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Metagross, a Steel and Psychic type Pokémon, official artwork

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Metagross: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

SteelPsychicUU

Metagross is a bulky attacker, led by its Attack (135) and Defense (130), with a base stat total of 600. Competitively it is a leading pick in the UnderUsed tier.

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What is Metagross weak to?

How much damage Metagross takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toDarkFireGhostGround
0.5×ResistsDragonFairyFlyingGrassIceNormalRockSteel
0.25×ResistsPsychic
0×Immune toPoison

Metagross takes super-effective damage from Dark, Fire, Ghost, Ground. It resists Dragon, Fairy, Flying, Grass, Ice, Normal, Rock, Steel, Psychic and is immune to Poison.

Best moveset for Metagross

Metagross has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • ExplosionNormal250
  • Focus PunchFighting150
  • Steel BeamSteel140
  • Future SightPsychic120

Best nature for Metagross

Adamant. Metagross is a physical attacker (135 Attack vs 95 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • Clear BodyPrevents other Pokemon from lowering this Pokemon's stat stages.
  • Light MetalThis Pokemon's weight is halved.

Evolution line

Beldum
Metang
Metagross
Full learnset (68 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
ExplosionNormal250100%Physical
Focus PunchFighting150100%Physical
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Steel BeamSteel14095%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Future SightPsychic120100%Special
Meteor BeamRock12090%Special
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Hammer ArmFighting10090%Physical
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
Meteor MashSteel9090%Physical
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
Sludge BombPoison90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Psychic FangsPsychic85100%Physical
Body PressFighting80100%Physical
Expanding ForcePsychic80100%Special
Flash CannonSteel80100%Special
Iron HeadSteel80100%Physical
PsyshockPsychic80100%Special
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Ice PunchIce75100%Physical
Psychic NoisePsychic75100%Special
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Stomping TantrumGround75100%Physical
Thunder PunchElectric75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Shadow ClawGhost70100%Physical
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
ConfusionPsychic50100%Special
Metal ClawSteel5095%Physical
TrailblazeGrass50100%Physical
Bullet PunchSteel40100%Physical
TackleNormal40100%Physical
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
Gyro BallSteel?100%Physical
Hard PressSteel?100%Physical
Heavy SlamSteel?100%Physical
AgilityPsychic--Status
EndureNormal--Status
GravityPsychic--Status
Hone ClawsDark--Status
Iron DefenseSteel--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
Magnet RiseElectric--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
Stealth RockRock--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
TrickPsychic-100%Status