Metagross

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Metagross
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National
Metang - Metagross (#376) - Regirock
Hoenn
Metang - Metagross (#192) - Regirock
Japanese name Metagross
Stage Stage 2
Evolves from Metang
Evolves to None
Generation Third
Species Iron Leg Pokémon
Type Steel / Psychic
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Weight 1213.0 lb (550.0 kg)
Ability Clear Body

Metagross (メタグロス Metagurosu?) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Metagross in the games, anime, and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon—untamed creatures that characters encounter while embarking on various adventures— and tamed Pokémon creatures owned by Pokémon trainers.[2]


Metagross's name is a combination of metal and gross, as in corpulent and dense, because of its large size. The gross may also be derived from a mispronunciation of cross, in reference to the mark on its face, or the term "gross weight", because of Metagross' heavy weight from being made of solid steel.

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[edit] Appearance

Metagross has the appearance of a tremendous, quadrupedal tank-like Pokémon. Its turquoise-coloured, discus-shaped main body appears to be its head, as it lies at the center point where its legs branch out to give the impression of a mechanized arachnid. Each leg could be viewed as the body of a former Beldum, and its head/body the four collective heads of Beldum used to fuse into it. Metagross has a metallic cross adorning its face diagonally between its two red eyes, often viewed as the letter "X" by onlookers, and this cross-shape is arranged to resemble both metallic "eyebrows" and a metallic "mustache." This is said to represent Metagross' wise, computative nature.

[edit] Biology

In the same way that its pre-evolved form Metang is comprised by two Beldum, a still more basic evolution stage, so is Metagross formed by the joining of two Metang. This essentially means that four Beldum make up a Metagross (this could be compared to Magneton or Jibacoil, both of which are comprised of 3 Magnemite). However, four Beldum come nowhere near to the size of a Metagross.

Metagross's intelligence is extraordinarily high: not only does it have four brains (one from each Beldum) but they are also connected by a highly complex neural network, which is nowadays a more accurate measure of the capacity for intelligence than the net amount of brain tissue. Thanks to its developed cerebral powers, which are said to surpass even those of a supercomputer (similar to Alakazam), Metagross can use psychic abilities, including the ability to render its massive body airborne by telekinesis once it draws its legs together.

Metagross live in mountainous areas. They can easily live comfortably on very steep slopes by planting their legs into rock or ground.

[edit] In the video games

In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond and Pearl, Metagross can be obtained by evolution from Metang at level 45. In Pokémon Colosseum, it can be snagged as a Shadow Pokémon from Nascour, the head of Team Cipher at the Realgam Tower Colosseum. It is not available in Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen or XD.

Metagross' base stats for attack and defense are very high, and its special attack and defense stats are very good as well. Its worst attribute is its speed, due to its weight, but it is still significantly faster than other large Pokémon. Metagross's Steel/Psychic dual-type combination gives it a wide array of resistances and few weaknesses (only fire and ground) and it allows it to use both physical and elemental attacks effectively, making it a popular and rather overused Pokémon by players.

Metagross learns many powerful attacks, including Meteor Mash, Psychic and Earthquake, the latter of which can cover its weakness against Fire-type Pokémon. It also learns Agility naturally, which can help increase its low speed stat. This is a good attack for Metagross to have because it can attack first and deal huge amounts of damage. Metagross is liked by a lot of competitive players because it is one of the few Pokémon that an unexperienced trainer would actually use Agility on. Aside from Agility, its wide physical movepool includes the previously mentioned Earthquake and Meteor Mash, Rock Slide, Sludge Bomb, Brick Break, Aerial Ace, Body Slam, Shadow Ball and the powerful Explosion, which allow it to use the item Choice Band very effectively. With the defense to last a hit and pound the opposition hard, Metagross is a very useful pokémon. Also useful is the fact that it can breed with Ditto, producing more Beldum to train and evolve.

[edit] In the anime

Metagross has had several appearances in the anime thus far. Its first appearance is in the seventh Pokémon movie, Destiny Deoxys, where it belongs to Rebecca of LaRousse City. Metagross is among the Pokémon who attempt to ward off the swarm of Deoxys clones while Ash and Company try to escape underground. Later, Metagross and the other Pokémon use their attacks to power hydroelectric generators in order to restore power to the blacked-out city.

A second Metagross belongs to the boy Tyson, a trainer who battles Ash in the Hoenn League competition, defeating him in his second match (not counting the preliminaries), going on to win the entire League. Also, Anabel, a Frontier Brain, has a very powerful Metagross, featured in both her matches with Ash.

[edit] In the Trading Card Game

Metagross ex fromEX Power Keepers
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Metagross ex from
EX Power Keepers

There are currently six Metagross cards available outside of Japan:

  • EX Hidden Legends, as Metagross, a Psychic/Metal dual-type holographic card (#11)
  • EX Hidden Legends, as Metagross ex, a Metal-type Pokémon-ex card (#95)
  • POP Series 1, as Metagross, a Metal-type rare card (#2)
  • EX Deoxys, as Metagross, a Psychic-type holographic card (#11)
  • EX Delta Species, as Metagross δ, a Lightning/Metal dual-type holographic card (#11)
  • EX Delta Species, as Metagross "star", a Metal-type Pokémon-* card (#113)

One Metagross card is currently unreleased in North America and Europe:

Due to its types, Metagross has a mix of different weaknesses and resistances mostly due to its mix of card types. Its weaknesses can be Fire, Fighting (Ground-type) and Psychic (Ghost-type). Its resistances can be Grass and Psychic (Poison-type). For its weight, Metagross can have a fairly low retreat cost of two or three, but both Metagross ex have a retreat cost of four.

[edit] References

Notes
  1. ^ Pokemon Franchise Approaches 150 Million Games Sold. PR Newswire. Retrieved on 2006-02-28.
  2. ^ Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire Review (page 1) Ign.com. URL Accessed June 1, 2006.
Publications
  • Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
  • Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
  • Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

[edit] External links

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