No. 0208 · Gen 2
Steelix weakness and type
Hit STEELIX with Fire, Water, Fighting and Ground for 2× damage.
Moves against Steelix
2×Super effective
½×Not very effective
¼×Barely scratches it
0×No effect
In Pokémon GO: Fire deals 1.6× instead of 2×. GO chart
Test a matchup against SteelixAbilities
- Rock HeadNo change to type matchups
- SturdyNo change to type matchups
- Sheer ForceNo change to type matchups
Base stats
- HP75
- Attack85
- Defense200
- Sp. Atk55
- Sp. Def65
- Speed30
- Total510
Best nature
ImpishRaises its best defense and drops Sp. Atk, which it won't use.
Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.
Defeating Steelix gives 2 Defense EVs.
Calculate Steelix's statsHow Steelix evolves
OnixRockGround- Trade holding Metal CoatZ-A, BD/SP, Sw/Sh, US/UM, S/M, OR/AS, X/Y, B/W, HG/SS, D/P/Pt, FR/LG, R/S/E, Gen 2Use Metal CoatArceusSteelixSteelGround
No evolution for this line in the game you picked.
What Steelix can hit with
The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.
| Type | Move | Kind | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Explosion | Physical | 250 |
| Rock | Head Smash | Physical | 150 |
| Steel | Steel Beamsame type | Special | 140 |
| Ground | Earthquakesame type | Physical | 100 |
| Water | Aqua Tail | Physical | 90 |
| Dragon | Dragon Pulse | Special | 85 |
| Psychic | Psychic Fangs | Physical | 85 |
| Dark | Crunch | Physical | 80 |
| Fighting | Body Press | Physical | 80 |
| Electric | Thunder Fang | Physical | 65 |
| Ice | Ice Fang | Physical | 65 |
| Fire | Fire Fang | Physical | 65 |
Type counters to Steelix
Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.
