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Metal Sound (move)

Metal Sound
きんぞくおん Metal Sound
Metal Sound IX.png
Metal Sound IX 2.png
Type  Steel
Category  Status
PP  40 (max. 64)
Power  —
Accuracy  85%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Smart
Appeal  1 ♥
Jam  3 ♥♥♥
Badly startles those that have made appeals.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Lowers the Voltage of all Judges by one each.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  1 ♥
Jamming  3 ♥♥♥
Badly startles all of the Pokémon to act before the user.

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 stat by two stages. Pokémon with the Ability Soundproof are not affected by this move.

Metal Sound will become a Water-type move when used by a Pokémon with the Ability Liquid Voice. If the user is affected by Throat Chop, it will be unable to use this move for two turns.

If the user is holding a Throat Spray, the item will be consumed and the user's Special Attack stat will raise by one stage.

Metal Sound can be used as the first move of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing Metal Claw to score double the normal appeal if used in the next turn.

If powered up by a Steelium Z into Z-Metal Sound, the user's Special Attack stat rises by one stage, and can be used regardless of whether the user is affected by Throat Chop or not.

Description

Games Description
RSEColo.XD Emits a horrible screech that sharply lowers Sp. Def.
FRLG A horrible metallic screech is used to sharply lower the foe's Sp. Def.
DPPtHGSSPBR A horrible sound like scraping metal is emitted to sharply reduce the foe's Sp. Def stat.
BWB2W2 A horrible sound like scraping metal harshly reduces the target's Sp. Def stat.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
SV 		A horrible sound like scraping metal harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
052   Meowth
Galarian Form 		  Field Field 40 40
081   Magnemite
  
  		Mineral Mineral 1 1 1BW
29B2W2 		29XY
25ORAS 		25 40SwShBDSP 40
082   Magneton
  
  		Mineral Mineral 1 1 1BW
29B2W2 		29XY
25ORAS 		25 46SwShBDSP 46
140   Kabuto
  
  		Water 1 Water 3 43 41 41 41 41 55
141   Kabutops
  
  		Water 1 Water 3 46 45 45 45 45 63
227   Skarmory
  
  		Flying Flying 45 33DP
31PtHGSS 		31 31XY
42ORAS 		42 40
304   Aron
  
  		Monster Monster 39 36 36BW
32B2W2 		32XY
31ORAS 		31 33
305   Lairon
  
  		Monster Monster 45 40 40BW
34B2W2 		34XY
31ORAS 		31 35
306   Aggron
  
  		Monster Monster 50 40 40BW
34B2W2 		34XY
31ORAS 		31 35
410   Shieldon
  
  		Monster Monster 10 10 10 10 10BDSP
411   Bastiodon
  
  		Monster Monster 1, 10 1, 10 1, 10 1, 10 1, 10BDSP
413   Wormadam
Trash Cloak 		 
  		Bug Bug 29 29 29 29 29BDSP
436   Bronzor
  
  		Mineral Mineral 31B2W2 31 31 40SwShBDSP 40
437   Bronzong
  
  		Mineral Mineral 31B2W2 31 31 44SwShBDSP 44
448   Lucario
  
  		Field Human-Like 24 24 24 24 28SwShBDSP 28
462   Magnezone
  
  		Mineral Mineral 1 1BW
29B2W2 		29XY
25ORAS 		25 46SwShBDSP 46
485   Heatran
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 25 25 25 25 48SwShBDSP 48
599   Klink
   Mineral Mineral 45 45 45 16
600   Klang
   Mineral Mineral 48 48 48 16
601   Klinklang
   Mineral Mineral 48 48 48 16
618   Stunfisk
Galarian Form 		 
  		Water 1 Amorphous 20
624   Pawniard
  
  		Human-Like Human-Like 38 38 38 30 30
625   Bisharp
  
  		Human-Like Human-Like 38 38 38 30 30
632   Durant
  
  		Bug Bug 66 1, 66 1, 56 40
649   Genesect
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 33 33 33 35
679   Honedge
  
  		Mineral Mineral 8 8 16
680   Doublade
  
  		Mineral Mineral 8 8 16
681   Aegislash
  
  		Mineral Mineral 1
707   Klefki
  
  		Mineral Mineral 12 12 20 20
772   Type: Null
   No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 45 20
773   Silvally
   No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 45 20
781   Dhelmise
  
  		Mineral Mineral 18 48
791   Solgaleo
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 13 14
797   Celesteela
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 23 45
823   Corviknight
  
