Meltan

Meltan (; Japanese: , Hepburn: ) is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon media franchise. First introduced in Pokémon Go, it was conceived by series director Junichi Masuda as a way to "build a bridge" between players of mobile game Go and those of the mainline Pokémon titles. Since its debut it has since appeared in other titles such as the Nintendo Switch games ''Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, as well as various merchandise. In media related to the franchise, Meltan has been voiced by Samantha Cooper in English, and Kenta Miyake in Japanese.

Classified as a Steel-type Pokémon, Meltan appears as a small creature with a grey liquid metal body and short arms, a wire shaped tail, and a hardware nut for a head with a small black eye that floats in the center. It was initially revealed via a surprise promotion within Go'' in 2018, with the game's development team announcing details regarding the species days later. Meltan was designed to reflect the simpler designs of the series' first games in the series, Pokémon Red and Blue. Despite being classified as a Mythical Pokémon, which normally cannot evolve, it can evolve into Melmetal within Pokémon Go.