Metagross counters

Gen 8 Doubles OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Metagross
#0376 Metagross
SteelPsychic
USAGE 8.7% #21
ABILITYLight Metal
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
Ice Punch 66.8% Bullet Punch 63.3% Steel Roller 62.4% Stomping Tantrum 47.0% Iron Head 34.6% Earthquake 34.5% Zen Headbutt 33.2% Brick Break 32.2%
Items
Assault Vest 62.4% Weakness Policy 18.6% Wide Lens 14.1% Twisted Spoon 2.7% Shuca Berry 2.1% Life Orb 0.1% Choice Scarf 0.0% Muscle Band 0.0%
Abilities
Light Metal0.0%
Common Teammates
Rillaboom64.2%Zeraora50.8%Blastoise48.5%Volcanion48.5%Kyurem-Black48.5%Garchomp32.5%Comfey18.1%Charizard16.6%
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Ranked #21 with 8.73% usage. Sorted by reliability score.