AttackMetal-bolize
Search your deck for up to 2 Basic Metal Energy cards and attach them to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.
Melmetal ex 153/197 · Obsidian Flames
Obsidian Flames is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 11 August 2023. The printed size is 197. This checklist is longer, at 230 cards. Melmetal ex is 153/197, in position 153 of 230 on this checklist. Before it is 152 Meltan, and after it is 154 Varoom. The listed rarity is Double Rare.
Melmetal ex is a Stage 1 ex Metal Pokémon with 300 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).
PLANETA Igarashi illustrated this card. The same name is on 41 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 ex. That card lists 220 HP, and this one lists 300 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Double Rare. PLANETA Otani illustrated that card, and PLANETA Igarashi illustrated this one. 18 other cards of Melmetal list a different HP.
The attack Metal-bolize lists no damage number. The cost is Metal. Search your deck for up to 2 Basic Metal Energy cards and attach them to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck. Full Metal Knuckle is another attack lists 90+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 30 more damage for each Metal Energy attached to this Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 4. The card text says: Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is G.
I keep a set binder for Obsidian Flames, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Obsidian Flames 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
- 153/197
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
- Released
- 11 August 2023
- Rarity
- Double Rare
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Stage 1, ex
- HP
- 300
- Type
- Metal
- Illustrator
- PLANETA Igarashi
- Pokédex
- Melmetal (#809)
- Evolves from
- Meltan
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Resistance
- Grass -30
- Retreat
- 4
- Regulation mark
- G
Attacks and card text
AttackFull Metal Knuckle
This attack does 30 more damage for each Metal Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Card text
Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Melmetal ex from?
Obsidian Flames, in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 11 August 2023. The printed size is 197.
What is the collector number?
153/197. It is entry 153 of 230 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
PLANETA Igarashi. The catalog lists 41 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Double Rare.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Melmetal #809, generation 7 (Alola).
What regulation mark is printed?
G.
Which attacks are printed?
Metal-bolize and Full Metal Knuckle (90+).