  		Flying Flying 1 1
863   Perrserker
   Field Field 48 48
884   Duraludon
  
  		Mineral Dragon 18
983   Kingambit
  
  		Human-Like Human-Like 30
989   Sandy Shocks
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 49
994   Iron Moth
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 63
100   Gholdengo
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 28
100   Miraidon
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 63
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups 		Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
050   Diglett
Alolan Form 		 
  		Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔
100   Voltorb
   Mineral Mineral ✔
529   Drilbur
   Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
679   Honedge
  
  		Mineral Mineral ✔ ✔
848   Toxel
  
  		Human-Like Human-Like ✔ ✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Special move

Generation III

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
145   Zapdos
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Purified Shadow PokémonXD
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
529   Drilbur
   Field Field Dream World - Icy Cave
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team, Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Metal Sound is a move with 17 PP and 100% accuracy. The user targets enemy in front of them, cutting corners, and lowers their Sp. Def by three stages. This move is affected by Magic Coat and Taunt.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

In Pokémon Rumble Rush, all status moves including Metal Sound could only be used by opposing Pokémon and could not be obtained on any caught Pokémon. Metal Sound could be seen as a move used by Boss Magnemite.

  Metal Sound
Charge time 1.96 seconds
Range type Circular (self)
Target Enemy
Additional effect Lowers the foe's Defense

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Status 2 — — — 100% An opponent — Lowers the target’s Sp. Def by two stat ranks. Sygna Suit Hilbert & Genesect (Direct link)

Description

Games Description
MDRB Reduces the target's Special Defense by three levels.
MDTDS Reduces the target's Special Defense by 3 levels.
BSL てきポケモンの とくぼうを ３だんかいさげる
MDGtI It sharply lowers the enemy's Special Defense.
SMD
MDRTDX 		It sharply lowers the enemy's Sp. Def.


In the anime

       
Magneton Aggron Bisharp Mega Lucario
The user emits a horrible sound like scraping metal to make the target more vulnerable to special attacks.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Aggron The two horns on Aggron's horns start to glow white and vibrate, causing a loud ringing sound to be released. The horns then release light blue sound waves from them at the opponent, making them more vulnerable to special attacks. Any Pokémon nearby also hear a loud ringing sound.
Paul's Aggron Familiarity Breeds Strategy! Debut
  Bisharp Bisharp's arm blades become metallic before rubbing its arms together to send silver-colored sound waves at the opponent, forcing them to hold their ears in pain; or, Bisharp extends its arms outwards, then slams its arms together, and silver-colored sound waves spread out towards the opponent, who finds the sound to be unbearable.
Georgia's Bisharp Search for the Clubultimate! None
Bryony's Bisharp Meeting at Terminus Cave! None
  Magneton Magneton's body glows light blue and it emits silver-colored sound waves that spread out towards the opponent, forcing the opponent to hold their ears in pain.
Clemont's Magneton Clemont's Got a Secret! None
  Lucario Lucario puts the spikes on its paws together, causing white sound waves accompanied by a sound like scraping metal to emit from the tips and spread towards the target, making them cover their ears in pain. Lucario also growls in unison with the ringing.
Korrina's Lucario The Cave of Trials! None
  Lucario Mega Lucario puts the spikes on its paws together, causing white sound waves accompanied by a high-pitched buzzing sound to emit from the tips and spread towards the target, making them cover their ears in pain.
Korrina's Lucario Showdown at the Shalour Gym! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

       
Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI
 
  		 
 
Generation VII Generation VIII

Side series games

     
Colosseum XD Battle Revolution

Spin-off series games

     
MD: Red and Blue MD: GTI SMD

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 金屬音 Gāmsuhk Yām
Mandarin 金屬音 / 金属音 Jīnshǔ Yīn
  Czech Kovový zvuk
  Dutch Metaalklank
  French Strido-Son
  German Metallsound
  Greek Μεταλλικός Ήχος
  Indonesian Besi Berderit
  Italian Ferrostrido
  Korean 금속음 Geumsok Eum
  Polish Dźwięk Metalu
Portuguese   Brazil Som de Metal (Pokémon the Series: XY-present, TCG, manga)
Som Metálico
  Portugal Som Metálico
  Russian Звук металла Zvuk metalla
  Serbian Metalni Zvuk
Spanish   Latin America Eco Metálico (DP186)
Sonido Metálico (BW071)
  Spain Eco Metálico
  Vietnamese Âm Thanh Kim Loại



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


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