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Metagross
#2/17 in POP Series 1, Rare, 100 HP, Metal, illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
- Set
- POP Series 1
- Card number
- #2/17
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 100 HP
- Type
- Metal
- Language
- English
- Release date
- September 1, 2004
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
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Collector Notes
Metagross
Metagross appears in the English print of POP Series 1, released on September 1, 2004. Metagross is a rare rarity and 100 HP. The POP Series 1 set contains 17 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Ken Sugimori.
Collector Insights
Metagross is a Metal-type Pokémon with 100 HP, featuring a retreat cost of three Colorless energy. It includes two attacks: Metal Claw, which costs one Metal and one Colorless energy to deal 30 damage, and Hyper Beam, requiring four Colorless energy to strike for 50 damage while flipping a coin to potentially discard an Energy from the Defending Pokémon. The card resists Grass-type attacks by 30 and is weak to Fire-type attacks, which deal double damage. It belongs to the POP Series 1 set, released in September 2004, and is part of the Pokémon TCG’s POP Series. The card’s design is attributed to artist Ken Sugimori, and it carries a Rare rarity rating. Its structure aligns with the series’ thematic focus on metallic and technological motifs, emphasizing its strategic versatility in gameplay. The card’s balance of offensive and defensive mechanics reflects its role in competitive play within the series.
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