Meltan (Pokémon)

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Meltan (Japanese: メルタン Meltan) is a Mythical Pokémon introduced during Generation VII. It first appeared in and later made its core series debut in .
In Pokémon GO, it evolves into by using 400 Meltan . It cannot evolve in the core series games.
Its appearance was first teased during the September Pokémon GO Community Day on September 22, 2018, and it was officially revealed on September 25, 2018.
==Biology==
Meltan is a small with a silvery body of liquid metal. Its head is hard and resembles a golden , with a small black sphere floating inside. This sphere serves as its eye. It has a red tail that resembles an electrical wire with two tiny protrusions at the end. According to official concept arts, Meltan's liquid body is made of , and it can cry gallium tears. Its arms can stretch to be longer or shorter.Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! & Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!: Official Trainer's Guide & Pokédex, p. 361 Meltan is one of the smallest Pokémon, tying with and as the shortest Pokémon.
Meltan's body can corrode various metals, which it feeds on by absorbing them. The absorbed metals are circulated within Meltan's body to generate electricity, which it uses as an energy source. Meltan can also use this electricity to attack by firing it from its eye.Pokémon Let's Go site | New Pokémon According to Professor Willow, Meltan has been described in ancient texts in the same place the Mystery Box was found. The Mystery Box was created by 's followers to store away the Meltan created after its death, until one day, they could create a new Melmetal. At the end of a Melmetal's life span, it'll rust and fall apart, however its shards will eventually be reborn as Meltan. It is known to live in groups, until the day comes where one strong Meltan absorbs the rest of the group to evolve.
As seen in the episode Show Me the Metal!, the hexagonal nut on Meltan's body can be removed. It has also been seen working in packs. Meltan can spin its head, creating a sound that calls others of its kind. Its head-spinning can also be used as a sign of affection. In Got Meltan?, it's revealed that it can be tamed if fed metal-like treats. In Living on the Cutting Edge!, Meltan is shown multiplying in numbers overtime. 
Meltan LGPE Concept Art.png|thumb|Meltan often uses its unique physiology to express itself in unexpected ways
Meltan headless.png|Meltan without its head
===Evolution===
Meltan evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Meltan is available in .
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===Side game data===
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In , Meltan will continuously spawn while the player has the Mystery Box opened.
Meltan can be obtained by completing the Special Research, Let’s GO, Meltan.
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===Evolution data===
Meltan can only evolve in . In the core series, Meltan is considered fully evolved and unaffected by Eviolite. 
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
====Ash's Meltan====
 encountered a Meltan that arrived on Melemele Island with its fellow Meltan in Show Me the Metal!. Ash eventually it in the next episode after it befriended , who helped it recover its hex nut head. It later evolved into Melmetal in Final Rivals! by combining with its fellow Meltan shortly before the Manalo Conference finals.
====Meltan (recurring)====
Multiple Meltan have made a number of appearances in . For a time being, they lived in the Ultra Guardians' base in the Pokémon School, where they assisted Lusamine's Clefable in exchange for food and continued to multiply. They eventually combined with Ash's Meltan to evolve into Melmetal in Final Rivals!.
===Minor appearances===
===Pokédex entries===
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Meltan has several unique attributes:
** It is the only Pokémon capable of evolution that cannot be evolved in the core series games. Because of this, it is not affected by Eviolite.
** It is the only Pokémon with the Ability that cannot also have .
** It is the only Mythical Pokémon that is capable of evolution.
* Meltan and its evolved form share several unique attributes:
** They are the only Pokémon in to not be introduced in Generation I.
** They are the only Pokémon in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! whose Kanto Pokédex number (152) is not the same as its National Pokédex number (808). While Kanto Pokédex numbers are normally used throughout the game, the judge screen displays National Pokédex numbers, which is evident for Meltan and Melmetal.
** They are the only Pokémon officially introduced in Generation VII that are not in the Alola Pokédex.
** They are the only Pokémon in the National Pokédex of Pokémon GO and (Nintendo Switch only) to not be listed in a region section. Instead, they are put into "Unidentified" and "Unknown Origins", respectively.
** They are the only Mythical Pokémon that can be traded or placed in a as a defender in Pokémon GO.
* Meltan is the smallest Mythical Pokémon.
* Meltan is the first Mythical Pokémon caught by a in the .
* In the animated series, is the person who gives Meltan its species name.
* According to Junichi Masuda, Meltan and its evolution were created for Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! out of a "desire to build a bridge between players of the core Pokémon series and players of Pokémon GO", to make both groups happy.
* In a 2018 GameSpot interview, Junichi Masuda mentioned that Meltan was designed by someone "who was also a fan of the original games and played them as a kid".GameSpot: How Let's Go Pikachu / Eevee Update Pokemon Yellow For A New Generation
** Two people were credited as "Pokémon Character Designers" in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!: Misaki Hashimoto and Hironobu Yoshida. However, Yoshida has worked on the Pokémon games since , implying that it was Hashimoto that designed Meltan.
===Origin===
Meltan is based on a hexagonal , and its tail resembles an exposed wire. Its lower body is based on , a metallic element with a relatively low melting point of about 86 °F (30 °C). Gallium is used to make s, and can easily "attack" other metals, such as aluminium and tin, to form s that are either very brittle or liquid at room temperature. These may be referenced with Meltan's liquid body, electric affinity, and ability to absorb metals.
Meltan may also be inspired by , a metallic element that is liquid at room temperature. Much like gallium, mercury can also conduct electricity, as well as react with many other metals to form alloys known as .
Meltan and Melmetal bear some resemblance to Wenlock, the official mascot of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, whose design also has a single large eye on a metal body. However this similarity may be a coincidence.
====Name origin====
Meltan may be a combination of melt, metal, and たん -tan (diminutive Japanese suffix). It may also be derived from molten.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Ash's Meltan
* The Two Professors
* Mythical Pokémon
* Myths and legends involving Legendary and Mythical Pokémon
* Pokémon fusion
* Population of Legendary and Mythical Pokémon
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Mythical Pokémon
Category:Event-exclusive Pokémon
Category:Pokémon that evolve through a unique method
Category:Pokémon introduced in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
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