Is Melmetal viable in Gen 8 OU?

Melmetal is ranked #13 in Gen 8 OU with 17.51% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

What beats Melmetal in Gen 8 OU?

The best counter for Melmetal in Gen 8 OU is Corviknight with a 61.0% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Melmetal include Corviknight, Landorus-Therian, Ferrothorn, Toxapex, Tornadus-Therian.

What is the best counter for Melmetal in Gen 8 OU?

Corviknight is the best counter for Melmetal in Gen 8 OU, KOing or forcing it out in 61.0% of their encounters.

Melmetal counters

Gen 8 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

#0809 Melmetal

Steel

USAGE 17.5% #13

BASE STATS

HP 135

ATK 143

DEF 143

SPA 80

SPD 65

SPE 34

BST600

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

FireFightingGround

½×

NormalGrassIceFlyingPsychicBugRockDragonSteelFairy

0×

Poison

Moves

Double Iron Bash 100.0% Thunder Punch 65.7% Protect 53.7% Earthquake 52.6% Superpower 47.7% Toxic 36.8% Ice Punch 22.8% Thunder Wave 9.9%

Items

Leftovers 66.6% Assault Vest 17.5% Protective Pads 7.1% Choice Band 7.0% Custap Berry 1.0% Occa Berry 0.4% Life Orb 0.2% Chople Berry 0.1%

Common Teammates

Landorus-Therian57.4%

Urshifu-Rapid-Strike30.4%

Weavile29.5%

Garchomp28.0%

Tornadus-Therian27.9%

Dragapult26.6%

Zapdos25.3%

Tapu Lele24.1%

Browse Gen 8 OU teams using Melmetal →

Teams using Corviknight 61% Teams using Landorus-Therian 35% Teams using Ferrothorn 33% Teams using Toxapex 22% Teams using Tornadus-Therian 11% Teams using Clefable 3%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Corviknight

FlyingSteel DEFENSIVE COUNTER

77.857

61.0% dies 7.80%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Iron Fist Melmetal Thunder Punch vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Corviknight: 162-192 (40.5 - 48%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Corviknight counters → Teams with Corviknight →

Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK

69.87

35.4% dies 9.89%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Melmetal: 288-338 (60.7 - 71.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Landorus-Therian counters → Teams with Landorus-Therian →

Ferrothorn

GrassSteel SOFT CHECK

24.71

33.0% dies 9.46%

DAMAGE CALC

0 Def Ferrothorn Body Press vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Melmetal: 108-128 (22.7 - 27%) -- possible 5HKO

View Ferrothorn counters → Teams with Ferrothorn →

Toxapex

PoisonWater SOFT CHECK

21.932

21.9% dies 8.82%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Toxapex Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Melmetal: 54-64 (11.3 - 13.5%) -- possible 8HKO

View Toxapex counters → Teams with Toxapex →

Tornadus-Therian

Flying SOFT CHECK

21.449

11.0% dies 6.75%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Tornadus-Therian Superpower vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Melmetal: 176-208 (37.1 - 43.8%) -- 99.9% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Tornadus-Therian counters → Teams with Tornadus-Therian →

Clefable

Fairy SOFT CHECK

69.714

3.1% dies 2.88%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Clefable Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Melmetal: 64-76 (13.5 - 16%)

View Clefable counters → Teams with Clefable →

Ranked #13 with 17.51% usage. Sorted by reliability score.