Meltan Archives

One of the most exciting aspects of this event is the return of Shiny Meltan Unlike most Shiny-capable species in Pokémon GO, Meltan can only be encountered in its Shiny form during certain events It can also only be obtained by two unusual means outside of its introductory Special Research So… how can you encounter[...]

It will be Shiny-capable. Shiny Meltan returns: Meltan will be Shiny-capable once again in Pokémon GO Trainers will be able to Shiny hunt Meltan by obtaining and running Mystery Boxes. Mystery Boxes can be obtained by sending a Pokémon from Pokémon GO to Pokémon HOME or to Nintendo Switch titles Let's Go, Pikachu! or Let's Go, Eevee! Sun &[...]

Shiny Meltan, previously released as a limited-time Shiny, can once again be encountered in Pokémon GO during this event While Shiny Darumaka will remain available after the event, Shiny Meltan will once again go into hiding after it's over Here's how you can encounter them both. Meltan in Pokémon GO[...]

In honor of the newly established connectivity between Pokémon GO and Pokémon HOME, let's do a deep dive into Meltan's mythology. Meltan in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Dex entry number 808, Meltan is a pure Steel-type species that is currently listed as having an "Unknown" region of origin in Pokémon GO[...]

This is the first time Gigantamax Melmetal has been made available to Trainers, so don't miss out on this chance to team up with the Mythical Steel-type Pokémon! Niantic already confirmed that Shiny Meltan would be returning to Pokémon GO to celebrate this connectivity, so stay tuned for a forthcoming announcement on details[...]

Earlier this year, Niantic featured Meltan prominently in the fourth-anniversary poster for their hit game Pokémon GO. This meant, we speculated, that Shiny Meltan would finally return to the game This has been confirmed today in Niantic's latest announcement which gave an update on their plans to integrate their game with Pokémon HOME[...]

It's been a long time since Shiny Meltan left you (left you) without a dope beat to step to In Pokémon GO, when a Pokémon's Shiny variant is released, it's generally a permanent thing There are a few exceptions, such as Shiny Abra and Clefairy, which were mistakenly released at 2019's GO Fest only to be[...]

Niantic will be bringing back your favorite oddity Pokémon as the Shiny Meltan will be making its way back into Pokémon GO this week Starting on April 24th you'll have a limited chance to get your hands on the creature and evolve them, as they'll be placed in random Mystery Boxes until May 5th[...]

The creature, now known as Meltan from Niantic, is a curious creature with a bolt for a head and a single floating eye in the middle, with the body of a white-shaded Psyduck and a tail that looks like a stripped wire By all accounts, this looks like a creature that didn't get finished in[...]