Metal Pokémon cards — how many are there and what are they worth?
There are 925 Metal cards on file, 897 of them with a price, and the typical one costs $1.75.
Energy type · 925 cards · 897 with a price · $0.04 to $986.98 · read August 14, 2026
How much is a Metal Pokémon card worth?
The typical Metal card costs $1.75. Across the 897 of them that carry a price, the cheapest is $0.04 and the dearest is $986.98 — Dialga-EX 122, at $986.98. That spread is why the group price is a starting point and not a valuation of any one card.
Card facts are read from openly published card files; prices are read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Figures on this page were read on August 14, 2026.
Metal 925 cardsEnergy type
Metal price summary
897 with a price · $0.04 to $986.98 · No. 9 of 11 types by typical price · +38.9% in 11 months · 129 HP on average · weak to Fire
2 types cost less than this one
What stands out about Metal cards
- Scale 925 cards carry this type — 4.5% of the 20,444 English cards on file.
- Price Half of the priced cards cost under $1.75, but the dearest reaches $986.98 — a gap of 564×.
- Place By typical price this is No. 9 of 11 types; 2 of them cost less.
- Record 897 of the 925 cards have a price on file. The rest are counted but left out of every price figure rather than guessed at.
How 20,444 English cards narrow down to these 925
Full bar = that step's denominator · filled = what carries over- English cards on file 20,44417,249 cardsonly cards that record a energy type remain · 84.4% of 20,444
- Cards with a energy type 17,249925 cardsonly Metal remain · 5.4% of 17,249
- The 925 cards on this page925 cards4.5% of every English card on file
The middle step counts every card that records a energy type, including types too small to have a page of their own. That is why its figure is larger than the totals on the energy type list, which only counts the groups it can open.
Metal Pokémon cards at a glance
- What this group is. 925 cards share the energy type Metal. The energy type is the element recorded for each Pokémon card. Trainer and energy cards carry none, so this axis covers only the Pokémon part of the archive.
- What they cost. The typical card is $1.75. Across the 897 priced cards the range runs $0.04 to $986.98.
- Where it stands. No. 9 of 11 types by typical price, with 2 of them cheaper.
- What the cards are like. They average 129 HP and 84 maximum damage, and are most often weak to Fire.
- What is listed below. The 50 most expensive of the 897 cards that carry a price, each with its own price page. Cards without a price are counted in the total but are not listed.
- When it was read. Every figure on this page comes from the archive as it stood on August 14, 2026.
Every Metal card with a price on file
released 2014Dialga-EX [122]2
released 2005Metagross ★ [113]3
released 2006Chimecho δ [1]4
released 2002Dark Scizor [9]5
released 2002Shining Steelix [112]6
released 2011Dialga [SL2]7
released 2005Scizor ex [108]8
released 2003Steelix [H23]9
released 2008Dialga LV.X [105]10
released 2013Jirachi [XY67a]11
released 2006Deoxys δ [4]12
released 2004Metagross ex [95]13
released 2006Pikachu δ [93]14
released 2006Raichu δ [15]15
released 2003Magneton [H19]16
released 2013Jirachi-EX [98]17Dialga G LV.XRare Holo LV.XNo imagereleased 2009Dialga G LV.X [122]18
released 2003Scizor [H21]19
released 2005Registeel ex [100]20
released 2006Magikarp δ [69]21
released 2023Origin Forme Dialga VSTAR [GG68]22
released 2004Registeel ex [99]23
released 2017Melmetal [SM181]24
released 2010Steelix [87]25
released 2003Magneton [H16]26
released 2003Aggron ex [95]27
released 2000Steelix [15]28
released 2007Dialga LV.X [DP17]29
released 2015M Aggron-EX [154]30
released 2026Steven's Metagross ex [289]31
released 2009Bastiodon [14]32
released 2003Steelix [31]33
released 2012Registeel-EX [122]34
released 2001Magneton [10]35
released 2018Scizor-GX [175]36
released 2010Scizor [84]37
released 2007Metagross ex [95]38
released 2008Magnezone LV.X [142]39
released 2019Scizor-GX [SV72]40
released 2000Skarmory [13]41
released 2013Jirachi [XY112]42
released 2006Aggron ex [89]43
released 2001Magnemite [7]44
released 2017Registeel [SM75]45
released 2019Lucario & Melmetal-GX [224]46
released 2007Skarmory ex [98]47
released 2003Forretress [9]48
released 2018Dialga-GX [138]49
released 2001Scizor [10]50
released 2017Lucario & Melmetal-GX [SM192]The 50 dearest Metal cards, most expensive first, each badged with the year it was printed. Hover a card to see it full size.
