Melmetal (Unbroken Bonds 129)

Melmetal
メルメタル Melmetal

SM Promotional print
Illus. TOKIYA

Evolution stage

Stage 1 Pokémon
Evolves from Meltan

Card name

Melmetal

Type

Metal

HP

150

weakness ×2	resistance -20	retreat cost

English expansion	Unbroken Bonds
Rarity
English card no.	129/214
Japanese expansion	Full Metal Wall
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	038/054

English expansion	SM Black Star Promos
English card no.	SM181
Japanese expansion	Tag All Stars
Japanese card no.	093/173

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Melmetal.

Melmetal (Japanese: メルメタル Melmetal) is a Metal-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Unbroken Bonds expansion.

Card text

Metal Eater
メタルイーター

Once during your turn (before your attack), you may discard a Pokémon from your hand. If you do, heal 100 damage from this Pokémon.

	Heavy Impact ヘビーインパクト	130

Pokédex data

Melmetal - Hex Nut Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
809	8'02" (2.5 m)	1763.7 lbs. (800.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
Revered long ago for its capacity to create iron from nothing, for some reason it has come back to life after 3,000 years.
鉄を産み出す力を持つと崇められていた。３０００年の時を経てなぜか蘇った。

Release information

This card was included in the Unbroken Bonds expansion with artwork by Kouki Saitou, first released in the Japanese Full Metal Wall subset. A SM Black Star Promotional print of this card was one of the Prerelease promos for Unbroken Bonds with new artwork by TOKIYA, available in the Unbroken Bonds Build & Battle Box. A print with a gold foil "Staff" stamp was given to those overseeing the event. This print was subsequently included in the Japanese Tag All Stars subset.

A Cosmos Holofoil version of this card with the Unbroken Bonds expansion logo in the bottom right corner of the artwork was given away in various countries to celebrate the launch of the set on May 3, 2019. In France, it was given to customers who purchased at least €20 worth of TCG products at participating stores. In Germany, it was given to customers who purchased at least €10 worth of TCG products at participating Kaufhaus Stolz stores. In the Netherlands, it was given to customers who purchased at least €10 worth of Unbroken Bonds-related products at participating Game Mania stores. Another Cosmos Holofoil version of this card lacking the Unbroken Bonds stamp was later available in Cosmic Eclipse Stage 1 Blisters from late November 2019.

Gallery

Unbroken Bonds print
Illus. Kouki Saitou

SM Promotional print
Illus. TOKIYA

Trivia

Origin

Heavy Impact is an attack that first appeared on Dark Steelix from EX Team Rocket Returns. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.

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