Metagross counters

Gen 3 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Metagross
#0376 Metagross
SteelPsychic
USAGE 39.5% #4
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 135
DEF 130
SPA 95
SPD 90
SPE 70
BST600
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireGroundGhostDark
½×
NormalGrassIceFlyingRockDragonSteelFairy
¼×
Psychic
0×
Poison
Moves
Meteor Mash 99.2% Earthquake 93.1% Explosion 75.4% Agility 54.5% Rock Slide 44.4% Protect 8.1% Psychic 5.4% Hidden Power Fire 4.9%
Items
Leftovers 67.0% Choice Band 21.7% Lum Berry 10.0% Liechi Berry 0.6% Salac Berry 0.5% Quick Claw 0.1% White Herb 0.1% Chesto Berry 0.0%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar55.9%Salamence50.5%Starmie37.5%Skarmory34.9%Snorlax28.1%Celebi24.3%Suicune22.9%Blissey21.2%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Swampert
Swampert
WaterGround OFFENSIVE CHECK
135.448
57
57.4% dies 7.31%
02
Salamence
Salamence
DragonFlying SOFT CHECK
101.282
54
53.6% dies 8.48%
03
Suicune
Suicune
Water SOFT CHECK
72.497
50
50.1% dies 10.16%
04
Starmie
Starmie
WaterPsychic SOFT CHECK
59.551
48
47.5% dies 9.15%
05
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK
86.952
44
44.3% dies 9.14%
06
Metagross
Metagross
SteelPsychic SOFT CHECK
91.588
43
42.8% dies 8.93%
07
Skarmory
Skarmory
SteelFlying SOFT CHECK
108.668
39
39.5% dies 8.08%
08
Gengar
Gengar
GhostPoison SOFT CHECK
21.059
35
34.8% dies 10.38%
09
Jirachi
Jirachi
SteelPsychic SOFT CHECK
48.809
35
34.7% dies 9.62%
10
Celebi
Celebi
PsychicGrass SOFT CHECK
48.211
32
31.7% dies 9.46%
11
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
RockFlying SOFT CHECK
75.359
30
29.6% dies 8.99%
12
Snorlax
Snorlax
Normal SOFT CHECK
43.574
23
22.5% dies 8.95%
13
Tyranitar
Tyranitar
RockDark SOFT CHECK
181.498
20
20.4% dies 5.16%
14
Blissey
Blissey
Normal SOFT CHECK
133.264
13
12.8% dies 4.93%

Ranked #4 with 39.50% usage. Sorted by reliability score.