How to Evolve Metang

Metang evolves into Metagross by reaching level 45. No evolution stones, trading, or specific times of day are required. Simply level up Metang using battle experience, Rare Candies, or EXP Candies. Ensure the Pokémon is not holding an Everstone and avoid leveling up via auto-battles, which blocks the evolution trigger.

Evolving Metang is a straightforward process that relies entirely on grinding experience points. Unlike many Steel or Psychic types that demand specific items or trade mechanics, this evolution line sticks to the classic leveling formula.

• Target Pokémon: Metagross
• Method: Level up
• Requirement: Level 45 minimum
• Item Required: None

From a gameplay perspective, Metagross is a phenomenal asset for story playthroughs. Its massive Attack and Defense stats, combined with the Clear Body ability, make it a reliable physical tank that ignores stat-lowering moves from NPCs. However, do not expect it to carry you in serious competitive ladders.

In the current competitive meta, Metagross is largely outclassed. It lacks the speed to act as a sweeper and the reliable recovery needed to function as a dedicated wall. It serves best as a bulky pivot or a casual playthrough powerhouse, but serious competitive players will find better Steel-type alternatives.

In Pokémon Legends: Z-A, the evolution mechanics remain tied to leveling, but the urban environment of Lumiose City offers specific ways to accelerate the process. Since Metang requires a steep climb to level 45, relying solely on wild encounters can be tedious.

1. Keep Metang in your active party while completing urban redevelopment quests to soak up passive experience.
2. Use EXP Candies obtained from trainer battles or city-specific raids to quickly bridge the gap from its capture level to 44.
3. Trigger a standard battle or feed it one final Rare Candy to hit level 45.
4. Watch the evolution sequence initiate automatically after the battle concludes or the item is consumed.

Always ensure you trigger the final level-up through a direct action rather than a background mechanic to guarantee the evolution screen appears without delay.

Metang is available in the Scarlet and Violet DLC, specifically within the Terarium's Polar Biome. Catching one here usually means it is already close to, or even above, the level 45 threshold. If you catch a Metang at level 45 or higher, it will evolve the very next time it levels up.

1. Farm EXP Candies L and XL by completing 5-star and 6-star Tera Raids across the Paldea region or the Terarium.
2. Feed the candies to Metang until it reaches level 45 (or gains one level if already past 45).
3. Alternatively, engage in a traditional turn-based battle against high-level wild Pokémon in the Polar Biome to push it over the threshold.

Do not use the Let's Go feature for this final step. The game's engine requires a traditional battle screen or menu interaction to load the evolution sequence.

The mobile game strips away the level requirement entirely, replacing it with the standard candy economy. Evolving Metang here requires a significant resource investment, so planning is essential.

1. Accumulate 100 Beldum Candy.
2. Set Metang or Beldum as your Buddy Pokémon to earn passive candy while walking.
3. Use Pinap Berries during every Beldum family encounter to double your catch candy yield.
4. Open the Pokémon's profile screen and tap the Evolve button once the candy requirement is met.

If you plan to use Metagross in GO Battle League or Raids, wait for a special event that grants its exclusive Community Day move, Meteor Mash, upon evolution. Evolving it outside of these windows leaves it with a suboptimal moveset.

Reaching level 45 should guarantee a Metagross, but a few common mechanical traps can block the process. The most frequent issue in modern generations involves the auto-battle system.

If you are playing Scarlet and Violet and your Metang hits level 45 while using the Let's Go (Auto-Battle) feature, it will not evolve. The game intentionally disables evolution triggers during auto-battles to prevent interrupting your exploration. To fix this, simply level it up one more time using a Rare Candy or a traditional turn-based battle.

Another common blocker is the Everstone. If you gave Metang this item to pass down a specific nature during breeding and forgot to remove it, the evolution will be suppressed. Check the Pokémon's held item slot, remove the Everstone, and level it up once more.