The grid above carries pictures for the 50 dearest cards only. The list below carries every one of them as a row, with the price and rarity as columns.
1Dialga-EXPhantom Forces #122 · 2014$986.98Rare Secret2Metagross ★Delta Species #113 · 2005$951.99Rare Holo Star3Chimecho δPOP Series 4 #1 · 2006$750.00Rare4Dark ScizorNeo Destiny #9 · 2002$593.99Rare Holo5Shining SteelixNeo Destiny #112 · 2002$471.66Rare Shining6DialgaCall of Legends #SL2 · 2011$362.99Rare Holo7Scizor exUnseen Forces #108 · 2005$300.00Rare Holo EX8SteelixAquapolis #H23 · 2003$299.95Rare HoloShow the other 42They carry on in the same order — you do not leave this page+42
9Dialga LV.XGreat Encounters #105 · 2008$249.99Rare Holo LV.X10JirachiXY Black Star Promos #XY67a · 2013$247.76Promo11Deoxys δHolon Phantoms #4 · 2006$240.00Rare Holo12Metagross exHidden Legends #95 · 2004$206.50Rare Holo EX13Pikachu δLegend Maker #93 · 2006$204.27Rare Secret14Raichu δHolon Phantoms #15 · 2006$201.33Rare Holo15MagnetonSkyridge #H19 · 2003$199.99Rare Holo16Jirachi-EXPlasma Blast #98 · 2013$189.95Rare Ultra17Dialga G LV.XPlatinum #122 · 2009$189.20Rare Holo LV.X18ScizorAquapolis #H21 · 2003$188.99Rare Holo19Registeel exEmerald #100 · 2005$173.95Rare Holo EX20Magikarp δHolon Phantoms #69 · 2006$150.28Common21Origin Forme Dialga VSTARCrown Zenith Galarian Gallery #GG68 · 2023$135.90Rare Secret22Registeel exHidden Legends #99 · 2004$130.28Rare Holo EX23MelmetalSM Black Star Promos #SM181 · 2017$124.99Promo24SteelixHS—Unleashed #87 · 2010$123.97Rare Prime25MagnetonAquapolis #H16 · 2003$120.00Rare Holo26Aggron exSandstorm #95 · 2003$115.20Rare Holo EX27SteelixNeo Genesis #15 · 2000$110.83Rare Holo28Dialga LV.XDP Black Star Promos #DP17 · 2007$97.84Promo29M Aggron-EXPrimal Clash #154 · 2015$96.78Rare Ultra30Steven's Metagross exAscended Heroes #289 · 2026$94.17Special Illustration Rare31BastiodonPokémon Rumble #14 · 2009$89.9832SteelixSkyridge #31 · 2003$85.85Rare33Registeel-EXDragons Exalted #122 · 2012$84.49Rare Ultra34MagnetonNeo Revelation #10 · 2001$83.91Rare Holo35Scizor-GXCelestial Storm #175 · 2018$83.38Rare Rainbow36ScizorHS—Undaunted #84 · 2010$81.55Rare Prime37Metagross exPower Keepers #95 · 2007$80.01Rare Holo EX38Magnezone LV.XLegends Awakened #142 · 2008$80.00Rare Holo LV.X39Scizor-GXHidden Fates Shiny Vault #SV72 · 2019$79.50Rare Shiny GX40SkarmoryNeo Genesis #13 · 2000$77.52Rare Holo41JirachiXY Black Star Promos #XY112 · 2013$77.35Promo42Aggron exCrystal Guardians #89 · 2006$76.69Rare Holo EX43MagnemiteNeo Discovery #7 · 2001$76.02Rare Holo44RegisteelSM Black Star Promos #SM75 · 2017$76.00Promo45Lucario & Melmetal-GXUnbroken Bonds #224 · 2019$75.29Rare Rainbow46Skarmory exPower Keepers #98 · 2007$72.75Rare Holo EX47ForretressSkyridge #9 · 