Metagross 49/98 · Ancient Origins

Ancient Origins is a set in the XY series. It was released on August 12, 2015. The printed size is 98. This checklist is longer, at 101 cards. Metagross is 49/98, in position 49 of 101 on this checklist. Before it is 48 Metang, and after it is 50 Metagross. The listed rarity is Rare.

Metagross is a Stage 2 Metal Pokémon with 150 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).

kirisAki illustrated this card. The same name is on 189 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 150 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and kirisAki illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 4. 30 other cards of Metagross list a different HP.

Magnetic Warp is listed as Ability. Once during your turn (before your attack), you may switch your Active Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. If you do, your opponent switches his or her Active Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon. The attack Iron Cannon lists 80+ damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Colorless, Colorless. You may discard all Metal Energy attached to this Pokémon. If you do, this attack does 80 more damage. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "Metang combined to form it. With four brains, it has the intelligence of a supercomputer."

I keep a set binder for Ancient Origins, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Ancient Origins 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.