Shadow Metagross
Attack
Defense
Stamina
Best Movesets
Analysis
Shadow Metagross is a monster of a Pokemon. This thing sports high stats, the Shadow boost, and a powerful Charged Move to turn it into a Steel Type juggernaut. It's also an okay Psychic Type attacker for added value, though it's probably not worth unlocking a second Charged Move for that role unless you lack alternatives. The one down-side to Shadow Metagross is the fact that Steel isn't an overly common weakness for Raid bosses, though you can bet that Shadow Metagross will top the charts when relevant.
Offense
- Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash are the go-to moves for Shadow Metagross, allowing it to take its place as the apex Steel Type.
- Zen Headbutt and Psychic are useful if you need Psychic damage.
- Fury Cutter is an outstanding Fast Move that can potentially perform on a par with Bullet Punch, and can be an optimal move in the rare occurrences where it's Super Effective alongside other moves.
- Shadow Claw is good, but not for Shadow Metagross.
- Flash Cannon and Earthquake are sub-par choices on offense.
Defense
- Zen Headbutt is the fast move of choice. It hits common Fighting types for Super Effective damage and is a stronger option on defense.
- Bullet Punch isn't bad, but having the same typing as the top Charged Move option makes it a bit less desirable.
- Fury Cutter is weak on defense.
- Shadow Claw is also underwhelming.
- Meteor Mash hits hard and has decent neutral coverage, though Psychic is the move of choice if you're placing it between Fighting-weak defenders.
- Earthquake is a powerful option with some counter-coverage, but it's also riskier on defense due to its higher energy cost.
- Flash Cannon should plainly be avoided.
Bullet Punch has solid damage and above average energy gain. Avoid Zen Headbutt at all costs.
Meteor Mash is an incredibly powerful, if somewhat expensive move, and is core on any Metagross set. Sadly, if you’re missing Meteor Mash, maybe leave this metal menace out of your matches. Because Flash Cannon isn't very good, we round out this set with Earthquake which gives Metagross the tools to deal with fellow Steel-types and any potential Fire-type counters.
Metagross, like many other PvE top tiers, fails to perform well in Great League due to its monstrous attack stat. That said, it still has a collection of powerful moves, so it can absolutely put in work if you evolved one all the way down here.
