In Platinum, Metang isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Metagross to unlock its full potential. At 420 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.

What is Metang weak to?

In Platinum, watch for Charizard (Fire) and Rhydon (Ground) when using Metang. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

How do you evolve Metang?

In Platinum, Beldum evolves into Metang at level 20. Metang evolves into Metagross at level 45. Metang is a middle-stage evolution in the Beldum line.

What is the best ability for Metang?

Clear Body prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon. That's the one you want on Metang. Light Metal is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.

What role does Metang play in battle?

In Platinum, Metang fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 75 Attack. Base 50 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

Metang - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

50Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Metang's spread favors physical bulk over offense. Defense leads the defensive side, Speed eats the cost. Yields 2 Defense EVs per defeat. Slow 1.25M XP grind to level.

Base Stats

Above

HP60

Attack75

Defense100

Sp. Atk55

Sp. Def80

Speed50

Total420

Details

Catch Rate

Legendary3 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height1.2 m

Weight202.5 kg

Base XP147

Abilities

Clear Body

Prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon.

Light MetalHANot in game

Halves the Pokémon's weight.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+2SpASpDSpe

Defense training target

Pokedex Entries

It is formed by two BELDUM joining together. Its steel body won’t be scratched if it collides with a jet.

Platinum

Metang Weakness

Metang's Steel/Psychic typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire and Ground. It shrugs off Poison-type attacks completely. 8 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that. With 60 HP and balanced defenses, Metang can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.

Metang Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ground
0.5x (Resist)	Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Rock, Dragon, Steel
0.25x (Resist)	Psychic
0x (Immune)	Poison

Type ChartExcellent

2Weak

8Resist

1Immune

Score+8

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ground

½xResist

Normal Grass Ice Flying Rock Dragon Steel

¼xResist

Psychic

0xImmune

Poison

STAB (4)

Ice Rock Fighting Poison

How to Beat Metang in Platinum (Best Counters)

In Platinum, Gliscor's Earthquake hits Metang for 80-94%. Charizard threatens a KO with Flamethrower (157-185%).

Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityHypercutter ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery TauntUtility Ice Fang Damage vs Metang Earthquake 2x 80-94% Ice Fang 8-10% View Gliscor builds →
Charizard FireFlying	C
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Air Slash FlamethrowerSTAB Solar Beam Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Metang Air Slash 33-38% Flamethrower 2x 157-185%KO View Charizard builds →
Garchomp DragonGround	C
Ground is super effective against MetangView Garchomp →

Platinum Evolution

Metang is the middle stage between Beldum and Metagross. It's a three-stage line with one more evolution to go. For breeding, takes forever to hatch with no compatible partners via one egg group. So far, HP got the biggest boost (+20 from Beldum). The final form adds another 180 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#374Beldum

Level 20

#375Metang

Level 45

#376Metagross

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Beldum

SteelPsychic

Metang

SteelPsychic

Metagross

SteelPsychic

60+20

80+20

ATK

75+20

135+60

DEF

100+20

130+30

SP.ATK

55+20

95+40

SP.DEF

80+20

90+10

SPE

50+20

70+20

BST

300D-Tier

420D-Tier+120

600A-Tier+180

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Difficult

Metang is genderless — breed with Ditto to produce Beldum eggs. Part of the Mineral egg group.

Egg Groups

Mineral

Gender

Genderless

Ditto only

Hatch Time

40 cycles·10,280 steps

Slow~10 min with Flame Body

Platinum Metang Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Metang won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 12 types means it always has an effective option. Psychic and Meteor Mash anchor the STAB core.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Confusion

D5010025Psychic

Lv 1

Magnet Rise

D——10Electric

Lv 1

Metal Claw

—509535Steel

Lv 1

Take Down

—908520Normal

Lv 20

Confusion

D5010025Psychic

Lv 20

Metal Claw

—509535Steel

Lv 24

Scary Face

D—9010Normal

Lv 28

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Lv 32

Bullet Punch+1

D4010030Steel

Lv 36

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

Lv 40

Iron Defense

D——15Steel

Lv 44

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 48

Meteor Mash

C908510Steel

Lv 52

Zen Headbutt

C809015Psychic

Lv 56

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM64

Explosion

B2501005Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM91

Flash Cannon

C8010010Steel

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM74

Gyro Ball

D—1005Steel

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

D——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM69

Rock Polish

C——20Rock

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609510Rock

TM37

Sandstorm

———10Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM76

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Metang doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Fury Cutter

—109520Bug

Tutor

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Iron Defense

D——15Steel

Tutor

Iron Head

C8010015Steel

Tutor

Magnet Rise

D——10Electric

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Rollout

—309020Rock

Tutor

Signal Beam

D7510015Bug

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Thunder Punch

D7510015Electric

Tutor

Trick

C—10010Psychic

Tutor

Zen Headbutt

C809015Psychic

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Gen 3

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

How to Get Metang in Platinum

Can't catch Metang directly. Start with Beldum at solid rates from the locations below, then evolve at level 20. The 2-stage line from Beldum to Metang is where the leveling time goes.

How to Obtain Metang in Platinum

Step 1Catch Beldum
Route 228
Grass Lv.51-52 Route
CommonPost
Swarm active
Train until Level 20
Step 2Metang ✓

Metang Guide

In Platinum, Metang isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Metagross to unlock its full potential. At 420 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
In Platinum, watch for Charizard (Fire) and Rhydon (Ground) when using Metang. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
In Platinum, Beldum evolves into Metang at level 20. Metang evolves into Metagross at level 45. Metang is a middle-stage evolution in the Beldum line.
Clear Body prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon. That's the one you want on Metang. Light Metal is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
In Platinum, Metang fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 75 Attack. Base 50 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

Game Availability

Metang first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 16 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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