Metang #0375
| Max CP | L401721L501946L51 · Best Buddy1969 |
| Buddy Distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Released | Feb 9, 2018Oct 21, 2018 |
Type Effectiveness
Metang takes 160% from Fire, Ground, Ghost and Dark moves.
Metang is a Steel/Psychic-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Fire, Ground, Ghost and Dark.
It reaches 1946 CP at level 50, or 1969 as a Best Buddy.
Its best raid moveset is Metal Claw with Psychic.
Base Stats
Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.
Best Movesets
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SteelMetal Claw | PsychicPsychic | 8.6 | 130 | |
| 2 | BugFury Cutter | PsychicPsychic | 8.4 | 127 |
| 3 | SteelMetal Claw | PsychicPsyshock | 7.8 | 118 |
| 4 | PsychicZen Headbutt | PsychicPsychic | 7.8 | 117 |
| 5 | SteelMetal Claw | NormalReturn | 7.7 | 116 |
| 6 | SteelMetal Claw | SteelGyro Ball | 7.7 | 116 |
| 7 | BugFury Cutter | PsychicPsyshock | 7.4 | 112 |
| 8 | BugFury Cutter | SteelGyro Ball | 7.2 | 108 |
4 More Pairings
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | PsychicZen Headbutt | PsychicPsyshock | 7.1 | 108 |
| 10 | PsychicZen Headbutt | SteelGyro Ball | 6.9 | 104 |
| 11 | BugFury Cutter | NormalReturn | 6.8 | 103 |
| 12 | PsychicZen Headbutt | NormalReturn | 6.6 | 100 |
Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.
DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.
Moves
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | EPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Claw | Steel | 6 | 5 | 0.5s | 12.0 | 10.0 | |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | 11 | 9 | 1.0s | 11.0 | 9.0 | |
| Fury Cutter | Bug | 4 | 8 | 0.5s | 8.0 | 16.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ReturnP | Normal | 25 | 33 | 0.5s | 50.0 | 0.76 | |
| Psychic | Psychic | 95 | 50 | 3.0s | 31.7 | 1.90 | |
| Gyro Ball | Steel | 85 | 50 | 3.5s | 24.3 | 1.70 | |
| Psyshock | Psychic | 60 | 33 | 2.5s | 24.0 | 1.82 |
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Turns | DPT | EPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fury Cutter | Bug | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2.7 | 2.0 | |
| Metal Claw | Steel | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ReturnP | Normal | 130 | 70 | 1.86 | |
| Psyshock | Psychic | 70 | 40 | 1.75 | |
| Psychic | Psychic | 75 | 55 | 1.36 | |
| Gyro Ball | Steel | 80 | 50 | 1.60 |
DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.
Evolution Family
Metang evolves into Metagross for 100 candy.
Top Counters
As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
- 1
Mega DelphoxFireFire SpinFireMystical Fire+40.7 eDPS - 2
BlacephalonFireIncinerateFireMind BlownE37.1 eDPS - 3
Shadow ReshiramFireFire FangFireFusion FlareE36.8 eDPS - 4
Mega HoundoomDarkSnarlDarkDark Pulse+36.6 eDPS - 5
Mega BlazikenFireFire SpinFireBlast BurnE36.4 eDPS - 6
Dawn Wings NecrozmaGhostShadow ClawGhostMoongeist Beam35.9 eDPS
Not stronger than the everyday pick against any Tier 5 or Mega boss.
The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
CP by Level
Encounter | Level | Guaranteed CP | Max CP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | 15 | 69410/10/10 | 73815/15/15 | |
| Raids & Eggs | 20 | 92510/10/10 | 98315/15/15 | |
| Weather-Boosted Raids | 25 | 115610/10/10 | 122915/15/15 | |
| L40 | 40 | 14230/0/0 | 172115/15/15 | |
| L50 | 50 | 16090/0/0 | 194615/15/15 | |
| L51 · Best Buddy | 51 | 16280/0/0 | 196915/15/15 |
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level | 15/15/15 | 0/0/0 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 15 | 738 | 610 |
| Level 20 | 983 | 813 |
| Level 25 | 1229 | 1016 |
| Level 30 | 1476 | 1220 |
| Level 35 | 1598 | 1321 |
| Level 40 | 1721 | 1423 |
| Level 45 | 1832 | 1515 |
| Level 50 | 1946 | 1609 |
| Level 51 | 1969 | 1628 |
Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.
L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.
Dex Details
| Second Charged Move | 75 Candy · 75,000 Stardust |
| Height / Weight | 1.19 m · 202.5 kg |
| Gender Ratio | Genderless |
| Trading | TradableTransferable |
Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Metang in the RotomLabs Pokédex
PvP IV Spreads
Great League
1500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/13/15 | 1500 | 38 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/14/14 | 1500 | 38 | 99.76% |
| #3 | 1/14/14 | 1500 | 37.5 | 99.75% |
| #4 | 0/11/14 | 1499 | 38.5 | 99.66% |
| #5 | 0/15/14 | 1493 | 37.5 | 99.55% |
| #6 | 0/15/15 | 1497 | 37.5 | 99.55% |
| #7 | 1/15/15 | 1497 | 37 | 99.53% |
| #8 | 0/15/12 | 1495 | 38 | 99.52% |
| #9 | 0/15/13 | 1499 | 38 | 99.52% |
| #10 | 1/15/13 | 1499 | 37.5 | 99.51% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #1896 of 4,096, with 95.18% of the best stat product.
Great League Rankings on PvPokeUltra League
2500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 15/15/15 | 1969 | 51 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 15/14/15 | 1964 | 51 | 99.47% |
| #3 | 14/15/15 | 1957 | 51 | 99.34% |
| #4 | 15/15/13 | 1958 | 51 | 99.30% |
| #5 | 15/15/14 | 1964 | 51 | 99.30% |
| #6 | 15/13/15 | 1959 | 51 | 98.95% |
| #7 | 14/14/15 | 1951 | 51 | 98.82% |
| #8 | 15/14/13 | 1953 | 51 | 98.78% |
| #9 | 15/14/14 | 1958 | 51 | 98.78% |
| #10 | 13/15/15 | 1944 | 51 | 98.69% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #1 of 4,096, with 100.00% of the best stat product.
Ultra League Rankings on PvPokeRanked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.
Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.