Metagross-GX 157a/145 · Guardians Rising

Metagross is Pokédex #376, generation 3 (Hoenn). Metagross-GX is a Stage 2 GX Metal Pokémon with 250 HP. The card says it evolves from Metang. In this catalog that name is Metang (#375).

Metagross-GX sits at 157a/145 in Guardians Rising, position 168 of 180. Before it is 157 Metagross-GX, and after it is 158 Sylveon-GX. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on May 5, 2017. The printed size is 145. This checklist is longer, at 180 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 145. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

Geotech System is listed as Ability. Once during your turn (before your attack), you may attach a Psychic or Metal Energy card from your discard pile to your Active Pokémon. The attack Giga Hammer lists 150 damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Colorless. This Pokémon can't use Giga Hammer during your next turn. Algorithm-GX is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Search your deck for up to 5 cards and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.) Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 3. The card text says: Pokémon-GX rule: When your Pokémon-GX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Metagross (#376) has 33 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 23 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2004 to 2026. The earliest other card is Metagross 11/101 in Hidden Legends (2004). That card is named Metagross, while this one is Metagross-GX. That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 250 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Ultra. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 30 other cards of Metagross list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads 5ban Graphics. I count 1,629 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Guardians Rising set binder is where a full Guardians Rising set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Metagross can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.