution lines. In addition, Meltan generates electrical energy from the metal it absorbs; it uses the electricity as an energy source as well as an eye beam attack version of [[Flash Cannon]], which it releases from its eye. Meltan cannot stand absorbing heats, due to being weak to {{type|Fire}}-type. Additionally, Meltan can contact the rest of its kind to its current location when its bodies vibrates by the result of contacting with any soundwave-related metallic items like school bells nearby, just as its head spins much faster.
-Meltan can be very curious, showing interest in many things.
+Meltan can be very curious, showing interest in many things. They also spin their hex nut heads a sign of affection towards others and when happy.
 ==Evolution==
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 |type=Steel
 |ultrasunultramoon=
+|usumrarity=|let'sgo,pikachu!let'sgo,eevee! = Transfer from [[Pokémon GO]]|lgperarity = None}}
-|usumrarity=None}}
 ===Pokédex entries===
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 {{Movessetmid|27|[[Thunder Shock]]|40|100|30|Electric|Special}}
 {{Movessetmid|36|[[Acid Armor]]|—|—|20|Poison|Status}}
-{{Movessetmid|45|[[Flash Cannon]]|80|100|10|Steel|Special}}
+{{Movessetmid|45|'''[[Flash Cannon]]'''|80|100|10|Steel|Special}}
 {{Movessetend|type=Steel}}
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 {{GenVIIPokéSprites
 |type = {{Steel}}
-|smspr = 808b.gif
+|smspr =
 |smsprs =
-|VIIback = 808.gif
+|VIIback =Meltan Back LGPE.gif
 |VIIbackf =
-|VIIbacks =
+|VIIbacks =Meltan Shiny Back LGPE.gif
-|VIIbackfs =}}
+|VIIbackfs =|pespr = Meltan LGPE.gif|pesprs = Meltan Shiny LGPE.gif}}
 ==Anime==
-{{Main|Meltan (anime)}}
+{{Main|Meltan (anime)|Ash's Meltan}}
+[[File:Meltan anime.png|thumb| A group of Meltan.]]
-Meltan first appeared in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon - Ultra Legends]]''. Prior the species' full appearance in [[SM109]] and starting plays major role from [[SM111]], three Meltan made cameo appearances in [[SM106]] as silhouettes, where they were sealed within a small crate beneath the underwater nearby [[Poni Island]], but somehow manage to escape from that crate, unsealing the Hex Nut Pokémon off-screen. When [[Ash Ketchum|Ash]] and his classmates are finished with their School trip from Poni Island back to [[Melemele Island]], there are more than three Meltan whose coming along as well, infiltrating beneath the said ship to the latter island. Once they reached Melemele Island, they made hug mistakes on attempting to eat any metallic substance while separating into two groups due to being scared away by an [[Rattata|Alolan Rattata]], one group almost kill one of the {{type|Steel}} Pokémon with metallic body like a passing by [[Magneton]] before being counterattacked by its Thunder Shock, then eating one of Team Rocket’s items such as James’ bottle cap collections, while another Sophocles’ metallic tools that were originally used for his experiments at Pokémon school through finding its Ultra Guardians underground base.
+Meltan first appeared in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon - Ultra Legends]]''. Prior the species' full appearance in [[SM109: A Grand Debut!]] and starting plays major role from [[SM111: Show Me the Metal!]], three Meltan made cameo appearances in [[SM106: Evolving Research!]] as silhouettes, where they were sealed within a small crate beneath the underwater nearby  to escape from that crate, unsealing the Hex Nut Pokémon off-screen. When [[Ash Ketchum|Ash]] and his classmates are finished with their School trip from Poni Island back to [[Melemele Island]], there are more than three Meltan whose coming along as well, infiltrating beneath the said ship to the latter island. Once they reached Melemele Island, they made hug mistakes on attempting to eat any metallic substance while separating into two groups due to being scared away by an [[Rattata|Alolan Rattata]], one group almost kill one of the {{type|Steel}} Pokémon with metallic body like a passing by [[Magneton]] before being counterattacked by its Thunder Shock, then eating one of Team Rocket’s items such as James’ bottle cap collections, while another Sophocles’ metallic tools that were originally used for his experiments at Pokémon school through finding its Ultra Guardians underground base.
+[[File:Ash Meltan.png|thumb|Ash's Meltan.]]
-A Meltan whose with its group at Pokémon school began to show interest in [[Ash's Rowlet]] and joined him due to his debt on retrieve its hex nut head back quickly before a [[Murkrow]] steals it, while the rest of Meltan, including their fellow group that invaded Team Rocket’s hideout located in [[Bewear (anime)|Bewear]] and scared away by the den owner for their trouble, began to reside at [[Ultra Guardians]] base with [[Lusamine's Clefable]] they first encountered before meeting Ash and his friends, with Clefable manage to make them behave themselves from causing trouble on eating someone’s metallic items, acting as their parent and teach on the next day.