2003$72.49Rare48Dialga-GXForbidden Light #138 · 2018$72.16Rare Rainbow49ScizorNeo Discovery #10 · 2001$71.86Rare Holo50Lucario & Melmetal-GXSM Black Star Promos #SM192 · 2017$71.82Promo1MagnetonH16$120.00Aquapolis · Rare Holo2ScizorH21$188.99Aquapolis · Rare Holo3SteelixH23$299.95Aquapolis · Rare Holo4Steven's Metagross ex289$94.17Ascended Heroes · Special Illustration Rare5DialgaSL2$362.99Call of Legends · Rare Holo6Scizor-GX175$83.38Celestial Storm · Rare Rainbow7Origin Forme Dialga VSTARGG68$135.90Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery · Rare Secret8Aggron ex89$76.69Crystal Guardians · Rare Holo EXThe remaining 42 cardsSame order, opened on demand.+42
9Dialga LV.XDP17$97.84DP Black Star Promos · Promo10Metagross ★113$951.99Delta Species · Rare Holo Star11Registeel-EX122$84.49Dragons Exalted · Rare Ultra12Registeel ex100$173.95Emerald · Rare Holo EX13Dialga-GX138$72.16Forbidden Light · Rare Rainbow14Dialga LV.X105$249.99Great Encounters · Rare Holo LV.X15Scizor84$81.55HS—Undaunted · Rare Prime16Steelix87$123.97HS—Unleashed · Rare Prime17Scizor-GXSV72$79.50Hidden Fates Shiny Vault · Rare Shiny GX18Metagross ex95$206.50Hidden Legends · Rare Holo EX19Registeel ex99$130.28Hidden Legends · Rare Holo EX20Deoxys δ4$240.00Holon Phantoms · Rare Holo21Raichu δ15$201.33Holon Phantoms · Rare Holo22Magikarp δ69$150.28Holon Phantoms · Common23Pikachu δ93$204.27Legend Maker · Rare Secret24Magnezone LV.X142$80.00Legends Awakened · Rare Holo LV.X25Dark Scizor9$593.99Neo Destiny · Rare Holo26Shining Steelix112$471.66Neo Destiny · Rare Shining27Magnemite7$76.02Neo Discovery · Rare Holo28Scizor10$71.86Neo Discovery · Rare Holo29Skarmory13$77.52Neo Genesis · Rare Holo30Steelix15$110.83Neo Genesis · Rare Holo31Magneton10$83.91Neo Revelation · Rare Holo32Chimecho δ1$750.00POP Series 4 · Rare33Dialga-EX122$986.98Phantom Forces · Rare Secret34Jirachi-EX98$189.95Plasma Blast · Rare Ultra—35Dialga G LV.X122$189.20Platinum · Rare Holo LV.X36Bastiodon14$89.98Pokémon Rumble37Metagross ex95$80.01Power Keepers · Rare Holo EX38Skarmory ex98$72.75Power Keepers · Rare Holo EX39M Aggron-EX154$96.78Primal Clash · Rare Ultra40RegisteelSM75$76.00SM Black Star Promos · Promo41MelmetalSM181$124.99SM Black Star Promos · Promo42Lucario & Melmetal-GXSM192$71.82SM Black Star Promos · Promo43Aggron ex95$115.20Sandstorm · Rare Holo EX44Forretress9$72.49Skyridge · Rare45Steelix31$85.85Skyridge · Rare46MagnetonH19$199.99Skyridge · Rare Holo47Lucario & Melmetal-GX224$75.29Unbroken Bonds · Rare Rainbow48Scizor ex108$300.00Unseen Forces · Rare Holo EX49JirachiXY67a$247.76XY Black Star Promos · Promo50JirachiXY112$77.35XY Black Star Promos · PromoEvery row opens that card's own price page.
Back to summaryWhich Metal cards share a name across several printings?
