Competitive Information for Melmetal [Sword/Shield]
Steel
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Melmetal? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Melmetal is an outstanding Steel-typed Pokemon. It's a not-uncommon sight to see Melmetal out in the 8th generation battlefield. Melmetal is weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground-typed attacks.
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Iron Fist
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Double Iron Bash / Steel Roller
- Superpower
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Thunder Punch
Physical Sweeper Melmetal (Iron Fist)
Melmetal is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Melmetal's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Iron Fist, Melmetal's punch-based attacks have 1.2x power. sucker punch is not boosted.
♦ Steel Roller is a physical STAB-boosted 130-base power Steel-type move (fails if there is no terrain active. ends the terrain).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Melmetal's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Iron Fist
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Steel Roller / Double Iron Bash
- Superpower / Brick Break
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Ice Punch / Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Melmetal
Melmetal is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Melmetal's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Iron Fist, Melmetal's punch-based attacks have 1.2x power. sucker punch is not boosted. Ice Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Double Iron Bash is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Steel-type move (hits twice. 30% chance to flinch).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Melmetal's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Melmetal? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Iron Fist
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Double Iron Bash / Steel Roller
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Rock Slide
- Superpower
Doubles Physical Sweeper Melmetal (Iron Fist)
Melmetal is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Melmetal's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Iron Fist, Melmetal's punch-based attacks have 1.2x power. sucker punch is not boosted.
♦ Steel Roller is a physical STAB-boosted 130-base power Steel-type move (fails if there is no terrain active. ends the terrain).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Melmetal's attack and defense by 1 stage).
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Iron Fist
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Steel Roller / Double Iron Bash
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Rock Slide
- Superpower / Brick Break
Doubles Physical Sweeper Melmetal
Melmetal is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Melmetal's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Iron Fist, Melmetal's punch-based attacks have 1.2x power. sucker punch is not boosted.
♦ Double Iron Bash is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Steel-type move (hits twice. 30% chance to flinch).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Melmetal's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Melmetal learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Melmetal can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Melmetal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Ice Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Mega Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Thunder Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Dynamic Punch
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Double Iron Bash
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Most notable and possible best moves for Melmetal
- Protect
- Rest
Common Effort Values for Melmetal in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Melmetal's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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