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STAFF image not yet verified.
Scan source: Pokemon.com article reference image ↗
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Unbroken Bonds · POKÉMON TCG · ENGLISH PRERELEASE
Melmetal Staff Prerelease
SM181 / SM Black Star Promos
- Language
- English
- Selected stamp
- Public early availability
- April 20, 2019
- Staff distribution date
- Not verified
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How this promo reached collectors
Melmetal (SM181) is one of four prerelease cards named in Pokemon.com's Unbroken Bonds Build & Battle article. The article announces public early availability beginning April 20, 2019. That is not a staff handout date.
BEFORE YOU BUY
Check the stamp, not just the name
Compare the card number and expansion logo with the listing photos. A staff listing should clearly show the additional STAFF stamp. A shared name or card number alone does not prove the variant.
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The packaging matters
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Catalog notes
Identity and release mapping are checked at the scope described by each source below. A catalog listing is not authentication. No scarcity, population or price claims are inferred.
Checked October 15, 2026. Staff scan, exact staff handout date and card-specific sealed-wrapper details remain unverified. Reference display does not establish commercial artwork permission.
live English base-card identity and base-scan provenance ↗
card number and prerelease event mapping ↗
STAFF counterpart identity; not exact handout date or staff scan ↗
public early availability and named prerelease card, not staff date ↗