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Cards/Melmetal GX
Melmetal GX card from the SM Black Star Promos set
Illustration by PLANETA Otani. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Melmetal GX

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A tough Metal type Pokemon with high health and powerful energy recovery.

Metal220 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

It has 220 HP and reduces damage taken by 30 points thanks to its Hard Coat ability.

It can deal heavy damage by attaching extra Metal Energy cards from the discard pile during play.

Signature ability

Hard Coat

This Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance).

The Iron Force GX attack lets you move any number of Metal Energy cards from your discard pile back onto Melmetal. This helps you build up power quickly for big attacks without needing to draw new cards.

Attacks

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Metal Blast110+

This attack does 20 more damage times the amount of Metal Energy attached to this Pokémon.

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Iron Force GX

Attach any number of Metal Energy cards from your discard pile to this Pokémon. (You can’t use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)

Abilities

AbilityHard Coat

This Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance).

Which deck it belongs in

This card suits decks focused on the Metal type and those that recycle energy cards efficiently. It works well in strategies that rely on boosting attack damage through attached energy.

Strengths
  • High durability
  • Energy recycling
  • Big damage potential
Watch out for
  • Weak to Fire attacks
  • One GX limit per game
  • Requires Metal energy
Pro tip

Save the Iron Force GX attack for when you need a sudden burst of power or to recover lost energy cards.

From the Pokédex

Melmetal is known for its incredible strength and ability to manipulate metal with its body.

Note for the parent

Remind your child they can only use one GX attack per game so they must choose carefully when to activate this powerful ability.

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