#0375 · Hoenn · Generation 3

Metang

Iron Claw Pokémon · Steel/Psychic-type

Metang is a Steel/Psychic-type Pokémon, the Iron Claw Pokémon, number 375 (#0375) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 3 and comes from the Hoenn region. It is 1.2 m tall and weighs 202.5 kg.

Metang is the Iron Claw Pokémon, born when two Beldum fuse into one body. A magnetic nervous system links its two brains, which doubles its psychic power but, the Pokédex insists, does nothing for its intelligence.

How to pronounce Metang

Metang is pronounced MET-ang. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Metang said out loud:

In Japanese it is メタング.

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Metang is a robot with metallic teal skin and a disc-shaped body, 1.2 m tall and 202.5 kg. A small spike sits in the middle of its face like a nose, red eyes peer out of two holes, and two thick arms end in three sharp claws. It floats by magnetism, and the Pokédex says a collision with a jet would not scratch its steel body. Its claws can shred thick iron sheets as easily as tearing silk.

Behaviour

Metang hunts by swinging its arms backwards and flying at around 100 km/h (over 60 mph). It stops prey with psychic power, then grabs it with its claws and never lets go. It adores magnetic minerals, which is why the Pokédex says it chases Nosepass.

Habitat

Bulbapedia says it lives on rough terrain and harsh mountains. In Scarlet and Violet it appears in The Indigo Disk's Canyon Biome, Chargestone Cavern and Polar Biome, and in 4-star Tera Raid Battles. In Legends: Z-A it is at Lysandre Labs, and the Mega Dimension DLC puts it in Hyperspace Lumiose's 4-star Steel-type wild zones.

Powers

Metang has Clear Body, with Light Metal as its hidden Ability. It learns Zen Headbutt, Flash Cannon, Psychic and Meteor Mash as it levels. With base Defense of 100 and Attack of 75, it is a sturdy middle stage that mostly exists to reach level 45.

Name origin

Metang may combine 'metal' with 'tang', the ring of struck metal, and it is also an anagram of 'magnet'. The Japanese name is Metang (メタング).

Design inspiration

Metang is two Beldum merged into one, and Bulbapedia suggests it may also draw on flying saucers and crabs.

Evolution notes

Metang evolves from Beldum at level 20 and into Metagross at level 45.

In the games

Metang is the middle stage of the Beldum line, and in Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald the only way to get one is to evolve a Beldum.

In the anime

Morrison's Beldum evolves into Metang in 'Saved by the Beldum' during his Ever Grande Conference battle against Jump. Sophocles rode a Metang on Ultra Guardians missions, starting in 'A Mission of Ultra Urgency!'.

Fun facts

• No anime episode actually shows two Beldum fusing: in 'Saved by the Beldum' the Beldum 'creates' another Beldum and a new body to evolve, even though the Pokédex in 'The Synchronicity Test!' still claims Metang is two Beldum united.
• In 'Pillars of Friendship!', J's henchmen send a squad of Metang against the Battle Pyramid, and Dawn's Piplup beats them with Bubble Beam.
• Orla's Metagross appears as a Metang in a flashback in 'Flying Pikachu, Rising Higher and Higher!'.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Metang (Pokémon) · Serebii: Metang (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex) · Bulbapedia: Steven Stone

Base stats

• HP: 60
• Attack: 75
• Defense: 100
• Sp. Atk: 55
• Sp. Def: 80
• Speed: 50

Metang’s base stat total is 420. Its highest stat is Defense.

Type matchups

What is Metang weak to?

Metang takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Ground (2×), Ghost (2×), Dark (2×) moves.

It resists Psychic (¼×), Normal (½×), Grass (½×), Ice (½×), Flying (½×), Rock (½×), Dragon (½×), Steel (½×), Fairy (½×).

It is immune to Poison moves.

Evolution

What does Metang evolve from?

Metang evolves from Beldum at level 20.

How does Metang evolve?

Metang evolves into Metagross at level 45.

The whole family: Beldum, Metang, Metagross.

Abilities

• Clear Body: Prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon.
• Light Metal (hidden ability): Halves the Pokémon's weight.

Moves

Moves Metang learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

“Evo” means Metang learns the move the moment it evolves: Confusion and Metal Claw.

TM moves (53)

Metang can learn 53 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Scary Face, Protect, Trailblaze, Facade, Aerial Ace, Bulldoze, Metal Claw, Swift, Icy Wind, Rock Tomb, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Sandstorm, Psyshock, Brick Break, Zen Headbutt, Body Slam, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Sleep Talk, Reflect, Light Screen, Grass Knot, Rest, Rock Slide, Flash Cannon, Iron Head, Substitute, Iron Defense, Trick, Shadow Ball, Stealth Rock, Psychic, Heavy Slam, Sludge Bomb, Earthquake, Giga Impact, Hyper Beam, Steel Beam, Tera Blast, Gravity, Gyro Ball, Focus Punch, Psych Up, Double-Edge, Future Sight, Expanding Force, Meteor Beam, Hard Press, Psychic Noise.

Breeding & training

• Gender: genderless.
• Egg groups: Mineral.
• Egg cycles: 40 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 5,120).
• Catch rate: 3 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 35.
• Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 Defense effort values.
• Base experience yield: 147.

Pokédex entries

Using magnetic forces to stay aloft, this Pokémon flies at high speeds, weaving through harsh mountain terrain in pursuit of prey. (Shield)

Two Beldum have become stuck together via their own magnetic forces. With two brains, the resulting Metang has doubled psychic powers. (Sword)

It flies at high speeds around the skies. When it finds its prey, Metang takes a firm grip with its sharp claws and never lets go. (Ultra Moon)

With its two brains, it fires powerful psychic energy to stop its prey in their tracks. (Ultra Sun)

It adores magnetic minerals, so it pursues Nosepass at speeds exceeding 60 mph. (Moon)

When two Beldum link together, their psychic power is doubled. Their intelligence, however, remains unchanged. (Sun)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Taller than 58% of all Pokémon (1.2 m).
• Heavier than 92% of all Pokémon (202.5 kg).
• Base stat total 420, ranked #562 of 1,025.
• One of 8 Pokémon that are both Steel and Psychic.
• One of 170 blue Pokémon.
• Number 124 of 135 Pokémon introduced in Generation 3 (Hoenn).
• Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
• Can learn 59 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 3: about 0.4% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 13 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Metang (Pokémon), Serebii: Metang (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex), Bulbapedia: Steven Stone.
• Pronunciation (MET-ang): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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