Can you get more than one shiny Meltan?

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Can you get more than one shiny Meltan?

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Yes, you can get more than one shiny Meltan, but it requires encountering and catching multiple Meltan during special in-game events or by using Mystery Boxes and Pinap Berries to increase your chances of getting Shiny Meltan. The process of obtaining Shiny Meltan involves a combination of luck, strategy, and persistence, as the odds of encountering a Shiny Meltan are 1/125, which is higher than the typical 1/512 chance for other Shiny Pokémon.

Frequently Asked Questions

General Information

  1. What is Meltan?: Meltan is a Mythical Pokémon that evolves into Melmetal, making it the first Mythical Pokémon known to be able to evolve.
  2. How to get Meltan?: The only way to catch Meltan in Pokémon Go is to open a Mystery Box, which will cause Meltan to spawn in your nearby area for 60 minutes.
  3. How to evolve Meltan?: To evolve Meltan, you will need 400 Meltan Candies, which can be obtained by catching Meltan, sending it to Professor Willow, or having Meltan travel around with you as your Buddy Pokémon.

Shiny Meltan

  1. What are the odds of getting a shiny Meltan?: The odds of getting a Shiny Meltan are 1/125, but only during special times announced by Niantic.
  2. Can you still get shiny Meltan in Pokémon Go 2023?: Yes, Shiny Meltan can be encountered during special in-game events, such as the event from Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. to Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. local time.
  3. How to get a Shiny Meltan?: To get a Shiny Meltan, activate the Mystery Box during a time when Shiny Meltan can appear, and check every spawn until you find one that is Shiny.

Mystery Box and Meltan Spawn

  1. Can you get more than one Meltan mystery box?: You can only have one Mystery Box at a time, but you can get another one by sending another Pokémon to Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!.
  2. How long can you catch shiny Meltan for?: Meltan will spawn in your nearby area for 60 minutes after opening a Mystery Box, so catch as many as you can before they disappear.
  3. Can you get a shiny Meltan from the mystery box?: Yes, you can get a Shiny Meltan from the Mystery Box, but it requires luck and persistence.

Pokémon Go and Meltan

  1. What is the highest CP of Meltan?: Meltan’s Max CP is 1207 at Level 50.
  2. Is Meltan a legendary or mythical?: Meltan is a Mythical Pokémon that evolves into Melmetal.
  3. Why is Meltan so hard to evolve?: Meltan is one of the most challenging Pokémon to evolve in Pokémon Go, requiring 400 Meltan Candies.

Additional Information

  1. Can you power up Meltan before evolving?: It doesn’t really matter unless you care about PvP, as CP is determined by base stats of a Pokémon, the Pokémon’s level, and its IVs.
  2. Is Ash’s Meltan shiny?: Ash’s Meltan and Gengar share a common trait with one another, having a different color scheme compared to that of other members of their species, but are not Shiny.
  3. What is so special about Meltan?: In ancient times, Meltan was worshiped for its power to create metal, and when it evolves into Melmetal, it grows vastly stronger than before, with its body hardening as a result of its evolution.

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