Steelix4 printings · 4 sets
Magneton3 printings · 3 sets
Scizor3 printings · 3 sets
Dialga LV.X2 printings · 2 sets
Jirachi2 printings · 1 set
Metagross ex2 printings · 2 sets
Registeel ex2 printings · 2 sets
Aggron ex2 printings · 2 sets
Are Metal Pokémon cards going up in value?
What one Metal card cost over twelve months
Middle price of one card · 13 readings · latest $1.75| Reading date | Typical price | Where it started |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 25 | 1.26 | |
| 10 Oct 25 | 1.29 | |
| 7 Nov 25 | 1.29 | |
| 5 Dec 25 | 1.35 | |
| 2 Jan 26 | 1.28 | |
| 30 Jan 26 | 1.35 | |
| 27 Feb 26 | 1.39 | |
| 27 Mar 26 | 1.44 | |
| 24 Apr 26 | 1.51 | |
| 22 May 26 | 1.56 | |
| 19 Jun 26 | 1.65 | |
| 17 Jul 26 | 1.64 | |
| 14 Aug 26 | 1.75 |
How Metal Pokémon card prices are spread
An average hides the shape of a group. These points say where the money actually sits among Metal cards.
The counting sections and the price sections do not share a denominator. This group holds 925 cards, but only 897 of them carry a price. Every figure about money on this page is counted on those 897, while every figure about how many cards exist is counted on all 925.| Price band | Cards | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $1 | 43.4% | |
| $1 to $5 | 22.3% | |
| $5 to $20 | 18.4% | |
| $20 to $50 | 8.2% | |
| $50 to $100 | 4.7% | |
| $100 to $500 | 2.6% | |
| $500 and up | 0.4% |
Counted across the 897 Metal cards that carry a price. The bands are the round numbers people use when they talk about price, not equal-width steps.
The two ends of that spread are both Metal cards. Put side by side, they show what you are actually paying for.
Rarity Rare Secret VS Common
Set Phantom Forces VS Chaos Rising
Every tile draws the same ruler — the whole range of the 897 priced Metal cards from $0.04 to $986.98, on a ten-fold scale. Only the dot moves, so the tiles can be read against each other.
- 389 cards43.4%
- 200 cards22.3%
- 165 cards18.4%
- 74 cards8.2%
- 42 cards4.7%
- 23 cards2.6%
- 4 cards0.4%
Track length is that band against the fullest one. The bands are the round numbers people use when they talk about price, not equal-width steps.
Each half circle is the whole price range of the 897 priced Metal cards, from $0.04 to $986.98, with the tenfold steps evenly spaced.
Back to summaryWhen were Metal Pokémon cards printed, and are the old ones worth more?
This counts how many Metal cards were printed in each year on file. The busiest year is 2023 with 82.
Bar height is that year against the busiest one (2023, 82 cards). Press a bar for the exact count.
| Year | Cards | Share | Typical price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.1% | — | |
| 2000 | 0.2% | — | |
| 2001 | 0.9% | $50.53 | |
| 2002 | 0.5% | $267.25 | |
| 2003 | 3.2% | $38.86 | |
| 2004 | 0.8% | $10.73 | |
| 2005 | 1.2% | $48.00 | |
| 2006 | 2.9% | $45.70 | |
| 2007 | 3.2% | $12.86 | |
| 2008 | 2.5% | $5.64 | |
| 2009 | 3.1% | $4.19 | |
| 2010 | 1.9% | $10.60 | |
| 2011 | 2.6% | $1.74 | |
| 2012 | 2.3% | $1.17 | |
| 2013 | 3.7% | $3.22 | |
| 2014 | 2.3% | $1.24 | |
| 2015 | 1.9% | $0.98 | |
| 2016 | 2.8% | $1.67 | |
| 2017 | 4.3% | $3.10 | |
| 2018 | 5.8% | $1.96 | |
| 2019 | 7.8% | $3.04 | |
| 2020 | 8.1% | $0.46 | |
| 2021 | 5.2% | $0.32 | |
| 2022 | 6.4% | $0.32 | |
| 2023 | 8.9% | $0.38 | |
| 2024 | 6.8% | $0.27 | |
| 2025 | 7.1% | $1.23 | |
| 2026 | 3.4% | $0.28 |
Years with no card of this group are left out rather than drawn as an empty bar. "Typical price" is the middle price of the cards printed that year.
