Metang 117/185 · Vivid Voltage

Metang is Pokédex #375, generation 3 (Hoenn). Metang is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Beldum. In this catalog that name is Beldum (#374). The card lists Metagross, Metagross (#376) under evolves to.

Metang sits at 117/185 in Vivid Voltage, position 117 of 203. Before it is 116 Beldum, and after it is 118 Metagross. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 13, 2020. The printed size is 185. This checklist is longer, at 203 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Metal Claw lists 30 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. Magnetic Blast is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It flies at high speeds around the skies. When it finds its prey, Metang takes a firm grip with its sharp claws and never lets go." The regulation mark is D.

Metang (#375) has 26 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 22 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Metang 23/40 in Nintendo Black Star Promos (2003). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Uncommon. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Kazuma Koda illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 18 other cards of Metang list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kazuma Koda. I count 13 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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