Physical
Balanced
CTier
50Speed · Slow

Metang Best Moveset

75 Attack at 100 Defense on Steel/Psychic. AbilityClear Body prevents stat drops. Held ItemEviolite adds bulk since Metagross exists. The moveset has physical Steel TermStab behind decent defenses. One evolution from 135 Attack and the offensive power that makes Metagross an A-Tier threat.

SABCDEFCCCDEEERuby, Sapphire & EmeraldIIIRS/EPEAKDiamond, Pearl & PlatinumIVDP/PtBlack & White / B2W2VBW/B2W2X & Y / ORASVIXY/ORASSun & Moon / USUMVIISM/USUMSword & Shield / BDSPVIIISS/BDSPScarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AIXSV/LZACURRENT
★Gen III — Ruby, Sapphire & EmeraldC

Steel/Psychic pre-evolution in Gen III (Ruby & Sapphire). 100 Defense and 80 Sp. Def before Eviolite existed. Cleared the lower tiers on typing alone.

Received Clear Body

Best Moves

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Lv 50
Meteor Mash
Steel90COMMONSTAB
TM26
Earthquake
Ground100COMMONCoverage
TM6
Toxic
Poison—COMMONUtility
Tutor
Explosion
Normal250COMMONCoverage
TM17
Protect
Normal—COMMONPriority
Lv 56
Agility
Psychic—RARESTAB
Metang Ruby & Sapphire MovesMetang Emerald Moves

Best Build

Experimental
Physical Tank
Ability
Clear Body
Item
LeftoversSUSTAIN
Best Nature for Metang
Adamant+ATK

Metang best EVs are HP and Attack

EVs

Physical Tank Moveset

  • Meteor MashSTAB
  • EarthquakeCoverage
  • ToxicUtility
  • ExplosionCoverage

Recommended Teammates

Glalie
GlalieGood
Haunter
HaunterGood
Politoed
PolitoedDecent
→Gen IV — Diamond, Pearl & PlatinumC

Stealth Rock plus Steel/Psychic walling in Gen IV (Diamond & Pearl). 75 Attack was low but Meteor Mash hit hard enough. Two gens at the same tier.

Physical/Special split overhauled move damage
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
TM64
Explosion
Normal250POPULARCoverage
TM76
Stealth Rock
Rock—POPULARUtility
Lv 32
Bullet Punch
Steel40COMMONSTAB
Lv 48
Meteor Mash
Steel90COMMONSTAB
TM18
Rain Dance
Water—COMMONUtility
Tutor
Iron Head
Steel80COMMONSTAB
Metang Diamond & Pearl MovesMetang Platinum Moves
Experimental
Hazard Setter
Ability
Clear Body
Item
Damp Rock
Best Nature for Metang
Careful+SPD
EVs

Hazard Setter Moveset

  • ExplosionCoverage
  • Stealth Rock
  • Bullet PunchSTAB
  • Meteor MashSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Victreebel
VictreebelGood
Gastrodon
GastrodonGood
Skuntank
SkuntankGood
→Gen V — Black & White / B2W2C

Eviolite boosted 100 Defense and 80 Sp. Def in Gen V (Black & White). Three gens steady. One of the better pre-evolutions in competitive play.

Gained Light Metal as hidden abilityHidden Abilities became available
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Lv 32
Bullet Punch
Steel40COMMONSTAB
TM64
Explosion
Normal250COMMONCoverage
Tutor
Stealth Rock
Rock—COMMONUtility
TM26
Earthquake
Ground100COMMONCoverage
Lv 23
Pursuit
Dark40RARECoverage
Metang Black & White MovesMetang Black 2 & White 2 Moves
Experimental
Physical Tank
Ability
Clear Body
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Metang
Adamant+ATK
EVs

Physical Tank Moveset

  • Bullet PunchSTAB
  • ExplosionCoverage
  • Stealth Rock
  • EarthquakeCoverage

Recommended Teammates

Donphan
DonphanExcellent
Latios
LatiosExcellent
Gyarados
GyaradosGood
↓Gen VI — X & Y / ORASD

Fairy-type resisted Meteor Mash in Gen VI (X & Y). Dark-types hit Psychic super-effectively. The type chart shifted against Steel/Psychic.

