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Melmetal in Great League
Steel#1of 1152 ranked
94PvPoke score
Metaseen often in battles
Melmetal is one of the best picks in the format in Great League. Great League caps every Pokémon at 1,500 CP. It is the most played GO Battle League format and the one most players start with.
Best moveset
Thunder ShockFast · Electric · 4 damage, 9 energy in 2 turns100% of top players
Double Iron BashCharged · Steel · 70 damage, 35 energy35% of top players
Dynamic PunchCharged · Fighting · 90 damage, 45 energy17% of top players
Second charged move: 100,000 stardust and 100 candy; buddy distance 20 km.
Play it by the counts
How many Thunder Shocks it takes to charge each move from empty. Count them in the fight and you know when a shield decision is coming — for you and for your opponent.
4Thunder Shock → Double Iron Bash4 fast moves, 8 turns
5Thunder Shock → Dynamic Punch5 fast moves, 10 turns
What Melmetal beats
Mimikyu (Busted)wins this matchup73
Corviknightwins this matchup61
Cramorantwins this matchup60
Tinkatonwins this matchup59
Vigorothwins this matchup52
What beats Melmetal
Ninetales (Shadow)loses this matchup10
Quagsire (Shadow)loses this matchup35
Sableye (Shadow)loses this matchup36
Stunfiskloses this matchup37
Altarialoses this matchup45Battle rating out of 100 in a one-shield simulation; above 50 is a win.
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