AttackIngot Swing
During your opponent's next turn, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks from Pokémon that have an Ability.
Melmetal 189/264 · Fusion Strike
Fusion Strike is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 12 November 2021. The printed size is 264. This checklist is longer, at 284 cards. Melmetal is 189/264, in position 189 of 284 on this checklist. Before it is 188 Meltan, and after it is 190 Corviknight. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.
Melmetal is a Stage 1 Single Strike Metal Pokémon with 150 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).
Hasuno illustrated this card. The same name is on 74 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 150 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. PLANETA Otani illustrated that card, and Hasuno illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Melmetal list a different HP.
The attack Ingot Swing lists 80 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless, Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks from Pokémon that have an Ability. Blasting Hammer is another attack lists 150 damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Colorless, Colorless. Discard an Energy from this Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "Revered long ago for its capacity to create iron from nothing, for some reason it has come back to life after 3,000 years." The regulation mark is E.
I keep a set binder for Fusion Strike, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Fusion Strike 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 and Single Strike. I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 189/264
- Series
- Sword & Shield
- Released
- 12 November 2021
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Stage 1, Single Strike
- HP
- 150
- Type
- Metal
- Illustrator
- Hasuno
- Pokédex
- Melmetal (#809)
- Evolves from
- Meltan
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Resistance
- Grass -30
- Retreat
- 4
- Regulation mark
- E
Attacks and card text
AttackBlasting Hammer
Discard an Energy from this Pokémon.
Flavor text
Revered long ago for its capacity to create iron from nothing, for some reason it has come back to life after 3,000 years.
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?
Fusion Strike, in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 12 November 2021. The printed size is 264.
What is the collector number?
189/264. It is entry 189 of 284 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Hasuno. The catalog lists 74 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Rare Holo.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Melmetal #809, generation 7 (Alola).
What regulation mark is printed?
E.
Which attacks are printed?
Ingot Swing (80) and Blasting Hammer (150).