It’s not every day that a new Pokémon is announced, but fans got a brand new addition to the miles-long Pokédex today.
If you’ve caught a Ditto in #PokemonGO recently…you might want to take a closer look! 😱 We can now confirm reports of wild Ditto transforming into the new Hex Nut Pokémon, Meltan! https://t.co/dU8Zj1uX4m pic.twitter.com/i6IrNxiIlA
— Pokémon (@Pokemon) September 25, 2018
The Mythical Pokémon Meltan is a truly bizarre new creature, and it’s coming to both Niantic’s massively popular mobile game Pokémon Go as well as the upcoming Nintendo Switch titles, Pokémon Let’s Go, Pikachu and Eevee.
It’s referred to as the “Hex Nut Pokémon,” which as you can imagine no one on the internet is joking about at all.
when you finna hexnut
— Glen (@Lenvelope_) September 25, 2018
lets just say its no coincidence that the ‘hex nut’ occurs in the same place where the ‘magic’ happens!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! when i have ‘sex’!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! https://t.co/TYIhLLhzb4
— Sid Menon Xtreme Legends (@BeamSplashX) September 25, 2018
>Hex Nut Pokemon pic.twitter.com/ob66sfpNvd
— Teflon (@Teflon_Tape) September 25, 2018
I still can’t believe they called it the “Hex Nut” Pokemon… but missed out on the opportunity to make it a ghost/steel type and play up the pun… HEHEH… sorry
— lois griffin (@blisseystan) September 25, 2018
Not one person.
The new Pokemon is seriously called the HEX NUT Pokemon? Lookin like a lil cum collection over here…Nintendo can’t catch a break.
— John (Smash Bros Scoundrel) (@john_michonski) September 25, 2018
It’s called the HEX. NUT. Pokémon. You’re not going to shake me off of this one.
— Patrice (@mikeroftholmes) September 25, 2018
Does Hex Nut mean you nut six times??? #meltan
— Rotomotorz (@rotomotorz) September 25, 2018
So glad they distinguished it as the “hex nut” pokemon instead of just the “nut” pokemon.
— 9🇸 Enthusiast (@RipCheato) September 25, 2018
“Hex Nut”… thank u Nintendo
— nettie🐼 (@glacieva) September 25, 2018
It’s a Steel-type monster with a body made entirely out of liquid metal, which gives it the ability to use its body to corrode metal, which it then absorbs into itself. Uh, it also looks like a Ditto with a hex nut on top of its head. Which makes total sense, because apparently wild Dittos can actually transform into Meltan out in the wild!
The logistics of how this actually works are unclear. If you’re not hip with all the Pokémon lore, Ditto can transform into any Pokémon it chooses to —so does it choose to copy Meltan or molten steel for some reason? …How does that work, exactly?
Other Pokémon fans are just shook by the fact that Meltan looks just like a hex nut on a silver Ditto’s body, and as such a bit unimpressive.
It’s literally just a hex nut pic.twitter.com/8I8TT8yVoa
— Garioshi (@Gary_Oakshi) September 25, 2018
pokemon when i was a kid: it’s an adorable mouse that gives electric kisses!
pokemon when i was a teen: it’s an angry pool toy
pokemon now: it’s a garbage bag with a hex nut for a head
— michael lutz, skittish leaping gallant (@WarrenIsDead) September 25, 2018
According to Nintendo, Pokémon Go will be instrumental in bringing Meltan into the new switch titles. The company has noted that “updates will be provided” in the future after “more is discovered” about the newest Pokémon.
You gotta hand it to Pokémon, though. The games have been making creatures out of keys, ice cream cones, and other inanimate objects for years. Meltan is just the latest out of many, and it’s a very cute little monster indeed—even if touching it probably means your flesh will be melted right down to your bone.
LEAVE THE HEX NUT BOY 🅰️L🅾️NE
— 🤡Geb🤡 (@Sunfloweryield) September 25, 2018