Metal Sound (move)

Metal Sound きんぞくおん Metal Sound

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Battles Type  Steel Category  Status PP  40 (max. 64) Power  — Accuracy  85% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock Is a sound-based move

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Badly startles those that have made appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Lowers the Voltage of all Judges by one each.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  3 ♥♥♥ Badly startles all of the Pokémon to act before the user.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

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

Description

Games Description RSE Emits a horrible screech that sharply lowers Sp. Def. FRLG A horrible metallic screech is used to sharply lower the foe’s Sp. Def. PMDRB Reduces the target's Special Defense by three levels. A horrible sound like scraping metal is emitted to sharply reduce the foe’s Sp. Def stat. A horrible sound like scraping metal harshly reduces the target's Sp. Def stat. A horrible sound like scraping metal harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
081		Magnemite	Electric	Steel	1			1				1	29	29 25
082		Magneton	Electric	Steel	1			1				1	29	29 25
140		Kabuto	Rock	Water	43			41				41			41
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	45			45				45			45
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying	45			33		31	31			31 42
304		Aron	Steel	Rock	39			36				36	32	32 31
305		Lairon	Steel	Rock	45			40				40	34	34 31
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock	50			40				40	34	34 31
410		Shieldon	Steel	Rock				10				10			10
411		Bastiodon	Steel	Rock				1, 10				1, 10			1, 10
413		Wormadam Trash Cloak	Bug	Steel				29				29			29
436		Bronzor	Steel	Psychic									31	31
437		Bronzong	Steel	Psychic									31	31
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel				24				24			24
462		Magnezone	Electric	Steel				1				1	29	29 25
485		Heatran	Fire	Steel				25				25			25
599		Klink	Steel		Steel								45			45
600		Klang	Steel		Steel								48			48
601		Klinklang	Steel		Steel								48			48
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel								38			38
625		Bisharp	Dark	Steel								38			38
632		Durant	Bug	Steel								66			1, 66
649		Genesect	Bug	Steel								33			33
679		Honedge	Steel	Ghost											8
680		Doublade	Steel	Ghost											8
707		Klefki	Steel	Fairy											12
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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
529		Drilbur	Ground		Ground
679		Honedge	Steel	Ghost
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 III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying Purified in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0529 Drilbur Ground Dream World - Icy Cave 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 other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Metal Sound lowers the target's Special Defense by three stages.

In the anime

Magneton Aggron Bisharp Lucario
A part of the user's body glows white and it emits a sound with blue waves which lowers the foe's special defense stat.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	The two horns on Aggron's head starts to glow white and they move back and forth quickly, causing a loud ringing sound to be released. The horns then release light blue sound waves from them at the opponent, lowering their special defense. Any Pokémon that hears the sound gets a loud ringing sound that echoes in their ears as well.
Paul's Aggron	Familiarity Breeds Strategy!		Debut
	Bisharp rubs its arms together or it extends its arms outwards, then slams its arms together, and silver colored sound waves spread out and when it hits the opponent, the opponent finds the sound unbearable.
Georgia's Bisharp	Search for the Clubultimate!		None
Bryony's Bisharp	XY101		None
	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 puts the spikes on its paws together, causing white sounds waves accompanied by a high pitched ringing to emit from the tips and spread towards the target, making them cover their ears in pain. Lucario also howls in unison with the ringing.
Korrina's Lucario	The Cave of Trials!		None
	Mega Lucario puts the spikes on its paws together, causing white sounds waves accompanied by a high pitched ringing 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

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Skarmory
The user releases a horrible sound from a part of its body, causing the opponent to hold their ears in pain.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Skarmory opens its wings and releases a horrible sound from both of them, causing the opponent to hold their ears in pain.
Winona's Skarmory	Bravo, Vibrava		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 金屬音 Jīn​shǔ​ Yīn​ Dutch Metaal klank French Strido-Son German Metallsound Greek Μεταλλικός Ήχος Indonesian Besi Berderit Italian Ferrostrido Korean 금속음 Geumsok Eum Polish Dźwięk Metalu Portuguese Brazil Som Metálico Portugal Som Metálico Serbian Metalni Zvuk Spanish Latin America Eco Metálico (DP186) Sonido Metálico (BW071) Spain Eco Metálico

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

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