Melmetal 117/162 · Temporal Forces
Temporal Forces is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on March 22, 2024. The printed size is 162. This checklist is longer, at 218 cards. Melmetal is 117/162, in position 117 of 218 on this checklist. Before it is 116 Meltan, and after it is 118 Iron Treads. The listed rarity is Rare.
Melmetal is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 160 HP. In the Pokédex this is Melmetal (#809), generation 7 (Alola). The card says it evolves from Meltan. In this catalog that name is Meltan (#808).
Oswaldo KATO illustrated this card. The same name is on 84 other cards in the catalog.
Melmetal (#809) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2017 to 2024. The earliest other card is Melmetal-GX SM178/248 in SM Black Star Promos (2017). That card is named Melmetal-GX, while this one is Melmetal. That card lists 220 HP, and this one lists 160 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare. PLANETA Otani illustrated that card, and Oswaldo KATO illustrated this one. 17 other cards of Melmetal list a different HP.
The attack Hammer In lists 120 damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Colorless. Iron Bash is another attack lists 230 damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Metal, Metal, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "At the end of its life-span, Melmetal will rust and fall apart. The small shards left behind will eventually be reborn as Meltan." The regulation mark is H.
I keep a set binder for Temporal Forces, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Temporal Forces set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Melmetal can fill a slot in Generation 7 binder (Alola). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mythical Pokémon, from Sword & Shield on. I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 117/162
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
- Released
- March 22, 2024
- Rarity
- Rare
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Stage 1
- HP
- 160
- Type
- Metal
- Illustrator
- Oswaldo KATO
- Pokédex
- Melmetal (#809)
- Evolves from
- Meltan
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Resistance
- Grass -30
- Retreat
- 4
- Regulation mark
- H
Attacks and card text
AttackIron Bash
Flavor text
At the end of its life-span, Melmetal will rust and fall apart. The small shards left behind will eventually be reborn as Meltan.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Melmetal from?
Temporal Forces, in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on March 22, 2024. The printed size is 162.
What is the collector number?
117/162. It is entry 117 of 218 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Oswaldo KATO. The catalog lists 84 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Rare.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Melmetal #809, generation 7 (Alola).
What regulation mark is printed?
H.
Which attacks are printed?
Hammer In (120) and Iron Bash (230).