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Unbroken Bonds·Sun & Moon series·#224

Lucario & Melmetal GX #224

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From Unbroken Bonds, Lucario & Melmetal GX (#224) is a Secret Rare Pokémon card valued at $82.78 on TCGplayer today.

Market value

$82.78

Cardmarket (EUR)

€77.72

Print variants

7d trend

▼ 6.5%

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By CardLedger Research · Market data updated October 26, 2026 · Prices from TCGplayer & Cardmarket

If you sell Lucario & Melmetal GX #224 today, you'd net about

$82.78after fees · best route: Direct

Direct $82.78Cardmarket $78.29Whatnot $73.46TCGplayer $71.93eBay $71.51

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Net estimates use each marketplace's default seller tier and typical shipping — fees vary by category, account status and payment method, so confirm current rates before selling.

Sell or hold?▼ 6.5%

Cooling off ▼

Lucario & Melmetal GX #224 has slipped week-on-week. Selling sooner limits downside, while buyers get a value window.

Lucario & Melmetal GX at a glance

Trades around $82.78 on TCGplayer.
Set: Unbroken Bonds (Sun & Moon, 2019).
Recent averages: €72.06 (7d), €77.06 (30d).
Cardmarket trend price €77.72.
Rarity: Secret Rare.

Market prices

Lucario & Melmetal GX price by printing

Live TCGplayer and Cardmarket values for Lucario & Melmetal GX #224.

TCGplayer prices, updated 2026/10/26.

Holofoiltop

$82.78

TCGplayer market

Low: $68.51
Mid: $87.66
High: —

Cardmarket pricing (EUR)

Trend price

€77.72

Avg sold

€48.75

Lowest NM

€25.00

7-day avg

€72.06

30-day avg

€77.06

Cardmarket data updated 2026/10/26.

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Live market value$82.78

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Overview

About Lucario & Melmetal GX #224

Unbroken Bonds placed Lucario & Melmetal GX at #224; the Pokémon card entered the market in 2019 within the Sun & Moon series. The card carries 260 HP and Metal typing, with a TAG TEAM/GX designation.

5ban Graphics illustrated this card. Its Holofoil printing is priced near $82.78, with listings from $68.51 to —.

Card facts

Set: Unbroken Bonds
Series: Sun & Moon
Number: #224 / 214
Rarity: Secret Rare
Illustrator: 5ban Graphics
HP: 260
Type: Metal
Subtype: TAG TEAM, GX
Released: 2019/05/03

Card text

Lucario & Melmetal GX attacks, abilities & battle stats

Printed card text and battle statistics for Lucario & Melmetal GX #224 — the playability layer behind the price.

ColorlessColorless

Steel Fist

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

MetalMetalColorlessColorless

Heavy Impact

150

Colorless

Full 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.)

Battle stats

Weakness: Fire ×2
Resistance: Psychic -20
Retreat cost: Colorless · Colorless · Colorless
Attacks: 3

Market analysis

Lucario & Melmetal GX price analysis

What drives the current market value of Lucario & Melmetal GX #224.

By print variant, TCGplayer lists Holofoil ($82.78) — 1 version in total.

A $82.78 card attracts serious buyers, so condition, centring and the specific print variant matter more than the headline price.

In EUR, Lucario & Melmetal GX trends at €77.72 on Cardmarket (avg sold €48.75, lowest NM €25.00).

Price trend

Lucario & Melmetal GX price history & movement

2026-10-15 · $84.19▼ 1.7% since 2026-10-152026-10-26 · $82.78

The card is cooling off: the 7-day average sold price is €72.06, 6.5% below the 30-day average of €77.06.

Single-day average: €145.00; Cardmarket trend price €77.72.

Lucario & Melmetal GX has been tracked here for 4 days, ranging from $82.78 to $84.19; the latest value sits at 0% of that recorded range and 1.7% below the high set October 15, 2026.

Recorded volatility runs near 0.8% per day, with a maximum drawdown of 1.7% over the tracked window.

The latest reading marks a new recorded all-time low for this card.

Cardmarket averages

1-day avg€145.00

7-day avg€72.06

30-day avg€77.06

Trend price€77.72

Price fingerprint

Built from CardLedger's own daily snapshots · 4 days tracked · latest October 26, 2026

Prices as of October 26, 2026

Since October 21, 2026:▼ $1.41 (-1.7%)New recorded low

All-time high

$84.19

October 15, 2026

All-time low

$82.78

October 26, 2026

Off all-time high

-1.7%

11 days since high

Since first snapshot

-1.7%

October 15, 2026

Max drawdown

-1.7%

peak-to-trough

Daily volatility

0.8%

st. dev of daily moves

Current value

$82.78

latest snapshot

Position in recorded range

low $82.78high $84.19

Real recorded values from our daily TCGplayer snapshots — not estimates or back-filled history. Methodology

Sell this card

How much would you net selling Lucario & Melmetal GX?

Model the real take-home on a [object Object] sale across eBay, TCGplayer, Cardmarket and direct — fees and shipping included.

The $82.78 market translates to a net of about $71.51 (eBay), $71.93 (TCGplayer), $78.29 (Cardmarket), $73.46 (Whatnot) or $82.78 (direct). That $11.27 gap is the value at stake in choosing where to sell.

As a secret rare card, Lucario & Melmetal GX sells differently by venue: marketplaces maximise reach, personal channels maximise margin. Use the calculator to weigh reach against take-home.

Your sale

Sale price

Pre-filled with the current TCGplayer market for Lucario & Melmetal GX #224.

