Metagross counters

Gen 9 Inheritance · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Metagross
#0376 Metagross
SteelPsychic
USAGE 6.8% #28
ABILITYPurifying Salt
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
Iron Head 60.7% Stealth Rock 59.7% Recover 59.5% Salt Cure 59.5% Heavy Slam 35.7% Dragon Dance 19.9% Photon Geyser 19.1% Knock Off 17.8%
Items
Leftovers 75.1% Weakness Policy 10.8% Choice Band 5.2% Life Orb 3.4% Lum Berry 2.3% Assault Vest 1.0% Flame Orb 0.5% Covert Cloak 0.5%
Abilities
Purifying Salt59.5%Prism Armor19.1%Filter8.2%Steely Spirit3.4%Regenerator1.9%Magic Guard1.9%Technician1.9%Mold Breaker1.3%
Common Teammates
Gyarados70.9%Moltres60.7%Chansey59.7%Spiritomb58.5%Landorus53.3%Landorus-Therian19.6%Iron Hands16.0%Darkrai14.8%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #28 with 6.82% usage. Sorted by reliability score.