Shadow Metang (Pokémon GO)

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Beldum

Metagross

#375

983

1229

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/13/15 · L38 · CP 1500

C Tier

#144

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1946

F Tier

#692

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1946

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Shiny

Shadow Metang

#375

Steel

Psychic

Attack

138

Top 69.6%

Defense

176

Top 31.3%

Stamina

155

Top 60.7%

Total

469

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

320 -388 CP

0/0/0 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

557 -639 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

879 -983 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1099 -1229 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

1946 CP

The IV floor for Rocket Grunts is 0/0/0, or 4/4/4 when weather boosted. Shadow Raids use a 6/6/6 IV floor. The hundo CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Shadow Metang takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Fire

160%

Ground

160%

Ghost

160%

Dark

160%

Resists

Poison

39.1%

Psychic

39.1%

Normal

62.5%

Grass

62.5%

Ice

62.5%

Flying

62.5%

Rock

62.5%

Dragon

62.5%

Steel

62.5%

Fairy

62.5%

Best Moves

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Every fast and charged move combo Shadow Metang can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Metal Claw
Psychic
9.80
83.8
1531.2s
7.61
2
Fury Cutter
Psychic
9.40
80.4
1595.6s
7.28
3
Metal Claw
Psyshock
9.00
77.0
1666.4s
6.98
4
Zen Headbutt
Psychic
8.82
75.4
1701.2s
6.83
5
Metal Claw
Gyro Ball
8.73
74.7
1718.4s
6.77
6
Fury Cutter
Psyshock
8.38
71.7
1789.3s
6.51
7
Zen Headbutt
Psyshock
8.24
70.5
1821.4s
6.39
8
Fury Cutter
Gyro Ball
8.03
68.7
1869.0s
6.22
9
Zen Headbutt
Gyro Ball
7.90
67.6
1899.9s
6.11

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Shadow Metang in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Delphox
Fire Spin
Mystical Fire+
56.31
3433.0
1.0
63.9s
55.73
2
Mega Houndoom
Snarl
Dark Pulse+
51.33
3526.2
1.0
70.1s
50.93
3
Blacephalon
Incinerate
Mind Blown
50.89
1262.6
2.9
70.7s
49.12
4
Shadow Reshiram
Fire Fang
Fusion Flare
49.72
1965.6
1.8
72.4s
48.75
5
Mega Blaziken
Fire Spin
Blast Burn
49.74
1391.9
2.6
72.4s
48.06
6
Necrozma Dawn Wings
Shadow Claw
Moongeist Beam
48.24
2627.6
1.4
74.6s
47.60
7
Mega Charizard Y
Fire Spin
Blast Burn
48.22
2119.2
1.7
74.7s
47.38
8
Mega Gengar
Lick
Shadow Ball
48.65
1078.5
3.3
74.0s
46.70
9
Primal Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
46.78
2952.9
1.2
77.0s
46.31
10
Shadow Darkrai
Snarl
Foul Play
46.48
2191.0
1.6
77.5s
45.63

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Shadow Metang in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Fury Cutter

