Steven's Metagross ex ASC 289/217

Name: Steven's Metagross ex ASC 289/217
Brand: Pokémon

ASCSpecial illustration rare

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Steven's Metagross ex has appeared in several sets: Destined Rivals (DRI 145) and Ascended Heroes (ASC 289). It is the same card every time — it plays the same, only the artwork and the price change. Here is what it does once it is on the table.

The market for this printing

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No quotation can be assigned to this reference until its finish is identified. Card language: English. Sellers: European Union. Asking prices, excluding shipping and import charges.

When it came out

Ascended Heroes landed here on 30 January 2026.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 28 November 2025, under the code M2a. That is 63 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: 340
Type: Metal
Stage: Stage 2
Retreat cost: 3
Weakness: ×2
Resistance: -30
Regulation mark: I
Number: 289/217
Set: Ascended HeroesASCSet guide
Illustrated by: chibi

Its Ability

X-Boot

Once during your turn, you may search your deck for a Basic Energy card, a Basic Energy card, or 1 of each and attach them to your Pokémon and Pokémon in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck.

Its attacks

Metal Stomp

200

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
It has an Ability, X-Boot. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.
A strength
Steven's Metagross ex runs it in 118 of the 118 lists we have read, seen across 105 different tournaments.
A strength
Mark I. 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
It is an ex card. The turn it goes down your opponent takes 2 Prizes instead of one, and games do turn on exactly that.
Keep in mind
It is a Stage 2. You have to come through Steven's 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 10,527 tournament lists we have read, 2,292 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Standard format: source checked on November 15, 2026. TCGdex

Every version of this card

Look at the number printed at the bottom of your card. That is what tells you which version you are holding. Tap yours to open its page.

Steven's Metagross ex DRI 145/182Destined RivalsDouble rareDouble rare
Steven's Metagross ex ASC 289/217Ascended HeroesSpecial illustration rareThe one you are looking atSpecial illustration rare

Who plays it

Every printing of Steven's Metagross ex plays the same way at a tournament. So the decks below count them all together, and the last column shows the one players wrote on their list.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
Deck	Lists	Tournaments	Printing listed
Steven's Metagross ex	118 of 118	105	DRI 145
Doublade	28 of 70	28	DRI 145
Hydreigon ex	4 of 89	4	DRI 145
Mega Diancie ex	3 of 15	3	DRI 145

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 34 Metagross cards on one page, priciest first.

View all Metagross cards

Steven's Metagross ex ASC 289/217

The market for this printing

When it came out