Metagross

It hurts all nearby grounded opponents. If you stay too close to it, it’ll bury you in the ground. Metagross (, Metagross) is a creature in the franchise.

Origin
is a Steel/Psychic-type Pokémon introduced in, and is categorized within the Pokédex at #376 as the "Iron Leg Pokémon". It evolves from at level 45, which evolves from  at level 20. Metagross and its evolutionary line are usually rare and hard to catch, and are usually found very late in any game they appear in. Metagross is the signature Pokémon of the Hoenn, and it also gained a  in . Stat-wise, Metagross has great Attack and Defense stats, but its Special stats are average and Speed stat is relatively low.

is a physical Ground-type move with 100 base power and 100% accuracy, which hits all Pokémon adjacent to the user. Its good type coverage, high power with no drawbacks and wide availability make it a staple of many Pokémon's movesets. Metagross, like many other Pokémon, can learn it using.

As a Poké Ball Pokémon
Metagross appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a Poké Ball Pokémon and uses Earthquake, which has effects similar to Venusaur's version of the move. When summoned, it slams its arms in the ground. Any opponent caught in the shockwave is buried in the ground and takes heavy damage. When it slams its claw while the opponent is buried or in mid-air, they will be sent upward. It struggles to grab the claw back out of the ground, before slamming another in. It repeats this several times before disappearing. The attack does not harm the user.

Interestingly, Metagross is not recognized as an object as soon as it comes out. Because of this, it will fall through soft platforms when summoned on one.

As a Poké Ball Pokémon
Metagross returns in Super Smash Bros. 4, keeping its Brawl mechanics.

Trophy
Metagross's trophy appears in both versions. In it is part of the Pokémon Ruby & Pokémon Sapphire.

As a Poké Ball Pokémon
Metagross returns as a Poké Ball summon, unchanged from Smash 4; however, aesthetics-wise, its voice is deeper and has a metallic filter over it.

Metagross cannot be summoned on 3D Land, Arena Ferox, Golden Plains, Kongo Falls, Spirit Train, Tomodachi Life nor Tortimer Island.

Trivia

 * Metagross was the first to make an appearance in Smash.
 * In Brawl, if Metagross is summoned in a small space equivalent to the area of a normal sized block from Stage Builder, it doesn't move normally. Instead, it simply vibrates vertically.