19991 cards that yearThe first year on file1 cards that year- 2002$267.25 typicalThe dearest year — its cards carry the highest middle price5 cards that year
- 2023$0.38 typicalThe busiest year — more of this group was printed here than in any other82 cards that year
- 2026$0.28 typicalThe most recent year on file31 cards that year
What Metal Pokémon cards are made of, and which of them hold the value
The words printed after the name split Metal cards into kinds, and each kind plays by different rules.
| Card kind | Cards | Share | Typical price (median) | A card from it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ex | 6.1% | $1.26 | | |
| V | 5.6% | $1.96 |  | |
| GX | 5.1% | $13.01 | | |
| EX | 3.4% | $16.26 | | |
| Ultra Beast | 2.4% | $6.36 |  | |
| VMAX | 1.5% | $5.72 |  | |
| MEGA | 1.4% | $9.37 | | |
| SP | 0.8% | $3.37 |  | |
| VSTAR | 0.8% | $7.30 | | |
| Single Strike | 0.6% | $0.25 |  |
Counted across all 925 Metal cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.
| Rarity | Cards | Share | Typical price (median) | A card from it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | 20.3% | $0.31 | | |
| Uncommon | 16.5% | $0.44 |  | |
| Rare | 15.7% | $0.77 | | |
| Rare Holo | 11.0% | $3.16 | | |
| Promo | 8.0% | $5.70 | | |
| Rare Ultra | 4.8% | $11.94 | | |
| Illustration Rare | 3.2% | $8.39 |  | |
| Rare Holo EX | 2.5% | $16.89 | | |
| Rare Holo V | 2.5% | $0.92 |  | |
| Double Rare | 2.4% | $0.70 |  |
Counted across all 925 Metal cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.
The same Metal card is often sold in more than one printing, and the printing is what the price follows.
| Printing | Cards | Share | Typical price (median) | A card from it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | 47.7% | $5.02 | | |
| Normal | 47.6% | $0.46 | | |
| 1st Edition Holofoil | 0.9% | $80.72 | | |
| 1st Edition | 0.4% | $22.44 |  | |
| Reverse Holofoil | 0.4% | $0.26 |  |
Counted across all 925 Metal cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.
| Set | Cards | Share | Typical price (median) | A card from it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWSH Black Star Promos | 2.5% | $3.36 |  | |
| Paradox Rift | 2.3% | $0.26 | | |
| Vivid Voltage | 2.3% | $0.37 |  | |
| Obsidian Flames | 2.2% | $0.29 |  | |
| Ultra Prism | 2.1% | $0.64 |  | |
| Celestial Storm | 1.9% | $2.85 | | |
| Darkness Ablaze | 1.9% | $0.38 |  | |
| Rebel Clash | 1.9% | $0.69 |  | |
| Black Bolt | 1.8% | $12.30 |  | |
| Sword & Shield | 1.8% | $0.47 |  |
Counted across all 925 Metal cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.
| Illustrator | Cards | Share | Typical price (median) | A card from it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5ban Graphics | 11.6% | $4.71 | | |
| Kouki Saitou | 4.3% | $2.88 | | |
| Mitsuhiro Arita | 3.4% | $18.56 | | |
| Masakazu Fukuda | 2.8% | $2.85 | | |
| Ken Sugimori | 2.3% | $7.69 | | |
| Midori Harada | 2.3% | $2.93 | | |
| Ryo Ueda | 2.2% | $48.39 | | |
| Shin Nagasawa | 2.2% | $0.76 |  | |
| Kagemaru Himeno | 1.9% | $5.75 | | |
| Shigenori Negishi | 1.5% | $0.42 |  |
Counted across all 925 Metal cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.
| Series | Cards | Share | Typical price (median) | A card from it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sword & Shield | 24.2% | $0.47 | | |
| Scarlet & Violet | 18.9% | $0.36 |  | |
| Sun & Moon | 15.1% | $2.65 | | |
| XY | 8.8% | $2.25 | | |
| EX | 6.9% | $27.02 | | |
| Black & White | 5.9% | $1.46 | | |
| Mega Evolution | 5.2% | $0.25 | | |
| Diamond & Pearl | 4.4% | $6.27 | | |
| Platinum | 3.0% | $4.05 |  | |
| HeartGold & SoulSilver | 2.5% | $10.73 | |
Counted across all 925 Metal cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.
