Melmetal counters

Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Melmetal
#0809 Melmetal
Steel
USAGE 1.6% #49
ABILITYPrankster
BASE STATS
HP 135
ATK 143
DEF 143
SPA 80
SPD 65
SPE 34
BST600
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireFightingGround
½×
NormalGrassIceFlyingPsychicBugRockDragonSteelFairy
0×
Poison
Moves
Gigaton Hammer 57.2% Stone Axe 31.9% Strength Sap 26.9% Copycat 26.6% Shore Up 23.2% Destiny Bond 20.6% Dragon Tail 18.7% Burning Bulwark 15.9%
Items
Covert Cloak 37.5% Rocky Helmet 33.3% Leftovers 17.5% Choice Band 6.0% Assault Vest 2.9% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.2% Ability Shield 0.6% Sitrus Berry 0.5%
Abilities
Prankster26.8%Fur Coat26.2%Toxic Debris15.2%Levitate14.4%Steelworker6.5%Regenerator4.2%Ice Scales3.8%Water Absorb1.1%
Common Teammates
Groudon-Primal45.5%Diancie-Mega36.1%Arceus-Ghost23.5%Celesteela23.0%Chansey22.0%Eternatus20.9%Kyogre-Primal20.5%Audino-Mega20.2%
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Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #49 with 1.62% usage. Sorted by reliability score.