A Steel type, but its only fast move is Thunder Shock, and with as many as seven charged moves it becomes a completely different Pokémon depending on what it carries. Some run Double Iron Bash + Dynamic Punch, others Thunderbolt + Dynamic Punch — the moveset and style change it entirely.
How it's computed: top 3 current-season meta Pokémon that beat this Pokémon's main counters in sim matchups (PvPoke)
Pokémon favored against this one. If you meet it often, prepare the below.
Ho-Oh325FireFlying
Landorus (Therian)364GroundFlying
Zacian (Crowned Sword)407FairySteel
Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)407FightingSteel
Lugia466PsychicFlyingPokémon you can favorably beat with this one.
Dialga (Origin)681SteelDragon
Black Kyurem679DragonIce
Kyogre658Water
Lunala544PsychicGhost
White Kyurem525DragonIceLead=early edge · Closer=late-game · Switch=swap response · Charger=charge pressure · Attacker=damage · Consistency=matchup stability (0–100)
Melmetal — Master League B-tier. Recommended movesets are based on public battle simulation (PvPoke); counters and favorable matchups come from sim results. Pick rates are anonymous aggregates of opponents GBL Note users actually faced. Log my battles →
