Gen 5 Metagross GP 1/1

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Metagross has a very small niche in BW OU as the only Steel-type that learns Pursuit, Stealth Rock, and Explosion, which makes it a fringe option on hyper offense teams that would like to compress a way to remove Latios and a Stealth Rock setter that maintains momentum into one teamslot. However, it's often not worth using due to the existence of better offensive Stealth Rock setters like Garchomp, Jirachi, and Landorus-T, as they are faster and have much better matchups against the majority of the metagame. It's also outclassed by other Steel-types, including Ferrothorn, Excadrill, Jirachi, Heatran, and Skarmory, in every other role as a result of their better defensive profiles, letting them more consistently check many of the metagame's offensive threats, and superior support movepools, letting them more easily set up or even remove entry hazards.

[SET]
name: Stealth Rock
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Pursuit
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Explosion
item: Custap Berry
ability: Clear Body
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 96 Atk / 160 SpD

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[OVERVIEW]
Metagross holds has a very small niche in BW OU as the only Steel-type the that learns Pursuit, Stealth Rock, and Explosion, which makes it a fringe option on hyper offense teams that would like a way to remove Latios that can also compress the role of Stealth Rock setter that maintains momentum for its team to compress a way to remove Latios and a Stealth Rock setter that maintains momentum into one teamslot. However, it's often not worth using due to its capabilities not being needed on the majority of hyper offense teams a result of the existence of better offensive Stealth Rock setters like Garchomp, Jirachi, and Landorus-T, (add comma) being as they are faster and having have much better matchups against the majority of the metagame. It's also outclassed by the other Steel-types, including Ferrothorn, Excadrill, Jirachi, Heatran, and Skarmory, in every other role as a result of their better defensive profiles, (add comma) letting them better more consistently check most of the metagame many of the metagame's offensive threats, (add comma) and better superior support movepools that let them also easily set up, (add comma) letting them more easily set up or even remove entry hazards.

[SET]
name: Stealth Rock
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Pursuit
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Explosion
item: Custap Berry
ability: Clear Body
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 96 Atk / 160 SpD

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Ophion, 433215]]
- Quality checked by: [[name, id]] Fill this out!
- Grammar checked by: [[dex, 277988]]

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