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Lucario & Melmetal-GX

Card 224/214

Sun & Moon-era 2019 Unbroken Bonds Lucario.

Unbroken BondsSet
2019Released
Rare RainbowRarity
5ban GraphicsIllustrator

01Card Stats

TAG TEAM GX
HP 260
TypeMetal
RarityRare Rainbow
Illustrator5ban Graphics
WeaknessFire ×2
Retreat●●●
SetUnbroken Bonds
Released2019

02Editions and Print Runs

Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.

Unlimited

How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.

All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers
Rare Rainbow
Foiling
Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork.
Alt art / specials
Rainbow/gold secret-rare alternate exists as the set chase card.

05Language and Regional Versions

English
Standard English release.
Japanese
Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
European
Localized European prints exist with translated text.
Other
No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.

06Current Market Value

Holo~$71 TCGplayer market (asking-price proxy); eBay solds may differ — verify current listings.

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07Why Collectors Want It

  • Lucario — Pokemon TCG catalog (Pokedex #448).
  • Required for any complete Lucario master set across eras.
  • Collectors of the Unbroken Bonds set need this card to finish it.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: Situational

TAG TEAM GX Lucario with 260 HP and a top attack near 150 damage. Ultra-rare Lucario variants like this occasionally turned up in constructed decks during their era, though seldom as a deck's centerpiece.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Steel Fist Cost: Colorless + Colorless · 50 damage

Search your deck for a Metal Energy card and attach it to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.

Heavy Impact Cost: Metal + Metal + Colorless + Colorless · 150 damage

Full Metal Wall-GX Cost: Colorless

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.)

Weakness
Fire ×2
Resistance
Psychic -20
Retreat cost
3

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: Modern ultra/secret rare; PSA 10 populations are moderate and grading is common for higher-value pulls.

Holo scratching and centering are the usual downgrade culprits; graded gem-mint copies trade above raw.

Other graders: CGC and BGS both grade modern ultra-rares; PSA leads on resale liquidity.

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