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metagross
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Metagross

Iron Leg Pokémon

SteelPsychic

It firmly pins its prey using its four claws and large body. Then the teeth in the mouth on its stomach chew the prey to bits.

Base Stats

HP 80
Attack 135
Defense 130
Sp. Atk 95
Sp. Def 90
Speed 70
Total 600

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Forms

Evolution Chain

metang Metang Lv. 20
metagross Metagross Lv. 45

Moves

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

metagross Front Front
metagross Back Back
metagross Front Shiny Front Shiny
metagross Back Shiny Back Shiny
metagross Official Art Official Art
metagross Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Mega Attacker
Item
Metagrossite
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

In a metagame dominated by strong Fairy-types, Mega Metagross stands out as a powerful offensive Steel-type that can pivot in and break down an opposing team with minimal support. With a solid defensive typing, a diverse offensive movepool, and solid stats across the board, Mega Metagross finds itself in favorable matchups against several of the metagame's top-tier threats including Mega Salamence, most of the island guardians, and Kyurem-B. The ability Tough Claws delivers a 30% boost to most attacks in Mega Metagross's movepool, while Psychic Terrain and Electric Terrain can be leveraged for additional boosts to Zen Headbutt and Thunder Punch, respectively, making Mega Metagross an extremely potent attacker in the right situations. However, Mega Metagross's Steel / Psychic offensive typing offers it limited opportunities for super effective coverage, so it often finds itself relying on coverage moves or raw power to beat down its foes. Finally, Mega Metagross suffers from a small case of four-moveslot syndrome; while there is no shortage of coverage options in Mega Metagross's movepool to compensate for some of its weaknesses, no matter what it runs, it is likely to find itself walled by something.

Most Used Moves

Ice Punch
62.3%
Protect
57.3%
Iron Head
48.3%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
42.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc