Is Melmetal viable in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Melmetal is ranked #31 in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers with 4.27% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Melmetal in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Groudon-Primal has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 57.7% of 220.23554368998475 relevant encounters. Standard error is 5.7 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 · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0809 Melmetal

Steel

USAGE 4.3% #31

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 95.1% Thunder Punch 84.4% Ice Punch 37.5% Superpower 35.5% Darkest Lariat 18.7% Rock Slide 15.2% Iron Head 3.9%

Items

Choice Band 88.8% Lum Berry 7.2% Assault Vest 2.4% Punching Glove 0.7% Life Orb 0.3% Leftovers 0.3% Groundium Z 0.2% Custap Berry 0.1%

Tera Types

Steel 79.4% Ground 12.4% Water 7.2% Flying 0.5% Fire 0.2% Dragon 0.1% Ghost 0.0%

Common Teammates

Leading observed checks

Open a matchup for a separate set-based damage estimate, or browse uploaded teams with both Pokémon.

Team core to explore

Melmetal + Hatterene 73.3% 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

220.236

34.9

57.7% Standard error 5.70 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 DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

108.196

29.6

61.9% Standard error 8.06 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Iron Fist Melmetal Ice Punch vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Zygarde: 436-516 (103.8 - 122.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Zygarde counters → Teams with Zygarde →

Kyogre-Primal

Water OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

54.342

25.0

62.2% Standard error 9.29 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 →

Dondozo

Water DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

22.354

16.0

57.8% Standard error 10.45 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Iron Fist Melmetal Thunder Punch vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Dondozo: 226-268 (44.8 - 53.1%) -- 0.4% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Dondozo counters → Teams with Dondozo →

Marshadow

FightingGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

108.139

9.3

41.8% Standard error 8.13 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 →

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

60.519

4.4

39.9% Standard error 8.87 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 →

Yveltal

DarkFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

131.854

4.3

30.9% Standard error 6.64 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

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Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

131.078

1.6

28.4% Standard error 6.71 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

118.723

-1.7

25.9% Standard error 6.91 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 →

Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

30.121

-5.5

26.8% Standard error 8.07 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Alomomola Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Melmetal: 60-71 (12.6 - 14.9%) -- possible 7HKO

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Giratina-Origin

GhostDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.307

-10.0

28.0% Standard error 9.51 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Griseous Core Giratina-Origin Hex (65 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Melmetal: 126-148 (26.5 - 31.2%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Giratina-Origin counters → Teams with Giratina-Origin →

Eternatus

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.415

-16.3

16.7% Standard error 8.25 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 →

Ranked #31 with 4.27% usage. Sorted by conservative score.