Pokémon TCG Pocket Melmetal Deck Building Guide: Best Cards and Tips

Regarding power level, Melmetal is a stage 1 Pokémon in Pokémon TCG Pocket that offers impeccable durability and consistent offensive pressure. Hard Coat is Melmetal’s defensive ability, which has the characteristic of well-governed energy management. This makes it a well-rounded pick for people who like tackiness mixed with a consistent flow of damage.

The guide below will walk you through constructing and playing an extremely competitive Melmetal deck and outline strengths, weaknesses, and optimal matchups. Additionally, you can check out our beginner’s guide, customer support guide, and redeem code articles to kickstart your journey.

Melmetal offers a unique gameplay style combining early-game aggression and sustained defensive play. Its standout features include Hard Coat thanks to which, it reduces damage coming in -20 points, making survival a little easier. Further, combined with healing cards like Potion and Pokémon like Butterfree, it makes it a nightmare for opponents to take it down.

This Stage 1 also has a really good chance of evolving from Meltan extremely quickly so that you can set up early without sacrificing as much deck space. Melmetal deals heavy 120 damage with its Heavy Impact, which costs three Metal Energy and one Colorless Energy

Pokémon

• 2x Meltan
• 2x Melmetal
• 1x Caterpie
• 2x Metapod
• 2x Butterfree
• 1x Kangaskhan

Trainer Card

• 2x Potion
• 1x X Speed
• 2x Poké Ball
• 2x Professor’s Research
• 2x Sabrina
• 1x Giovanni

1. Prioritize Meltan and Caterpie

Use Find a Friend from Caterpie to search for Metapod or Butterfree. Alternatively, if Meltan is active, use Amass to accelerate energy attachment.

2. Play Defensively

Early on, Kangaskhan can act as a stall Pokémon with its moderate damage output. Use Sabrina to disrupt your opponent’s setup if they gain momentum.

3. Evolve Butterfree and Melmetal

You should at least have Butterfree healing up your Pokémon, and Melmetal dealing devastating damage by mid-game. Powder Heal on Butterfree means Melmetal can take multiple hits.

4. Use Support Cards Wisely

Giovanni can also provide Melmetal with the extra push it needs to knock off the tanky opponents if necessary. Make the most use of the Professor’s Research to draw cards and keep consistency.

5. Maintain Pressure with Melmetal

Use Heavy Impact to secure knockouts while Butterfree continues to provide healing support.

6. Adapt to the Opponent’s Strategy

If your opponent is stalling and playing defensively, use Sabrina to break their tempo. X Speed is a tactical retreat to let your Pokémon stay fit.

7. Tactical Play

• Healing Synergy: Use Butterfree’s Powder Heal every turn to offset the damage Melmetal takes. This allows you to maintain pressure without risking a knockout.
• Energy Management: Because most of the attacks in this deck are low energy cost, attach energy to backup attackers such as Metapod or Kangaskhan in case your main Pokémon are K.O.’d.
• Disruption: Sabrina is game-changing against decks that rely on specific setups. Force your opponent to play out weak or unprepared Pokémon.
• Timing Giovanni: The best time to bring out Giovanni is when Melmetal needs a little extra damage to secure a critical KO.

Strong Against	Weak Against
Low-Damage Decks: Melmetal’s Hard Coat ability reduces damage, allowing it to outlast decks that rely on consistent but weak attacks.	Fast Decks: Decks with high-speed setups or aggressive attackers, can overwhelm Melmetal before it stabilizes.
Sustainability-Dependent Decks: Decks that aim to outlast opponents struggle against the combination of Butterfree’s Powder Heal and Melmetal’s durability.	Fire Decks: Fire types like Rapidash and Heatmor which are usually used in decks like Charizard ex deal super-effective damage, exploiting Melmetal’s Steel typing.

This Melmetal deck is a great choice for players who enjoy strategic, balanced gameplay. Its healing, durability, and constant damage versus opponents make it very viable. Master the evolution-based strategy, disrupt your opponents, and take control of the battle with Butterfree and Melmetal in charge!

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