Is Metang Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Steel/Psychic with AbilityClear Body blocking all stat drops. Metang is durable but slow to level since Beldum arrives postgame. In Emerald, Steven's postgame Steel team at Meteor Falls is the first real challenge for Metang. Evolves into Metagross at 45.
Roxanne's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Beldum trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Flannery's team hits Beldum's weaknesses hard.
Norman's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Winona's team hits Beldum's weaknesses hard.
Tate & Liza's Pokemon outpace and outclass Beldum here.
Juan's team hits Beldum's weaknesses hard.
Metagross has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Metagross has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Metagross has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Metagross trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Metagross trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Gift Beldum
Beldum is given to you as a gift in Mossdeep City at Lv 5. After defeating Elite Four. Gift from Steven Stone at his house in Mossdeep City after becoming Champion.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20
Evolve Beldum to Metagross
Metang evolves into Metagross at Level 45. Level it up in the post-game, after you beat Wallace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 45)
- LV 45PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Norman
- TUTORNormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Pacifidlog Town
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- LV 55SteelMeteor MashPower 150Accuracy 85%PP 10
- LV 66PsychicAgilityPower —Accuracy 100%PP 30
- LV 77NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORIceIce PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
- TUTORElectricThunder PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
How to Get Metang in Emerald
Metang only comes from raising Steven's gift Beldum, which evolves at level 20. There is no wild encounter and no second Beldum, so the iron claw exists in your game solely through that post-Champion present from Mossdeep.
Wild Metang may be holding when caught:
Metal Coat (5% chance) A hold item that raises the power of STEEL-type moves.Catch Beldum at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Metang.
Badge 8How to Obtain Metang in E
How to Get Shiny Metang in Emerald
Metang joins the team only through evolution, so grab the gift Beldum at Steven's home in Mossdeep City, soft-reset it shiny first, then level it to 20 to fuse that shine into this twin-brained form. Compare Shiny Metang odds across every game
Emerald Shiny Metang Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Metang in the Emerald Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Metang Weakness
Metang's Steel/Psychic typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire and Ground. It shrugs off Poison-type attacks completely. 8 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that. With 60 HP and balanced defenses, Metang can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| 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 Metang Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Metang
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metang View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x155-183%KO Dig 2x41-49% | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metang View Typhlosion builds →Overheat 2x153-180%KO Dig 2x31-36% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | B | |
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metang View Ninetales builds →Overheat 2x123-145%KO Dig 2x29-35% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metang View Camerupt builds →Overheat 2x148-175%KO Earthquake 2x87-104%KO | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
 Sandslash Ground | A | |
 Gligar Ground | C | |
 Claydol GroundPsychic | B | |
 Donphan Ground | B | |
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metang View Geodude builds →Earthquake 2x74-87% Fire Blast 2x35-42% | ||
 Rhyhorn GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Metang View Rhyhorn builds →Dig 2x46-55% Fire Blast 2x35-42% | ||
Metang Evolutions
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
Breeding
Metang is genderless — breed with Ditto to produce Beldum eggs. Part of the Mineral egg group.
Ditto onlyE Metang Best Moveset
Steel/Psychic typing and AbilityClear Body preventing stat drops give Metang solid defensive utility. The moveset runs physical Steel TermStab with Psychic coverage while building toward Metagross.
Best Build
Metang best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Meteor Mash
- Earthquake
- Toxic
- Explosion
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Metang won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 11 types means it always has an effective option. Psychic and Meteor Mash anchor the STAB core.
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
All 26 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
The claws tipping its arms pack the destructive power to tear through thick iron sheets as if they were silk. It flies at over 60 miles per hour.
Metang Emerald Guide
Yes. Metang is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Metang becomes available after the main story is complete in Emerald.
In Emerald, Metang has 420 BST and evolves into Metagross. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
In Emerald, use Metang as a balanced. Splits damage between physical and special. Not the fastest,
For Emerald, run Adamant on Metang. +Attack is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Metang first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 16 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
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 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
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
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