Competitive Information for Metagross [Sun/Moon]
Steel / Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Metagross? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Metagross is a stupendous Steel and Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's super common to see Metagross show up as a Sun/Moon opponent. Metagross is weak to Dark, Fire, Ghost, and Ground-typed attacks.
Item: Assault Vest / Leftovers
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Meteor Mash / Iron Head
- Ice Punch
- Bullet Punch
Physical Wall Metagross (Popular/Trending)
Metagross is an interesting Physical Wall. It is primarily designed to take a good amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Metagross last longer regaining it's healthiness every turn. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Metagross's stat stages.
♦ Meteor Mash is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Steel-type move (20% chance to raise your Metagross's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Bullet Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Steel-type move (usually goes first).
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Item: Steelium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Meteor Mash / Iron Head
- Ice Punch / Double-Edge
- Zen Headbutt
- Earthquake / Stomping Tantrum
Physical Sweeper Metagross (Clear Body)
Metagross is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Metagross's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Metagross's stat stages. Ice Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Stomping Tantrum is a physical 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Metagross's last move failed).
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Item: Choice Band
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Zen Headbutt / Bullet Punch
- Meteor Mash
- Agility
- Earthquake / Stealth Rock
Metagross Physical Tank (Lando's Bane)
Metagross is a sensational Physical Tank. It attempts to take a decent amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Choice Band will increase the damage of Metagross's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Metagross's stat stages. this is the only Pokemon that you will need to beat trainer Orlando. This is one of the best for scaling in the Pokemon tower/train.
♦ Bullet Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Steel-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Meteor Mash is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Steel-type move (20% chance to raise your Metagross's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Agility is a status move (raises your Metagross's speed by 2 stages).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
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Item: Assault Vest
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 248 Hp / 252 Atk / 8 SpD
Moveset:
- Zen Headbutt
- Bullet Punch
- Meteor Mash
- Earthquake
Metagross Physical Tank (Meteor Of Destruction)
Metagross is an astounding Physical Tank. This moveset attempts to take a mighty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Metagross's stat stages.
♦ Bullet Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Steel-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Meteor Mash is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Steel-type move (20% chance to raise your Metagross's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Metagross? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Item: Groundium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Meteor Mash / Iron Head
- Ice Punch / Double-Edge
Doubles Physical Sweeper Metagross (Clear Body)
Metagross is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Metagross's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Metagross's stat stages. Ice Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Meteor Mash is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Steel-type move (20% chance to raise your Metagross's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Metagross learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Metagross can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Metagross
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Bullet Punch, Ally Switch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Metagross's stats
- Agility
- Defense Curl
- Hone Claws
- Iron Defense
- Metal Claw
- Meteor Mash
- Power-Up Punch
- Rock Polish
Most notable and possible best moves for Metagross
- Agility
- Bullet Punch
- Earthquake
- Hammer Arm
- Ice Punch
- Iron Head
- Light Screen
- Meteor Mash
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Rock Polish
- Stealth Rock
- Thunder Punch
- Toxic
- Zen Headbutt
Common Effort Values for Metagross in Sun and Moon
- Impish Nature ( 252/4/252/0/0/0/ )
- Adamant Nature ( 252/252/4/0/0/0/ )
- Optimize Metagross's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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