Shadow Metagross Weaknesses and Strengths

Shadow Metagross is a dual-type Pokemon of types Steel and Psychic. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Ground	160%
Fire	160%
Ghost	160%
Dark	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Poison	39.1%
Psychic	39.1%
Normal	62.5%
Flying	62.5%
Rock	62.5%
Steel	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Ice	62.5%
Dragon	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%

Best Moves for Shadow Metagross in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Shadow Metagross.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Bullet Punch	Meteor Mash	58.15	628.88
Zen Headbutt	Meteor Mash	59.24	603.33
Bullet Punch	Psychic	50.57	567.66
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	51.66	557.07
Bullet Punch	Earthquake	50.89	511.32
Bullet Punch	Flash Cannon	56.44	500.89
Bullet Punch	Return	62.00	494.12
Zen Headbutt	Earthquake	51.98	493.02
Zen Headbutt	Return	63.09	490.11
Zen Headbutt	Flash Cannon	57.53	489.84

All Moves for Shadow Metagross

Below are all the moves that Shadow Metagross can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Earthquake	Charged	140	38.89	3600ms	-100
Meteor Mash EliteTM	Charged	100	46.15	2600ms	-50
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Psychic	Charged	90	32.14	2800ms	-50
Flash Cannon	Charged	100	44.44	2700ms	-100
Bullet Punch	Quick	9	12	900ms	10
Zen Headbutt	Quick	12	10.91	1100ms	10

Shadow Metagross Evolution

Beldum	Requires 25x Candy	Metang
Metang	Requires 100x Candy	Metagross

Best Shadow Metagross Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Shadow Metagross Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Shadow Metagross in a raid.

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