Meteor Mash (move)

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Meteor Mash
コメットパンチ Comet Punch
Meteor Mash IX.png
Meteor Mash IX 2.png
Type  Steel
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  90
Accuracy  90%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Works well if it's the same type as the one before.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
An appealing move that can be used repeatedly without boring the audience.

Meteor Mash (Japanese: コメットパンチ Comet Punch) is a damage-dealing Steel-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Generation III to V

Meteor Mash inflicts damage and has a 20% chance of raising the user's Attack stat by one stage.

Generation VI onwards

Meteor Mash's power was decreased from 100 to 90 and its accuracy was increased from 85% to 90%.

Description

Games Description
RSEColo.XD Fires a meteor-like punch. May raise Attack.
FRLG The foe is hit with a hard, fast punch. It may also raise the user's Attack.
DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is hit with a hard punch fired like a meteor. It may also raise the user's Attack.
BWB2W2 The target is hit with a hard punch fired like a meteor. It may also raise the user's Attack.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
The target is hit with a hard punch fired like a meteor. This may also raise the user's Attack stat.
SV The target is hit with a hard punch fired like a meteor. This may also boost the user’s Attack stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0035 Clefairy FairyIC Big.png Fairy Fairy 45 43 55BW
52B2W2
50 50 32 32 32
0036 Clefable FairyIC Big.png Fairy Fairy 1 1 1
0375 Metang SteelIC Big.png
PsychicIC Big.png
Mineral Mineral 50 48 48BW
44B2W2
44 44 50 50 50
0376 Metagross SteelIC Big.png
PsychicIC Big.png
Mineral Mineral 55 53 53BW
44B2W2
44 44 52 52 52
0385 Jirachi SteelIC Big.png
PsychicIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 49 39 49
0448 Lucario FightingIC Big.png
SteelIC Big.png
Field Human-Like 48 48 48
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 Types Egg Groups Egg Move
0447 Riolu FightingIC Big.png Field 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.
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.


Form change

Generation VI

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0025 Pikachu ElectricIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Upon changing into the Rock Star costumeORAS
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 IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0386 Deoxys
Deoxys
Attack Forme
PsychicIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs - Deoxys and the Odd Temple
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 event

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0376 Metagross SteelIC Big.png
PsychicIC Big.png
Mineral Mineral JR Kyushu Train Station MetagrossBWLv.50
Video Game Championships 2013 MetagrossBWLv.45
0385 Jirachi SteelIC Big.png
PsychicIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Decolora Jirachi
2013 Tanabata Jirachi
Character Fair Jirachi
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.


Generation VI

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0385 Jirachi SteelIC Big.png
PsychicIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 2016 Tanabata Jirachi
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.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Meteor Mash inflicts damage and may raise the user's Attack by one stage.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB 20 - 9 - 88% - 10 tiles away All Yes
MDTDS 20 - 9 - 83.6% - 10 tiles away All Yes
BSL 20 - 9 - 83.6% - 10 tiles away All Yes
SMD 30 99 16 40 90% 98% Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Conquest

 
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Stars: ★★★★
Power: 48
Accuracy: 85%
Effect: Has a 20% chance of raising the user's Attack
Users: Metagross
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Meteor Mash is a Charged Attack that has been available since October 21, 2018.

GO Steel.png Meteor Mash
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 100
Energy cost 50
Duration 2.6 seconds
Damage window 2.3 - 2.5 seconds
Meteor Mash GO.png
Trainer Battles
Power 100
Energy cost 50
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
Pikachu (Pikachu Rock Star)Clefable
By Elite Charged TM
Metagross
By GO Snapshot
Smeargle
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Pokémon Rumble Rush

SteelIC RR.png Meteor Mash
★★★★
Attack power 40.17069
Charge time 0.54 seconds
Range type Arc (melee)
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect May raise user's Attack
Meteor Mash Rumble Rush.png

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Physical 2 55 66 90% An opponent Has a chance (20%) of raising the user's Attack by one stat rank. Steven & Metagross (Before Mega Evolving only)
  • Description prior to Version 2.10.0*: Has a small chance of raising the user's Attack.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Meteor Mash is Lucario's second starting move. The user punches with the force of a meteor, damaging and knocking enemies back. After reaching level 7, it is replaced by either Bone Rush or Close Combat.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It may also boost the user's Attack by one level.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It may also boost the user's Attack by 1 level.
BSL はなれたポケモンに ダメージをあたえる いっていのかくりつで じぶんのこうげきを 1だんかいあげる
Conq. The target is hit with a hard punch fired like a meteor. It may also raise the user's Attack.
MDGtI IconKanji2MD.pngUNUSED
SMD It damages an enemy. It could also boost your Attack. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a IconTileSMD.pngWonder Tile.


In the anime

Morrison Metang Meteor Mash glow.png
Metang
Anabel Metagross Meteor Mash.png
Anabel's Metagross
Alain Metagross Meteor Mash.png
Alain's Metagross
Steven Mega Metagross Meteor Mash.png
Mega Metagross
The foe is hit with a hard punch fired like a meteor.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Metang Metang's hand glows white, and it punches the opponent. When the punch makes contact with the opponent, orange, yellow, and pink meteor-shaped particles come out of the white light on Metang's hand; or, Metang's body becomes covered in a blue aura It then sticks its arms forward and charges full speed at the opponent.
Morrison's Metang Choose It or Lose It! Debut
Alain's Metang The Synchronicity Test! None
Metagross Metagross's hand glows white or a silhouette of a golden meteor appears around its hand and it punches the opponent. When the attack makes contact, multicolored or golden meteor-shaped or star particles come out of the white light on Metagross's hand; or, Metagross's body becomes covered in a blue aura. It then sticks its arms forwards and charges full speed at the opponent.
Tyson's Metagross At the End of the Fray None
Anabel's Metagross Talking a Good Game! None
Alain's Metagross Finals Not for the Faint-Hearted! None
Paul's Metagross Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit! None
Metagross Mega Metagross's body glows blue and tucks its four arms in and points them at the opponent. It then charges full speed at the opponent while spinning clockwise and surrounded in a blue aura.
Steven's Metagross Mega Evolution Special II None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Colosseum Snatchers


Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • The Ability Iron Fist, which boosts the power of punching moves by 20%, affects Meteor Mash. This move's status as a punching move is more clear in its Japanese name, コメットパンチ Comet Punch (a name which was already taken by a Generation I move in English).

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 彗星拳 Seuihsing Kyùhn
Mandarin 彗星拳 Huìxīng Quán *
流星拳 Liúxīng Quán *
The Czech Republic Flag.png Czech Meteorická rána
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Meteoormoes
Finland Flag.png Finnish Meteorimäjäys
France Flag.png French Poing MétéoreVII+
Poing MétéorIIIVI
Germany Flag.png German Sternenhieb
Greece Flag.png Greek Μετεωρική Πολτοποίηση
Italy Flag.png Italian Meteorpugno
South Korea Flag.png Korean 코멧펀치 Kometpeonchi
Poland Flag.png Polish Cios Meteorów
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Meteoro Esmagador (games, AG169–present, TCG, manga)
Mistura Meteoro (AG130AG131)
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Força Meteórica (AG130AG131, XY116–present)
Chuva de Meteoros (AG170)
Ataque Meteoro (AG169)
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Meteorski udarac
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Puño Meteoro (XY130)
Golpe de Meteoros (AG169, AG170-XY116)
Golpe Meteórico (AG130AG131)
Spain Flag.png Spain Puño Meteoro
Thailand Flag.png Thai โคเม็ทพันช์
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Cú Đấm Sao Chổi


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