Essentials

Metal Sound

steel None

Generation 3

Summary

Lowers the target's Special Defense by two levels.

Damage Dealt

  • bug 1
  • dark 1
  • dragon 1
  • electric ½
  • fighting 1
  • fire ½
  • flying 1
  • ghost 1
  • grass 1
  • ground 1
  • ice 2
  • normal 1
  • poison 1
  • psychic 1
  • rock 2
  • steel ½
  • water ½
  • ??? 1

Stats

Power
n/a
Accuracy
85%
PP
40, up to 64 with PP Up PP Up
Target
Selected Pokémon
Effect chance
n/a
Priority
0 (normal)

Flags

Machines

Generation 3
Not a TM
Generation 4
Not a TM

Effect

Lowers the target's Special Defense by two levels.

Categories

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 3
Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald

Emits a horrible screech that sharply lowers SP. DEF.

FireRed, LeafGreen

A horrible metallic screech is used to sharply lower the foe’s SP. DEF.

Generation 4
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver

A horrible sound like scraping metal is emitted to sharply reduce the foe’s Sp. Def stat.

Foreign Names

Japanese
きんぞくおん (kinzokuon)
French
Strido-Son
German
Metallsound
Spanish
Eco Metálico
Italian
Ferrostrido

Contests

Generation 3 Contest

Type
smart
Appeal
Jam
♥♥♥
Flavor text
Badly startles those that have made appeals.
Use after
None
Use before

Generation 4 Super Contest

Type
smart
Appeal
♡♡
Flavor text
Lowers the Voltage of all Judges by one each.
Use after
None
Use before
None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Metal Sound.

Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Fake Tears dark None 20 0 100%

Lowers the target's Special Defense by two levels.

Pokémon

Generation 3 Diamond, Pearl Platinum
HeartGold, SoulSilver
Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
Magnemite Magnemite electric steel Magnet Pull
Sturdy
genderless Mineral 25 35 70 95 55 45 325
Magneton Magneton electric steel Magnet Pull
Sturdy
genderless Mineral 50 60 95 120 70 70 465
43 41 41 Kabuto Kabuto rock water Swift Swim
Battle Armor
⅞ male, ⅛ female Water 1
Water 3
30 80 90 55 45 55 355
46 45 45 Kabutops Kabutops rock water Swift Swim
Battle Armor
⅞ male, ⅛ female Water 1
Water 3
60 115 105 65 70 80 495
45 33 31 Skarmory Skarmory steel flying Keen Eye
Sturdy
½ male, ½ female Flying 65 80 140 40 70 70 465
39 36 36 Aron Aron steel rock Sturdy
Rock Head
½ male, ½ female Monster 50 70 100 40 40 30 330
45 40 40 Lairon Lairon steel rock Sturdy
Rock Head
½ male, ½ female Monster 60 90 140 50 50 40 430
50 40 40 Aggron Aggron steel rock Sturdy
Rock Head
½ male, ½ female Monster 70 110 180 60 60 50 530
10 10 Shieldon Shieldon rock steel Sturdy ⅞ male, ⅛ female Monster 30 42 118 42 88 30 350
Bastiodon Bastiodon rock steel Sturdy ⅞ male, ⅛ female Monster 60 52 168 47 138 30 495
29 29 Trash Wormadam Trash Wormadam bug steel Anticipation always female Bug 60 69 95 69 95 36 424
24 24 Lucario Lucario fighting steel Steadfast
Inner Focus
⅞ male, ⅛ female Ground
Humanshape
70 110 70 115 70 90 525
Magnezone Magnezone electric steel Magnet Pull
Sturdy
genderless Mineral 70 70 115 130 90 60 535
25 25 Heatran Heatran fire steel Flash Fire ½ male, ½ female No Eggs 91 90 106 130 106 77 600

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