Metagross counters

Gen 9 Almost Any Ability · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Metagross
#0376 Metagross
SteelPsychic
USAGE 1.0% #75
ABILITYTinted Lens
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
Bullet Punch 96.8% Psychic Fangs 89.8% Heavy Slam 86.5% Trick 28.0% Explosion 21.9% Earthquake 20.3% Meteor Mash 10.2% Facade 10.0%
Items
Choice Band 83.4% Metal Coat 9.8% Assault Vest 3.3% Life Orb 1.4% Weakness Policy 0.9% Leftovers 0.6% Punching Glove 0.3% Choice Scarf 0.1%
Abilities
Tinted Lens54.5%Refrigerate19.4%Steelworker18.3%Tough Claws3.2%Well-Baked Body1.4%Magic Guard0.6%Sword of Ruin0.5%Steely Spirit0.5%
Common Teammates
Corviknight78.5%Ting-Lu38.1%Scream Tail33.8%Pecharunt32.6%Mamoswine26.6%Swampert26.2%Roaring Moon22.4%Clodsire21.3%
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Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #75 with 1.03% usage. Sorted by reliability score.