The Essentials on Metang
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Fire, Ground, Ghost, Dark Table
- Resistances
- ×¼ Psychic · ×½ Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy · immune: Poison
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View- Stats
- Total 420 · top stat: Defense (100) Detail
- In Current Games
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A: No. 226 in the Lumiose Pokédex
- Scarlet and Violet: No. 138 in the Blueberry Pokédex
- Pokémon GO: available, Shiny, Shadow
- Other Names
- Métang in French · メタング, Metang in Japanese · Metang in German All Languages
Overview
Metang is a Steel and Psychic-type Pokémon, No. 375 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 3. Category: Iron Claw Pokémon. Height: 1.2 m, weight: 202.5 kg.
Metang evolves from Beldum and evolves into Metagross (Lv. 45).
Ability: Clear Body. Hidden Ability: Light Metal. Metang is weak to Fire, Ground, Ghost and Dark-type moves (×2 damage). Metang takes no damage from Poison-type moves.
Generation
Generation 3
Ruby / Sapphire
National No.
#375
National Pokédex
Category
Iron Claw Pokémon
Status
Standard
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
60
255
Attack
75
255
Defense
100
255
Special Attack
55
255
Special Defense
80
255
Speed
50
255
Total
420
Min HP (Lv. 100)
230
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
324
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Steel / Psychic). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 4 types
Fire
×2
Ground
×2
Ghost
×2
Dark
×2
Normal (×1) — 4 types
Water
×1
Electric
×1
Fighting
×1
Bug
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 8 types
Normal
×½
Grass
×½
Ice
×½
Flying
×½
Rock
×½
Dragon
×½
Steel
×½
Fairy
×½
Resistant (×0.25) — 1 type
Psychic
×¼
Immune (×0) — 1 type
Poison
×0
Abilities
Ability 1
Prevents other Pokémon's moves or Abilities from lowering the Pokémon's stats.
Halves the Pokémon's weight.
Metang Evolution
#374
Beldum
Steel
Psychic
Level 20
→
#375
Metang
Steel
Psychic
Level 45
→
#376
Metagross
Steel
Psychic
Metang Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Steel · Psychic
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Metang Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
—
Confusion
Psychic
Spec.
100%
50
25
—
Metal Claw
Steel
Phys.
95%
50
35
1
Hone Claws
Dark
Stat
—
—
15
1
Tackle
Normal
Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Bullet Punch
Steel
Phys.
100%
40
30
6
Zen Headbutt
Psychic
Phys.
90%
80
15
12
Magnet Rise
Electric
Stat
—
—
10
18
Flash Cannon
Steel
Spec.
100%
80
10
23
Pursuit
Dark
Phys.
100%
40
20
26
Take Down
Normal
Phys.
85%
90
20
29
Miracle Eye
Psychic
Stat
—
—
40
34
Psychic
Psychic
Spec.
100%
90
10
42
Scary Face
Normal
Stat
100%
—
10
50
Meteor Mash
Steel
Phys.
90%
90
10
58
Iron Defense
Steel
Stat
—
—
15
66
Agility
Psychic
Stat
—
—
30
74
Hyper Beam
Normal
Spec.
90%
150
5
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Mineral
Gender
Genderless
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Defense
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Metang
Available in 12 games, 48 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Black
Black 2
White
White 2
X
Y
Moon
Sun
Shield
Sword
Scarlet
Violet
Generation V
Black 6 encounters
Available
▼
Dark grass
(3)
Giant Chasm
Lv. 63 5%
Giant Chasm
Lv. 65 4%
Giant Chasm
Lv. 65 1%
Tall grass
(3)
Giant Chasm
Lv. 53 5%
Giant Chasm
Lv. 55 1%
Giant Chasm
Lv. 55 4%
Black 2 13 encounters
Available
▼
Dark grass
(6)
Giant Chasm
Lv. 50 5%
Giant Chasm
Lv. 50 5%
Giant Chasm
Lv. 52 1%
Giant Chasm
Lv. 52 1%
Giant Chasm
Lv. 52 4%
Giant Chasm
Lv. 52 4%
Hidden bush
(1)
Giant Chasm
Lv. 45-49 10%
Tall grass
(6)
Giant Chasm
Lv. 45 5%
Giant Chasm
Lv. 45 5%
Giant Chasm
Lv. 47 4%
Giant Chasm
Lv. 47 4%
Giant Chasm
Lv. 47 1%
Giant Chasm
Lv. 47 1%
White 6 encounters
Available
▼
Dark grass
(3)
Giant Chasm
Lv. 63 5%
Giant Chasm
Lv. 65 4%
Giant Chasm
Lv. 65 1%
Tall grass
(3)
Giant Chasm
Lv. 53 5%
Giant Chasm
Lv. 55 1%
Giant Chasm
Lv. 55 4%
White 2 13 encounters
Available
▼
Dark grass
(6)
Giant Chasm
Lv. 50 5%
Giant Chasm
Lv. 50 5%
Giant Chasm
Lv. 52 4%
Giant Chasm
Lv. 52 4%
Giant Chasm
Lv. 52 1%
Giant Chasm
Lv. 52 1%
Hidden bush
(1)
Giant Chasm
Lv. 45-49 10%
Tall grass
(6)
Giant Chasm
Lv. 45 5%
Giant Chasm
Lv. 45 5%
Giant Chasm
Lv. 47 1%
Giant Chasm
Lv. 47 1%
Giant Chasm
Lv. 47 4%
Giant Chasm
Lv. 47 4%
Generation VI
X 1 encounter
Available
▼
Tall grass
(1)
Friend Safari
Lv. 30 33%
Y 1 encounter
Available
▼
Tall grass
(1)
Friend Safari
Lv. 30 33%
Generation VII
Moon 2 encounters
Available
▼
Gift Pokémon
(2)
Poké Pelago
Lv. 37-43 3%
Poké Pelago
Lv. 49-55 2%
Sun 2 encounters
Available
▼
Gift Pokémon
(2)
Poké Pelago
Lv. 37-43 3%
Poké Pelago
Lv. 49-55 2%
Generation VIII
Shield 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Crown Tundra
Sword 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Crown Tundra
Generation IX
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Terarium / Area Zero
(1)
Blueberry Academy (Terarium)
Violet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Terarium / Area Zero
(1)
Blueberry Academy (Terarium)
