Pokémon · EX
Metagross
Deoxys · #11 · Rare Holo · 2005
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From
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Market reference
$58.84
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 11 / 108
- Release year
- 2005
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Metang
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Hisao Nakamura
- Pokédex #
- 376
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 35 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
Strategy & play
How Metagross plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Link Blast) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- 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).
- Seen in 7% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Metagross
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 7% of decks
- 1.65 copies on average · 3839 decks
- Match win rate
- 49.4%
- +2.1 pts vs the 47.3% 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Hisao Nakamura
This card was illustrated by Hisao Nakamura.
Building around Metagross?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Power: Super Connectivity
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may search your discard pile for a Psychic or Metal Energy card and attach it to your Active Pokémon. Then, put 1 damage counter on that Pokémon. This power can't be used if Metagross is affected by a Special Condition.
PCLink Blast — 70
If Metagross and the Defending Pokémon have a different amount of Energy attached to them, this attack's base damage is 40 instead of 70.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 1,980 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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $46.98 | $278.61 | $2,513.00 | $58.84 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $195.00 | $249.99 | $389.00 | $55.65 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €4.50 |
| 7-day average | €9.42 |
| 30-day average | €12.30 |
| Low | €2.00 |
| Trend price | €10.48 |
| Low (excellent+) | €6.99 |
| Reverse holo low | €6.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €24.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €41.71 |
| reverseHoloSell | €37.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €10.95 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €30.34 |
| Reverse holo trend | €48.05 |
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 $58.84; 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 "Deoxys" in the EX series, released in 2005.
What rarity is Metagross?
Metagross is a Rare Holo card in the Deoxys set.
Other Metagross printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
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