Fairy type added to the gameMega Evolution became available
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Lv 44
Meteor Mash
Steel90POPULARSTAB
TM26
Earthquake
Ground100POPULARCoverage
Tutor
Stealth Rock
Rock—COMMONUtility
Lv 26
Bullet Punch
Steel40COMMONSTAB
TM44
Rest
Psychic—RARESTAB
TM6
Toxic
Poison—RAREUtility
Metang X & Y MovesMetang ORAS Moves
Experimental
Physical Tank
Ability
Clear Body
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Metang
Adamant+ATK
EVs

Physical Tank Moveset

  • Meteor MashSTAB
  • EarthquakeCoverage
  • Stealth Rock
  • Bullet PunchSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Muk
MukGood
Vibrava
VibravaDecent
Zebstrika
ZebstrikaDecent
↓Gen VII — Sun & Moon / USUME

Metang saw minimal competitive use in Gen VII (Sun & Moon / USUM). This was a decline from D-Tier in the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Clearbody with Eviolite, favoring a Jolly nature.

Z-Moves became available
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Lv 41
Agility
Psychic—COMMONSTAB
Lv 32
Zen Headbutt
Psychic80COMMONSTAB
Xfer
Power-Up Punch
Fighting40COMMONCoverage
Lv 26
Bullet Punch
Steel40COMMONSTAB
Lv 44
Meteor Mash
Steel90RARESTAB
TM31
Brick Break
Fighting75RARECoverage
Metang Sun & Moon MovesMetang Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Moves
Experimental
Utility
Ability
Clear Body
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Metang
Jolly+SPE
EVs

Utility Moveset

  • AgilitySetup
  • Zen HeadbuttSTAB
  • Power Up Punch
  • Bullet PunchSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Musharna
MusharnaGood
Malamar
MalamarGood
Espeon
EspeonGood
→Gen VIII — Sword & Shield / BDSPE

Metang saw minimal competitive use in Gen VIII (Sword & Shield / BDSP). Metang maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Clearbody with Eviolite, favoring a Adamant nature.

Gigantamax became availableDynamax became available
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
TR74
Iron Head
Steel80POPULARSTAB
Xfer
Hone Claws
Dark—POPULARUtility
Lv 6
Zen Headbutt
Psychic80POPULARSTAB
TM22
Rock Slide
Rock75POPULARCoverage
Metang Sword & Shield MovesMetang BDSP Moves
Experimental
Physical Tank
Ability
Clear Body
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Metang
Adamant+ATK
EVs

Physical Tank Moveset

  • Iron HeadSTAB
  • Hone Claws
  • Zen HeadbuttSTAB
  • Rock Slide

Recommended Teammates

Nidorino
NidorinoExcellent
Gurdurr
GurdurrGood
Talonflame
TalonflameGood
→Gen IX — Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AE

Metang saw minimal competitive use in Gen IX (Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-A). Metang maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Clearbody with Eviolite, favoring a Adamant nature.

Terastallization became available
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Lv 1
Bullet Punch
Steel40COMMONSTAB
Lv 50
Meteor Mash
Steel90COMMONSTAB
Lv 6
Zen Headbutt
Psychic80COMMONSTAB
TM149
Earthquake
Ground100COMMONCoverage
TM68
Thunder Punch
Electric75RARECoverage
TM116
Stealth Rock
Rock—RAREUtility
TM75
Light Screen
Psychic—RARESTAB
TM74
Reflect
Psychic—RARESTAB
Metang Scarlet & Violet MovesMetang Legends Z-A Moves
Experimental
Physical Tank
Ability
Clear Body
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Metang
Adamant+ATK
EVs

Physical Tank Moveset

  • Bullet PunchSTAB
  • Meteor MashSTAB
  • Zen HeadbuttSTAB
  • EarthquakeCoverage

Recommended Teammates

Sandaconda
SandacondaDecent
Florges
FlorgesDecent

Metang Weakness

Metang's Steel/Psychic typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Ground, Ghost, and Dark. It shrugs off Poison-type attacks completely. 9 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that.