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
Black
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
White
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Black 2
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
White 2
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
X
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Y
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Sun
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Moon
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Sword
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Shield
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Scarlet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Violet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
Metang in Pokémon GO
- 1,721Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 983Perfect CP in Raids
- 5 kmper Candy as Buddy
- 100 🍬to evolve into Metagross
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Ruby
“When two BELDUM fuse together, METANG is formed. The brains of the BELDUM are joined by a magnetic nervous system. By linking its brains magnetically, this POKéMON generates strong psychokinetic power.”
Sapphire
“When two BELDUM fuse together, METANG is formed. The brains of the BELDUM are joined by a magnetic nervous system. This POKéMON turns its arms to the rear for traveling at high speed.”
Emerald
“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.”
FireRed
“It floats midair using magnetism. Its body is so tough, even a crash with a jet plane won’t leave a scratch.”
LeafGreen
“It floats midair using magnetism. Its body is so tough, even a crash with a jet plane won’t leave a scratch.”
Diamond
“It is formed by two BELDUM joining together. Its steel body won’t be scratched if it collides with a jet.”
Pearl
“It is formed by two BELDUM joining together. Its steel body won’t be scratched if it collides with a jet.”
Platinum
“It is formed by two BELDUM joining together. Its steel body won’t be scratched if it collides with a jet.”
HeartGold
“When two BELDUM fuse together, a magnetic nervous system places their brains in union.”
SoulSilver
“When two BELDUM fuse together, a magnetic nervous system places their brains in union.”
Black
“It is formed by two Beldum joining together. Its steel body won’t be scratched if it collides with a jet.”
White
“It is formed by two Beldum joining together. Its steel body won’t be scratched if it collides with a jet.”
Black 2
“It is formed by two Beldum joining together. Its two brains are linked, amplifying its psychic power.”
White 2
“It is formed by two Beldum joining together. Its two brains are linked, amplifying its psychic power.”
X
“It is formed by two Beldum joining together. Its steel body won’t be scratched if it collides with a jet.”
Y
“It is formed by two Beldum joining together. Its two brains are linked, amplifying its psychic power.”
Omega Ruby
“When two Beldum fuse together, Metang is formed. The brains of the Beldum are joined by a magnetic nervous system. By linking its brains magnetically, this Pokémon generates strong psychokinetic power.”
Alpha Sapphire
“When two Beldum fuse together, Metang is formed. The brains of the Beldum are joined by a magnetic nervous system. This Pokémon turns its arms to the rear for traveling at high speed.”
Sun
“When two Beldum link together, their psychic power is doubled. Their intelligence, however, remains unchanged.”
Moon
“It adores magnetic minerals, so it pursues Nosepass at speeds exceeding 60 mph.”
Ultra Sun
“With its two brains, it fires powerful psychic energy to stop its prey in their tracks.”
Ultra Moon
“It flies at high speeds around the skies. When it finds its prey, Metang takes a firm grip with its sharp claws and never lets go.”
Sword
“Two Beldum have become stuck together via their own magnetic forces. With two brains, the resulting Metang has doubled psychic powers.”
Shield
“Using magnetic forces to stay aloft, this Pokémon flies at high speeds, weaving through harsh mountain terrain in pursuit of prey.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Métang
🇬🇧 English
Metang
🇯🇵 漢字
メタング
🇯🇵 Kana
メタング
🇯🇵 Romaji
Metang
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Metang
🇪🇸 Español
Metang
🇮🇹 Italiano
Metang
🇰🇷 한국어
메탕구
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
金属怪
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
金屬怪
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Pincefer
🇬🇧 EN
Iron Claw Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
てつツメポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Eisenklauen-Pokémon
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Metang
What type is Metang?
Metang is a Steel and Psychic-type Pokémon.
How do you evolve Metang?
Metang evolves into Metagross (Lv. 45).
What are Metang's weaknesses?
Metang is weak to Fire, Ground, Ghost and Dark-type moves (×2 damage). Metang takes no damage from Poison-type moves.
What is Metang's Hidden Ability?
Metang's Hidden Ability is Light Metal. Its regular Ability is Clear Body.
Can you get a Shiny Metang in Pokémon GO?
Yes, Shiny Metang is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry
