Metal Burst

Essentials

Metal Burst

physical

Generation 4

Summary

Strikes back at the last Pokémon to hit the user this turn with 1.5× the damage.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: * (no fixed power)
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10, up to 16.0 with PP Up
Target: Specific move
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Targets the last opposing Pokémon to hit the user with a damaging move this turn. Inflicts 1.5× the damage that move did to the user. If there is no eligible target, this move will fail. Type immunity applies, but other type effects are ignored.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: The user retaliates against the foe that last inflicted damage on it with much greater power.

: The user retaliates with much greater power against the target that last inflicted damage on it.

: The user retaliates with much greater power against the target that last inflicted damage on it.
: The user retaliates with much greater power against the opponent that last inflicted damage on it.

: The user retaliates with much greater force against the opponent that last inflicted damage on it.

: The user retaliates with much greater force against the opponent that last inflicted damage on it.

Foreign Names

Japanese: メタルバースト (metarubaasuto)
: メタルバースト
Korean: 메탈버스트
Chinese: 金屬爆炸
: 金属爆炸
French: Fulmifer
German: Metallstoß
Spanish: Represión Metal
Italian: Metalscoppio
Czech: Ocelový výbuch

Contests

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Flavor text: Earns double the score on the final performance.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Metal Burst.

Pokémon

Steel Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Metal Burst's physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

								Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
						—	—	Alolan Sandslash		Snow Cloak Slush Rush		Field	75	100	120	25	65	65	450
46	46	53	50	50	49	49	60	Aron		Sturdy Rock Head Heavy Metal		Monster	50	70	100	40	40	30	330
56	56	67	62	62	55	55	76	Lairon		Sturdy Rock Head Heavy Metal		Monster	60	90	140	50	50	40	430
65	65	82	74	74	63	63	88	Aggron		Sturdy Rock Head Heavy Metal		Monster	70	110	180	60	60	50	530
				74	63	63		Mega Aggron		Filter		Monster	70	140	230	60	80	50	630
37	37	37	37	37	37	37		Shieldon		Sturdy Soundproof		Monster	30	42	118	42	88	30	350
43	43	43	43	43	43	43		Bastiodon		Sturdy Soundproof		Monster	60	52	168	47	138	30	495
						—		Trash Wormadam		Anticipation Overcoat		Bug	60	69	95	69	95	36	424
	24	24	24	24	24	24	64	Dialga		Pressure Telepathy		Undiscovered	100	120	120	150	100	90	680
							52	Escavalier		Swarm Shell Armor Overcoat		Bug	70	135	105	60	105	20	495
		—	—	—	—	—	—	Bisharp		Defiant Inner Focus Pressure		Human-Like	65	125	100	60	70	70	490
		67	67	—	—	—	35	Cobalion		Justified		Undiscovered	91	90	129	90	72	108	580
						43	49	Solgaleo		Full Metal Body		Undiscovered	137	137	107	113	89	97	680
							—	Perrserker		Battle Armor Tough Claws Steely Spirit		Field	70	110	100	50	60	50	440
							60	Duraludon		Light Metal Heavy Metal Stalwart		Mineral Dragon	70	95	115	120	50	85	535
							—	Zamazenta		Dauntless Shield		Undiscovered	92	130	115	80	115	138	670
							—	Crowned Zamazenta		Dauntless Shield		Undiscovered	92	130	145	80	145	128	720
								Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
								Rhyhorn		Lightning Rod Rock Head Reckless		Monster Field	80	85	95	30	30	25	345
								Sableye		Keen Eye Stall Prankster		Human-Like	50	75	75	65	65	50	380
								Mega Sableye		Magic Bounce		Human-Like	50	85	125	85	115	20	480
								Mawile		Hyper Cutter Intimidate Sheer Force		Field Fairy	50	85	85	55	55	50	380
								Mega Mawile		Huge Power		Field Fairy	50	105	125	55	95	50	480
								Durant		Swarm Hustle Truant		Bug	58	109	112	48	48	109	484

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