Metang Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Fire, Ground, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy
0.25x (Resist)Psychic
0x (Immune)Poison

What is Metang Weak Against

Good
4Weak
9Resist
1Immune
Score+5
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
FireGroundGhostDark
½xResist
NormalGrassIceFlyingRockDragonSteelFairy
¼xResist
Psychic
0xImmune
Poison

What is Metang Strong Against

5Strong
1Resisted
0Immune
Score+4
2xStrong
IceFightingPoisonRockFairy
½xResisted
Steel
0xImmune
None

Best Pokemon Against Metang

Charizard can KO Metang with Flamethrower (97-114%). Garchomp's Earthquake hits Metang for 68-81%. Gengar deals 65-77% with Shadow Ball.

Evolution

Metang is the middle stage between Beldum and Metagross. It's a three-stage line with one more evolution to go. For breeding, takes forever to hatch with no compatible partners via one egg group. So far, HP got the biggest boost (+20 from Beldum). The final form adds another 180 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Beldum
#374Beldum
20
Level 20
Metang
#375Metang
45
Level 45
Metagross
#376Metagross
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Beldum
SteelPsychic
Metang
SteelPsychic
Metagross
SteelPsychic
HP
40
60+20
80+20
ATK
55
75+20
135+60
DEF
80
100+20
130+30
SP.ATK
35
55+20
95+40
SP.DEF
60
80+20
90+10
SPE
30
50+20
70+20
BST
300C-Tier
420C-Tier+120
600B-Tier+180
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Physical
Physical
Physical

Breeding

Difficult

Metang is genderless — breed with Ditto to produce Beldum eggs. Part of the Mineral egg group.

Egg Groups
Mineral
Gender
GenderlessDittoDitto only
Hatch Time
40 cycles·10,280 steps
Slow~10 min with Flame Body

How to Get Metang

All 16 games

A handful of locations for Metang with moderate rates across endgame routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Where To Catch Metang in SV

To get Metang, start by catching Beldum through walking encounters at Lv. 50-80. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.

  1. Beldum
    Step 1Catch Beldum
    Canyon Biome
    Lv.50-80Overworld
    Polar Biome
    Lv.50-80Overworld
  2. Metang
    Step 2Metang ✓
    Canyon Biome
    Lv.50-80Overworld
    Polar Biome
    Lv.50-80Overworld
    or evolve from Beldum (Step 1)
  3. Metagross
    Step 3Evolve into Metagross
    BREEDING
    Available
    Leave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Metagross egg.

Base Stats

Metang's spread favors physical bulk over offense. Defense leads the defensive side, Speed eats the cost. Yields 2 Defense EVs per defeat. Slow 1.25M XP grind to level.

Base Stats
Above
HP60
C
Attack75
C
Defense100
B
Sp. Atk55
D
Sp. Def80
C
Speed50
D
Total420
Details
Catch Rate
Legendary3 / 255
Growth Rate
Slow1.25M XP
Height1.2 m
3'11"Small
Weight202.5 kg
446.4 lbsColossal
Base XP147
Average
Abilities
Clear Body
Prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon.
Light MetalHidden Ability
Halves the Pokémon's weight.
EV Yield
HPAtkDef+2SpASpDSpe
Defense training target
Pokedex Entry

Two Beldum have become stuck together via their own magnetic forces. With two brains, the resulting Metang has doubled psychic powers.

Pokemon Legends: Z-A

Metang Guide

  • Metang isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Metagross to unlock its full potential. At 420 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.

  • Watch for Charizard (Fire), Rhydon (Ground), and Misdreavus (Ghost) when using Metang. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Dark-type attackers are also a problem.

  • Clear Body prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon. That's the one you want on Metang. Light Metal is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.

  • Metang fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 75 Attack. Base 50 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

  • Metang does the job early-game if you need a Steel/Psychic type on your team. Evolve it into Metagross before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Game Availability

Metang first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 16 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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