Melmetal Raid Guide
Steel
The best counters, weaknesses, and catch CP for beating Melmetal in Pokémon GO raids — computed from every attacker's stats and movepool in our imported game-data snapshot (dated below the counter table).
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
Primal Groudon
Mud Shot + Earthquake
Ground30.3 DPS1821 TDO
#2Mega Lucario
Counter + Aura Sphere
Fighting35.0 DPS1132 TDO
#3Mega Charizard Y
Fire Spin + Overheat
Fire32.1 DPS1333 TDO
#4Mega Garchomp
Mud Shot + Earthquake
Ground29.5 DPS1621 TDO
#5Mega Heracross
Counter + Close Combat
Fighting30.6 DPS1360 TDO
#6Mega Blaziken
Counter + Overheat
Fire32.5 DPS1112 TDO
#7Reshiram
Fire Fang + Overheat
Fire27.7 DPS1253 TDO
#8Mega Charizard X
Fire Spin + Overheat
Fire27.5 DPS1150 TDO
#9Blacephalon
Incinerate + Overheat
Fire30.9 DPS721 TDO
#10Mega Houndoom
Fire Fang + Fire Blast
Fire27.2 DPS1016 TDO
#11Mega Swampert
Mud Shot + Earthquake
Ground25.0 DPS1275 TDO
#12Mega Lopunny
Double Kick + Focus Blast
Fighting27.0 DPS1005 TDO
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 / Elite-TM movesets are excluded. This is per-boss matchup math, not the neutral-target tier list. Full formula on the methodology page.
Source: pogoapi.net · Data snapshot: Aug 24, 2026 · 10,016 rows · Methodology
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.