Metal Burst (move)

Metal Burst メタルバースト Metal Burst

The user retaliates against the foe that last inflicted damage on it with much greater power.

Battles Type  Steel Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  Varies Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0 Points double if last to appeal.

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earns double the score on the final performance.

Metal Burst on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Metal Burst on Eevee's Movedex

Metal Burst (Japanese: メタルバースト Metal Burst) is a damage-dealing Steel-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Metal Burst returns 1.5 times the damage dealt by the foe's last attack. Unlike Counter or Mirror Coat, Metal Burst doesn't require specifically Physical or Special damage sources and Metal Burst does not force the user to go last (in other words, it relies on the user's speed). However, if the user is faster than its opponent, Metal Burst will fail.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 304 Aron Steel Rock 46 305 Lairon Steel Rock 56 306 Aggron Steel Rock 65 410 Shieldon Rock Steel 37 411 Bastiodon Rock Steel 43 483 Dialga Steel Dragon 24HGSS 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

The user creates a ball of energy that absorbs the opponent's attack before firing it back.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Bastiodon	Bastiodon opens its mouth and forms a white energy ball which absorbs the opponent's attack, then the ball fires at the opponent.
Byron's Bastiodon	Dealing With Defensive Types!		Debut

In other languages

• Italian: Metalscoppio
• French: Fulmifer
• Spanish: Repr. Metal
• German: Metallstoß

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