#376
Metagross
Iron Leg Pokémon
SteelPsychic
Metang combined to form it. With four brains, it has the intelligence of a supercomputer.
Base Stats
HP 80
Attack 135
Defense 130
Sp. Atk 95
Sp. Def 90
Speed 70
Total 600
Type Effectiveness
Abilities
Clear Body Light Metal (Hidden)
Held Items
Evolution Chain
Moves
Locations
Details
Category Iron Leg Pokémon
Height 1.6 m
Weight 550.0 kg
Base Exp 270
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 3
Base Happiness 35
Gender Genderless
Habitat Rough Terrain
Egg Groups Mineral
Sprites
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
Standard
Item
Occa Berry / Normal Gem
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 252
Atk 252
Spe 4
Choice Scarf
Strategy Overview
Metagross is a dominating physical attacker in VGC 2012. Its Steel typing allows it to check hail teams and resist Rock Slide, while its bulkiness prevents it from being OHKOed by common spread attacks. In past years, Metagross was closely associated with Explosion. However, Explosion no longer halves the Defense of Pokemon before it hits, so it is less useful than before. Despite the nerf, Metagross is incredibly difficult to take down without it dishing out serious damage beforehand.
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc