Ash's Melmetal

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Ash's Meltan サトシのメルタン Satoshi's Meltan

Ash's Meltan

Debuts in SM111 Caught in SM112 Caught at Pokémon School Gender Genderless Ability Unknown Current location With Ash

This Pokémon has not evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Meltan Unknown N/A

Ash's Meltan (Japanese: サトシのメルタン Satoshi's Meltan) is the fifth Pokémon that Ash caught in the Alola region, and his fifty-first overall.

History

As a wild Pokémon

Meltan first appeared in SM111, where it was seen arriving on Melemele Island along with a large group of Meltan. Whilst investigating the sewers, the Meltan became seperated from each other and this Meltan ended up at the Ultra Guardians base beneath the Pokémon School, where they encountered Lusamine's Clefable. The Meltan all ended up at the Pokémon School where they encountered Ash and his classmates. The other Meltan all scattered except for this one where it came across Ash's Rowlet. Meltan lost its Nut Head which Rowlet saved from a Murkrow and Rowlet invited Meltan into Ash's backpack, which resulted in Ash unknowingly taking Meltan home with it.

In the next episode, its nut head was stolen by another Murkrow which landed in the van belonging to Team Rocket. Rowlet tried to help find a replacement with little success. After finding the van, James who wasn't happy on seeing Meltan when a group of them had eaten his bottle cap collection and had Meowth attack Meltan. Rowlet protected Meltan, and when it was injured in the process, Meltan stepped in to protect Rowlet. Ash arrived soon after and brought both Rowlet and Meltan to the Pokémon School. Seeing how Meltan had taken a liking to Rowlet, Ash offered it a chance to join his team, and it accepted.

Personality and characteristics

Rowlet with Meltan

Meltan is shown to be close to Ash's Rowlet after it protected it from Meowth's Fury Swipes. Meltan is shown to be easily scared, as seen in SM111 where it was reluctant to follow its fellow Meltan into the sewer, only following when the others forced it to follow. Despite being scared, Meltan will help to defend its friends. Like many of its species, Meltan is shown to eat anything made of metal, as seen in SM112 when Professor Burnet discovered a frying pan partially eaten.

Moves used

Using Flash Cannon	Move First Used In Flash Cannon SM111
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Trivia

• Meltan is Ash's first Steel-type Pokémon.
• Meltan is the first Mythical Pokémon to be owned by a main character.
• Ash's Meltan has a darker-colored nut than the other Meltan, a result of the nut being used in Team Rocket's car for a short while.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Meltan.

• Meltan (anime)

Ash's Pokémon
On hand:	Pikachu
Traveling with:	Rotom Phone
At Oak's/In rotation:	Pidgeot	Bulbasaur	Charizard	Kingler	Muk	Tauros (×30)
	Snorlax	Heracross	Bayleef	Quilava	Totodile	Noctowl
	Donphan	Swellow	Sceptile	Corphish	Torkoal	Glalie
	Staraptor	Torterra	Infernape	Buizel	Gliscor	Gible
	Unfezant	Oshawott	Pignite	Snivy	Scraggy	Leavanny
	Palpitoad	Boldore	Krookodile	Talonflame	Hawlucha	Noivern
	Dragonite	Gengar	Lucario	Sirfetch'd	Dracovish
With Kukui/In rotation:	Rowlet	Lycanroc	Incineroar	Melmetal
At home:	Mr. Mime
In training:	Squirtle	Primeape
Released:	Butterfree	Lapras	Larvitar	Greninja	Goodra	Nebby
	Naganadel
Temporarily owned:	Seaking	Buzzwole	Stakataka	Pheromosa	Rowlet
Traded away:	Raticate	Aipom
Given away:	Beedrill
Traveled with:	Haunter	Azelf	Meowth	Meloetta	Rotom Pokédex	Latias
The Power of Us only:	Ekans	Sentret
EToP only:	Fearow	Oddish	Mankey	Slowpoke
Newspaper Strip only:	Starmie	Clefairy
For a list of Pokémon Ash has temporarily owned, used, or commanded, see here

Recurring wild Pokémon in the animated series
Fearow	Ho-Oh	Pink Butterfree	Haunter	Jigglypuff	Clefairy
Mewtwo	Slowking (M02)	Lapras	Suicune	Pichu Posse	Articuno (OS)
Lugia (OS)	Silver	Wynaut	Larvitar	Loudred	Spoink
Kyogre and Groudon (RS)	Articuno (RS)	Deoxys	Lake guardians	Marill	Hippopotas
Zekrom	Forces of nature	Carracosta	Meloetta	Reshiram	Malamar
Super-ancient Pokémon (XY)	Wooper	Florges	Squishy	Z2	Guardian deities
Bewear	Toucannon's flock	Stoutland	Exeggutor	Oranguru	Nebby
Lunala	Necrozma	Stufful	Ultra Beasts	Grandpa Forest	Melemele Greens
Mantine	Zeraora	Meltan	Shaymin	Magearna	Celebi
Wingull	Mew	Lugia (JN)	Thievul trio	Drednaw	Slowking (JN)
Legendary heroes	Mewtwo's friends	Cresselia	Darkrai	Dialga	Palkia
Heatran	Latias	Terapagos
Recurring wild Pokémon that have been caught
Caterpie	Gyarados	Aipom	Gible	Krokorok	Dedenne
Goodra	Litten	Rockruff	Mimikyu	Mareanie	Poipole
Eevee	Greedy Rapooh	Meltan	Scorbunny	Gengar	Sobble
Eternatus	Morpeko	Fuecoco	Wattrel	Quaxly

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