Metagross V 181/198 · Chilling Reign

Chilling Reign is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on June 18, 2021. The printed size is 198. This checklist is longer, at 233 cards. Metagross V is 181/198, in position 181 of 233 on this checklist. Before it is 180 Liepard V, and after it is 182 Blissey V. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

Metagross V is a Basic V Rapid Strike Metal Pokémon with 220 HP. In the Pokédex this is Metagross (#376), generation 3 (Hoenn).

PLANETA Mochizuki illustrated this card. The same name is on 131 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 is named Metagross, while this one is Metagross V. That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 220 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Ultra. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and PLANETA Mochizuki illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 31 other cards of Metagross list a different HP.

The attack Bullet Punch lists 20+ damage. The cost is Metal. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 more damage for each heads. Synchro Hammer is another attack lists 60+ damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. If this Pokémon and your opponent's Active Pokémon have the same amount of Energy attached, this attack does 90 more damage. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 3. The card text says: V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is E.

I keep a set binder for Chilling Reign, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Chilling Reign set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Metagross can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Rapid Strike. I still need this card.