ITEM DEX

Metal Coat

Metal Coat

DE: Metallmantel · Cost: 2000 ₽

Steel-type moves from the holder do 20% more damage. – everything about its effect, locations in FireRed/LeafGreen and whether Metal Coat is worth a slot on your team, right here.

EFFECT

What does the item do?

Steel-type moves from the holder do 20% more damage. An item to be held by a Pokémon. It’s a special metallic film that can boost the power of Steel-type moves.

EVOLUTION

Which Pokémon does Metal Coat evolve?

Onix — Gen V (2010) spriteOnixScyther — Gen V (2010) spriteScyther

The item must be held during a trade — the evolution triggers on the trade itself.

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Q&A

Steel-type moves from the holder do 20% more damage. An item to be held by a Pokémon. It’s a special metallic film that can boost the power of Steel-type moves.

Our Kanto dataset (FireRed/LeafGreen) has no recorded location for Metal Coat. That doesn't mean the item doesn't exist — it comes from later games or other regions. As soon as we ship more map data, its locations will show up here automatically.

Two jobs: a Steel move boost and two iconic evolutions. +20% damage on Steel moves makes Metal Coat a solid held item for Steel Pokémon. Its real value is in trading, though: Onix becomes Steelix, Scyther becomes Scizor — both massive upgrades. If you own either one, the answer is clear: hold and trade.

These Pokémon evolve when traded while holding Metal Coat: Onix, Scyther