Pokémon · XY
Metagross
Ancient Origins · #49 · Rare · 2015
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Market reference
$0.24
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 49 / 100
- Release year
- 2015
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 150
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Metang
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- kirisAki
- Pokédex #
- 376
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Switching
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Metagross plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Iron Cannon) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥75 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 4 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Metang first).
How to beat Metagross
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥75 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 7% of decks
- 1.65 copies on average · 3641 decks
- Match win rate
- 49.4%
- +2.2 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by kirisAki
This card was illustrated by kirisAki.
Building around Metagross?
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About this card
"Metang combined to form it. With four brains, it has the intelligence of a supercomputer."
Ability: Magnetic Warp
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.
MMCCIron Cannon — 80+
You may discard all Metal Energy attached to this Pokémon. If you do, this attack does 80 more damage.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Metagross or Ancient Origins.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Metagross was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Metagross has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Metagross — Chaos Rising
Played in 1,880 recent decks
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.10 | $0.31 | $19.98 | $0.24 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.25 | $0.70 | $75.00 | $0.72 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.54 |
| 7-day average | €0.64 |
| 30-day average | €0.71 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.59 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.15 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.24 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.27 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.49 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.69 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.97 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.17 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Metagross is real?
Metagross is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Metagross worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Metagross is $0.24; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Metagross from?
Metagross is from the Pokémon set "Ancient Origins" in the XY series, released in 2015.
What rarity is Metagross?
Metagross is a Rare card in the Ancient Origins set.
Other Metagross printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
UncommonMetagross
Chaos Rising · #61
RareMetagross
Journey Together · #63
UncommonMetagross
Temporal Forces · #115
Illustration RareMetagross
Temporal Forces · #178
Rare HoloMetagross
Silver Tempest · #119
RareMetagross
Vivid Voltage · #118
Rare HoloMetagross
Celestial Storm · #95
RareMetagross
Ancient Origins · #50