+A Meltan whose with its group at Pokémon school began to show interest in [[Ash's Rowlet]] and joined him due to his debt on retrieve its hex nut head back quickly before a [[Murkrow]] steals it, while the rest of Meltan, including their fellow group that invaded Team Rocket’s hideout located in [[Bewear (anime)|Bewear]] and scared away by the den owner for their trouble, began to reside at [[Ultra Guardians]] base with [[Lusamine's Clefable]] they first encountered before meeting Ash and his friends, with Clefable manage to make them behave themselves from causing trouble on eating someone’s metallic items, acting as their parent and teach on the next day. This Meltan has its hex nut color contrast toned down by the result of Team Rocket unknowingly using its hex nut for their mobile donut truck hideout. In [[SM112: Got Meltan?]], this Meltan whom Ash's Rowlet befriend, has officially joins Ash on his journey.
+As of [[SM138]], Ash’s Meltan and its fellow hordes fuse into a singularity Pokémon, Melmetal, at night before the next day’s final Alolan Pokémon League, thus retained the original hex nut color tone on Ash’s Meltan side part.
-{{Main|Ash's Meltan}}
-As mentioned above, this is the Meltan whom Ash's Rowlet befriend with and eventually joins Ash’s journey officially in [[SM112]].
 ==Trivia==
 *Meltan is the first new Pokémon revealed in [[Pokémon GO]].
 *Meltan is the second Mythical Pokémon with a singular type that had its type introduced in [[Generation II]], the other being [[Darkrai]].
-*Meltan is the shortest Mythical Pokémon, along with Land Forme [[Shaymin]]. Conditionally, both will appear in ''Sun & Moon'' TV series anime.
+*Meltan is the shortest Mythical Pokémon, along with Land Forme [[Shaymin]]. Conditionally, both appear in the ''Sun & Moon'' TV series anime.
+**Meltan is also the first Mythical Pokémon to be caught by Ash.
 *Meltan is the shortest Steel-type along with [[Diglett|Alolan Diglett]] and [[Klefki]].
 *Many Ditto have been seen being transformed into Meltan in Pokémon GO since it was first released.
-*Meltan won’t be able to be found in Pokémon Let’s Go, only in Pokémon Go.
+*Meltan can't be found in Pokémon Let’s Go, only in Pokémon Go, but can be transferred to those games through the GO Park.
-*Meltan is the first Mythical Pokémon to be able to evolve.
 *Meltan has the lowest base stats of all [[Mythical Pokémon]].
 * Meltan and its evolution, [[Melmetal]], have source code abilities even though abilities are not present in Let's Go.
 *Meltan (along with Melmetal) is the first Mythical Pokémon to be part of an evolutionary line.
+**Also, 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]]. Due to this, its Kanto Pokédex number (152) is not the same as its National Pokédex number (808).
 *Meltan is the only evolvable Pokémon who cannot evolve in any core series games. Instead, it needs to be evolved in Pokémon GO.
-*As demonstrated on its anime debut on [[SM106]], Meltan can walk underwater, despite being a {{type|Steel}}-type, and its first main weakness as of [[SM111]] is cannot stand absorbing heats, such as from the likes of {{type|Fire}}-type-related Pokémon.
+*As demonstrated on its anime debut on [[SM106]], Meltan can walk underwater, despite being a {{type|Steel}}-type, and its first main weakness as of [[SM111]] is it cannot stand absorbing heats, such as from the likes of {{type|Fire}}-type-related Pokémon.
+* [[Professor Oak (anime)|Professor Oak]] is the one who named Meltan its species in the anime.
+* Meltan and its evolution, Melmetal, are the only Pokémon officially introduced in [[Generation VIII]] that are not native to [[Alola]].
 ===Origin===
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 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
+Meltan SM Anime.png
+Meltan_LGPE.png
+Meltan PE.png
+Meltan Shiny PE.png
 Meltan_GO.png
 Meltan_GO_Shiny.png
-Meltan_LGPE.png
-asipodrasatraparalnuevopokemongomeltan-focus-0-0-480-345.jpg|Meltan
-Dn8W9_CVYAUo4HX.jpg|Meltan Stats
-px-Meltan_Community_Day.jpg|Meltan in Pokemon Go
 meltan.0.jpg|Meltan 3D
-pokemon_go_meltan-600x300.jpg|Meltan (Pokemon GO)
 meltan-in-pokemon-lets-go.jpg|Meltan in Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee
 meltan.original.jpg|Willow discovers Meltan
+Pokemon Go Shiny Meltan.jpg
-the-professors-have-discovered-something-new-about-meltan-YOJuzTBIQfE-1038x576.jpg|Meltan group
+Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu, Eevee, Meltan, Melmetal.png
 </gallery>

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