Metagross-EX XY34/211 · XY Black Star Promos

XY Black Star Promos is a set in the XY series. It was released on October 12, 2013. The printed size is 211. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. Metagross-EX is XY34/211, in position 34 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is XY33 Trevor, and after it is XY35 M Metagross-EX. The listed rarity is Promo.

Metagross-EX is a Basic EX Metal Pokémon with 180 HP. In the Pokédex this is Metagross (#376), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card lists M Metagross-EX, Metagross (#376) under evolves to.

PLANETA illustrated this card. The same name is on 47 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-EX. That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 180 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Promo. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and PLANETA illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 4. 30 other cards of Metagross list a different HP.

The attack Magnetic Laser lists 20 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. You may move a Metal Energy from 1 of your Benched Pokémon to this Pokémon. Squared Attack is another attack lists 50× damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Colorless, Colorless. Flip 4 coins. This attack does 50 damage times the number of heads. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 4. The card text says: Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

I keep a set binder for XY Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the XY Black Star Promos 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.