During your opponent's next turn, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks from Pokémon that have an Ability.
Discard an Energy from this Pokémon.
Latest market snapshots place Melmetal in Fusion Strike at roughly $0.21. Over the last 7 days it gained 10.5%.
Against its 30-day baseline of $0.18, this card is pricing 18.6% higher. In the past 90 days, observed prices ranged from $0.13 to $0.21 (38% spread), a moderate-volatility profile.
Rarity classification for this copy is Rare Holo.
Pricing context for collectors: Recent direction is upward at 10.5%; current pricing is 62% above the 90-day floor. The 90-day range spans $0.13 to $0.21 (38% spread), which indicates moderate-volatility behavior.
Current value is 18.6% above its 30-day reference ($0.18). Condition sensitivity is substantial: PSA 10 carries a +9333% premium over raw value.
PSA 9 is currently around $9.00, while PSA 10 is $19.81.
Melmetal is a Fusion Strike card from the 2021 release window. Card 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." Its card type is Pokémon.
The rarity label is Rare Holo. Printed HP is 150.
Energy typing is Metal. Melmetal evolves from Meltan.
Notable move text references "Ingot Swing" and "Blasting Hammer". This card is weak to Fire energy and resists Grass.
Other Melmetal printings create a useful comparison set for Melmetal. Comparable entries in this snapshot: 6 cards, 6 distinct sets.
Observed alternatives run from $0.10 to $3.32 (3220% spread). The current card sits -71% versus the sampled alternative average of $0.72.
Notable alternatives include Melmetal #130 (Darkness Ablaze) at $0.15, Melmetal #104 (Stellar Crown) at $0.10, Melmetal #117 (Temporal Forces) at $0.11, and Melmetal #SM181 (SM Black Star Promos) at $3.32.
Fusion Strike was released in 2021. It belongs to the Sword & Shield series.
With 284 listed cards, this is a very large set by modern TCG standards. As of 2026, the set is 5 years old and sits in a modern-era collecting window.
Within this set, Melmetal is card number 189 with a Rare Holo designation.
