Metagross counters

Gen 9 National Dex UU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Metagross
#0376 Metagross
SteelPsychic
USAGE 1.0% #90
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
Psychic Fangs 96.9% Bullet Punch 90.9% Heavy Slam 90.0% Earthquake 73.8% Agility 21.1% Body Press 4.7% Iron Defense 4.7% Knock Off 4.5%
Items
Choice Band 70.5% Weakness Policy 21.2% Assault Vest 4.1% Rocky Helmet 2.0% Lum Berry 1.1% Leftovers 0.7% Metal Coat 0.2% Choice Scarf 0.1%
Abilities
Light Metal0.0%
Common Teammates
Salamence67.5%Magnezone67.0%Regidrago62.9%Buzzwole62.9%Swampert46.1%Tyranitar23.3%Swampert-Mega22.7%Goodra-Hisui17.4%

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 #90 with 1.04% usage. Sorted by reliability score.