Metang δ 49/113 · Delta Species

Metang is Pokédex #375, generation 3 (Hoenn). Metang δ is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 80 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 δ sits at 49/113 in Delta Species, position 49 of 114. Before it is 48 Magneton, and after it is 50 Persian. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on 31 October 2005. The printed size is 113. This checklist is longer, at 114 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Sharp Claws lists 20+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 10 more damage. Magnetic Blast is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 2.

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 is named Metang, while this one is Metang δ. Both list 80 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Uncommon. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Hajime Kusajima illustrated this one. 15 other cards of Metang list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Hajime Kusajima. I count 206 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Delta Species set binder is where a full Delta Species 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). Themed lists that include this exact card are Delta Species cards. I still need this card.