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Melmetal PvP IV ranks in Pokémon GO
- Little Cup: closed to this one — it only takes Pokémon that can still evolve.
- Great League: meta pick — PvPoke #1 · hundo rank 1,136 of 4096 · best build 1/15/14, level 15.5, already past it at level 20 · Elite TM
- Ultra League: meta pick — PvPoke #4, up from #10 · hundo rank 2,589 of 4096 · best build 0/13/15, level 26, 39,000 dust · Elite TM
- Master League: meta pick — PvPoke #24 · Elite TM
Which IVs make the best Melmetal for PvP, league by league — ranked by stat product, the way rankings are calculated in Pokémon GO. Ranked at levels up to 50 — without Best Buddy.
Great League
The best spread is 1/15/14 at level 15.5 — 1499 CP. Anything close to it is worth keeping; the table holds the top 10.
PvPoke ranks it #1 overall in Great League. PvPoke updated these ranks on 12 October 2026 · we checked on 14 October 2026.
The moves behind that rank: Thunder Shock · Double Iron Bash (Elite TM) · Dynamic Punch.
At that level it fights with 119.39 attack, 107.82 defense and 146.21 stamina — a glass cannon: it hits first and does not want a long fight.
A hundo — 15/15/15 — lands at rank 1,136 of 4096 here, 95.9% of the best spread: mediocre here — a lower-attack catch beats it.
| Rank | Attack / Defense / HP | Level | CP | Of the best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1/15/14 | 15.5 | 1499 | 100% |
| 2 | 2/15/12 | 15.5 | 1500 | 99.75% |
| 3 | 0/15/15 | 15.5 | 1495 | 99.56% |
| 4 | 0/15/14 | 15.5 | 1492 | 99.56% |
| 5 | 1/14/15 | 15.5 | 1498 | 99.51% |
| 6 | 1/14/14 | 15.5 | 1495 | 99.51% |
| 7 | 2/13/15 | 15.5 | 1500 | 99.46% |
| 8 | 2/13/14 | 15.5 | 1498 | 99.46% |
| 9 | 1/15/13 | 15.5 | 1496 | 99.32% |
| 10 | 1/15/12 | 15.5 | 1493 | 99.32% |
A level-20 catch is already past level 15.5, and a Pokémon cannot be powered down — here the CP cap is the limit, not Stardust.
Ultra League
The best spread is 0/13/15 at level 26 — 2495 CP. Anything close to it is worth keeping; the table holds the top 10.
PvPoke ranks it #4 overall in Ultra League, up from #10. PvPoke updated these ranks on 12 October 2026 · we checked on 14 October 2026. Compared with PvPoke's ranks of 9 October 2026.
The moves behind that rank: Thunder Shock · Double Iron Bash (Elite TM) · Dynamic Punch.
At that level it fights with 153.94 attack, 138.28 defense and 190.05 stamina — a glass cannon: it hits first and does not want a long fight.
A hundo — 15/15/15 — lands at rank 2,589 of 4096 here, 95.2% of the best spread: one of the worse spreads for this league, despite the three fifteens.
| Rank | Attack / Defense / HP | Level | CP | Of the best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0/13/15 | 26 | 2495 | 100% |
| 2 | 0/14/14 | 26 | 2497 | 99.96% |
| 3 | 1/12/15 | 26 | 2500 | 99.95% |
| 4 | 0/15/13 | 26 | 2498 | 99.92% |
| 5 | 0/15/12 | 26 | 2494 | 99.92% |
| 6 | 1/14/12 | 26 | 2499 | 99.87% |
| 7 | 1/15/11 | 26 | 2500 | 99.83% |
| 8 | 0/12/15 | 26 | 2489 | 99.51% |
| 9 | 0/13/14 | 26 | 2491 | 99.47% |
| 10 | 1/11/15 | 26 | 2494 | 99.45% |
Taking a level-20 catch to level 26 costs 39,000 Stardust and 34 candy.
500 CP cap
(Little Cup is closed to this one)
Little Cup only takes Pokémon that can still evolve, so these are the best spreads under 500 CP for their own sake rather than a ranking for a cup it can enter.
The best spread is 0/11/14 at level 5.5 — 500 CP. The table holds the top 10.
At that level it fights with 69.17 attack, 61.52 defense and 85.08 stamina — a glass cannon: it hits first and does not want a long fight.
A hundo — 15/15/15 — lands at rank 1,337 of 4096 here, 92.1% of the best spread.
| Rank | Attack / Defense / HP | Level | CP | Of the best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0/11/14 | 5.5 | 500 | 100% |
| 2 | 0/13/11 | 5.5 | 500 | 99.81% |
| 3 | 0/15/9 | 5.5 | 500 | 99.59% |
| 4 | 0/15/8 | 5.5 | 499 | 99.59% |
| 5 | 1/14/8 | 5.5 | 500 | 99.54% |
| 6 | 0/10/15 | 5.5 | 500 | 99.5% |
| 7 | 0/10/14 | 5.5 | 499 | 99.5% |
| 8 | 1/9/14 | 5.5 | 500 | 99.44% |
| 9 | 0/12/13 | 5.5 | 500 | 99.32% |
| 10 | 0/12/12 | 5.5 | 499 | 99.32% |
A level-20 catch is already past level 5.5, and a Pokémon cannot be powered down — here the CP cap is the limit, not Stardust.
Same family: meltan
Melmetal in PvP: quick answers
Is Melmetal good for PvP right now?
Little Cup: closed to it, the cup only takes Pokémon that can still evolve. Great League: meta pick, PvPoke #1. Ultra League: meta pick, PvPoke #4, up from #10. Master League: meta pick, PvPoke #24.
What are the best IVs for Melmetal in Great League?
The best spread is 1/15/14, which reaches 1499 CP at level 15.5. The top 10 spreads are on the page, ranked by stat product.
What are the best IVs for Melmetal in Ultra League?
The best spread is 0/13/15, which reaches 2495 CP at level 26. The top 10 spreads are on the page, ranked by stat product.
Is a hundo Melmetal good for PvP?
Great League: rank 1,136 of 4096, mediocre here — a lower-attack catch beats it. Ultra League: rank 2,589 of 4096, one of the worse spreads for this league, despite the three fifteens. Master League: a hundo is the best build, there is no CP cap.
How much does it cost to power up Melmetal for Great League?
A level-20 catch is already past level 15.5, and a Pokémon cannot be powered down — here the CP cap is the limit, not Stardust.
How much does it cost to power up Melmetal for Ultra League?
Taking a level-20 catch to level 26 costs 39,000 Stardust and 34 candy.
What moves does Melmetal use in PvP?
Great League: Thunder Shock · Double Iron Bash (Elite TM) · Dynamic Punch, the set behind PvPoke's #1. Ultra League: Thunder Shock · Double Iron Bash (Elite TM) · Dynamic Punch, the set behind PvPoke's #4. Master League: Thunder Shock · Double Iron Bash (Elite TM) · Dynamic Punch, the set behind PvPoke's #24.
Can Melmetal be used in Little Cup?
No. Little Cup only takes Pokémon that can still evolve, and Melmetal cannot.
Close to Melmetal in Great League
These land within a hair of Melmetal on stat product, so they ask the same question of an IV spread — and a shield-heavy matchup often comes down to which of them you built.
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What every Great League build costs →
Ranks come from every one of the 4096 IV combinations, each taken to the highest level its league allows, and sorted by stat product. Levels stop at 50, where any player can take a Pokémon; a Best Buddy goes one level further, and where that changes an answer the section says so on a line of its own. Numbers refresh whenever the Pokédex does.