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Melmetal in Ultra League
Steel#12of 849 ranked
92PvPoke score
Metaseen often in battles
Melmetal is one of the best picks in the format in Ultra League. Ultra League caps every Pokémon at 2,500 CP, so bulky Pokémon and fully powered-up favourites take over.
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
Florgeswins this matchup76
Empoleonwins this matchup70
Tinkatonwins this matchup65
Feraligatrwins this matchup63
Snorlaxwins this matchup52
What beats Melmetal
Skeledirgeloses this matchup21
Zygarde (Complete Forme)loses this matchup38
Virizionloses this matchup39
Corviknightloses this matchup46
Jellicentloses this matchup47Battle rating out of 100 in a one-shield simulation; above 50 is a win.
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