Metagross counters

Gen 9 Mix and Mega · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Metagross
#0376 Metagross
SteelPsychic
USAGE 1.7% #72
ABILITYClear Body
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 74.1% Meteor Mash 66.8% Thunder Punch 53.4% Ice Punch 41.6% Earthquake 24.9% Psychic Fangs 21.5% Shadow Claw 15.4% Hammer Arm 12.8%
Items
Crabominite 40.8% Absolite Z 14.4% Feraligite 12.6% Scolipite 12.6% Barbaracite 5.4% Altarianite 4.5% Rusted Sword 2.5% Blue Orb 1.7%
Abilities
Clear Body100.0%Light Metal0.0%
Common Teammates
Great Tusk62.4%Magearna40.3%Dragonite39.5%Entei36.3%Deoxys-Speed36.1%Pecharunt22.5%Iron Moth21.2%Dragapult17.8%
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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 #72 with 1.65% usage. Sorted by reliability score.