Metal Sound (move)

Metal Sound きんぞくおん Metal Sound

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Battles Type  Steel Category  Status PP  40 (max. 64) Power  — Accuracy  85% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock Is a sound-based move

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Badly startles those that have made appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Lowers the Voltage of all Judges by one each.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Metal Sound (Japanese: きんぞくおん Metal Sound) is a non-damaging Steel-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

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

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

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

Description

Games Description RSE Emits a horrible screech that sharply lowers Sp. Def. FRLG A horrible metallic screech is used to sharply lower the foe’s Sp. Def. A horrible sound like scraping metal is emitted to sharply reduce the foe’s Sp. Def stat. A horrible sound like scraping metal harshly reduces the target's Sp. Def stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
081		Magnemite	Electric	Steel	--			--				--	29	'
082		Magneton	Electric	Steel	--			--				--	29	'
140		Kabuto	Rock	Water	43			41				41			'
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	45			45				45			'
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying	45			33		31	31			'
304		Aron	Steel	Rock	39			36				36	32	'
305		Lairon	Steel	Rock	45			40				40	34	'
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock	50			40				40	34	'
410		Shieldon	Steel	Rock				10				10			'
411		Bastiodon	Steel	Rock				--,10				--,10			'
413		Wormadam	Bug	Steel				29				29			'
436		Bronzor	Steel	Psychic									31	'
437		Bronzong	Steel	Psychic									31	'
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel				24				24			'
462		Magnezone	Electric	Steel				--				--	29	'
485		Heatran	Fire	Steel				25				25			'
599		Klink	Steel		Steel								45			'
600		Klang	Steel		Steel								48			'
601		Klinklang	Steel		Steel								48			'
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel								38			'
625		Bisharp	Dark	Steel								38			'
632		Durant	Bug	Steel								66			'
649		Genesect	Bug	Steel								33			'
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
529		Drilbur	Ground		Ground
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying Purified in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0529 Drilbur Ground Dream World - Icy Cave Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Aggron Bisharp
A part of the user's body glows white and it emits a sound with blue waves which lowers the foe's special defense stat.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	The two horns on Aggron's head starts to glow white and they move back and forth quickly, causing a loud ringing sound to be released. The horns then release light blue soundwaves from them at the opponent, lowering their special defense. Any Pokémon that hears the sound gets a loud ringing sound that echoes in their ears as well.
Paul's Aggron	Familiarity Breeds Strategy!		Debut
	Bisharp rubs its arms together and silver colored sound waves spread out and when it hits the opponent, the opponent finds the sound unbearable.
Georgia's Bisharp	Search for the Clubultimate!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Skarmory
The user releases a horrible sound from a part of its body, causing the opponent to hold their ears in pain.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Skarmory opens its wings and releases a horrible sound from both of them, causing the opponent to hold their ears in pain.
Winona's Skarmory	VS. Vibrava		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 金屬音 Jīn​shǔ​ Yīn​ French Strido-Son German Metallsound Greek Μεταλλικός Ήχος Indonesian Besi Berderit Italian Ferrostrido Korean 금속음 Geumsok Eum Polish Dźwięk Metalu Portuguese Brazil Som do Metal Portugal Som Metálico Serbian Metalni Zvuk Spanish Eco Metálico

Variations of the move Screech
Screech • Metal Sound Formerly a variation Cotton Spore

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