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Melmetal VMAX card from the Pokémon GO set
Illustration by PLANETA Tsuji. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Melmetal VMAX

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A heavy hitting Steel type that grows stronger the more energy you attach to it.

Metal330 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

It has 330 hit points and costs three Metal Energy to use its main attack.

The attack deals 60 damage for every extra Metal Energy attached, up to a maximum of 120 bonus damage.

Signature attack

G-Max Juggernaut

This attack does 60 more damage for each extra Metal Energy attached to this Pokémon (in addition to this attack's cost). You can't add more than 120 damage in this way. (160+ damage)

This card gets significantly stronger as you attach more Metal Energy cards. The G-Max Juggernaut attack can deal up to 280 damage in total if the player has enough energy resources.

Attacks

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G-Max Juggernaut160+

This attack does 60 more damage for each extra Metal Energy attached to this Pokémon (in addition to this attack's cost). You can't add more than 120 damage in this way.

Which deck it belongs in

It suits decks that focus on Metal type Pokemon and energy acceleration strategies. Players who enjoy building big attackers will find it useful.

Strengths
  • High damage potential
  • Large hit point total
  • Scalable attack power
Watch out for
  • Vulnerable to Fire types
  • Requires many energy cards
  • Slow to build up power
Pro tip

Attach Metal Energy quickly to bring out the full damage potential of G-Max Juggernaut.

From the Pokédex

Melmetal is known for its incredible strength and ability to lift heavy objects with ease.

Note for the parent

Your child will need to attach multiple energy cards each turn to make this card effective.

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