Melmetal GX #SM178
Pokemon card from SM Black Star Promos · released 2017-02-03
Melmetal GX is a Rare Metal-type Pokemon card, number SM178 of the SM Black Star Promos set (released 2017-02-03), illustrated by PLANETA Otani.
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Card details
| Set | SM Black Star Promos |
| Number | SM178 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Type | Metal |
| HP | 220 |
| Artist | PLANETA Otani |
| Format legality | Expanded |
| Finishes | Normal |
Attacks & abilities
Ability: Hard CoatThis Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
Metal Blast110+This attack does 20 more damage times the amount of Metal Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Iron Force GXAttach any number of Metal Energy cards from your discard pile to this Pokémon. (You can’t use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)
Weakness: Fire ×2 · Resistance: Psychic -20 · Retreat cost: 4
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Card data via TCGdex and pokemontcg.io, updated 2026-06-14. Not official values.