How to get a Metal Coat in Pokemon Go: Scizor and Steelix evolution guide

Aakrit Sharma
Steelix and Scizor in Pokemon Go with a Metal Coat

The Metal Coat is an important evolution item you need to get in Pokemon Go to add Scizor and Steelix to your collection. If you’re eager to unlock these powerful evolutions in the game, check out this guide on how to get a Metal Coat in Pokemon Go.

Pokemon Go evolution methods can get quite tricky at times. While most Pokemon only need Candies to evolve, some species need special items like a Sinnoh Stone, Unova Stone, Upgrade, Dragon Scale, or Metal Coat, among others.

If you wish to get rare Pokemon like Scizor and Steelix, you’ll need all the help you can get to find the elusive Metal Coat in the mobile game.

So, here’s how to get a Metal Coat in Pokemon Go to evolve Scyther into Scizor and Onix into Steelix.

How to get a Metal Coat in Pokemon Go

You can get a Metal Coat in Pokemon Go as a reward for spinning Pokestops seven days in a row. At the end of your seven-day streak, you get a bunch of rewards, which include an evolution item.

Having said that, getting a Metal Coat from the rewards is not guaranteed. You might have to settle for a Dragon Scale, King’s Rock, Sun Stone, or Upgrade. These items are also valuable for evolving certain Pokemon like Slowpoke and Horsea, but they’re useless if your goal is to get a Scizor or a Steelix.

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Steelix is a defensive behemoth in PvP and PvE battles.

While maintaining a seven-day Pokestop streak is the most reliable method to get a Metal Coat in Pokemon Go, there are some other methods as well:

Get a Metal Coat from PokeStops in Pokemon Go

There’s a 1% chance of obtaining a Metal Coat or any other evolution item in Pokemon Go by spinning PokeStops and Gyms. The odds might change once you’ve spun PokeStops 250 times but even then, it’s not guaranteed that the evolution item you get will be a Metal Coat.

Get a Metal Coat from Field Research tasks in Pokemon Go

Certain Field Research tasks in Pokemon Go hand out the Metal Coat as a reward upon completion. It is wise to constantly check the available tasks from the binocular icon on the bottom-right corner of the screen as one of them might be giving a Metal Coat.

The developers often release Special Research tasks during events and they are arguably the best opportunity for you to get a Metal Coat for your Pokemon.

Gifts in Pokemon Go can contain a Metal Coat

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Scizor is only weak to Fire-type attacks.

You can get a Metal Coat in Pokemon Go through Gifts from your friends. Even though this is entirely random and based on luck, it is always better to have as many friends as possible. While you might not get a Metal Coat from the gifts, you can enjoy trading Lucky Pokemon with your Best Friends.

Get a Metal Coat from PvP Rewards in Pokemon Go

By completing a certain number of wins in a Row in Pokemon Go PvP, you can access some rewards like items, Fast and Charged TM, and even certain evolution items like the Metal Coat.

Although the chances of getting a Metal Coat in PvP rewards are extremely low (around 1%), you’ll probably have more luck with Special Research rewards and even certain events than with this method. Still, it is good to know you have this option.

How to use a Metal Coat in Pokemon Go

Metal Coat is an evolution item in Pokemon Go that you need to use to evolve Onix or Scyther. Here’s how it works:

  • Onix > Steelix – 50 Onix Candy + 1 Metal Coat
  • Scyther > Scizor – 50 Scyther Candy + 1 Metal Coat

Considering the rarity of the Metal Coat, you might end up in a situation where you can only get a Scizor or a Steelix. Which means you’ll have to use it wisely.

And that’s all you need to know about how to get Metal Coat in Pokemon Go. For more Pokemon content and guides, you can also check out the following links:

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Aakrit is a games writer with over 2000 published articles for EssentiallySports, Sportskeeda, FortniteINTEL, and CharlieINTEL. Currently, he writes guides on Minecraft, Roblox, Pokemon games, Genshin Impact, and Brawlhalla. Aakrit loves playing shooter games and in his free time, you can find him queued up in Valorant, Fortnite, Apex Legends, or Halo Infinite. You can contact Aakrit at [email protected].