Market value · ungraded
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What this price is based on
Medium confidence5 sales in 90 days — enough for a guide, not a guarantee.
Recent Raw sales
- Jul 11, 2026eBay — Melmetal SM181 STAFF Prelease Black Star Promo Unbroken Bonds Pokemon Card LPLP$71.32
- Jul 2, 2026eBay — Melmetal SM181 SM Black Star Promos Promo Pokemon$11.90
- Jun 27, 2026eBay — Melmetal SM181 - Pokemon TCG Black Star Promo Unbroken Bonds Pre Release$5.34
- Jun 25, 2026eBay — Melmetal SM181 STAFF Prelease Black Star Promo Unbroken Bonds Pokemon Card LPLP$6.68
- May 24, 2026eBay — Pokemon Melmetal SM Promos SM181 Near Mint NMNM$6.99
By grade
- Raw$6.995 sales
- CGC 8.5$10.801 sale
From 6 completed sales recorded between May 24, 2026 and Jul 13, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The range is wide because these sales span different printings and conditions — 1st Edition, Shadowless and Unlimited copies all carry this card's name, and they trade at very different levels. Each sale above is labelled with what its listing claimed, so you can see which ones describe the same object. Treat the median as the typical copy, not the range.
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Melmetal is a Promo Pokémon card from SM Black Star Promos (#SM181), illustrated by TOKIYA. It's a Stage 1 Metal-type Pokémon with 150 HP, evolving from Meltan, weak to Fire ×2. Its current blended market value is $124.99 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 21 August 2026.
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Verified sales history1 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
Real completed sale prices from Fanatics Collect — weekly and premier auctions plus marketplace Buy It Now sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.
Should you grade it?
Raw $124.99 → graded PSA 9 ≈ $65.19, after ~$70.64 grading fee → 0.5× the raw value.
The odds
Melmetal is a Commoncard — a guaranteed slot in every pack, not a rarity gamble, so there's no pull-odds figure for it.
Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.
Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
| Target grade | Est. value | Grading fee | Net vs raw | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 9 | $65.19 | $71 | −$130 | 0.5× |
| PSA 8 | $55.02 | $71 | −$141 | 0.4× |
Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC & BGS — every grade, with gem rates
Only 14% of 14 PSA-graded Melmetal copies are a gem-mint 10 (2 of 14) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Melmetal 10 is harder to pull.
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
No PSA 9 or PSA 10 price yet — too few verified gem-grade sales to price the top grades reliably. They'll appear here once enough real sold results back them.
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 8pop 4 | $55$55–$60 | |
| PSA 7pop 1 | $41$41–$50 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Market signal
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Meltan.
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may discard a Metal Pokémon from your hand. If you do, heal 100 damage from this Pokémon.
“Revered long ago for its capacity to create iron from nothing, for some reason it has come back to life after 3,000 years.”
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Revered long ago for its capacity to create iron from nothing, for some reason it has come back to life after 3,000 years.
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Melmetal cards
There are 7 different Melmetal printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is SM Black Star Promos #SM181 (Promo).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Melmetal (SM Black Star Promos #SM181) worth?
As of 21 August 2026, Melmetal from SM Black Star Promos is worth approximately $124.99 ungraded (near-mint). Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.
Is Melmetal rare?
Melmetal is a Promo card from SM Black Star Promos (card #SM181), illustrated by TOKIYA. Its current blended market value is $124.99 ungraded.
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