How to Get Meltan in Pokemon Go

Last Modified May 17, 2021 08:33 GMT

How to Get Meltan in Pokemon Go

There are many strange and rare Pokemon in Pokemon Go. With the entire roster nearing 1000 Pokemon, there is bound to be a bunch that are rare and hidden. But there is one which is a lot more mysterious than others, Meltan. And that's largely because it was made for Pokemon Go, it didn’t appear in a Pokemon game before this. So with all its special quirks and mystery, its time to know how to obtain this myth of a Pokemon.

About Meltan

About Meltan

Meltan is a steel-type Pokemon made specifically for Pokemon Go and the two Let’s Go games. This Pokemon has a body made of molten metal and evolves into a very powerful Pokemon with enough candy. While it’s weak to fire, ground, and fighting moves, Meltan resists a total of 11 types!

Meltan will appear everywhere in the wild once the Mystery Box is used.

How to Get Meltan in Pokemon Go

How to Get Meltan in Pokemon Go

There are a few ways to find Meltan in the wild. The first was added on Meltan’s release which is a long string of Research Tasks which eventually lead to Meltan. Since the event for this Research Quest is over now, they will only appear randomly and are not reliable for catching Meltan.

The other, more reliable, way to get Meltan is through an item called the Mystery Box. This is obtained by transferring a Pokemon from Pokemon Go to Pokemon Let’s Go for the Switch.

Requirements to getting Meltan

Mystery Box is Required to Get Meltan

To get Meltan through the Mystery Box you will need a version of Let’s Go on Switch, as well as a Pokemon to send to the Switch.

Step by Step Guide on How to Get Meltan in Pokemon Go

Step 1: Connect your Pokemon Go to the Switch and transfer a Pokemon to Pokemon Let’s Go.

Step 2: Receive and use the Mystery Box. Meltan will now begin spawning in the world for 30 minutes.

Step 3: Capture the Meltan that appear in the world.

Meltan’s Moves

Meltan’s Moves

Meltan can know three different movesets with one option for the first fast move and two for the second charged move.

Possible Fast Moves

NameTypePowerEnergy Gain
Thunder Shock5+8

Possible Charged Moves

NameTypePowerEnergy Cost
Thunderbolt8050
Flash Cannon100100

How to Evolve Meltan into Melmetal

Melmetal, being the evolution of Meltan, is even harder to get than its pre-evolution. You’ll need to gather 400 Meltan candy so be ready for getting lots of Mystery Boxes and using every Pinap Berry in your pocket. But once the long grind is over, you’ll have a Melmetal, an incredibly powerful mythical Pokemon that is the only one of its kind to evolve.

Trivia

  1. Meltan is the only Mythical Pokémon that is capable of evolution.
  1. They are the only Pokémon in the National Pokédex of Pokémon GO and Pokémon HOME (Switch only) to not be listed in a region section. Instead, they are put into "Unknown" and "Unknown Origins" respectively.
  1. Meltan is the first Mythical Pokémon caught by a main character in the anime.
  1. In the anime, Professor Oak is the person who gives Meltan its species name.

Conclusion

While not powerful unevolved, Meltan is a rare and special find and getting Melmetal will definitely boost not only your power in battle but your coolness among friends.

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