Melmetal-GX
Melmetal-GX SM178 is a Promo Pokémon TCG card from Sun & Moon Promos in the Sun & Moon series. View its artwork, printed details and Normal finish.

Card details
- Expansion
- Sun & Moon Promos
- Series
- Sun & Moon
- Collector number
- SM178
- Rarity
- Promo
- Card release
- 15 February 2019
- Supported finishes
- Normal
Card prices
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Printed card text
Stage 1 · 220 HP · Metal · Evolves from Meltan
Ability — Hard Coat
This Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
Metal Blast — 110+ damage
Energy cost: Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless
This attack does 20 more damage times the amount of Metal Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Iron Force-GX
Energy cost: Metal
Attach any number of Metal Energy cards from your discard pile to this Pokémon. (You can’t use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)
Pokémon-GX rule: When your Pokémon-GX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness: Fire ×2 · Resistance: Psychic -20 · Retreat cost: 4 Colorless energy
Illustrated by PLANETA Otani
Where to pull this printing
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| Finish | Eligible virtual packs |
|---|---|
| Normal | Burning Shadows · Celestial Storm · Cosmic Eclipse · Crimson Invasion · Dragon Majesty · Forbidden Light · Guardians Rising · Hidden Fates · Lost Thunder · Shining Legends · Sun & Moon · Team Up · Ultra Prism · Unbroken Bonds · Unified Minds |
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