Best Melmetal counters in Pokémon GO

Looking for the best ways to take down Melmetal in Pokémon GO Raid Battles? Our guide has got you covered with a comprehensive list of the top Melmetal counters, including the highest DPS and tankiest options.

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Best Melmetal counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	38.47	1609.20	3	125.5s	97.8
2	Mega Blaziken	Counter	Blast Burn *	40.35	854.24	5	105.8s	86.6
3	Mega Y Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	38.75	769.13	5	99.2s	81.8
4	Reshiram	Fire Fang	Fusion Flare *	33.30	931.67	4	111.9s	76.6
5	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	33.30	849.08	5	127.5s	74.8
6	Mega X Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	32.80	845.53	5	128.9s	73.9
7	Shadow Blaziken	Counter	Blast Burn *	37.17	566.96	7	106.8s	73.5
8	Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	35.41	625.16	6	105.9s	72.6
9	Keldeo (Ordinary)	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	32.42	775.30	5	119.6s	71.7
10	Shadow Entei	Fire Fang	Overheat	33.04	719.65	6	130.7s	71.4
11	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	30.27	889.99	5	147.0s	70.5
12	Heatran	Fire Spin	Magma Storm *	29.45	935.26	4	127.0s	69.9
13	Shadow Machamp	Counter	Dynamic Punch	34.78	555.63	7	111.8s	69.5
14	Mega Swampert	Mud Shot	Earthquake	27.73	992.73	4	143.2s	67.8
15	Shadow Moltres	Fire Spin	Overheat	33.87	541.36	7	111.9s	67.7
16	Shadow Hariyama	Counter	Dynamic Punch	33.26	567.52	7	119.4s	67.6
17	Shadow Infernape	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	33.80	528.68	7	109.5s	67.2
18	Mega Houndoom	Fire Fang	Flamethrower	31.55	630.34	6	119.9s	66.7
19	Shadow Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	34.51	479.60	8	111.2s	66.6
20	Lucario	Counter	Aura Sphere	32.32	580.70	7	125.8s	66.5

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About the results

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Melmetal in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Melmetal down quickly with high DPS, or the tankiest counters that can withstand its attacks, our guide has something for every trainer.

This table displays a list of best Melmetal counters in Pokémon GO with their Fast Attacks, Charged Attacks, DPS (damage per second), TDO (total damage output), faints, TTW (time to win), and score. The list is sorted by the score, which is calculated based on the DPS, TDO, faints, and TTW.

The top-ranked Melmetal counter is Primal Groudon, followed by Mega Blaziken, Mega Y Charizard, and Reshiram. The table also includes Shadow Garchomp, Mega X Charizard, Shadow Blaziken, and Terrakion, among others. Each Pokemon's type is indicated by an icon beside their name.

Melmetal type chart

When fighting Melmetal, keep in mind the following that Steel-type Pokémon are weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground type moves. They take reduced damage from Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Flying, Grass, Ice, Normal, Psychic, Rock, Steel, and Poison type moves.

Weaknesses

Fighting	160.0%
Fire	160.0%
Ground	160.0%

Resistances

Poison	39.1%
Bug	62.5%
Dragon	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%
Flying	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Ice	62.5%
Normal	62.5%
Psychic	62.5%
Rock	62.5%
Steel	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.