Is Melmetal viable in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Melmetal is ranked #34 in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers with 3.83% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Melmetal in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Groudon-Primal has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 64.2% of 179.1572683244936 relevant encounters. Standard error is 3.6 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Melmetal matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Melmetal was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Melmetal counters

Gen 9 National Dex Ubers · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0809 Melmetal

Steel

USAGE 3.8% #34

ABILITYIron Fist

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% Earthquake 89.3% Thunder Punch 69.2% Ice Punch 44.6% Rock Slide 38.3% Superpower 33.0% Darkest Lariat 18.4% High Horsepower 2.9%

Items

Choice Band 80.0% Lum Berry 17.5% Punching Glove 0.8% Assault Vest 0.7% Life Orb 0.5% Leftovers 0.2% Groundium Z 0.2% Weakness Policy 0.1%

Abilities

Iron Fist100.0%

Tera Types

Steel 72.4% Water 17.7% Fire 4.7% Ground 4.1% Flying 0.4% Fighting 0.2% Fairy 0.1%

Common Teammates

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Melmetal + Arceus 70.1% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Groudon-Primal

GroundFire OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

179.157

49.9

64.2% Standard error 3.58 points

DAMAGE CALCHarsh Sunshine

0- SpA Groudon-Primal Overheat vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Melmetal in Harsh Sunshine: 506-596 (106.7 - 125.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Groudon-Primal counters → Teams with Groudon-Primal →

Zygarde

DragonGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

77.211

26.4

49.2% Standard error 5.69 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zygarde Thousand Arrows vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Melmetal: 200-236 (42.1 - 49.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Zygarde counters → Teams with Zygarde →

Kyogre-Primal

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

43.756

21.6

51.8% Standard error 7.55 points

DAMAGE CALCHeavy Rain

252+ SpA Kyogre-Primal Water Spout (150 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Melmetal in Heavy Rain: 486-573 (102.5 - 120.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Kyogre-Primal counters →

Marshadow

FightingGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

85.26

16.8

37.8% Standard error 5.25 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Marshadow Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Melmetal: 306-362 (64.5 - 76.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Marshadow counters → Teams with Marshadow →

Yveltal

DarkFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

102.487

15.8

34.6% Standard error 4.70 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Life Orb Dark Aura Yveltal Dark Pulse vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Melmetal: 234-277 (49.3 - 58.4%) -- 98% chance to 2HKO

View Yveltal counters → Teams with Yveltal →

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

56.328

14.5

40.6% Standard error 6.54 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Melmetal: 142-168 (29.9 - 35.4%) -- 25% chance to 3HKO

View Necrozma-Dusk-Mane counters → Teams with Necrozma-Dusk-Mane →

Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

104.305

9.0

26.2% Standard error 4.30 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Sacred Fire vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Melmetal: 264-312 (55.6 - 65.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Ho-Oh counters → Teams with Ho-Oh →

Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

92.314

8.2

26.6% Standard error 4.60 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Melmetal: 350-414 (73.8 - 87.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Zacian-Crowned counters → Teams with Zacian-Crowned →

Eternatus

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.15

-4.8

34.8% Standard error 9.90 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Eternatus Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Melmetal: 270-318 (56.9 - 67%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Eternatus counters → Teams with Eternatus →

Arceus

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

30.407

-10.4

16.7% Standard error 6.76 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Life Orb Arceus Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Melmetal: 218-257 (45.9 - 54.2%) -- 54.3% chance to 2HKO

View Arceus counters → Teams with Arceus →

Smeargle

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.384

-15.1

18.5% Standard error 8.40 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Smeargle Rapid Spin vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Melmetal: 12-15 (2.5 - 3.1%)

View Smeargle counters → Teams with Smeargle →

Ranked #34 with 3.83% usage. Sorted by conservative score.