Meltan 116/162 · Temporal Forces
Meltan is Pokédex #808, generation 7 (Alola). Meltan is a Basic Metal Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists Melmetal, Melmetal (#809) under evolves to.
Meltan sits at 116/162 in Temporal Forces, position 116 of 218. Before it is 115 Metagross, and after it is 117 Melmetal. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on March 22, 2024. The printed size is 162. This checklist is longer, at 218 cards. The listed rarity is Common.
The attack Headbutt lists 50 damage. The cost is Metal, Metal. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It dissolves and eats metal. Circulating liquid metal within its body is how it generates energy." The regulation mark is H.
Meltan (#808) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 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 80 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Common. Shin Nagasawa illustrated that card, and Taiga Kayama illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 3. 8 other cards of Meltan list a different HP.
The illustrator line reads Taiga Kayama. I count 8 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.
Temporal Forces set binder is where a full Temporal Forces set goes. This card fills one slot there. 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
- 116/162
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
- Released
- March 22, 2024
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 80
- Type
- Metal
- Illustrator
- Taiga Kayama
- Pokédex
- Meltan (#808)
- Evolves to
- Melmetal
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Resistance
- Grass -30
- Retreat
- 3
- Regulation mark
- H
Attacks and card text
Flavor text
It dissolves and eats metal. Circulating liquid metal within its body is how it generates energy.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
What set does Meltan belong to?
Temporal Forces, in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on March 22, 2024. The printed size is 162.
Which number is printed on this card?
116/162. It is entry 116 of 218 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Taiga Kayama. The catalog lists 8 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?
H.
Which attacks are printed?
Headbutt (50).