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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
Clear Body Light Metal (Hidden)
Held Items
Forms
Evolution Chain
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
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
Bulky Attacker
Item
Assault Vest / Choice Band
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 252
Atk 252
Def 4
Psychium Z
Item
Psychium Z
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 132
Atk 252
Spe 124
Strategy Overview
- Its Steel / Psychic typing is great both offensively, hitting many of the new Fairy-type threats hard, and defensively, resisting a number of common offensive types in the metagame.
- Its good Attack stat and respectable bulk further complement its offensive and defensive capabilities.
- Its main ability allows it to face Pokemon with Intimidate, which are a common sight in the metagame, unfazed.
- Its typing is decent, but it misses out on some coverage with its STAB moves, and it still has commonly exploitable weaknesses to Fire-, Ground-, and Dark-type moves.
- Lack of access to a move tutor means its main STAB moves have imperfect accuracy, which may be an unaffordable price in a metagame in which every hit is crucial.
- Without its Mega Evolution, it sits at a somewhat awkward Speed tier, and many Pokemon can thus naturally outspeed it and chip it down.
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Common Teammates
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc