#0376 · Generation III
What Animal Is Metagross Based On?
Metagross is not cleanly based on a single real animal. The best answer is that it is a fantasy design with no single animal counterpart.
Closest animal
no single real animal
Confidence
No single real animal
Why this comparison?
The official category is "Iron Leg Pokemon", and the design does not point cleanly to one real animal.
Official category: Iron Leg Pokemon. This page is an AnimalDex comparison for real-animal resemblance, not an official design-origin claim.
More no single real animal comparisons in Generation III
| No. | Pokemon | Closest animal | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| #0255 | Torchic | no single real animal | no clear animal |
| #0256 | Combusken | no single real animal | no clear animal |
| #0257 | Blaziken | no single real animal | no clear animal |
| #0261 | Poochyena | no single real animal | no clear animal |
| #0262 | Mightyena | no single real animal | no clear animal |
| #0263 | Zigzagoon | no single real animal | no clear animal |
| #0264 | Linoone | no single real animal | no clear animal |
| #0270 | Lotad | no single real animal | no clear animal |