Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Lucario & Melmetal-GX
Unbroken Bonds · #224 · Rare Rainbow · 2019
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Market reference
$72.13
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 224 / 234
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Rare Rainbow
- HP
- 260
- Subtype
- Basic · TAG TEAM · GX
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex #
- 448 · 809
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 150 damage
- 37.5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Lucario & Melmetal-GX 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 ≥130 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Lucario & Melmetal-GX
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥130 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
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About this card
CCSteel Fist — 50
Search your deck for a Metal Energy card and attach it to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.
MMCCHeavy Impact — 150
CFull Metal Wall-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.)
TAG TEAM rule: When your TAG TEAM is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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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 2026/06/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $84.22 | $248.69 | $5,712.77 | $72.13 | $84.22 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €40.00 |
| 7-day average | €23.90 |
| 30-day average | €34.76 |
| Low | €14.99 |
| Trend price | €32.53 |
| Low (excellent+) | €20.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €21.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €23.04 |
| averageSellPrice | €30.00 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €19.67 |
| Reverse holo trend | €26.57 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Lucario & Melmetal-GX is real?
Lucario & Melmetal-GX 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 Lucario & Melmetal-GX worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Lucario & Melmetal-GX is $72.13; 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 Lucario & Melmetal-GX from?
Lucario & Melmetal-GX is from the Pokémon set "Unbroken Bonds" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Lucario & Melmetal-GX?
Lucario & Melmetal-GX is a Rare Rainbow card in the Unbroken Bonds set.
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