Metal Coat sprite

Metal Coat

Generation
Generation II
Category
Held Items
Consumable
Yes
Holdable
Yes
Field Use
Yes
Battle Use
No
Fling
Power: 30

Description

A special metallic film that boosts the power of Steel-type moves and can trigger certain Pokémon evolutions.

Pocket

GenerationPocketVersion
Generation II
Pocket icon ItemsItems
Generation VIII
Pocket icon ItemsItems
SWSH
Generation IX
Pocket icon ItemsItems
SV

Effects

Held
Type Boost
Gen II+
Boosts Steel-type moves by 10% (Gen II–III), 20% (Gen IV onward)
Field
Evolution Trigger
Gen II+
Evolves Onix and Scyther when traded or used

Prices

VersionBuySell
B2W2
20000
-
SWSH
SV
3000
-

Flavor Texts

C
GS

Powers up steel-type moves. (HOLD)

SV

It's a special metallic coating that boosts the power of the holder's Steel-type moves.

Evolutions

FromToConditions
Onix
Onix
Steelix
Steelix
Trade while holding the item, or use directly in Legends: Arceus
Scyther
Scyther
Scizor
Scizor
Trade while holding the item, or use directly in Legends: Arceus

Distributions

EventMethodPeriodRegionVersions
PalCity Lucario——Japan
DP

Spin-Off Games

GameEffectAcquisitionNotes
Pokémon GOUsed to evolve Onix into Steelix and Scyther into Scizor.PokéStops, Gifts, ResearchAdded on 2017-02-16
Pokémon SleepConsumed to evolve certain Pokémon.Sleep Point Exchange

Sprites

FRLG
Item sprite
BDSP
Item sprite
LA
Item sprite
SV
Item sprite

Other Languages

Japanese flagメタルコート (Metaru Kōto)
French flagPeau Métal
German flagMetallmantel
Italian flagMetalcoperta
(alternate spelling exists)
Korean flag금속코트