Metang -- Guardians Rising Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Metang from the Guardians Rising Pokemon Card set.  Metang is a Stage 1, Metal type Pokemon card, with a HP of 90.  It has a x2 weakness to Fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to Psychic type Pokemon, and a three Colorless Energy card retreat cost.  Metang does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move on this card is called Ram, for one Colorless Energy card this move does 20 damage.  Core Beam is the second move on this card, for three Energy cards, two Metal and one Colorless, this move does 80 damage, however, after using this move, a Metal type Energy card must be discarded from Metang.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Metang is a Stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Beldum into play (I reviewed Beldum from this set yesterday) and then evolve Beldum into Metang.  Beldum does have a Stage 2 evolution in Metagross GX, which I'll be reviewing tomorrow, that you'll probably want to use with this Pokemon line but since I haven't reviewed that card yet, the strategy below will act like Metang is the final evolution in this line.  So if you read my review of Beldum, you'll know that I thought that card was a below average Basic Pokemon card overall.  It did have a solid HP, low retreat cost, and could do 20 damage a turn for only one Energy card, but the card was limited in that it just had the one move, and its only move made you discard an Energy card each time the move was used.  So knowing this about Beldum and looking at this Metang card, this card is similar to Beldum in that it has a solid HP, and two decent moves, but the more powerful move on this card makes you discard an Energy card each time you attack, plus, this card has a very high retreat cost, which makes me want to not use this card in a deck.  I would much rather just evolve this entire line on the Bench and set up Metagross GX on the Bench instead of using Beldum and/or Metang in the Active Pokemon spot first.

Pokemon Card Rating:  
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a below average Stage 1 Pokemon card from the Guardians Rising set.  Despite having a solid HP and two moves, I would not recommend using this card in a deck mainly because of its high retreat cost, and the fact you have to discard an Energy card when attacking.  Together with Beldum from this set, which I gave a 2 out of 5 rating, both cards combined get that same 2 out of 5 rating, look elsewhere if you're building a Metal type deck.

Tomorrow's Pokemon Card:
So thanks for reading today's Pokemon card review of Metang from the Guardians Rising set, stay tuned for tomorrow's card review of Beldum's Stage 2 evolution in Metagross GX, which is from this same set.  Make sure to check below for the Free Pokemon TCG Online Codes!

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