With full unlocks, Beldum is an excellent starter pick for Classic, from Wave 1 to 200. It operates as an immediate physical sweeper at all points in the game.
#0374 · Iron Ball Pokémon
Beldum
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Rank #26 · 12 votes · median S
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Tier history
8 recorded changes · 12 votes
Moved A → S 25 days ago
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Game data
Abilities
- Clear Body
The Pokémon’s stats cannot be lowered by other Pokémon’s moves or Abilities.
- Light MetalHidden
Halves the Pokémon’s weight.
The Pokémon will not lose HP due to recoil damage from its moves.
Different passives in this line: Metang: Iron Fist, Metagross: Iron Fist
Egg moves
- Psyshield BashPsychicPhysical90 pow · 90%
Cloaking itself in psychic energy, the user slams into the target. This also boosts the user’s Defense stat.
- Drain PunchFightingPhysical75 pow · 100%
The user attacks with an energy-draining punch. The user’s HP is restored by ½ of the damage dealt by this move.
- Ice HammerIcePhysical100 pow · 90%
The user swings its strong, heavy fist at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the user’s Speed stat.
- Shift GearSteelStatus— · —Rare egg move
The user rotates its gears, boosting its Attack stat and sharply boosting its Speed stat.
Base stats
Beldum · BST 300
Metagross · BST 600
BST in this line: Beldum 300 · Metang 420 · Metagross 600
Unlock costs
Candy needed for a cost-4 starter:
- Passive ability
- 30 🍬
- Cost reductions
- 15 / 40 🍬
- Same-species egg
- 20 🍬
- The price only drops once you have hatched enough Beldum eggs: 18 🍬 after 15 hatches, 15 🍬 after 30 hatches, 10 🍬 after 60 hatches.
- Friendship needed per candy
- 100
Expensive starters ask for fewer candies, but earn them far more slowly: Beldum needs 100 friendship per candy, while a cost-1 starter earns one every 25.
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Jimothy Bigglesworth18 days ago
With a good typing and great stats, Metagross is a high tier menace in Classic, with or without unlocks. Without unlocks, Metagross is a ball of stats with consistent damage and immunity to stat drops that only struggles in the earliest levels due to Beldum's awful level up pool, and often needs a bit of support against special attacking Fire types. With unlocks, Metagross is constantly boosting its stats with Psyshield Bash, Meteor Mash, and Shift Gear to make for an incredible sweeper. It just wants a Wide Lens or two, as its best moves tend to only be 90 accuracy.
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