Melmetal ex 105/142 · Stellar Crown

Melmetal is Pokédex #809, generation 7 (Alola). Melmetal ex is a Stage 1 ex Metal Pokémon with 280 HP. The card says it evolves from Meltan. In this catalog that name is Meltan (#808).

Melmetal ex sits at 105/142 in Stellar Crown, position 105 of 175. Before it is 104 Melmetal, and after it is 106 Duraludon. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 13 September 2024. The printed size is 142. This checklist is longer, at 175 cards. The listed rarity is Double Rare.

The attack Iron Swing lists 100× damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Colorless, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 100 damage for each heads. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 3. The card text says: Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is H.

Melmetal (#809) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 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 280 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Double Rare. Retreat cost there is 4, and here it is 3. 19 other cards of Melmetal list a different HP.

Stellar Crown set binder is where a full Stellar Crown set goes. This card fills one slot there. 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.