20 Biggest WTF Moments In Pokémon History

16. Metang Can Withstand Getting Hit By A Jet Plane

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Steel Type Pokémon were introduced in the second generation with Gold & Silver and, unsurprisingly, they're traditionally pretty tough cookies. But, in the third generation, this may have been taken a tad too far with a fairly ridiculous Pokédex entry.

In the Fire Red & Leaf Green dexes - along with many other since - Metang is said to be so immensely strong that "even a crash with a jet plane won't leave a scratch". On the face of it this just sounds really awesome, but when you stop to think about it it does have a few flaws.

Why, for example, can this almighty creature withstand an explosive collision with a jet plane when a simple Ground Type move like 'Mud Slap' could - eventually - cause it to fall unconscious? It's great to have some real, contextual stuff in the Pokédex entries, but a little more thought about the realities of these claims would've been a good idea...

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