Best moves for Metagross in Pokemon Go
Did you get yourself a Beldum for the sPotlight Hour? Well here's how to make the most of your new Metagross in Pokemon Go.
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As part of the finale of the Season of Mischief, we were gifted with a series of spotlight hours, raid hours and other events. The last Spotlight Hour was Beldum’s, so if you were lucky enough, you hopefully got yourself enough candies for a Metagross and a good Beldum with good stats.
If so, then you’re in the right place. We’ll walk you through what moves are the best to have for your Metagross. So you can rock up to Gyms and just eviscerate any opponent.
Best moveset for Metagross
The best moves for Metagross are Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS and is also the best moveset for PVP battles.
Offense
| Bullet Punch | 12 dps |
| Meteor Mash | 46.2 dps |
Defense
| Zen Headbutt | 13.1 dps |
| Meteor Mash | 46.2 dp |
Metagross vulnerabilities and resistances
Metagross is a Steel & Psychic Pokémon which evolves from Metang and Beldum.
| Vulnerable to… | Resistant to… |
|---|---|
| Ground | Normal |
| Ghost | Flying |
| Fire | Rock |
| Dark | Steel |
| Grass | |
| Ice | |
| Dragon | |
| Fairy | |
| Poison | |
| Psychic |
What counters Metagross?
| Pokémon | Quick move | Main move | Effective damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reshiram | Fire Fang | Overheat | 100% |
| Chandelure | Fire Spin | Shadow Ball | 97% |
| Chandelure | Incinerate | Shadow Ball | 96% |
| Chandelure | Hex | Shadow Ball | 96% |
| Chandelure | Fire Spin | Overheat | 95% |
| Darmanitan (Standard) | Fire Fang | Overheat | 95% |
| Gengar (Costume 2020) | Lick | Shadow Ball | 95% |
| Gengar | Lick | Shadow Ball | 95% |
| Chandelure | Incinerate | Overheat | 95% |
| Dragapult | Hex | Shadow Ball | 95% |
