Metang
SteelPsychic
Best attacking moveset: Metal Claw and Psychic, worth 8.6 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Metang can learn 9 combinations. Metal Claw with Psychic 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fury Cutter | Bug | 4 | 0.5s | +8 |
| Metal Claw | Steel | 6 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | 11 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyro Ball | Steel | 85 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Psychic | Psychic | 95 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Psyshock | Psychic | 60 | 2.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Metang has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,946 at level 50, 1,721 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 983 CP at level 20, or 1,229 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 925 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 138 attack · 176 defense · 155 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 | 1.19 m and 202.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Metang does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fighting, Poison, Rock.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Zen Headbutt + Psychic | 12.4 |
| Poison | Zen Headbutt + Psychic | 12.4 |
| Rock | Metal Claw + Gyro Ball | 11.2 |
| Ice | Metal Claw + Gyro Ball | 11.2 |
| Fairy | Metal Claw + Gyro Ball | 11.2 |
| Grass | Fury Cutter + Psychic | 9.4 |
| Normal | Metal Claw + Psychic | 8.6 |
| Metal Claw + Psychic | 8.6 | |
| Ground | Metal Claw + Psychic | 8.6 |
| Bug | Metal Claw + Psychic | 8.6 |
| Ghost | Metal Claw + Psychic | 8.6 |
| Dragon | Metal Claw + Psychic | 8.6 |
| Water | Fury Cutter + Psychic | 8.4 |
| Electric | Fury Cutter + Psychic | 8.4 |
| Psychic | Fury Cutter + Gyro Ball | 8.1 |
| Dark | Fury Cutter + Gyro Ball | 8.1 |
| Fire | Zen Headbutt + Psychic | 7.8 |
| Steel | Metal Claw + Psychic | 5.5 |
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 Metang is actually for.
Counters: what beats Metang
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 38.1 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 31.6 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 29.0 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 28.6 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 28.2 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 28.1 |
 Darkrai | Dark | Snarl + Shadow Ball | 27.7 |
 Gengar | GhostPoison | Lick + Shadow Ball Legacy | 27.4 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Fire Spin + Blast Burn Legacy | 27.2 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 27.2 |
Ranked by damage per second against Metang's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.