Multipurpose

Psyshock

Spam/Bait

Gyro Ball

General

Rank 1 IVs

1500

0/13/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 38

107.49

Attack

147.22

Defense

132

Stat Product · 2,088,886

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/13/15	38	1500	100.00%
0/14/14	38	1500	99.77%
1/14/14	37.5	1500	99.75%
0/11/14	38.5	1499	99.67%
0/15/15	37.5	1497	99.56%
0/15/14	37.5	1493	99.56%
1/15/15	37	1497	99.53%
0/15/13	38	1499	99.53%
0/15/12	38	1495	99.53%
1/15/13	37.5	1499	99.51%
0/12/15	38	1496	99.47%
0/12/13	38.5	1498	99.44%
0/12/11	39	1500	99.40%
0/13/14	38	1496	99.24%
1/13/15	37.5	1500	99.23%
1/13/14	37.5	1496	99.23%
0/13/12	38.5	1498	99.21%
2/13/15	37	1500	99.20%
1/13/12	38	1498	99.20%
0/6/14	39.5	1500	99.17%
0/13/10	39	1500	99.16%
0/10/15	38.5	1499	99.14%
0/10/14	38.5	1495	99.14%
1/10/15	38	1499	99.13%
0/10/12	39	1497	99.10%
0/14/15	37.5	1493	99.03%
1/14/15	37	1493	99.01%
0/14/13	38	1495	99.01%
0/14/12	38	1491	99.01%
0/7/15	39	1498	98.99%
1/14/13	37.5	1495	98.99%
0/14/11	38.5	1497	98.97%
2/14/14	37	1499	98.96%
0/7/13	39.5	1500	98.96%
1/14/11	38	1497	98.96%
0/11/15	38	1492	98.94%
3/14/14	36.5	1499	98.93%
0/14/9	39	1499	98.92%
0/11/13	38.5	1494	98.91%
1/14/9	38.5	1499	98.91%
1/11/14	38	1499	98.90%
2/11/14	37.5	1498	98.88%
0/11/11	39	1496	98.88%
0/11/9	39.5	1498	98.83%
0/8/14	39	1498	98.79%
1/8/14	38.5	1498	98.78%
1/15/14	37	1492	98.77%
0/11/7	40	1500	98.76%
0/15/11	38	1490	98.76%
1/8/12	39	1500	98.75%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (4)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Shadow Metang can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Fury Cutter
4
8
0.5s
8
Metal Claw
6
5
0.5s
12
Zen Headbutt
11
9
1.0s
11

Charged Attacks

Gyro Ball
85
-50
3.5s
24.29
Psychic
95
-50
3.0s
31.67
Psyshock
60
-33
2.5s
24

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Beldum	25 Candy 22 Candy (purified)	Metang
Metang	100 Candy 90 Candy (purified)	Metagross
Metagross	Shadow Pokémon can't Mega Evolve. Purify first. 300 / 60 Mega Energy	Mega Metagross

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Metang including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Beldum

#374

Dynamax Beldum

#374

Shadow Beldum

#374

Metang

#375

Dynamax Metang

#375

Shadow Metang

#375

Metagross

#376

Dynamax Metagross

#376

Mega Metagross

#376

Shadow Metagross

#376

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Steel- and Psychic-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Shadow Metang with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Size

Ranges from 0.583 m to 2.38 m tall, averaging 1.19 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.583 m 1'11"	0.595 m 1'11"
XS	0.595 m 1'11"	0.892 m 2'11"
M	0.892 m 2'11"	1.488 m 4'11"
XL	1.488 m 4'11"	1.785 m 5'10"
XXL	1.785 m 5'10"	2.38 m 7'10"

XXS

0.583 m

1'11"

0.595 m

1'11"

0.595 m

1'11"

0.892 m

2'11"

0.892 m

2'11"

1.488 m

4'11"

1.488 m

4'11"

1.785 m

5'10"

XXL

1.785 m

5'10"

