Pokémon · EX
Metang
Hidden Legends · #43 · Uncommon · 2004
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From
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Market reference
$0.49
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 43 / 102
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Beldum
- Evolves to
- Metagross
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 375
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Metang plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Psyshock) 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 ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Beldum; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Metang
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 1% of decks
- 3.84 copies on average · 37 decks
- Match win rate
- 50.6%
- +2.8 pts vs the 47.8% 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 Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Metang?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CCPsyshock — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
PCCMetal Ball
Put 5 damage counters on the Defending Pokémon.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Metang has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Metang — Temporal Forces
Played in 375 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 2026/06/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.20 | $0.50 | $19.98 | $0.49 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $15.00 | $60.49 | $199.90 | $7.55 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/14| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.19 |
| 7-day average | €0.39 |
| 30-day average | €0.35 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.32 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.43 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.70 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.39 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.54 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.29 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Metang is real?
Metang 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 Metang worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Metang is $0.49; 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 Metang from?
Metang is from the Pokémon set "Hidden Legends" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Metang?
Metang is a Uncommon card in the Hidden Legends set.
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Other Metang printings
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