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Metagross V card from the Chilling Reign set
Illustration by PLANETA Mochizuki. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Metagross V

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A heavy hitting Metal type Pokemon with unpredictable power.

Metal220 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

Bullet Punch flips two coins to add extra damage based on how many come up heads.

Synchro Hammer deals significant damage if both active Pokemon have the same number of Energy cards attached.

Signature attack

Synchro Hammer

If this Pokémon and your opponent's Active Pokémon have the same amount of Energy attached, this attack does 90 more damage. (60+ damage)

This card relies on matching energy counts or lucky coin flips to deal big damage. It can surprise opponents who expect standard attack values.

Attacks

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Bullet Punch20+

Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 more damage for each heads.

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Synchro Hammer60+

If this Pokémon and your opponent's Active Pokémon have the same amount of Energy attached, this attack does 90 more damage.

Which deck it belongs in

It suits decks built around Metal energy and strategies that control how many energy cards are used. Look for other Metal Pokemon to support its type.

Strengths
  • High damage potential
  • Versatile attacks
  • Basic Pokemon status
Watch out for
  • Weak to Fire types
  • Relies on luck
  • Requires specific energy
Pro tip

Try to attach the same amount of energy to both your Pokemon and your opponent's to bring out the big bonus damage.

From the Pokédex

Metagross is formed by two Metang merging together in a deep sea.

Note for the parent

Explain that the attack power changes every turn so they do not get confused by the varying numbers.

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