| Regulation mark | Cards | Share | Typical price (median) | A card from it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 10.5% | $0.75 | | |
| F | 8.3% | $0.39 | | |
| G | 7.6% | $0.32 | | |
| H | 6.9% | $0.28 |  | |
| I | 6.6% | $1.06 | | |
| E | 5.3% | $0.34 |  | |
| J | 2.9% | $0.28 |  |
Counted across all 925 Metal cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.
| Evolution stage | Cards | Share | Typical price (median) | A card from it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | 53.3% | $1.70 | | |
| Stage 1 | 31.2% | $1.07 | | |
| Stage 2 | 11.1% | $1.83 | | |
| Level-Up | 0.6% | $88.92 | | |
| BREAK | 0.1% | — |  | |
| Restored | 0.1% | — |  |
Counted across all 925 Metal cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.
Bar length is measured against the highest of them, Level-Up stage $88.92. A group with few cards can show a high middle price, and that figure moves a lot when one or two cards change — the card counts beside each figure say which is which.
| Kind of group | Group | Cards | Middle price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Printing | Holofoil | 441 cards | $5.02 |
| Printing | Normal | 440 cards | $0.46 |
| Printing | 1st Edition Holofoil | 8 cards | $80.72 |
| Printing | 1st Edition | 4 cards | $22.44 |
| Printing | Reverse Holofoil | 4 cards | $0.26 |
| Series | Sword & Shield | 224 cards | $0.47 |
| Series | Scarlet & Violet | 175 cards | $0.36 |
| Series | Sun & Moon | 140 cards | $2.65 |
| Series | XY | 81 cards | $2.25 |
| Series | EX | 64 cards | $27.02 |
| Series | Black & White | 55 cards | $1.46 |
| Series | Mega Evolution | 48 cards | $0.25 |
| Series | Diamond & Pearl | 41 cards | $6.27 |
| Regulation mark | D | 97 cards | $0.75 |
| Regulation mark | F | 77 cards | $0.39 |
| Regulation mark | G | 70 cards | $0.32 |
| Regulation mark | H | 64 cards | $0.28 |
| Regulation mark | I | 61 cards | $1.06 |
| Regulation mark | E | 49 cards | $0.34 |
| Regulation mark | J | 27 cards | $0.28 |
One card can belong to several of these groups at once, so the card counts add to more than 897.
Ferroseed [62]Market$0.04
Klefki [59]Market$0.05
Metang [60]Market$0.05
Honedge [56]Market$0.06
Skarmory [60]Market$0.06
Tinkatink [96]Market$0.07The 6 cheapest Metal cards on file, read on 2026-08-14. Prices exclude shipping, which on a card at this level is usually more than the card.
Back to summaryHow much HP and damage Metal Pokémon cards print
| Measure | Lowest | Lower quarter | Typical | Upper quarter | Highest | Cards counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 30 | 78 | 110 | 170 | 340 | 924 |
| Biggest attack | 10 | 30 | 70 | 120 | 340 | 903 |
Trainer and energy cards carry no HP or attack, so they are left out of these counts rather than entered as zero. "Biggest attack" is the largest printed damage number on the card, before any condition the attack text adds.
HP printed on the 924 Metal cards that carry one. The typical card is 110 HP. Bar length is that HP against the highest in the group.
Half of these cards sit between 78 and 170 HP. The distance between the two ends is what a single average would have hidden.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest | 8.8% of the highest | 30 HP |
| Lower quarter | 22.9% of the highest | 78 HP |
| Typical | 32.4% of the highest | 110 HP |
| Upper quarter | 50.0% of the highest | 170 HP |
| Highest | 100.0% of the highest | 340 HP |
The largest printed damage number on each of the 903 Metal cards that print one. The typical card hits for 70. Bar length is that number against the hardest hitter in the group.
