Pokemon GO: Meltan is the new Hex Nut Pokemon that’s been appearing as Ditto

Update: The plot of this mysterious Pokemon may have thickened. A new post from the official Pokemon Twitter account reveals that recently caught Dittos have been transforming into the new Hex Nut Pokemon Meltan. A video attached to the tweet shows a trainer presenting Meltan to Professor Oak, who is just as surprised by this as anyone else.

Meltan’s body is made of liquid metal that somehow holds itself together. Its liquid arms and legs “corrode metal” and absorbs it into its body. The metal in its body can generate electricity – both as an attack and energy source.

The thread includes a few images from Let’s Go Pokemon, which suggest Meltan will be featured across games going forward. Do you have one in your collection?

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

Original Story: Fans of Pokémon GO! were left feeling a bit confused after the Community Event on September 22. After taking part in the ninth community event, which focused on Chikorita, players discovered a new Pokémon that, once caught, turned into a Ditto.

The new Pokémon, which appears as ??? and has a Combat Power rating of ??? has a white, jelly-like body similar to Ditto’s, with a hexagonal head with an eye in the middle.

Data miner Chrales found some interesting information on the Pokémon, saying that its name is Kecleon and that it has a Pokédex number of 891, which is a fair bit higher than Zeraora at 807.

new kecleon icons pic.twitter.com/fdI2znMJRB

— Chrales (@Chrales) September 21, 2018

Other players, like REVERSAL, have found another unusual looking Pokémon that has a similar name and CP rating that reportedly turns into a Ditto upon capture, too.

Kecleon but upon capture appearantly turns into Ditto ?#PokemonGO pic.twitter.com/7UKrw3BZlJ

— REVERSAL (@REVERSALYOUTUBE) September 22, 2018

Kecleon is Generation three Pokémon found in Pokémon Ruby onwards but was previously unseen in Pokémon GO! Whilst other Gen three Pokémon have appeared over the last year, this is the first time we’ve seen any reports about Kecleon or this new nut-headed creature.

It’s unclear if a new wave of Pokémon are on their way to Pokémon Go! or if this is a plot to drum up some excitement for Pokémon: Let’s go, Eevee!/ Pikachu! in November, but we’ll keep you posted on any new announcements.