Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Meltan
Temporal Forces · #179 · Illustration Rare · 2024
Listings
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Market reference
$6.94
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 179 / 218
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Melmetal
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Illustrator
- Masa
- Pokédex #
- 808
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 25 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
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 ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Meltan
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Illustrated by Masa
Building around Meltan?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It dissolves and eats metal. Circulating liquid metal within its body is how it generates energy."
MMHeadbutt — 50
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:G-30
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Meltan or Temporal Forces.
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Oct 9, 2026
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Oct 10, 2026
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Oct 10, 2026
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Oct 10, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Meltan was legal.
ASRcristiano # 196 - 60 codes - Road to Nice!
today
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All Live BO3 #26
today
Nightshades Friday Challenge 1 25 Codes
today
SEASAC World Championships Qualifiers | $15 PRIZE
today
Oceania Open! | Season 4 - Week 1
today
Rare Candy Club Blitz #3 (30TH LEGAL)
today
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 2026/07/11| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $4.30 | $7.01 | $75.00 | $6.94 | $6.94 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.99 |
| 7-day average | €3.69 |
| 30-day average | €4.00 |
| Low | €1.00 |
| Trend price | €3.80 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.98 |
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 $6.94; 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 "Temporal Forces" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Meltan?
Meltan is a Illustration Rare card in the Temporal Forces set.
Other Meltan printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
