Metagross
SteelPsychic
Base stats
HP80
Atk135
Def130
SpA95
SpD90
Spe70
BST600
Abilities
- Primary
- Clear Body
- Secondary
- —
- Hidden
- Light Metal
Singles analysis
What this movepool and ability set qualify for under the Singles on National Dex role checks used by league synergy and the roster builder.
Base 70 Speed: Scarf-viable attacker (70 to 100).
- Wallbreaker: Atk or SpA clears the 120 bar (105 with a breaker ability).
- Mixed breaker: both attacking stats at 95+, hard to wall on one side.
- Sweeper candidate: has setup and the Speed, a Speed boost, or the bulk to use it.
Hazards
- Stealth Rock
Recovery
- Rest (near-universal; pairs with Sleep Talk)
- Rest
Setup
- Speed setup (Agility / Rock Polish / Autotomize)
- Agility, Rock Polish
- Defensive setup (Iron Defense / Curse)
- Iron Defense
Priority
- Priority
- Bullet Punch
Status
- Toxic
- Status chance riders (minor)
- Sludge Bomb
Stallbreak / utility
- Knock Off
- Trick / Switcheroo
- Trick
- Substitute (near-universal)
- Substitute
- Chip / utility (Pain Split / Future Sight / Corrosive Gas)
- Future Sight
Screens
- Screens (near-universal movepool)
- Reflect, Light Screen
Moves — National Dex
105 of 105 moves
| Details | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | This move does not check accuracy. | |
| Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | Raises the user's Speed by 2. | |
| Ally Switch | Psychic | Status | — | — | 15 | User and ally swap positions; using again can fail. | |
| Block | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Prevents the target from switching out. | |
| Body Press | Fighting | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | Uses user's Def stat as Atk in damage calculation. | |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | 30% chance to paralyze the target. | |
| Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | Destroys screens, unless the target is immune. | |
| Brutal Swing | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | No additional effect. Hits adjacent Pokemon. | |
| Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | 100% chance lower adjacent Pkmn Speed by 1. | |
| Bullet Punch | Steel | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 | Usually goes first. | |
| Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Lowers the target's Sp. Atk by 1. | |
| Confusion | Psychic | Special | 50 | 100 | 25 | 10% chance to confuse the target. | |
| Cosmic Power | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Raises the user's Defense and Sp. Def by 1. | |
| Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 | No additional effect. | |
| Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Raises the user's Defense by 1. | |
| Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | Raises the user's evasiveness by 1. | |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Has 33% recoil. | |
| Dynamic Punch | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 50 | 5 | 100% chance to confuse the target. | |
| Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 | Hits adjacent Pokemon. Double damage on Dig. | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | User survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP. | |
| Expanding Force | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | User on Psychic Terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes. | |
| Explosion | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100 | 5 | Hits adjacent Pokemon. The user faints. | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Power doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed. | |
| Flash | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Lowers the target's accuracy by 1. | |
| Flash Cannon | Steel | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | 10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1. |