Meltan 129/189 · Darkness Ablaze
Meltan is Pokédex #808, generation 7 (Alola). Meltan is a Basic Metal Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists Melmetal, Melmetal (#809) under evolves to.
Meltan sits at 129/189 in Darkness Ablaze, position 129 of 201. Before it is 128 Galarian Stunfisk V, and after it is 130 Melmetal. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 14, 2020. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 201 cards. The listed rarity is Common.
The attack Headbutt lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Beam is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It dissolves and eats metal. Circulating liquid metal within its body is how it generates energy." The regulation mark is D.
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 HYOGONOSUKE illustrated this one. 4 other cards of Meltan list a different HP.
The illustrator line reads HYOGONOSUKE. I count 76 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.
Darkness Ablaze set binder is where a full Darkness Ablaze 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
- 129/189
- Series
- Sword & Shield
- Released
- August 14, 2020
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 70
- Type
- Metal
- Illustrator
- HYOGONOSUKE
- Pokédex
- Meltan (#808)
- Evolves to
- Melmetal
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Resistance
- Grass -30
- Retreat
- 1
- Regulation mark
- D
Attacks and card text
AttackBeam
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?
Darkness Ablaze, in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 14, 2020. The printed size is 189.
Which number is printed on this card?
129/189. It is entry 129 of 201 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
HYOGONOSUKE. The catalog lists 76 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?
D.
Which attacks are printed?
Headbutt (10) and Beam (20).