In Pokémon GO you won’t find Meltan on every corner. Only with the help of the Mystery Box can you catch several Meltan.
After numerous videos and reports about Meltan, the first players have been able to obtain the Steel Pokémon Meltan since November 14th. However, this Pokémon can primarily be caught using the Nintendo Switch and one of the Let’s GO games.
We will show you how to catch Meltan and explain how to obtain the Mystery Box for Meltan.
Update from 17.11.2020: Every trainer can now receive the Meltan Box for free without a Switch. It’s that easy.
How to get the Mystery Box and Meltan
Initially, the Pokémon only appeared in the wild and transformed into Ditto when caught. Since November, players can also catch Meltan through the Mystery Box and special research. However, there is only one Meltan in the research.
How to get Meltan: The Pokémon is related to the Let’s GO games. These were released on November 16th for the Nintendo Switch. Players who have one of the games at home can easily trade a Pokémon between Pokémon GO and the Let’s GO game.
Meltan as a reward: As a reward for the trade, the players received the Mystery Box. Inside this box, there was a Meltan that appeared when using the box.
Can you get Meltan without the Let’s GO games? Meltan can also be caught without the Mystery Box. The special research for the Pokémon has also been running since November and allows you to catch exactly one Meltan at the end. If you want more Meltan, you need to connect with the Nintendo Switch.
I don’t have a Switch – what now? If you don’t have the Let’s GO game yourself, or generally don’t have a Nintendo Switch, you can also team up with friends. It’s enough for one player in your vicinity to own the game.
This person can then bring their Let’s GO game to a raid or similar, and you can connect with the Switch. Then you trade a Pokémon, and you also receive a Mystery Box. So you don’t need to own the game yourself.
Melmetal also available: The evolution of Meltan, Melmetal, can also be obtained in the game. You must have 400 Meltan candies and then perform an evolution. Melmetal is a strong Steel Pokémon after the evolution.
Have you already caught a Meltan? What do you think of the new Pokémon?
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