Melmetal counters

Gen 9 Legends Z-A OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Melmetal
#0809 Melmetal
Steel
USAGE 11.2% #18
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 92.7% Ice Punch 89.2% Earthquake 86.4% Superpower 16.7% Thunder Wave 4.6% Darkest Lariat 2.6% Body Press 2.1%
Items
Punching Glove 42.0% Assault Vest 32.7% Choice Band 17.4% Leftovers 6.0% Life Orb 0.5% Protective Pads 0.3% nothing 0.3% Rocky Helmet 0.2%
Common Teammates
Garchomp58.9%Rotom-Wash49.7%Clefable46.0%Dragonite40.2%Starmie-Mega38.7%Magearna21.4%Keldeo12.3%Gholdengo11.5%

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 #18 with 11.23% usage. Sorted by reliability score.