Metagross 178/162 · Temporal Forces

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

Metagross sits at 178/162 in Temporal Forces, position 178 of 218. Before it is 177 Gastly, and after it is 179 Meltan. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on March 22, 2024. The printed size is 162. This checklist is longer, at 218 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 162. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

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.

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 Illustration Rare. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Katsunori Sato 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 Katsunori Sato. I count 4 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Temporal Forces set binder is where a full Temporal Forces 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.