Metang 48/98 · Ancient Origins

Metang is Pokédex #375, generation 3 (Hoenn). Metang is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 90 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 48/98 in Ancient Origins, position 48 of 101. Before it is 47 Beldum, and after it is 49 Metagross. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on August 12, 2015. The printed size is 98. This checklist is longer, at 101 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Metal Claw lists 30 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. Bullet Punch is another attack lists 50+ damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 more damage for each heads. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It is formed by two Beldum joining together. Its two brains are linked, amplifying its psychic power."

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 90 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Uncommon. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Shigenori Negishi illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 22 other cards of Metang list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Shigenori Negishi. I count 151 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Ancient Origins set binder is where a full Ancient Origins 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.