Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Meltan
SM Black Star Promos · #SM177 · Promo · 2017
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$2.52
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SM177 / 250
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Melmetal
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Shin Nagasawa
- Pokédex #
- 808
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- 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.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥30 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 — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 2 decks
More by Shin Nagasawa
This card was illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.
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."
MMultiply
Search your deck for Meltan and put it onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck.
CCBeam — 20
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Meltan or SM Black Star Promos.
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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $1.21 | $2.06 | $4,321.00 | $2.52 | $34.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.75 |
| 7-day average | €1.52 |
| 30-day average | €1.17 |
| Low | €0.34 |
| Trend price | €1.09 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.48 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.73 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.18 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.60 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.83 |
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 $2.52; 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 "SM Black Star Promos" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Meltan?
Meltan is a Promo card in the SM Black Star Promos set.
Other Meltan printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
