Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Meltan
Fusion Strike · #188 · Common · 2021
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From
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Market reference
$0.03
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 188 / 284
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic · Single Strike
- Evolves to
- Melmetal
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- Teeziro
- Pokédex #
- 808
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Healing
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Meltan plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Headbutt) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Meltan
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 4 decks
More by Teeziro
This card was illustrated by Teeziro.
Building around Meltan?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It melts particles of iron and other metals found in the subsoil, so it can absorb them into its body of molten steel."
MIron Intake
Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon.
CCHeadbutt — 20
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:G-30
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Meltan was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $30.00 | $0.03 | $0.01 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.22 | $30.00 | $0.20 | $0.05 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.03 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.03 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.03 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.09 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.15 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.13 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.13 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.20 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Meltan is real?
Meltan is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Meltan worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Meltan is $0.03; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Meltan from?
Meltan is from the Pokémon set "Fusion Strike" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Meltan?
Meltan is a Common card in the Fusion Strike set.
Other Meltan printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
