Metagross: Best Moveset and PVP Guide

The world of Pokémon has been a growing phenomenon since 1996, when the first pair of video games came out in stores. There are almost 900 individual Pokémon identified by the PokéDex and in this article, we are going to tell you everything you need to know about one of them – Metagross. Metagross is a dual-type Steel/Psychic Pokémon introduced in Generation III of the core game series. It is the final evolution of Beldum, also a Generation III Pokémon, which first evolves into Metang and then into Metagross, starting at level 45. Metagross also has a Mega Evolution.

In this article, we are going to tell you all the information you’ll need if you want to breed an Metagross in any of the games. We’re going to focus on both the core games, as well as other popular video games based on the Pokémon franchise.

Best moveset

In the Pokémon GO videogame, the best moves for your Metagross are Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash if you’re battling Pokémon in Gyms. Namely, this moveset gives you the highest total DPS and is, likewise, the best moveset for PVP battles. The official description for Bullet Punch reveals the following: “The user strikes the target with tough punches as fast as bullets. This also raises the user’s action speed”; as for Meteor Mash, the attack is described as follows: “The target is hit with a hard punch fired like a meteor. This may also raise the user’s Attack stat.”

Other moves that Metagross can learn across other games are:

• Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Metagross
• Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Metagross
• × indicates a move that cannot be used in Generation VIII

By leveling up

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
1	Hammer Arm	Fighting	Physical	100	90%	10
1	Confusion	Psychic	Special	50	100%	25
1	Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95%	35
1	Bullet Punch	Steel	Physical	40	100%	30
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35
Evo.	Hammer Arm	Fighting	Physical	100	90%	10
6	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15
12	Magnet Rise	Electric	Status	—	—%	10
18	Flash Cannon	Steel	Special	80	100%	10
26	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20
34	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
42	Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100%	10
52	Meteor Mash	Steel	Physical	90	90%	10
62	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	—	—%	15
72	Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—%	30
82	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5

By TM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
TM04	Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100%	15
TM05	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100%	15
TM08	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM09	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM17	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—%	30
TM18	Reflect	Psychic	Status	—	—%	20
TM20	Self-Destruct	Normal	Physical	200	100%	5
TM21	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
TM22	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
TM24	Snore	Normal	Special	50	100%	15
TM25	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
TM26	Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100%	10
TM27	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95%	15
TM32	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—%	10
TM33	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5
TM34	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—%	5
TM39	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM40	Swift	Normal	Special	60	—%	20
TM43	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
TM48	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
TM69	Psycho Cut	Psychic	Physical	70	100%	20
TM76	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM81	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
TM97	Brutal Swing	Dark	Physical	60	100%	20
TM98	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	Physical	75	100%	10
TR01	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15
TR10	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
TR11	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
TR12	Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—%	30
TR20	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
TR22	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100%	10
TR25	Psyshock	Psychic	Special	80	100%	10
TR26	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
TR27	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
TR33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
TR38	Trick	Psychic	Status	—	100%	10
TR44	Cosmic Power	Psychic	Status	—	—%	20
TR46	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	—	—%	15
TR52	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	—	100%	5
TR69	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15
TR70	Flash Cannon	Steel	Special	80	100%	10
TR74	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100%	15
TR76	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—%	20
TR77	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	—	100%	20
TR83	Ally Switch	Psychic	Status	—	—%	15
TR99	Body Press	Fighting	Physical	80	100%	10

Metagross PVP Guide

In this section of our article, we are going to give you a detailed PVP guide for Metagross, which can be applied to all known Pokémon video games. The guide is going to include several categories which are going to help you prepare a strategy involving Metagross for your games.

Weaknesses and Counters

As a dual Steel- and Psychic-type Pokémon, Metagross is super effective against Rock-, Fairy-, Ice-, Fighting-, and Poison-type Pokémon. It is weak Ghost-, Ground-, Steel-, Fire-, and Dark-type Pokémon. It is immune to Poison-type moves. It receives normal damage from Fighting-, Bug-, Water-, and Electric-type Pokémon.

Stats and Abilities

Metagross’ Stats, based on the most recent available data, are:

Stats	Base Stats	Min-	Min	Max	Max+	Min-	Min	Max	Max+
HP	80	155		187		301		364
Attack	135	139	155	187	205	275	306	369	405
Defense	130	135	150	182	200	266	296	359	394
Special Attack	95	103	115	147	161	203	226	289	317
Special Defense	90	99	110	142	156	194	216	279	306
Speed	70	81	90	122	134	158	176	239	262

In Pokémon GO, Metagross has a Base Stamina of 190, a Base Attack of 257, and a Base Defense of 228.

As for its abilities, they are:

• Clear Body: Prevents other Pokémon’s moves or Abilities from lowering the Pokémon’s stats.
• Light Metal: Halves the Pokémon’s weight. (Hidden Ability)
• Tough Claw: Powers up moves that make direct contact. (Mega Metagross)

Metagross item guide

The best item you can give to your Metagross in the more recent games is the Metagrossite, which will allow it to evolve into Mega Metagross. Other useful items include Custap Berry (A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. If a Pokémon holds one, it will be able to move first just once when it’s in a pinch) and Leftovers (An item to be held by a Pokémon. The holder’s HP is slowly but steadily restored throughout every battle).