Metal Burst (move)

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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.

Super Contests

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

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.

In the Anime

Bastiodon. Bastiodon opens its mouth and forms a white energy ball which absorb the opponent's attack, then the ball fires at the opponent.

Used by Byron's Bastiodon in Dealing With Defensive Types!.

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	24^HGSS
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.