Best Metagross counters

The best Metagross counters in Pokémon GO are Primal Groudon, Mega Y Charizard, Mega Blaziken, Mega Tyranitar, Mega Gengar, Mega Garchomp, and Shadow Tyranitar. These Pokémon perform best with the moves outlined below. We suggest a minimum group size of 1 - 3 Trainers to defeat Metagross in a 3-Star Raid.

Simulation settings

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Primal Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

Mega Y Charizard

Fire Spin / Blast Burn

Mega Blaziken

Fire Spin / Blast Burn

Mega Tyranitar

Bite / Brutal Swing

Mega Gengar

Lick / Shadow Ball

Mega Garchomp

Mud Shot / Earth Power

Shadow Tyranitar

Bite / Brutal Swing

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	33.06	961.6	3	113s	65.3
2.	Mega Y Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	32.19	801.3	4	117s	61.6
3.	Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	35.14	494.2	7	110s	59.9
4.	Mega Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	31.57	738.1	4	119s	59.7
5.	Mega Gengar	Lick *	Shadow Ball	36.07	419.6	8	109s	59.1
6.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	30.22	744.8	4	124s	57.7
7.	Shadow Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	33.16	500.0	7	116s	57.3
8.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	31.18	571.9	6	122s	56.1
9.	Shadow Chandelure	Fire Spin	Shadow Ball	33.39	419.8	8	117s	55.6
10.	Mega Banette	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	32.26	413.3	8	121s	53.9
11.	Shadow Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	30.76	492.0	7	125s	53.8
12.	Reshiram	Fire Fang	Fusion Flare *	28.47	630.7	5	133s	53.2
13.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	29.38	535.1	6	130s	52.8
14.	Shadow Gengar	Lick *	Shadow Ball	34.94	262.2	13	117s	52.4
15.	Shadow Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	32.88	331.2	10	121s	52.4
16.	Standard Mode Shadow Darmanitan	Fire Fang	Overheat	31.66	384.0	9	124s	52.4
17.	Shadow Moltres	Fire Spin	Overheat	28.49	571.5	6	133s	52.2
18.	Mega X Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	28.29	577.3	6	134s	52.0
19.	Mega Houndoom	Fire Fang	Foul Play	27.34	625.2	5	138s	51.4
20.	Apex Shadow Ho-Oh	Incinerate	Sacred Fire+	26.38	713.2	5	142s	51.4
21.	Shadow Entei	Fire Fang	Overheat	28.22	524.9	6	135s	50.9
22.	Shadow Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	28.47	496.7	7	134s	50.7
23.	Shadow Cursola	Hex	Shadow Ball	30.63	354.1	10	128s	50.2
24.	Therian Forme Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm *	27.35	538.4	6	139s	49.9
25.	Mega Gyarados	Bite	Crunch	23.78	923.6	3	156s	49.8
26.	Hydreigon	Bite	Brutal Swing *	26.43	611.6	5	143s	49.8
27.	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball *	27.50	483.3	7	139s	49.0
28.	Shadow Ho-Oh	Incinerate	Sacred Fire *	24.98	675.3	5	150s	48.6
29.	Heatran	Fire Spin	Magma Storm *	25.50	621.1	5	147s	48.6
30.	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	26.03	569.2	6	145s	48.5

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Group size

You need at least 1 Trainers to defeat a Metagross in a 3-Star Raid.

Minimum group size: 1 Trainers
Optimal group size: 2 - 3 Trainers
Very easy with: 4+ Trainers

Metagross CP range from Raids

Metagross can be caught with the following Combat Power after being defeated in Raids:

From 2078 CP to 2166 CP, with no weather boost
From 2598 CP to 2708 CP with Snow and Windy weather boost

Metagross weaknesses

Metagross type chart

When fighting Metagross, keep in mind the that Steel and Psychic-type Pokémon are weak to Dark, Fire, Ghost, and Ground-type moves. They take reduced damage from Dragon, Fairy, Flying, Grass, Ice, Normal, Rock, Steel, Poison, and Psychic-type moves.

Weaknesses

Dark	160.0%
Fire	160.0%
Ghost	160.0%
Ground	160.0%

Resistances

Poison	39.1%
Psychic	39.1%
Dragon	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%
Flying	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Ice	62.5%
Normal	62.5%
Rock	62.5%
Steel	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Metagross

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Fire	134.0%	Sunny
Ground	84.0%	Sunny
Ghost	84.0%	Fog
Dark	76.0%	Fog
Fighting	6.0%	Cloudy
Electric	6.0%	Rain
Psychic	4.0%	Windy
Water	4.0%	Rain
Normal	2.0%	Partly Cloudy

About our ranking methodology

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Metagross in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Metagross down quickly with high DPS, or the tankiest counters that can withstand its attacks, our guide has something for every trainer.

This guide displays a list of best Metagross counters in Pokémon GO with their Fast Attacks, Charged Attacks, DPS (damage per second), TDO (total damage output), faints, TTW (time to win), and score. The list is sorted by the score, which is calculated based on the DPS and TDO. Each Pokemon's move type is indicated by an icon beside the move name.

When calculating the best counters for any Pokémon, our simulator takes into account various factors, such as the defender's typing and average DPS against each attacker, the weather's influence, energy left over from using charge attacks, Shadow Pokémon attack and defense stat changes, and more. During the initial phase of simulations, we calculate DPS and TDO for each attacker that is currently available in the game, and then we continue to rank them.

We use a ranking method developed by a Reddit user named /u/Elastic_Space, which is described in detail in this Reddit post. It is a fairly complicated, but very well thought-out mathematical model for predicting simulation results without actually running the simulations. It also correlates with field data almost too well not to be used. Reddit

Our Time to Win (TTW) and Faint numbers are also estimated, and should be taken with a grain of salt. Since we do not account for factors like Friendship and Mega damage boost, they will differ from actual experience in the field.