Metal Coat

A Metal Coat is a held item that boosts the power of Steel-type moves by 1.2×. If Scyther or Onix hold a Metal Coat while being traded, they will evolve into Scizor and Steelix (respectively) and the Metal Coat will be consumed. It can be obtained as a tier 2 special drop. It is also a drop from certain wild Pokémon, can be held by certain wild Pokémon, and can be obtained from Max Raid Battles.

Obtaining

Pokémon drops

Main article: Drops

Pokémon	Chance	Quantity
Steelix	10%	1
Scizor	10%	1
Metagross	10%	1
Registeel	10%	1
Empoleon	10%	1
Bisharp	10%	1
Magearna	10%	1

Raid Drops

Metal Coats have a chance to be dropped from pokemon of the types specified below in Max Raid Battles.

Pokémon Type
Steel

Held item

Pokémon	Chance
Skarmory	5%
Metang	5%
Metagross	5%
Magnezone	5%
Magneton	5%
Magnemite	5%
Bronzor	5%
Bronzong	5%
Beldum	5%

Usage

Evolution item

Main article: Held Item (Evolution)

Metal Coat can be used as a held item in a trade to perform the following evolutions:

• Onix ( Metal Coat) → Steelix
• Scyther ( Metal Coat) → Scizor

Trivia

Metal Coat used to have the following crafting recipe, which is no longer working:

Item	Crafting recipe
Metal Coat