Metagross

SteelPsychic

In SDL

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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 Gen 9 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
Defensive setup (Iron Defense / Curse): Iron Defense

Priority

Priority: Bullet Punch

Status

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 — Gen 9

Type

68 of 68 moves


Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20	This move does not check accuracy.
Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—	30	Raises the user's Speed by 2.
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.
Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	20	100% chance lower adjacent Pkmn Speed by 1.
Bullet Punch	Steel	Physical	40	100	30	Usually goes first.
Confusion	Psychic	Special	50	100	25	10% chance to confuse the target.
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100	15	Has 33% recoil.
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 Cannon	Steel	Special	80	100	10	10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1.
Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100	20	Fails if the user takes damage before it hits.
Future Sight	Psychic	Special	120	100	10	Hits two turns after being used.
Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5	User cannot move next turn.
Grass Knot	Grass	Special	—	100	20	More power the heavier the target.
Gravity	Psychic	Status	—	—	5	5 turns: no Ground immunities, 1.67x accuracy.
Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	—	100	5	More power the slower the user than the target.
Hammer Arm	Fighting	Physical	100	90	10	Lowers the user's Speed by 1.
Hard Press	Steel	Physical	—	100	10	More power the more HP the target has left.
Heavy Slam	Steel	Physical	—	100	10	More power the heavier the user than the target.
Hone Claws	Dark	Status	—	—	15	Raises the user's Attack and accuracy by 1.