AttackThunder Shock
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Meltan 45/78 · Pokémon GO
Pokémon GO is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on July 1, 2022. The printed size is 78. This checklist is longer, at 88 cards. Meltan is 45/78, in position 45 of 88 on this checklist. Before it is 44 Steelix, and after it is 46 Melmetal. The listed rarity is Common.
Meltan is a Basic Metal Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Meltan (#808), generation 7 (Alola). The card lists Melmetal, Melmetal (#809) under evolves to.
Sumiyoshi Kizuki illustrated this card. The same name is on 212 other cards in the catalog.
Meltan (#808) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2017 to 2024. The earliest other card is Meltan SM177/248 in SM Black Star Promos (2017). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Common. Shin Nagasawa illustrated that card, and Sumiyoshi Kizuki illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 4 other cards of Meltan list a different HP.
The attack Thunder Shock lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It melts particles of iron and other metals found in the subsoil, so it can absorb them into its body of molten steel." The regulation mark is F.
I keep a set binder for Pokémon GO, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Pokémon GO set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Meltan can fill a slot in Generation 7 binder (Alola). I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 45/78
- Set
- Pokémon GO
- Series
- Sword & Shield
- Released
- July 1, 2022
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 70
- Type
- Metal
- Illustrator
- Sumiyoshi Kizuki
- Pokédex
- Meltan (#808)
- Evolves to
- Melmetal
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Resistance
- Grass -30
- Retreat
- 2
- Regulation mark
- F
Attacks and card text
Flavor text
It melts particles of iron and other metals found in the subsoil, so it can absorb them into its body of molten steel.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Meltan from?
Pokémon GO, in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on July 1, 2022. The printed size is 78.
What is the collector number?
45/78. It is entry 45 of 88 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Sumiyoshi Kizuki. The catalog lists 212 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Common.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Meltan #808, generation 7 (Alola).
What regulation mark is printed?
F.
Which attacks are printed?
Thunder Shock (20).