Metal Sound (move)

Move data

Type Steel
Category Status  Status
Power
Accuracy 85
PP 40  (max. 64)
Makes contact? No
Introduced Generation 3

Machine/Record

Scarlet​/​Violet TM223

Effects

Metal Sound lowers the target's Special Defense by two stages.

Stats can be lowered to a minimum of -6 stages each.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Steelium Z and uses its Z-Power, Metal Sound turns into Z-Metal Sound and raises Special Attack one stage, in addition to its usual effect as above.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Metal Sound
Japanese きんぞくおん (Kinzoku On)
German Metallsound
French Strido-Son
Italian Ferrostrido
Spanish Eco Metálico
Korean 금속음
Chinese (Simplified) 金属音
Chinese (Traditional) 金屬音

Game descriptions

Ruby​/​Sapphire
Emerald
Emits a horrible screech that sharply lowers SP. DEF.
FireRed​/​LeafGreen A horrible metallic screech is used to sharply lower the foe’s SP. DEF.
Diamond​/​Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold​/​SoulSilver
A horrible sound like scraping metal is emitted to sharply reduce the foe’s Sp. Def stat.
Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
A horrible sound like scraping metal harshly reduces the target’s Sp. Def stat.
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
A horrible sound like scraping metal harshly lowers the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
A horrible sound like scraping metal harshly lowers the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
A horrible sound like scraping metal harshly lowers the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Scarlet​/​Violet A horrible sound like scraping metal harshly lowers the target’s Sp. Def stat.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Metal Sound at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Galarian Meowth Meowth
Galarian Meowth
#0052 / Steel
Level 40
Magnemite Magnemite
#0081 / Electric · Steel
Level 40
Magneton Magneton
#0082 / Electric · Steel
Level 46
Skarmory Skarmory
#0227 / Steel · Flying
Level 40
Shieldon Shieldon
#0410 / Rock · Steel
Level 10
Bastiodon Bastiodon
#0411 / Rock · Steel
Level 1
Bronzor Bronzor
#0436 / Steel · Psychic
Level 40
Bronzong Bronzong
#0437 / Steel · Psychic
Level 44
Lucario Lucario
#0448 / Fighting · Steel
Level 28
Magnezone Magnezone
#0462 / Electric · Steel
Level 46
Heatran Heatran
#0485 / Fire · Steel
Level 48
Pawniard Pawniard
#0624 / Dark · Steel
Level 30
Bisharp Bisharp
#0625 / Dark · Steel
Level 30
Klefki Klefki
#0707 / Steel · Fairy
Level 20
Solgaleo Solgaleo
#0791 / Psychic · Steel
Level 14
Corviknight Corviknight
#0823 / Flying · Steel
Level 1
Perrserker Perrserker
#0863 / Steel
Level 48
Duraludon Duraludon
#0884 / Steel · Dragon
Level 18
Kingambit Kingambit
#0983 / Dark · Steel
Level 30
Sandy Shocks Sandy Shocks
#0989 / Electric · Ground
Level 49
Iron Moth Iron Moth
#0994 / Fire · Poison
Level 63
Gholdengo Gholdengo
#1000 / Steel · Ghost
Level 28
Miraidon Miraidon
#1008 / Electric · Dragon
Level 63
Archaludon Archaludon
#1018 / Steel · Dragon
Level 18

Learnt by TM

Skarmory Skarmory
#0227 / Steel · Flying
Elekid Elekid
#0239 / Electric
Registeel Registeel
#0379 / Steel
Shieldon Shieldon
#0410 / Rock · Steel
Bastiodon Bastiodon
#0411 / Rock · Steel
Drilbur Drilbur
#0529 / Ground
Excadrill Excadrill
#0530 / Ground · Steel
Cobalion Cobalion
#0638 / Steel · Fighting
Solgaleo Solgaleo
#0791 / Psychic · Steel
Duraludon Duraludon
#0884 / Steel · Dragon
Archaludon Archaludon
#1018 / Steel · Dragon

Learnt by breeding

These Pokémon can learn Metal Sound as an egg move. Their breeding groups are also shown for reference.

Alolan Diglett Diglett
Alolan Diglett
#0050 / Ground · Steel
Field
Alolan Dugtrio Dugtrio
Alolan Dugtrio
#0051 / Ground · Steel
Field
Toxtricity (Amped Form) Toxtricity
Amped Form
#0849 / Electric · Poison
Human-Like
Toxtricity (Low Key Form) Toxtricity
Low Key Form
#0849 / Electric · Poison
Human-Like