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General

Metagross

Abilities

Clear Body: This Pokémon's stats cannot be lowered.

Damage Taken

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Dex Numbers

Generation: RSE
Kanto: 376
Johto: n/a
Hoenn: 192
Sinnoh: n/a

Names

Japanese: メタグロス
Romaji: Metagurosu

Flavor

Height: 5'3" or 1.6 m
Weight: 1212.5 lb or 550 kg
Species: Iron Leg
Color: blue
Cry: mp3 here
Habitat
Pawprint

Misc

R/B/Y code: n/a

Breeding

Gender: No gender (code: 255 or 0xff)
Breeding groups: 10: Mineral
Steps to hatch: 10,240
Compatible with: Genderless; can only breed with Ditto

In the Wild

Base EXP: 210 or 0xd2
Capture rate: 3 or 0x03
Base happiness: 35 or 0x23
Growth rate: slow
Effort points: 3 Defense
Wild held items: Metal Coat (5%)

Evolution Chain

Basic	Stage 1	Stage 2
Beldum Base form	Metang Raise to level 20	Metagross Raise to level 45

Stats

Stat	Base	Max Stat		%ile
Stat	Base	L50	L100	%ile
HP	80	187	364	71.8
Attack	135	187	369	98.2
Defense	130	182	359	95.1
Special Attack	95	147	289	80.1
Special Defense	90	142	279	78.3
Speed	70	122	239	55.4
Average	100	-	-	94.3

Flavor

Diamond/Pearl METANG combined to form it. With four brains, it has the intelligence of a supercomputer.

Locations

Sorry, Pearl players! Only Diamond for the moment.

Area	Section	Level	Method

Move List

See also: Contest list

Metagross's Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with physical () moves.

Metagross gets the STAB from and moves.

		Move	PP	Power	Acc.*	Pri.	Description
--	--	Confusion	25	50	100%		Has a 10% chance to Confuse the target.
	--	Magnet Rise	10	--	0%		Changes the user's ability to Levitate.
--	--	Metal Claw	35	50	95%		Has a 10% chance to raise the user's Attack.
--		Scary Face	10	--	90%		Lowers the target's Speed by two levels.
--	--	Take Down	20	90	85%		User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.
20	20	Confusion	25	50	100%		Has a 10% chance to Confuse the target.
20	20	Metal Claw	35	50	95%		Has a 10% chance to raise the user's Attack.
26	24	Scary Face	10	--	90%		Lowers the target's Speed by two levels.
32	28	Pursuit	20	40	100%		If the target leaves battle this turn, user will hit the target with double power and then hit its replacement normally.
	32	Bullet Punch	30	40	100%	1	Goes first. Inflicts regular damage.
38	36	Psychic	10	90	100%		Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
44	40	Iron Defense	15	--	100%		Raises the user's Defense by two levels.
	44	Agility	30	--	100%		Raises the user's Speed by two levels.
	45	Hammer Arm	10	100	90%		Lowers user's Speed.
55	53	Meteor Mash	10	100	85%		Has a 20% chance to raise the user's Attack.
	62	Zen Headbutt	15	80	90%		Has a 20% chance to make the target Flinch.
66		Agility	30	--	100%		Raises the user's Speed by two levels.
77	71	Hyper Beam	5	150	90%		User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
		Tutored moves
		Ice Punch	15	75	100%		Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target.
		ThunderPunch	15	75	100%		Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target.
		Body Slam	15	85	100%		Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target.
		Double-Edge	15	120	100%		User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
		Mimic	10	--	100%		Copies the target's last used move.
		Defense Curl	40	--	100%		Raises user's Defense. Doubles Rollout's power if it's the next move used.
		Swift	20	60	100%		Never misses.
		Explosion	5	250	100%		Inflicts double damage and faints the user.
		Rock Slide	10	75	90%		Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
		Substitute	10	--	100%		Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
		Snore	15	40	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
		Mud-Slap	10	20	100%		Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
		Icy Wind	15	55	95%		Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed.
		Endure	10	--	100%	3	Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
		Rollout	20	30	90%		Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, resetting after five turns.
		Swagger	15	--	90%		Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
		Fury Cutter	20	10	95%		Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns.
		Sleep Talk	10	--	100%		Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
		DynamicPunch	5	100	50%		Has a 100% chance to Confuse the target.
		Psych Up	10	--	100%		Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.
		TMs and HMs
40	40	Aerial Ace	20	60	100%		Never misses.
31	31	Brick Break	15	75	100%		Cancels the effects of Reflect and Light Screen.
H1	H1	Cut	30	50	95%		Inflicts regular damage.
32	32	Double Team	15	--	100%		Raises the user's Evasion.
26	26	Earthquake	10	100	100%		Inflicts regular damage.
	58	Endure	10	--	100%	3	Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
	64	Explosion	5	250	100%		Inflicts double damage and faints the user.
42	42	Facade	20	70	100%		Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned.
H5	70	Flash	20	--	100%		Lowers the target's Accuracy.
	91	Flash Cannon	10	80	100%		Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
21	21	Frustration	20	varies	100%		Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
	68	Giga Impact	5	150	90%		User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
	86	Grass Knot	20	varies	100%		Inflicts more damage to heavier targets, with a maximum of 120 power.
	74	Gyro Ball	5	varies	100%		Inflicts more damage when the user has lower Speed, with a maximum of 150 power.
10	10	Hidden Power	15	varies	100%		Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
15	15	Hyper Beam	5	150	90%		User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
16	16	Light Screen	30	--	100%		Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns..
	83	Natural Gift	15	varies	100%		Power and type depend on the held berry.
17	17	Protect	10	--	0%	3	Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
	77	Psych Up	10	--	100%		Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.
29	29	Psychic	10	90	100%		Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
18	18	Rain Dance	5	--	0%		Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
33	33	Reflect	20	--	100%		Reduces damage from physical attacks by 50%.
44	44	Rest	10	--	100%		User Sleeps, completely healing itself.
27	27	Return	20	varies	100%		Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
	69	Rock Polish	20	--	0%		Raises the user's Speed by two levels.
	80	Rock Slide	10	75	90%		Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
H6	H6	Rock Smash	15	40	100%		Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense.
39	39	Rock Tomb	10	50	80%		Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed.
37	37	Sandstorm	10	--	100%		Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns.
43	43	Secret Power	20	70	100%		Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
30	30	Shadow Ball	15	80	100%		Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
	82	Sleep Talk	10	--	100%		Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
36	36	Sludge Bomb	10	90	100%		Has a 30% chance to Poison the target.
	76	Stealth Rock	20	--	0%		Causes damage when Pokemon switch in to where the target is now.
H4	H4	Strength	15	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage.
	90	Substitute	10	--	100%		Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
11	11	Sunny Day	5	--	0%		Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
	87	Swagger	15	--	90%		Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
06	06	Toxic	10	--	85%		Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.