Melmetal Raid Guide
Steel
The best counters, weaknesses, and catch CP for beating Melmetal in Pokémon GO raids.
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Catch CP (L20)
1971–2056
Raid IV floor is 10 — 2056 means a 100% IV catch.
Weather-boosted (L25)
2464–2571
Boosted in Snow weather.
Top weakness
FightingGroundFire
Fighting hits ×1.60.
Best counters
All viable counters — ranked by DPS³×TDOSuper-effective charged moves only
All movesetsRegular movesets (no Elite TM)
#1











Mega Lucario
Force Palm + Aura Sphere
Fighting39.6 DPS1282 TDOLegacy
#2Primal Groudon
Mud Shot + Precipice Blades
Ground32.9 DPS1978 TDOLegacy
#3Mega Charizard Y
Fire Spin + Blast Burn
Fire33.6 DPS1399 TDOLegacy
#4Mega Blaziken
Counter + Blast Burn
Fire34.3 DPS1173 TDOLegacy
#5Mega Garchomp
Mud Shot + Earthquake
Ground29.5 DPS1621 TDO
#6Mega Heracross
Counter + Close Combat
Fighting30.6 DPS1360 TDO
#7Reshiram
Fire Fang + Fusion Flare
Fire29.8 DPS1351 TDOLegacy
#8Mega Charizard X
Fire Spin + Blast Burn
Fire28.9 DPS1208 TDOLegacy
#9Landorus (Therian)
Mud Shot + Sandsear Storm
Ground29.0 DPS1127 TDOLegacy
#10Ho-Oh
Incinerate + Sacred Fire
Fire26.1 DPS1412 TDOLegacy
#11Terrakion
Double Kick + Sacred Sword
Fighting27.7 DPS1170 TDOLegacy
#12Mega Alakazam
Counter + Focus Blast
Fighting29.5 DPS961 TDOLegacy
DPS and estimated total damage output (TDO) are computed against Melmetal's actual typing and Tier-5 boss stats — each attacker's best fast + charged pairing, ranked by the combined DPS³ × TDO score. Legacy marks movesets that need an Elite TM. Shadow forms exist for Ho-Oh — a Shadow version deals ×1.2 damage (~20% harder) but also takes ×1.2 damage. This is per-boss matchup math, not the neutral-target tier list. Full formula on the methodology page.
Source: pogoapi.net · Updated: Sep 28, 2026 · About these stats
Weaknesses
Fighting×1.60
Ground×1.60
Fire×1.60
Melmetal's moves
ElectricThunder Shock
fastNormalHyper Beam
chargedSteelFlash Cannon
chargedFightingSuper Power
chargedElectricThunderbolt
chargedRockRock Slide
chargedDodge when the screen flashes — the charged moves above are what hit hardest.