Lucario & Melmetal-GX (Unbroken Bonds 120)

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Lucario & Melmetal Tag Team GX  
ルカリオ&メルメタルGX Lucario & MelmetalGX
Metal
LucarioMelmetalGXSMPromo192.jpg
SM Promotional print
Illus. nagimiso
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Lucario & Melmetal-GX
Type Metal
HP 260
weakness
Fire×2
resistance
Psychic-20
retreat cost
   
English expansion Unbroken Bonds
Rarity Ultra-Rare Rare
English card no. 120/214
Japanese expansion Full Metal Wall
Japanese rarity RR
Japanese card no. 029/054
English expansion Unbroken Bonds
Rarity Rare Ultra
English card no. 203/214
Japanese expansion Full Metal Wall
Japanese rarity SR
Japanese card no. 058/054
English expansion Unbroken Bonds
Rarity Rare Rainbow
English card no. 224/214
Japanese expansion Full Metal Wall
Japanese rarity HR
Japanese card no. 065/054
English expansion SM Black Star Promos
English card no. SM192
Japanese expansion Full Metal Wall
Japanese rarity SR
Japanese card no. 059/054
Japanese expansion Tag All Stars
Japanese rarity RR
Japanese card no. 083/173
Japanese expansion Tag All Stars
Japanese rarity UR
Japanese card no. 224/173
For more information on the Pokémon depicted on this card, see Lucario and Melmetal.

Lucario & MelmetalTag Team GX (Japanese: ルカリオ&メルメタルGX Lucario & MelmetalGX) is a Metal-type Basic TAG TEAM Pokémon-GX card. It was first released as part of the Unbroken Bonds expansion.

Card text

TAG TEAM
ColorlessColorless
Steel Fist
こうてつのこぶし
50
Search your deck for a Metal Energy card and attach it to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.
MetalMetalColorlessColorless
Heavy Impact
ヘビーインパクト
150
ColorlessPlus
Full Metal Wall
フルメタルウォールGX
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.)
448
809
TAG TEAM Rule
When your TAG TEAM is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards.

Release information

In Japan, this card was included as a Regular card, a Full Art card, a Special Full Art card, and as a Secret Rainbow Rare in the Full Metal Wall subset. The Regular print features artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita, the Full Art and Rainbow Rare prints feature artwork by 5ban Graphics, while the Special Full Art print features artwork by nagimiso. The Regular, Full Art, and Rainbow Rare prints were included in the Unbroken Bonds expansion, while the Special Full Art print became a SM Black Star Promo available in the Power Partnership Tins. The Regular print was reprinted, alongside an entirely gold Full Art print, in the Japanese Tag All Stars subset.

Gallery

LucarioMelmetalGXUnbrokenBonds120.jpg
Unbroken Bonds Regular print
Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita
LucarioMelmetalGXUnbrokenBonds203.jpg
Unbroken Bonds Full Art print
Illus. 5ban Graphics
LucarioMelmetalGXUnbrokenBonds224.jpg
Unbroken Bonds Rainbow Rare
print Illus. 5ban Graphics
LucarioMelmetalGXSMPromo192.jpg
SM Promotional print
Illus. nagimiso
LucarioMelmetalGXTagAllStars224.jpg
Tag All Stars Secret print
Illus. 5ban Graphics
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

Atsushi Nagashima, the game director of the TCG, has stated that he had intended to feature Melmetal on a TAG TEAM card, though the team had originally considered pairing it with another large Pokémon, such as Klinklang. Lucario was later selected as Melmetal's partner since its lithe appearance would contrast well against Melmetal's bulk.[1] Mitsuhiro Arita noted that the illustration's composition needed to properly showcase Melmetal's body, as it had been introduced much more recently than Lucario, and players would therefore be less familiar with it. As such, Arita's illustration for the Regular print emphasizes Melmetal's head while also depicting the rest of Melmetal's body.[2]

Origin

Heavy Impact is an attack that first appeared on Dark Steelix from EX Team Rocket Returns. Full Metal Wall is the name of the Japanese expansion in which Lucario & Melmetal-GX was first released.

References


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