Is Metagross Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
600 BST Steel/Psychic with AbilityClear Body preventing all stat drops. Trade-only from Hoenn. If imported, the strongest physical attacker available in FRLG. Handles Lorelei, Lance, and most of Blue's team. Nothing in Kanto matches this raw power.
Brock's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Misty's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Lt. Surge's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Erika's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Koga's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Beldum trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Blaine's team hits Beldum's weaknesses hard.
Giovanni's team hits Beldum's weaknesses hard.
Lorelei's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Bruno's team hits Beldum's weaknesses hard.
Agatha's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Lance's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Terry's Pokemon outpace and outclass Beldum here.
Metagross cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 45.
- After Erika
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb90100%10
- LV 38PsychicPsychic135100%10
- After Blaine
- TUTORNormalExplosion250100%5
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- LV 55SteelMeteor Mash13590%10
- LV 66PsychicAgility—100%30
- LV 77NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Metagross in FireRed & LeafGreen
A level 45 Metang evolves into Metagross. The full Beldum chain is three stages, gated behind Steven's post-Champion gift in Hoenn. Trade, level 20 for Metang, 45 for the final.
How to Obtain Metagross in FRLG
Step 1Obtain BeldumCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Ruby & SapphireAvailableCatch in Ruby & Sapphire via Gift · Mossdeep City · Post-Elite Four, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Gift · Mossdeep City · Post-Elite Four, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via In-game trade · Silph Co. · Trade for (give Forretress).LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Gift · Mossdeep City · Post-Elite Four.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon via Walking · Mount Hokulani.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Overworld · Snowslide Slope · Raining.HOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Beldum can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Evolve into Metang
Step 3Metagross ✓
Metagross Weakness
Metagross is weak to Fire and Ground. On the flip side, it's immune to Poison-type moves entirely. With 8 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Metagross's physical bulk (base 130 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Rock, Dragon, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Psychic |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Metagross Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Metagross
 Charmander Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x30-38% Dig 2x20-25% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x30-38% Dig 2x20-25% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x51-61% Flamethrower 2x30-36% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Flareon builds →Flamethrower 2x72-86% Dig 2x30-36% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Nidoking builds →Earthquake 2x62-73% Flamethrower 2x45-53% | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Nidoqueen builds →Earthquake 2x56-67% Flamethrower 2x41-49% | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x65-77% Dig 2x18-21% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x53-62% Flamethrower 2x32-38% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Flareon builds →Flamethrower 2x75-88% Dig 2x32-38% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Nidoking builds →Earthquake 2x62-74% Flamethrower 2x46-55% | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Nidoqueen builds →Earthquake 2x58-68% Flamethrower 2x42-49% | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x67-79% Dig 2x19-23% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x53-62% Flamethrower 2x32-38% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Flareon builds →Flamethrower 2x75-88% Dig 2x32-38% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Nidoking builds →Earthquake 2x62-74% Flamethrower 2x46-55% | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Nidoqueen builds →Earthquake 2x58-68% Flamethrower 2x42-49% | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x67-79% Dig 2x19-23% | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x116-138%KO Earthquake 2x34-40% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x49-58% Fire Blast 2x37-44% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x105-123%KO Dig 2x30-36% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Nidoking builds →Earthquake 2x59-70% Fire Blast 2x54-64% | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Nidoqueen builds →Earthquake 2x55-66% Fire Blast 2x50-59% | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x121-143%KO Earthquake 2x35-41% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x51-60% Fire Blast 2x38-45% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x108-128%KO Dig 2x30-36% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x75-89% Fire Blast 2x36-43% | ||
 Ho-oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Ho-oh builds →Overheat 2x121-142%KO Earthquake 2x49-58% | ||
Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter | ||
 Entei Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Entei builds →Fire Blast 2x88-104%KO Dig 2x27-32% | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x120-141%KO Earthquake 2x34-40% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x49-58% Fire Blast 2x37-44% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves View Shuckle builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Regice builds →Ice Beam13-15% Thunderbolt26-31% Explosion14-17% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityBattlearmor ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Armaldo builds →Rock Blast3-4% Knock Off10-12% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemSalacberry NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Glalie builds →Explosion15-18% Ice Beam8-10% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Metagross View Raticate builds →Double Edge11-13% | ||
Metagross Evolutions
End of the line. Metagross caps a three-stage chain that started at Beldum. Breeding produces the base form, and eggs are takes forever to hatch. Attack grew the most through evolution (+80 over Beldum), and Metagross peaks at 600 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Metagross is genderless — breed with Ditto to produce Beldum eggs. Part of the Mineral egg group.
Ditto onlyFRLG Metagross Best Moveset
135 Attack behind AbilityClear Body blocking all stat drops maintains full offensive power regardless of Intimidate or other debuffs. Steel/Psychic resists nine types. MoveMeteor Mash for Steel TermStab with a chance to boost Attack even higher, plus MoveEarthquake for Ground coverage. The moveset is one of the most dominant physical forces in the format.
Best Build
Metagross best EVs are Attack and HP
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Meteor Mash
- Explosion
- Earthquake
- Agility
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Leveling does the heavy lifting. Metagross picks up Take Down and Psychic along the way, building toward a complete offensive set. TMs add coverage across 8 types, but the foundation's already strong by then.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It is formed by two METANG fusing. Its four brains are said to be superior to a supercomputer.
Metagross FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
No. Metagross isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Obtain one in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Metagross has appeared in 16 titles over 8 generations. Along the way, it received a Mega form in Generation 6, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves