Mega Metagross
SteelPsychic
Best attacking moveset: Fury Cutter and Meteor Mash, worth 18.1 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Mega Metagross can learn 16 combinations. Fury Cutter with Meteor Mash does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
That set is legacy. Meteor Mash is only obtainable with an Elite TM or from the event that gave it out, so the Mega Metagross you catch today cannot learn it. The best set it can learn now is Fury Cutter and Psychic, worth 16.0 damage per second.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullet Punch | Steel | 10 | 1.0s | +11 |
| Fury Cutter | Bug | 4 | 0.5s | +8 |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | 11 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Shadow Claw Legacy | Ghost | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Ground | 140 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Flash Cannon | Steel | 100 | 2.5s | -100 |
| Psychic | Psychic | 95 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Meteor Mash Legacy | Steel | 100 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Shiny availability is tracked for Metagross as a species, on the Metagross page.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 5,552 at level 50, 4,911 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 2,806 CP at level 20, or 3,508 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 2,705 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 300 attack · 289 defense · 190 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy |
| Size | 1.6 m and 550 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Mega Metagross does not have one best moveset, it has 6. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Rock, Ice, Fairy.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Rock | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash | 27.9 |
| Ice | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash | 27.9 |
| Fairy | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash | 27.9 |
| Fighting | Zen Headbutt + Psychic | 24.6 |
| Poison | Zen Headbutt + Psychic | 24.6 |
| Grass | Fury Cutter + Meteor Mash | 20.3 |
| Psychic | Fury Cutter + Meteor Mash | 20.3 |
| Dark | Fury Cutter + Meteor Mash | 20.3 |
| Electric | Fury Cutter + Earthquake | 19.7 |
| Ghost | Shadow Claw + Meteor Mash | 19.5 |
| Steel | Fury Cutter + Earthquake | 18.5 |
| Fire | Fury Cutter + Earthquake | 18.5 |
| Normal | Fury Cutter + Meteor Mash | 18.1 |
| Ground | Fury Cutter + Meteor Mash | 18.1 |
| Bug | Fury Cutter + Meteor Mash | 18.1 |
| Dragon | Fury Cutter + Meteor Mash | 18.1 |
| Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash | 17.6 | |
| Water | Fury Cutter + Psychic | 16.0 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Mega Metagross is actually for.
Counters: what beats Mega Metagross
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 23.9 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 19.9 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 18.2 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 17.9 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 17.8 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 17.7 |
 Darkrai | Dark | Snarl + Shadow Ball | 17.4 |
 Gengar | GhostPoison | Lick + Shadow Ball Legacy | 17.2 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Fire Spin + Blast Burn Legacy | 17.1 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 17.1 |
Ranked by damage per second against Mega Metagross's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.