Search your deck for a Metal Energy card and attach it to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.
For the rest of this game, your Metal Pokémon take 30 less damage from your opponent's attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance). If this Pokémon has at least 1 extra Energy attached to it (in addition to this attack's cost), discard all Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)
Latest market snapshots place Lucario & Melmetal-GX in Unbroken Bonds at roughly $61.86. The 7-day delta remains near neutral at 0.0%.
Current pricing is broadly aligned with its 30-day average ($61.20). The 90-day window shows a floor near $56.08 and a peak around $61.89 (9% total spread), which maps to low-volatility movement.
The listed rarity for this print is Rare Rainbow.
Market structure summary: Short-term movement is stable (0.0% over 7 days), with price action clustered near recent averages. The 90-day range spans $56.08 to $61.89 (9% spread), which indicates low-volatility behavior.
Relative to the 30-day baseline ($61.20), pricing is near equilibrium. Top-grade copies show substantial separation from raw: PSA 10 is pricing +171% above the current raw benchmark.
PSA 9 is currently around $60.94, while PSA 10 is $167.80.
In 2019, Unbroken Bonds introduced this print of Lucario & Melmetal-GX. Core profile: Its card type is Pokémon.
The rarity label is Rare Rainbow. Printed HP is 260.
Energy typing is Metal. Card subtype classification is Basic, TAG TEAM, and GX.
Printed card effect: TAG TEAM rule: When your TAG TEAM is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards. Attack line includes "Steel Fist", "Heavy Impact", and "Full Metal Wall-GX".
Lucario & Melmetal-GX sits within a broader pool of Lucario variants that can be compared by set, rarity, and price. This comparison sample includes 3 alternatives across 2 sets.
Observed alternatives run from $29.11 to $54.32 (87% spread). The current card sits +49% versus the sampled alternative average of $41.51.
Notable alternatives include Lucario & Melmetal-GX #SM192 (SM Black Star Promos) at $54.32, Lucario & Melmetal-GX #203 (Unbroken Bonds) at $41.10, and Lucario & Melmetal-GX #120 (Unbroken Bonds) at $29.11.
Unbroken Bonds entered circulation in 2019. Series classification for this set is Sun & Moon.
Set size is 234 cards, which categorizes Unbroken Bonds as large. As of 2026, the set is 7 years old and now falls into an established back-catalog period.
In the Unbroken Bonds checklist, Lucario & Melmetal-GX occupies position #224 as a Rare Rainbow card.
