Ryan's Melmetal

Ryan's Melmetal (ライアンのメルメタル, Raian no Melmetal), sometimes known as Mel (メル, Meru), is a  Ryan caught while in a. It began as a, but later evolved after fusing with nearly 400 members of its species.

History
Meltan's species was rediscovered by, who used Ryan's assistance in making the discovery. Ryan discovered Meltan's existence after capturing a who could  into one. He later captured a real Shiny Meltan after discovering the creature's whereabouts. He then helped Willow to study Meltan by capturing more of the species. In total, he caught almost four hundred members of Meltan's species, who then proceeded to bond, evolving into Melmetal.

Ryan later sent Melmetal to when he and Sara went to the region on vacation. There, the pair bonded and Melmetal helped him to win in the.

After defeating the, Melmetal was transferred to Ryan's team, where he became one of Ryan's main battlers.

Trivia

 * Melmetal (along with its pre-evolution Meltan) is Ryan's favorite -type Pokémon.
 * Melmetal is the only member of Ryan's team to originate in the.