Meltan (Obsidian Flames 152)

Meltan   メルタン Meltan

Illus. Nobuhiro Imagawa

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Meltan Type Metal HP 70 weakness ×2 resistance -30 retreat cost Expansion Obsidian Flames Rarity English card no. 152/197 Japanese Deck Metal Melmetal ex Start Deck Japanese card no. 084/139 Japanese expansion SV-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 078/SV-P For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Meltan.

Meltan (Japanese: メルタン Meltan) is a Metal-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Obsidian Flames expansion.

Card text

Melt とかす 20

Pokédex data

Meltan - Hex Nut Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
0808	8" (0.2 m)	17.6 lbs. (8.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
They live as a group, but when the time comes, one strong Meltan will absorb all the others and evolve.
群れに なって 生活するが 時が くると 1匹の 強い メルタンが 仲間たちを 取りこみ 進化する。

Release information

This card was included in the Obsidian Flames expansion, first released in the Japanese Metal Melmetal ex Start Deck. In Japan, it was reprinted as an SV-P Promotional card as part of a collaboration with the NAKANO STYLING TANTO line of hair products. Eight original "NAKANO STYLING TANTO × Pokémon Card Game" branded hair products were released on August 1, 2023; each purchase includes a promo pack which contains one of 8 possible pairs of Pokémon and Basic Energy cards. These cards feature the "NAKANO STYLING TANTO" logo in the bottom right corner of the illustration.^[1]

Trivia

Origin

Melt is an attack that first appeared on Sliggoo from Ancient Origins. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Shield.

References

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.