Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (BDSP)

How to Get Metal Coat and Effect

Metal Coat is one of the Evolutionary Held Items found in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (BDSP). Learn about Metal Coat location, its effects, how to find and get it, as well as what Pokemon evolve with Metal Coat.

Metal Coat Effect

Metal Coat ImageMetal Coat
Effect An item to be held by a Pokemon. It's a special metallic film that can boost the power of Steel-type moves.

How to Get Metal Coat

Available on the Map

Iron Island Outside

Iron Island (Outside)

You can get a Metal Coat in Iron Island after obtaining the National Dex. Go inside the house located outside of the cave and talk to Byron.

Iron Island Pokemon List and Map

As Held Item on Wild Pokemon

Magnemite ImageMagnemite
About 5% chance
Magneton ImageMagneton
About 5% chance
Steelix ImageSteelix
About 5% chance
Skarmory ImageSkarmory
About 5% chance
Beldum ImageBeldum
About 5% chance
Metang ImageMetang
About 5% chance
Metagross ImageMetagross
About 5% chance
Bronzor ImageBronzor
About 5% chance
Bronzong ImageBronzong
About 5% chance
Magnezone ImageMagnezone
About 5% chance

Increase Chances by using a Pokemon with Super Luck

We recommend bringing a Pokemon such as Absol, with the Super Luck Ability which increases the chance for Wild Pokemon to have a held item. Absol can also learn the move Thief to take the item from the opponent without the need of catching it. Just make sure Absol isn't holding any items beforehand.

Getting Metal Coat Early

Magnemite and Bronzor have a chance of holding Metal Coat and are easy to find in the Grand Underground, with them being available immediately after you get the Explorer's Kit in Eterna City.

Pokemon that Evolve Using Metal Coat

Onix into Steelix

Pokemon BDSP OnixOnix Metal Coat.pngMetal Coat + Trade
Pokemon BDSP SteelixSteelix

Scyther into Scizor

Pokemon BDSP ScytherScyther Metal Coat.pngMetal Coat + Trade
Pokemon BDSP ScizorScizor

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Magmarizer Metal Coat Oval Stone
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