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: €10.00. Played a little: €4.35. Worn: €2.55.

How can you tell your card is this one?

Look at the bottom of your card: you should read ASC 289/217 there. Its illustration is signed chibi.

Which set does it come from?

It comes from the Ascended Heroes set, released here on 30 January 2026.

It goes at about the same pace as the other cards we buy in Japanese. Our pokoSCORE gives it 72 out of 100. At least 36 copies have sold since 9 September.

Ascended Heroes

Steven's Metagross ex ASC 289/217

ASCJPSpecial illustration rare

You receive

€10.00

72pokoSCORE

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

How much is your Steven's Metagross ex worth?

A copy in Japanese, like new: we’ll buy it from you for €10.00 today.

Today · You get

€10.00

The same price as on 23 September

€10.00

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pokoSCORE

It goes at about the same pace as the other cards we buy in Japanese.

Gone since 9 September: at least 36
For sale on 26 September: 162
For sale on 9 September: 79 or more

Versions of this card

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What you might be wondering about this card

How much do we pay for Steven's Metagross ex ASC 289/217?: A copy in Japanese, like new: we’ll buy it from you for €10.00 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: €10.00. Played a little: €4.35. Worn: €2.55.
How can you tell your card is this one?: Look at the bottom of your card: you should read ASC 289/217 there. Its illustration is signed chibi.
Which set does it come from?: It comes from the Ascended Heroes set, released here on 30 January 2026.
Does it sell fast?: It goes at about the same pace as the other cards we buy in Japanese. Our pokoSCORE gives it 72 out of 100. At least 36 copies have sold since 9 September.

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エクスブート

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.自分の番に1回使える。自分の山札から「基本エネルギー」と「基本エネルギー」をそれぞれ1枚まで選び、自分のまたはポケモンに好きなようにつける。そして山札を切る。

Its attacks

Metal Stompメタルスタンプ

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 64 of the 64 lists we have read, seen across 61 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 5,384 tournament lists we have read, 1,241 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Standard format: source checked on September 27, 2026. TCGdex

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	64 of 64	61	DRI 145
Doublade	17 of 43	17	DRI 145
Hydreigon ex	3 of 65	3	DRI 145
Mega Diancie ex	1 of 12	1	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 33 Metagross cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Metagross card and its price