Half of these cards hit between 30 and 120. Attack text that adds a condition is not counted here — only the printed number.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest | 2.9% of the highest | 10 damage |
| Lower quarter | 8.8% of the highest | 30 damage |
| Typical | 20.6% of the highest | 70 damage |
| Upper quarter | 35.3% of the highest | 120 damage |
| Highest | 100.0% of the highest | 340 damage |
What are Metal Pokémon cards weak to?
Metal
FireWeakness doubles the damage a card takes. In this group it lands almost entirely on one type, so a single counter answers most of it.
How the 923 cards that print a weakness are split
| Weak to | Cards | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fire | 94.8% | |
| Lightning | 3.1% | |
| Fighting | 1.1% | |
| Psychic | 0.8% | |
| Grass | 0.1% | |
| Water | 0.1% |
Counted only on the cards that print a weakness box. Trainer and Energy cards print none and are left out rather than entered as "no weakness".
Back to summaryWhich Metal Pokémon cards print a resistance?
What Metal Pokémon cards resist
- Grass57%
- Psychic40%
- Fighting3%
- Fire0%
| Item | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | 508 | 57% |
| Psychic | 361 | 40% |
| Fighting | 27 | 3% |
| Fire | 1 | 0% |
Resistance cuts incoming damage from that type. Only some Metal cards print one, which is why this count is smaller than the card total.
How do Metal Pokémon cards evolve?
The 6 cards above are different Pokémon. One card stands in for each printed stage so the order is visible — it is not the evolution of a single Pokémon.
- The printed stage climbs Basic → Stage 1 → Stage 2 → BREAK → Level-Up → Restored inside this group.
- 493 of the 893 cards that print a stage are Basic — they go down straight from the hand with nothing underneath.
- Across the cards drawn on this page HP runs from 30 to 340, and the later stages sit at the top of that range.
| Stage | Cards | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | 55.2% | |
| Stage 1 | 32.4% | |
| Stage 2 | 11.5% | |
| Level-Up | 0.7% | |
| BREAK | 0.1% | |
| Restored | 0.1% |
Basic cards are played straight from the hand; the later stages have to evolve from the card before them. Trainer and Energy cards print no stage and are left out of this count.
Back to summaryCan you still play Metal Pokémon cards, and what do they cost to retreat?
What it costs to retreat a Metal Pokémon card — 924 cards counted. Each track is the whole of that count, so a short bar means most of the group sits elsewhere.
The number of energy cards you discard to move this Pokémon back to the bench. Zero means it retreats for free.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 36.6% | 338 cards |
| 1 | 26.2% | 242 cards |
| 3 | 23.4% | 216 cards |
| 4 | 12.7% | 117 cards |
| 0 | 1.1% | 10 cards |
| 5 | 0.1% | 1 cards |
| Question | Cards | Share of the group |
|---|---|---|
| Legal in Standard today | 289 | 31.2% |
| Legal in Expanded today | 728 | 78.7% |
| Cards with an Ability | 258 | 27.9% |
| Cards with a special rule | 231 | 25.0% |
Standard and Expanded are the two tournament formats. A card leaves Standard when its set rotates out, so this share moves each year while the card itself does not change.
Each track is the whole of the 925 Metal cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share the answer does not cover.
The four rows are not slices of one whole — a card can be legal in Standard and carry an Ability at the same time, so the bars are read one at a time against the group.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Legal in Standard today | 31.2% | 289 cards |
| Legal in Expanded today | 78.7% | 728 cards |
| Cards with an Ability | 27.9% | 258 cards |
| Cards with a special rule | 25.0% | 231 cards |
Which Metal Pokémon cards moved most this year
Biggest risers over 12 months
Biggest fallers over 12 months
Counted on the 429 cards that carried a price on both the first and the last reading, so a card that only appeared recently is not in here.
Back to summaryThe cheapest Metal Pokémon cards you can buy
$0.04
Ferroseed [62]
2
$0.05
Klefki [59]
3
$0.05
Metang [60]
4
$0.06
Honedge [56]
5
$0.06
Skarmory [60]
6
$0.07
Tinkatink [96]
Cheapest first. Each card opens its own price page. Prices exclude shipping, which on a card at this level is usually more than the card.
These six together cost $0.33, against $986.98 for the single dearest Metal card. The two ends of the same group sit 24,675× apart, and both of them are correctly described as "Metal".
