How does Meltan box work?

The Meltan Mystery Box is a unique item in Pokémon Go that allows players to catch the Mythical Pokémon Meltan, with Meltan spawning in the player’s nearby area for a limited time after the box is opened, and the box can be re-opened after a 3-day cooldown period. The Mystery Box is obtained by sending a Pokémon to Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!, and it can be used to catch Meltan for a duration of 60 minutes, during which players can encounter and capture as many Meltan as they can manage.

Frequently Asked Questions

General Questions

1. What happens when you open Meltan box? Upon opening a Mystery Box, Meltan will spawn in the area surrounding you for the next 60 minutes, during which you can encounter and capture as many as you can manage, and once the 60 minutes is up, a cooldown period begins that lasts for a total of 3 days.
2. Do you have to be moving for the Meltan box to work? You do NOT need to move – players can get the max Meltan just sitting at home, basically the only limiting factor is how quickly you catch the ones that spawn, and Incense and Lures do not spawn Meltan or influence the Mystery Box.
3. Can you use the Meltan box multiple times? The Mystery Box closes itself after it’s used once, and the only way to open it again is to wait a set amount of time, and then send another Pokémon to Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!.

Meltan and Mystery Box

4. How does the Meltan mystery box work? The only way to catch Meltan in Pokémon Go is to open a Mystery Box, and once you do this, Meltan will spawn in your nearby area for the next 60 minutes, so catch as many as you can before they disappear.
5. Is Meltan mystery box permanent? The Mystery Box closes itself after it’s used once, and the only way to open it again is to wait a set amount of time, and then send another Pokémon to Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!.
6. Do you only get Meltan from the mystery box? The only way to catch a Meltan within Pokémon Go is from a Mystery Box, and upon opening a Mystery Box, Meltan will spawn in the area surrounding you for the next 60 minutes, during which you can encounter and capture as many as you can manage.

Timing and Cooldown

7. What time does Meltan box reset? Upon opening a Mystery Box, Meltan will spawn in the area surrounding you for the next 60 minutes, during which you can encounter and capture as many as you can manage, and once the 60 minutes is up, a cooldown period begins that lasts for a total of 3 days.
8. When should I use my Meltan box? Mystery Box – Opening it spawns on average of one Meltan every 1.5 minutes, and when the time runs out, Meltan will stop appearing in the wild, however, you can re-open the box after waiting for 3 days.
9. How long will Meltan mystery box last? The only way to catch a Meltan within Pokémon Go is from a Mystery Box, and upon opening a Mystery Box, Meltan will spawn in the area surrounding you for the next 60 minutes, during which you can encounter and capture as many as you can manage.

Shiny Meltan and Evolutions

10. Can shiny Meltan appear from mystery box? The Pokémon TCG Crossover Event and Shiny Meltan, using the Mystery Box will cause Meltan to spawn for 30 minutes, and Shiny Meltan is available in Pokémon Go.
11. How do you get 400 Meltan candies? To evolve Meltan, you will need 400 Meltan Candies, and you’ll be able to get Meltan Candies by doing things like catching Meltan, sending it to Professor Willow, or having Meltan travel around with you as your Buddy Pokémon.
12. How rare is a perfect Meltan in Pokémon GO? From Wild Catches it is 1/4096 odds for a perfect Pokémon, from Field Research/Raids/Eggs/Forced Encounters it is 1/216, from Weather Boost it is 1/1728, and from Trades with Best Friend it is 1/1331.

Miscellaneous

13. Is the mystery box unlimited in Pokémon GO? Once you’ve activated the Mystery Box, you’ll have to wait three days and send another Pokémon to Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!, or Pokémon HOME before you can activate it again, regardless of how you obtained it.
14. Do I have to walk around with the mystery box in Pokémon GO? Mystery Box spawns are not related to walking, the frequency of spawns is the same if you move or stay in one place, and Incense and Lures do not spawn Meltan or influence the Mystery Box.
15. Will shiny Meltan come back in 2023? Meltan will be Shiny-capable once again during the event from Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. to Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. local time, and you can still obtain a Shiny Meltan Pokémon Go Mystery Box by sending Pokémon to your friend’s Nintendo Switch.