Steven's Metagross
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Steven's Metagross (Japanese: ダイゴのメタグロス Daigo's Metagross) is a Pokémon owned by Steven Stone in the games, anime, and manga.
In the games
Steven owns a Metagross in every game he appears in, except for Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, as he doesn't battle the player and it was only mentioned in one of Steven's quotes. In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, it gains the ability to Mega Evolve. It also appears as a Shiny Mega Pokémon in the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Special Demo Version to promote the Shiny Metagrossite Beldum that launched at the full version's release.
Pokémon Game Show Pokémon
Metagross was distributed at Japan's Pokémon Game Show from August 17 to 18, 2013 as one of the Champion's Pokémon that appeared throughout all main series games released prior to Generation VI. Their level and moveset are based on the main series games they first appeared in. It has IVs of 30 for all stats.
The Trainer ID number is based on the game's release date in Japan, November 21, 2002.
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 メタグロス
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Dex No. | 0376 | Serious nature. | Ground | Earthquake | 
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| Lv. 58 | Type | Normal | Hyper Beam | ||||||||||
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Steel | Psychic | Pokémon League | Psychic | Psychic | ||||||||
| OT | ダイゴ | Apparently had a | Steel | Meteor Mash | |||||||||
| ID No. | 11212 | fateful encounter at | This Pokémon was available in Japan from August 17 to 18, 2013. | ||||||||||
| Item | Ability | Lv. 58. | |||||||||||
 Sitrus Berry
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| The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date on the DS when the Wonder Card is received. | |||||||||||||
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In the anime
In the main series
History
Metagross made its appearance in Mega Evolution Special II as a Shiny Pokémon capable of Mega Evolution.
Metagross first appeared when Steven sent it out and Mega Evolved it in a battle against Alain's Charizard. It was shown being extremely strong in both offense and defense, dealing heavy blows on Alain's Mega Charizard X and being able to withstand even a strong Blast Burn with little effort. Before the battle could be finished, however, it was interrupted by Lysandre and his Pyroar using Flamethrower.
Steven later sent out and Mega Evolved his Metagross while facing Mega Rayquaza. When Alain's Mega Charizard X was struck by Rayquaza's Dragon Ascent, Metagross tried to grab it, but was knocked away by Rayquaza. It was then forced to take evasive action to avoid Rayquaza's Draco Meteor.
It reappeared in Mega Evolution Special III. It used Flash Cannon to protect Alain's Mega Charizard X from Primal Kyogre's attack, whilst Charizard battled Primal Groudon. It continued to battle against Kyogre and fought well but was almost defeated. It later protected Mairin from its attacks whilst she was getting Alain to safety after he was knocked out by Primal Groudon. They were later stopped by Mega Rayquaza and reverted to their normal forms.
It made a main series debut in a flashback in Rivals: Today and Tomorrow! and another flashback in XY133, alongside its Trainer.
Steven and his Metagross will appear together in XY134 to fight against Team Flare.
Personality and characteristics
During its battle with Alain's Charizard, Metagross was shown to not only withstand powerful attacks, including ones that are super-effective, such as Blast Burn, but deal large amounts of damage as well with powerful Steel-type attacks, such as Flash Cannon and Meteor Mash. As shown in Mega Evolution Special III it can be friendly, such as protecting Mairin with Protect voluntarily and fistbumping Chespie after the battle.
Moves used
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In the Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer
Steven's Metagross appeared in the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer, where it was seen in it Mega Evolved form during a battle against Brendan's Sceptile.
Moves used
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
History
Metagross is Steven's first known Pokémon. It debuted in Blowing Past Nosepass II alongside its Trainer. Metagross was first used in battle inside of the Granite Cave, where Steven used it to battle a group of wild Mawile that were attacking Ruby. Metagross defeated the Mawile by surprising them with an attack from underground.
Later, Metagross was used to save Wallace from a rampaging Tabitha under the influence of the Blue Orbs power. Steven and Metagross stalled Tabitha so that Wallace can head off to Sootopolis City. Once Tabitha had been defeated, Steven and Metagross went to Sootopolis, where Groudon and Kyogre were having their climactic battle. With the help of Sapphire and a blind boy, Steven unlocked the seals containing Regirock, Regice, and Registeel. Steven would use these three Pokémon to help contain the power that Groudon and Kyogre released during their fight while Ruby and Sapphire trained on Mirage Island to prepare for their final battle.
After Groudon and Kyogre are defeated and return to their slumber, Steven dies from the strain of controlling three Legendary Pokémon at once. Wallace borrowed Metagross to transport himself to Sootopolis so that he can help combat Archie and Maxie for the final battle. Metagross was returned to its Trainer after Steven was revived with Ruby's Celebi's powers.
In the Platinum arc, Metagross was seen with Steven as he sold the Villa he was staying in while searching for rare stones in the Sinnoh region. Once he finished, the two flew back to Hoenn.
Metagross returned with Steven in the Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc. In PAORAS06, it is revealed that with Steven's Mega Stickpin and its Metagrossite, Metagross can Mega Evolve into Mega Metagross. It first Mega Evolved to battle a mysterious Pokémon that attacked Emerald on the Sea Mauville. It Mega Evolved again to battle Zinnia and her army of former Team Magma and Aqua Grunts. As the battle goes on, Metagross quickly exhausts itself and loses the energy to battle. Steven reveals that Metagross also donated its life energy to the dimensional shifter, but the energy drain left it much weaker than normal and it cannot stay Mega Evolved for a long period of time. Steven states he attempted to try various means to bring Metagross back to full strength, but none of them worked.
Personality and characteristics
Metagross's magnetism allows it to float in the air, and as such, Steven has been mainly relied on it as a method of flight transportation. It has also shown to be an extremely strong battler, defeating a group of wild Pokémon at once without any sort of trouble.
During the Groudon and Kyogre arc, Metagross allowed Wallace to ride on it after Steven was killed by the strain of controlling the Legendary golems.
Moves used
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Trivia
- Interestingly, in the anime, Metagross doesn't sparkle like other Shiny Pokémon when exiting its Poké Ball.
Related articles
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Metagross.
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