Steel Fast move

Metal Claw

Raid and GO Battle League stats for Metal Claw, plus every Pokemon that can learn it.

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

Gained per use

Duration

0.5s

Animation time

DPS

12.0

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 6
Energy: +5
Duration: 0.5s
DPS: 12.0 dmg/s
EPS: 10 energy/s
Damage window start: 0.23s
Damage window end: 0.43s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 5
Energy: +7
Turns: 1 (0.5s)
DPT: 5 dmg/turn
EPT: 7 energy/turn

Editor's notes

Notable Pokémon that can learn it include Dialga, Excadrill, Zamazenta and Zacian. These are the Pokémon that get the most out of Metal Claw.

In raids it puts out 12.0 DPS and 10 energy/sec, so it charges your charged move quickly.

Toni Ramón

Founder & lead editor

What these stats mean

Power, energy, duration, DPS and the PvP numbers

Power: Base damage each use deals before type and stat multipliers.
Energy: Energy generated per use — it fuels your charged move.
Duration: Animation time. You cannot dodge or attack during it.
DPS: Damage per second — power × 1000 / duration.
PvP stats: GO Battle League runs on 0.5s turns with its own power and energy values, so they differ from the raid numbers.

Top Pokemon with Metal Claw

Released Pokemon that learn this move, ranked by base attack. Max CP is at level 50 with 15/15/15 IVs.

#	Pokemon	Max CP	ATK	DEF	STA
1	Dialga SteelDragon	4,566	275	211	205
2	Excadrill GroundSteel	3,668	255	129	242
3	Zamazenta FightingSteel	4,330	254	236	192
4	Zacian FairySteel	4,330	254	236	192
5	Genesect BugSteel	3,792	252	199	174
6	Necrozma Psychic	4,164	251	195	219
7	Kingler Water	3,199	240	181	146
8	Duraludon SteelDragon	3,468	239	185	172
9	Kingambit DarkSteel	4,086	238	203	225
10	Ursaring Normal	3,330	236	144	207
11	Bisharp DarkSteel	3,216	232	176	163
12	Golisopod BugWater	3,576	218	226	181
13	Durant BugSteel	3,007	217	188	151
14	Empoleon WaterSteel	3,280	210	186	197
15	Ninjask BugFlying	2,227	199	112	156
16	Perrserker Steel	2,698	195	162	172
17	Cobalion SteelFighting	3,417	192	229	209
18	Sandslash Ground	2,684	182	175	181
19	Ferrothorn GrassSteel	2,625	158	223	179
20	Lairon SteelRock	2,324	158	198	155
21	Prinplup Water	1,924	150	139	162
22	Registeel Steel	2,767	143	285	190
23	Metang SteelPsychic	1,947	138	176	155
24	Aron SteelRock	1,479	121	141	137
25	Ferroseed GrassSteel	1,064	82	155	127

FAQ

Is Metal Claw a good move?

Metal Claw deals 6 base damage over 0.5 seconds, which works out at 12.0 DPS while generating 10 energy per second for your charged move. Compare it with the rest of the Steel moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Metal Claw?

The table above lists the 25 strongest by base attack, led by Dialga, Excadrill, Zamazenta.

Is Metal Claw better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 6 power for 5 energy over 0.5s. In GO Battle League it uses 5 power for 7 energy over 1 turns (0.5s). The two sets of numbers are independent, so read the PvE block for raids and the PvP block for GO Battle League.

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