Shadow Metang Weaknesses and Strengths

Shadow Metang 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 Metang in Pokemon GO

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

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
Metal Claw	Psychic	52.28	309.64
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	51.66	299.15
Metal Claw	Psyshock	42.60	283.06
Metal Claw	Return	63.71	277.27
Metal Claw	Gyro Ball	42.80	273.70
Zen Headbutt	Psyshock	41.98	272.24
Zen Headbutt	Return	63.09	263.22
Zen Headbutt	Gyro Ball	42.18	261.05
Metal Claw	Frustration	18.71	145.60
Zen Headbutt	Frustration	18.09	142.47

All Moves for Shadow Metang

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

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Psychic	Charged	90	32.14	2800ms	-50
Gyro Ball	Charged	80	29.09	3300ms	-50
Psyshock	Charged	65	24.07	2700ms	-33
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Zen Headbutt	Quick	12	10.91	1100ms	10
Metal Claw	Quick	8	13.71	700ms	7

Shadow Metang Evolution

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

Best Shadow Metang Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Shadow Metang 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 Metang in a raid.

Other Shadow Metang Forms