**To use Metagross effectively in the current VGC format, leverage its Steel/Psychic type typing and build around its top-performing movesets.** Metagross appears as a prominent choice in the current Pokémon Champions format, with usage data pulled from competitive teams, tournament results and Showdown-ready pastes tracked by MetaVGC. This page brings together its most common moveset, nature, ability, item, teammates and type weaknesses so you can judge where Metagross fits in a VGC team.

The most common build highlights Clear Body, Silk Scarf and Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32. Its frequent moves include Protect, Psychic Fangs, Explosion, Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash, and Iron Head. Treat those choices as a data-backed starting point: they show what players are bringing, while EV spreads, Tera Type and the final move slot should still respond to your expected matchups.

Defensively, Metagross has important weaknesses to dark 2x, fire 2x, ghost 2x, ground 2x. That matters during teambuilding because a strong composition needs ways to cover those attacks without giving up offensive pressure. Partners such as Whimsicott, Farigiraf, Sinistcha, Pinsir-Mega, and Tauros-Paldea-Aqua appear often because they can add positioning, type coverage, speed control or safer switches into common checks.

MetaVGC tracks recent teams using Metagross. Open the Metagross teams page to compare complete structures, copy Showdown pastes and see how players combine Metagross with other Pokémon in the active format.