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Counter guide · Steel · Gen VII

What beats Meltan?

The 5 hardest counters to Meltan ranked by type effectiveness, base-stat total, and Speed. Heatran outspeeds and hits for 2× with fire-type STAB.

Meltan
No. 808
Meltan
Steel
BST 300 · Speed 34 · Atk 65 · SpA 55

Top 5 counters

  1. #1
    Heatran
    No. 485
    Heatran
    Fire Steel
    Hits Meltan for 2× via fire-type STAB Takes ¼× back from steel-type STAB Speed: 77 > 34 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 130)
  2. #2
    Volcanion
    No. 721
    Volcanion
    Fire Water
    Hits Meltan for 2× via fire-type STAB Takes ¼× back from steel-type STAB Speed: 70 > 34 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 130)
  3. #3
    Reshiram
    No. 643
    Reshiram
    Dragon Fire
    Hits Meltan for 2× via fire-type STAB Takes ½× back from steel-type STAB Speed: 90 > 34 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 150)
  4. #4
    Ho-Oh
    No. 250
    Ho-Oh
    Fire Flying
    Hits Meltan for 2× via fire-type STAB Takes ½× back from steel-type STAB Speed: 90 > 34 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 130)
  5. #5
    Blacephalon
    No. 806
    Blacephalon
    Fire Ghost
    Hits Meltan for 2× via fire-type STAB Takes ½× back from steel-type STAB Speed: 107 > 34 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 151)

Meltan's type weaknesses

2× weak to
Fire Fighting Ground
Immune to
Poison

How this list is computed

Each candidate is scored on best-STAB damage into Meltan, the damage taken back, Speed comparison, base-stat total, and offensive lean (Attack vs Sp. Attack). Candidates that Meltan hits super-effectively for 2× or more without taking comparable damage back are filtered out — they die first. Type-immune candidates are excluded entirely.

Counters are theoretical type-chart matchups, not damage calculations. Item, ability, and move-set choices can swing real battles. Use this list as a starting point, not a final answer.