Your shipping cost

Weight · 1 oz

I offer free shipping

Best net payout$82.78

Spread across platforms$11.27

Platform	Account	Fees	Eff. fee	You net
eBay	No Store	$11.27	13.6%	$71.51	Sell on eBay →
TCGplayer	Standard Seller	$10.85	13.1%	$71.93	Sell on TCGplayer →
Cardmarket / Local Shop	Private Seller	$4.49	5.4%	$78.29	Sell on Cardmarket →
Direct Sale (Social / Shows)best	Cash / In Person	—	0.0%	$82.78	Sell in person
Whatnot	Standard (8% + 2.9% + $0.30)	$9.32	11.3%	$73.46	Sell on Whatnot →

Modelled on each marketplace's default seller tier with your shipping input. Net payout = sale price − selling fees − outbound shipping. Fee figures are estimates (last reviewed October 15, 2026) and vary by category, account status and payment method — confirm current rates with the marketplace. Open the full seller fee calculator to model account tiers and buyer-paid shipping.

Grading ROI

Should you grade Lucario & Melmetal GX?

Model the break-even and PSA 9 vs PSA 10 profit on grading Lucario & Melmetal GX #224 against today's raw market value.

Grading plan

Raw purchase price

Pre-filled with the live market value for Lucario & Melmetal GX #224.

Grading service tier

Shipping & insurance

Both-way postage plus declared-value insurance.

Marketplace fee · 13%

Estimated graded values below are a transparent starting point based on the raw price band — edit them with real graded comps before deciding.

PSA 9 value

PSA 10 value

Chance of PSA 9 · 55%

Chance of PSA 10 · 30%

Should you grade this?

Strong grading candidate

At $82.78 raw and $40.00 all-in grading cost, a PSA 10 nets $176.05 versus selling raw, a PSA 9 nets $32.02. You need a graded sale of $128.76 to break even on grading.

At your stated grade odds the expected profit is $70.43 (57.4% return on cost basis).

Net selling raw

$72.02

Net as PSA 9

$104.04

[object Object] vs raw

Net as PSA 10

$248.07

[object Object] vs raw

Break-even sale

$128.76

Expected value

$142.45

Expected profit

$70.43

57.4% ROI

Grading costs, turnaround and grade outcomes vary by service and card. The estimated PSA 9 and PSA 10 values are heuristics, not predictions — always sanity-check against recent graded sold listings before committing. This is a modelling tool, not financial advice.

Set context

Lucario & Melmetal GX within Unbroken Bonds

Lucario & Melmetal GX ranks #15 of 72 tracked Unbroken Bonds cards by market value, against a set median of $26.13.

That is 217% above the middle of the set — a top-81% position.

The set's top card is Gardevoir & Sylveon GX (#205), valued at $708.55.

Rank in set

#15

of 72 tracked

Set median

$26.13

Rarity

Secret Rare

Series

Sun & Moon

Full Unbroken Bonds report →

Value drivers

What makes Lucario & Melmetal GX valuable

Lucario & Melmetal GX is a Metal card with 260 HP, so demand comes from both collectors and players.
The 5ban Graphics artwork gives Lucario & Melmetal GX appeal beyond pure playability.
Modern (2019) sets are heavily collected, making Lucario & Melmetal GX's value sensitive to reprints and condition.
Secret Rare is an upper-tier rarity, which concentrates demand on comparatively few copies.
At $82.78 it is liquid enough to sell on major marketplaces, and its thin supply status means buyers compete for clean copies.

Buying notes

Buying & selling Lucario & Melmetal GX

Bulk lots of Lucario & Melmetal GX can hide condition issues; inspect edges and holo surfaces before paying near the — high.
Because it is a Pokémon card, Lucario & Melmetal GX has both collector and player demand — a broader buyer pool than purely collectible cards.
Check sold listings rather than asking prices — the Holofoil market of $82.78 reflects actual transactions on TCGplayer.
Unbroken Bonds was released in 2019; on-going print supply keeps raw prices tethered to playability and pull rates.
Centring and surface condition matter most on Secret Rare cards; a clean copy of Lucario & Melmetal GX can realise well above the $68.51 low end.

FAQ

Lucario & Melmetal GX value questions

How much is Lucario & Melmetal GX worth?

Lucario & Melmetal GX trades near $82.78 on TCGplayer (Holofoil), ranging $68.51–—; Cardmarket shows €77.72.

Will Lucario & Melmetal GX hold its value?

As a modern-era Secret Rare card it is trending down in the short term (-6.5% on the 7-day vs 30-day average). Value will track playability and collector demand.

How rare is Lucario & Melmetal GX?

Lucario & Melmetal GX is a Secret Rare card from Unbroken Bonds (Sun & Moon series, 2019). That is an upper rarity tier, so demand concentrates on relatively few copies.

Does Lucario & Melmetal GX have multiple printings?

TCGplayer tracks 1 printing: Holofoil ($82.78). Prices differ between variants, so always confirm which one you own or are buying.

Where is Lucario & Melmetal GX sold?

The main marketplaces are TCGplayer (USD), Cardmarket (EUR) and eBay. Current TCGplayer market is $82.78. When selling, compare net proceeds after fees — eBay and TCGplayer typically charge 9–13%, while direct sales carry lower or no fees.

What drives Lucario & Melmetal GX's value?

Four factors dominate: the Secret Rare rarity tier, the modern-era Sun & Moon set pedigree, playability (Pokémon, Metal), and condition. Artwork by 5ban Graphics also matters to collector demand.

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