Melmetal counters

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

Melmetal
#0809 Melmetal
Steel
USAGE 21.1% #7
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 99.9% Thunder Punch 94.7% Earthquake 93.5% Ice Punch 93.3% Superpower 6.7% Thunder Wave 4.1% Body Press 2.1% Darkest Lariat 1.6%
Items
Punching Glove 55.0% Assault Vest 31.5% Choice Band 10.2% Leftovers 2.4% Life Orb 0.2% Air Balloon 0.2% Sitrus Berry 0.1% Metal Coat 0.1%
Common Teammates
Garchomp63.9%Rotom-Wash59.7%Clefable56.7%Dragonite52.2%Starmie-Mega50.6%Excadrill18.8%Latios15.5%Volcanion15.4%

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 #7 with 21.08% usage. Sorted by reliability score.