How Metal compares with the other types
"Which type is the most expensive" has three different answers depending on what you measure, so this section keeps them apart.
Ranked by its single dearest card, Metal is number 9 of 11 types, on Phantom Forces #122 at $986.98. By card count it is number 9, and by the price of an ordinary card number 9 — three different answers to "is it the most expensive".
All 11 types by the price of an ordinary card. Track length is that price against Lightning, the dearest at $3.75.
These are the types that sit next to Metal on that ladder.
Lightning — 1,520 cardsMostly weak to Fightingtypical $3.75Fire — 1,574 cardsMostly weak to Watertypical $3.64
Dragon — 530 cardsMostly weak to Fairytypical $3.45
Fighting — 1,884 cardsMostly weak to Grasstypical $1.62
Darkness — 1,249 cardsMostly weak to Fightingtypical $1.42How many Metal Pokémon cards are there, and how big is the type?
Every card that prints a type symbol falls into one of these 11 groups.
Size is the first thing people mean by "big", so it gets its own ranking here.
Counted by how many cards exist, Metal is number 9 of 11 types with 925. By the price of an ordinary card it is number 9 — size and price are two different questions, and this page keeps them apart.
The 12 dearest of the 925 cards in this group, read on 2026-08-14. The symbol beside each card is the type it prints.
Every figure here is the same count read three ways. The needle on each track is the baseline that row compares against, so a bar that stops short of the needle is a group smaller than that baseline.
Which Pokémon have the most Metal cards
Each one opens that Pokémon's own page, which answers for every printing of it rather than only the Metal ones.
Dialga — 33 cards46 cards across every typee.g. Dialga-EXSkarmory — 33 cards34 cards across every typee.g. SkarmoryScizor — 32 cards35 cards across every typee.g. Dark ScizorSteelix — 31 cards34 cards across every typee.g. Shining SteelixMetagross — 27 cards34 cards across every typee.g. Metagross ★
Bronzong — 25 cards29 cards across every typee.g. Bronzong7 Pokémon clear the mark inside this groupSee every Pokémon
| Pokémon | Metal cards | Against the largest | Cards in all |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dialga | 33 | 46 | |
| Skarmory | 33 | 34 | |
| Scizor | 32 | 35 | |
| Steelix | 31 | 34 | |
| Metagross | 27 | 34 | |
| Bronzong | 25 | 29 | |
| Mawile | 25 | 36 |
The middle column counts only the cards that print the type symbol; the right column is that Pokémon's full count across every type. A Pokémon appears here once it has at least 24 cards in this group.
Back to summaryThree quick readings of Metal cards
Each one opens the section it was counted in. The list below carries the rest of the questions this page answers.
13 things that divide Metal cards — each one opens the section that answers it
Metal Pokémon cards — frequently asked questions
How many Metal Pokémon cards are there?
How much is a Metal Pokémon card worth?
What is the most expensive Metal Pokémon card?
Are Metal Pokémon cards rare?
Do all Metal Pokémon cards have a price?
Where can I see every Metal Pokémon card?
How often are Metal Pokémon card prices updated?
Are Metal Pokémon cards going up in value?
How much does a cheap Metal Pokémon card cost?
Which Metal Pokémon cards are worth the most?
What is the highest HP on a Metal Pokémon card?
Are Metal Pokémon cards legal in tournaments?
What are Metal Pokémon cards weak to?
Are old Metal Pokémon cards worth more than new ones?
Which Metal Pokémon card rose the most this year?
Which sets have Metal Pokémon cards?
How these Metal figures are collected, and where you can check them
Primary official source
First-party official sources — the body that issues the data itself, such as a government agency, a statutory register or a rights holder publishing its own records.
Industry source
Second-party sources — marketplaces, trade associations, research institutes and companies that compile data about the market.
Before you rely on these figures
Note: Prices on this page are asking and market prices for ungraded English Metal cards, taken from a daily snapshot of public marketplace listings read on August 14, 2026. They are not offers, they exclude shipping, duty and marketplace fees, and they move. Counts cover only the English cards this site holds on file. Graded prices, population counts, sealed product values and pack odds are not published on this site because no free commercial source provides them.
Last updated: 2026-08-14