Metagross 115/162 · Temporal Forces

Temporal Forces is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on March 22, 2024. The printed size is 162. This checklist is longer, at 218 cards. Metagross is 115/162, in position 115 of 218 on this checklist. Before it is 114 Metang, and after it is 116 Meltan. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Metagross is a Stage 2 Metal Pokémon with 180 HP. In the Pokédex this is Metagross (#376), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Metang. In this catalog that name is Metang (#375).

Nurikabe illustrated this card. The same name is on 16 other cards in the catalog.

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 lists 100 HP, and this one lists 180 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Nurikabe illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 30 other cards of Metagross list a different HP.

The attack Meteor Mash lists 60 damage. The cost is Metal. During your next turn, this Pokémon's Meteor Mash attack does 60 more damage (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Luster Blast is another attack lists 200 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Because the magnetic powers of these Pokémon get stronger in freezing temperatures, Metagross living on snowy mountains are full of energy." The regulation mark is H.

I keep a set binder for Temporal Forces, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Temporal Forces set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Metagross can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.