2.38 m

7'10"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Hovering
Movement timer	11s
Jump time	1.1s
Attack probability	20%
Attack timer	20s
Dodge probability	10%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Shadow Metang at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	24 CP	27	1328 CP
2	76 CP	28	1377 CP
3	128 CP	29	1426 CP
4	180 CP	30	1476 CP
5	232 CP	31	1500 CP
6	284 CP	32	1525 CP
7	336 CP	33	1549 CP
8	388 CP	34	1574 CP
9	440 CP	35	1598 CP
10	492 CP	36	1623 CP
11	541 CP	37	1648 CP
12	590 CP	38	1672 CP
13	639 CP	39	1697 CP
14	688 CP	40	1721 CP
15	738 CP	41	1743 CP
16	787 CP	42	1765 CP
17	836 CP	43	1787 CP
18	885 CP	44	1810 CP
19	934 CP	45	1832 CP
20	983 CP	46	1855 CP
21	1033 CP	47	1877 CP
22	1082 CP	48	1900 CP
23	1131 CP	49	1923 CP
24	1180 CP	50	1946 CP
25	1229 CP	51	1969 CP
26	1279 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	24 CP	18	885 CP	35	1598 CP
2	76 CP	19	934 CP	36	1623 CP
3	128 CP	20	983 CP	37	1648 CP
4	180 CP	21	1033 CP	38	1672 CP
5	232 CP	22	1082 CP	39	1697 CP
6	284 CP	23	1131 CP	40	1721 CP
7	336 CP	24	1180 CP	41	1743 CP
8	388 CP	25	1229 CP	42	1765 CP
9	440 CP	26	1279 CP	43	1787 CP
10	492 CP	27	1328 CP	44	1810 CP
11	541 CP	28	1377 CP	45	1832 CP
12	590 CP	29	1426 CP	46	1855 CP
13	639 CP	30	1476 CP	47	1877 CP
14	688 CP	31	1500 CP	48	1900 CP
15	738 CP	32	1525 CP	49	1923 CP
16	787 CP	33	1549 CP	50	1946 CP
17	836 CP	34	1574 CP	51	1969 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Shadow Metang up to each level from level 1.


50.0	624,000	406	360
40.0	324,000	406	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
5.0	2,880	16	-


1.5	240	2	-
2.0	480	4	-
2.5	720	6	-
3.0	960	8	-
3.5	1,440	10	-
4.0	1,920	12	-
4.5	2,400	14	-
5.0	2,880	16	-
5.5	3,600	18	-
6.0	4,320	20	-
6.5	5,040	22	-
7.0	5,760	24	-
7.5	6,720	26	-
8.0	7,680	28	-
8.5	8,640	30	-
9.0	9,600	32	-
9.5	10,800	34	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
10.5	13,200	38	-
11.0	14,400	40	-
11.5	15,960	43	-
12.0	17,520	46	-
12.5	19,080	49	-
13.0	20,640	52	-
13.5	22,560	55	-
14.0	24,480	58	-
14.5	26,400	61	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
15.5	30,600	67	-
16.0	32,880	70	-
16.5	35,160	73	-
17.0	37,440	76	-
17.5	40,080	79	-
18.0	42,720	82	-
18.5	45,360	85	-
19.0	48,000	88	-
19.5	51,000	91	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
20.5	57,000	97	-
21.0	60,000	100	-
21.5	63,600	104	-
22.0	67,200	108	-
22.5	70,800	112	-
23.0	74,400	116	-
23.5	78,600	120	-
24.0	82,800	124	-
24.5	87,000	128	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
25.5	96,000	136	-
26.0	100,800	140	-
26.5	105,600	145	-
27.0	110,400	150	-
27.5	115,800	155	-
28.0	121,200	160	-
28.5	126,600	165	-
29.0	132,000	170	-
29.5	138,000	175	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
30.5	150,000	185	-
31.0	156,000	190	-
31.5	163,200	198	-
32.0	170,400	206	-
32.5	177,600	214	-
33.0	184,800	222	-
33.5	193,200	232	-
34.0	201,600	242	-
34.5	210,000	252	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
35.5	228,000	274	-
36.0	237,600	286	-
36.5	247,200	298	-
37.0	256,800	310	-
37.5	267,600	325	-
38.0	278,400	340	-
38.5	289,200	355	-
39.0	300,000	370	-
39.5	312,000	388	-
40.0	324,000	406	-
40.5	336,000	406	12
41.0	348,000	406	24
41.5	361,200	406	36
42.0	374,400	406	48
42.5	387,600	406	63
43.0	400,800	406	78
43.5	415,200	406	93
44.0	429,600	406	108
44.5	444,000	406	126
45.0	458,400	406	144
45.5	474,000	406	162
46.0	489,600	406	180
46.5	505,200	406	201
47.0	520,800	406	222
47.5	537,600	406	243
48.0	554,400	406	264
48.5	571,200	406	288
49.0	588,000	406	312
49.5	606,000	406	336
50.0	624,000	406	360

Beldum

Metagross