Does the condition of the card change its price?

Yes. We check it when your card arrives, and here is what we pay in each condition. Like new: €15.00. Played a little: €2.75.

How can you tell your card is this one?

Look at the bottom of your card: you should read TEF 178/162 there. Its illustration is signed Katsunori Sato.

Which set does it come from?

It comes from the Temporal Forces set, released here on 22 March 2024.

It leaves listings slower than most of the cards we buy in French. Our pokoSCORE gives it 39 out of 100. At least 2 copies have sold since 5 September. From the listings we track. Departures may be sales or withdrawals.

Temporal Forces

Metagross TEF 178/162

Name: Metagross TEF 178
Brand: Pokémon

TEFFRIllustration rare

You receive

€15.00

Your offer depends on the card’s printing, edition and condition. We check its condition when it arrives.

How much is your Metagross worth?

A copy in French, like new: we’ll buy it from you for €15.00 today.

Today · You get

€15.00

The same price as on 23 September

€15.00

23 SeptemberToday

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Day	Our offer
23 September	€15.00
24 September	€15.00
25 September	€15.00
26 September	€15.00
27 September	€15.00
28 September	€15.00

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pokoSCORE

Market activity

39out of 100

Slow departures

It leaves listings slower than most of the cards we buy in French.

Copies gone since 5 September: at least 2
For sale on 26 September: 43
For sale on 5 September: 33

From the listings we track. Departures may be sales or withdrawals.

Versions of this card

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What you might be wondering about this card

How much do we pay for Metagross TEF 178/162?: A copy in French, like new: we’ll buy it from you for €15.00 today.
Does the condition of the card change its price?: Yes. We check it when your card arrives, and here is what we pay in each condition. Like new: €15.00. Played a little: €2.75.
How can you tell your card is this one?: Look at the bottom of your card: you should read TEF 178/162 there. Its illustration is signed Katsunori Sato.
Which set does it come from?: It comes from the Temporal Forces set, released here on 22 March 2024.
Does it sell fast?: It leaves listings slower than most of the cards we buy in French. Our pokoSCORE gives it 39 out of 100. At least 2 copies have sold since 5 September. From the listings we track. Departures may be sales or withdrawals.

When it came out

Temporal Forces landed here on 22 March 2024.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 26 January 2024, under the code SV5K + SV5M. That is 56 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates

What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP: 180
Type: Metal
Stage: Stage 2
Retreat cost: 3
Weakness: ×2
Resistance: -30
Regulation mark: H
Number: 178/162
Set: Temporal ForcesTEFSet guide
Illustrated by: Katsunori Sato

Its attacks

Meteor MashPoing Météore

During your next turn, this Pokémon's Meteor Mash attack does 60 more damage (before applying Weakness and Resistance).Pendant votre prochain tour, l'attaque Poing Météore de ce Pokémon inflige 60 dégâts supplémentaires (avant application de la Faiblesse et de la Résistance).

Luster BlastExplosion Étincelante

200

Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon.Défaussez 2 Énergies de ce Pokémon.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

A strength
Luster Blast hits for 200 on 4 Energy. Nothing in Temporal Forces hits harder for that price.
A strength
Mark H. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.
Keep in mind
Retreat cost 3. Once it is out front, it stays there. Pack something that moves it another way, or you will burn whole turns discarding Energy.
Keep in mind
None of the 5,417 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.
Keep in mind
It is a Stage 2. You have to come through Metang to get here, or find a Rare Candy to skip the middle step.
Keep in mind
Weakness Fire ×2. Against a Fire Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 5,417 tournament lists we have read, 1,251 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Standard format: source checked on September 28, 2026. TCGdex

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 33 Metagross cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Metagross card and its price