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metagross
#376

Metagross

Iron Leg Pokémon

SteelPsychic

With four linked brains, it’s more intelligent than a supercomputer, and it uses calculations to analyze foes.

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 Physical Attacker
Moves
Meteor Mash / Iron Head
Hammer Arm / Ice Punch / Substitute / Bullet Punch
Item
Metagrossite
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Unlike the all-out offensive Mega Evolutions such as Diancie, Charizard Y, and Kangaskhan, Mega Metagross is held back by its poor offensive typing and the low Base Power of its STAB moves. It gives free momentum to the opponent's Steel-types, especially Aegislash, and it can be stopped by common Intimidate users, including Landorus-T. It's also pretty useless after being paralyzed or burned, though unlike Diancie and Charizard Y, it has the bulk to ride out temporary field conditions such as Tailwind and Trick Room. Moreover, with its good defensive typing, high base Speed, and fantastic stats all around, Mega Metagross is still able to serve as an effective speedy attacker, pivot, and utility check to offensive Pokemon such as Keldeo. It's not forced out too easily, except by Aegislash, and it can come in without much difficulty and threaten to deal major damage to offensive Pokemon or potential switch-ins. While the "big three" Mega Evolutions mentioned above may provide immense power, they require a lot of support; Mega Metagross, with its high Speed and numerous resistances, provides both some power and some support and is often a great choice for teams not built around a Mega Evolution.

Most Used Moves

Ice Punch
79.2%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
58.8%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc