In Crippling Medical Debt: First found in Route 111 (Rock Smash, Lv 35-42). The game's documentation doesn't give its type or base stats. 6 of its 13 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon Emerald, including Bullet Punch and Hone Claws.
Level-up moves 13
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat | Pow | Acc | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bullet Punch | — | — | |||
| 1 | Hone Claws | — | — | |||
| 1 | Tackle | — | — | |||
| 6 | Zen Headbutt | — | — | |||
| 12 | Magnet Rise | — | — | |||
| 18 | Flash Cannon | — | — | |||
| 26 | Take Down | — | — | |||
| 34 | Psychic | — | — | |||
| 42 | Scary Face | — | — | |||
| 50 | Meteor Mash | — | — | |||
| 58 | Iron Defense | — | — | |||
| 66 | Agility | — | — | |||
| 74 | Hyper Beam | — | — |
* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game
TMs & HMs 37
| # | Move · where to get it | Type | Pow |
|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Focus Punch Fortree City Decoration Shop | — | |
| TM06 | Toxic Lavaridge Town Gym | — | |
| TM10 | Hidden Power Slateport City | — | |
| TM11 | Sunny Day Rustboro City | — | |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam Lilycove City Department Store 4F | — | |
| TM16 | Light Screen Lilycove City Department Store 4F | — | |
| TM17 | Protect Fortree City Decoration Shop | — | |
| TM18 | Rain Dance Route 118 | — | |
| TM21 | Frustration Rustboro City Dorm 1F | — | |
| TM26 | Earthquake Route 105 Cave | — | |
| TM27 | Return Rustboro City Dorm 1F | — | |
| TM29 | Psychic Forest Drive Ranger HQ | — | |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball Forest Drive Ranger HQ | — | |
| TM31 | Brick Break Granite Cave Back Room | — | |
| TM32 | Double Team Lilycove City Department Store 4F | — | |
| TM33 | Reflect Lilycove City Department Store 4F | — | |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb Mossdeep City | — | |
| TM37 | Sandstorm Mossdeep City House | — | |
| TM39 | Rock Tomb Dewford Town Gym | — | |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace Forest Drive Ranger HQ | — | |
| TM42 | Facade Forest Drive Ranger HQ | — | |
| TM43 | Secret Power Route 111; Slateport City | — | |
| TM44 | Rest Mossdeep City Gym | — | |
| TM51 | Swagger Petalburg City Gym | — | |
| TM52 | Dynamic Punch Dewford Town | — | |
| TM54 | Stealth Rock Route 102 | — | |
| TM55 | Grass Knot Dewford Town Gym | — | |
| TM57 | Lucky Chant Dewford Town Hall | — | |
| TM59 | Icy Wind Granite Cave Ice Room | — | |
| TM60 | Psyshock Mauville City Gym | — | |
| TM61 | Iron Head Lavaridge Town House | — | |
| TM70 | Metronome Underwater Route 118 Cave | — | |
| TM71 | Rock Polish Underwater Route 112 | — | |
| HM01 | Cut Rival Battle | — | |
| HM04 | Strength Pacifitree Tunnel | — | |
| HM05 | Flash Slateport City | — | |
| HM06 | Rock Smash Rival Battle | — |
Where to find Metang
| Area | Method | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Route 111 | Rock Smash | 35-42 | 5% rare |
Other changes in this game
- Evolves into Metagross at Level 45
- Tutor moves: Agility, Ally Switch, Body Slam, Bulldoze, Confide, Cosmic Power, Defense Curl, Double-Edge, Endure, Expanding Force, Explosion, Flash Cannon, Fury Cutter, Future Sight, Giga Impact, Gravity, Gyro Ball, Hard Press, Headbutt, Heavy Slam, Hone Claws, Ice Punch, Iron Defense, Magnet Rise, Metal Claw, Meteor Beam, Mud-Slap, Power-Up Punch, Psych Up, Psychic Noise, Psycho Cut, Rock Slide, Rollout, Round, Scary Face, Selfdestruct, Signal Beam, Sleep Talk, Snore, Steel Beam, Steel Roller, Swift, Take Down, Telekinesis, ThunderPunch, Trailblaze, Trick, Zen Headbutt
- Learned the moment it evolves: Confusion, Metal Claw