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Table of Contents

Click for Shadow Steelix
Click for Mega Steelix
How Shiny is Acquired
Evolution
  • Original
  • Shiny
  • Variations

Pokemon Ratings

PvE Attacker Rating 0 / 5
Great League PVP Rating See all 3 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 3 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
400.00 kg Weight
9.19 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 2,729
Level 40: 2,414
Level 25: 1,724 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,379 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,034 (Research Tasks)
ATK 148
DEF 272
STA 181

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Iron Tail
Heavy Slam
A
A-
Iron Tail
Earthquake
B
C
Iron Tail
Crunch
X
A
Dragon Tail
Heavy Slam
B
A-
Dragon Tail
Crunch
X
A
Thunder Fang
Crunch
X
A
Thunder Fang
Heavy Slam
X
B-
Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Iron Tail usually beats Dragon Tail and Thunder Fang on offense due to STAB.

  • Heavy Slam shares typing with Iron Tail and outdamages Earthquake, Steelix’s other STAB charge move.

  • Steelix’s offense is bad, and Crunch will only make it worse.

  • Psychic Fangs is only meant for PvP. 

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Dragon Tail is less likely to be resisted by Steelix’s usual counters.

  • Thunder Fang can hit Water-type attackers for Super Effective damage. 

  • Crunch can be used frequently as a 3-bar move and is hard to dodge, but is resisted by common Fighting-type attackers. 

  • Psychic Fangs has pitiful damage on defense, making it worse than if Crunch would be resisted. 

  • Heavy Slam is slightly slower as a 2-bar move, but deals more damage with STAB. 

  • Earthquake is a joke on defense.

PVE Overview

Steelix is tailored to be a defensive behemoth, possessing an enormous Def stat and one of the best defensive types. Steelix is one of the bulkiest defenders there is, being effective at wasting an attacker's time even in disadvantageous matchups. It unfortunately has weaknesses to many common Pokemon types such as Fire, Fighting, and Water. However, it's also a great wall for many other attack types like the ever-present Dragons. Steelix isn't exactly a highly recommended Pokemon, but some players may get genuine mileage out of its defensive capabilities.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Dragon Tail
Crunch
Earthquake
A-
Dragon Tail
Psychic Fangs
Earthquake
A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Dragon Tail or Thunder Fang + Crunch and Earthquake or Psychic Fangs

Dragon Tail is preferred for its neutral coverage and slightly above average energy gains. Thunder Fang is more of a niche option due to its worse energy generation, but provides a different coverage option. 

Crunch costs a moderate amount of energy and generally provides good neutral damage. Earthquake is very valuable for its wide coverage, and also gets STAB. Heavy Slam gets STAB but Steel-typing isn't very valuable offensively. Psychic Fangs costs the least amount of energy, and is mostly considered for its cheap energy cost for baiting shields, as well as its debuff utility. 

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 3 / 5 

Steelix is a very bulky Pokemon with 10 resistances, and is considered as one of the Steel Tanks in the meta. Through sheer bulk and resistances, Steelix acts as a wall to many Pokemon, and is often used to counter Flying-type Pokemon in this league like Altaria and Skarmory. Weaknesses to common Water and Fighting-types are major issues for Steelix, which requires it to be complimented with Pokemon that can cover its vulnerabilities. As more Pokemon are introduced into the game and moves are rebalanced over time, Steelix has fallen more out of favor compared to more popular picks like Galarian Stunfisk due to the notable differences in energy generation and coverage. 

Ultra League: 3 / 5

Steelix benefits from the level 50 update, with XL candy giving it more IV options to increase its bulk by opting for less ATK IVs. Unfortunately Steelix has taken the back seat in more modern PvP scenes due to Pokemon like Galarian Stunfisk surpassing its performance. That's not to say that Steelix isn't good; its huge bulk and access to Crunch is useful against Pokemon like Giratina and popular bulky Psychic-types like Cresselia and Armored Mewtwo. However Steelix at this phase of the game is more often than not benched due to its slower access to charge moves and losing to Galarian Stunfisk, Registeel, and Empoleon. 

Master League: 0 / 5

Steelix lacks sufficient stats to compete well in Master League. Its typing and moveset enables wins against Dialga and Raikou without too much trouble, but Groudon is a stronger pick for its role. 

Fast Moves

15
Iron Tail
More Info

Steel

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.10
0.20
6.36
13.64
17.05
15
Dragon Tail
More Info

Dragon

1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.10
0.20
8.18
13.64
17.05
12
Thunder Fang
More Info

Electric

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51xDamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.20
0.50
13.33
10.00
12.50

Charge Moves

140
Earthquake
More Info

Ground

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.60
0.80
0.00
 1.40
38.89
48.61
 54.44
70
Heavy Slam
More Info

Steel

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.10
0.40
0.00
 1.40
33.33
41.67
 46.67
70
Crunch
More Info

Dark

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.20
1.70
0.00
 2.12
21.88
27.34
 46.40
30
Psychic Fangs
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
1.20
0.70
0.00
 0.91
25.00
31.25
 22.73

Purified Charge Moves

35
Return
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
0.70
0.25
0.00
 1.06
50.00
62.50
 53.03

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 75
Stardust 75,000

Other

Female Ratio 50.0 %
Male Ratio 50.0 %
Flee Rate 5.0 %
Buddy Distance 5 km
Capture Rate10.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
62.5% damage
39.1% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
24.4% damage
62.5% damage
39.1% damage
62.5% damage

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4003.5183216
4004214252
4004.5245289
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8007400471
8007.5431507
8008462544
8008.5493580
10009524617
10009.5555653
100010586690
100010.5615724
130011644759
130011.5674793
130012703828
130012.5732862
160013761896
160013.5791931
160014820965
160014.58491000
1900158791034
190015.59081069
1900169371103
190016.59661138
2200179961172
220017.510251207
22001810541241
220018.510841276
25001911131310
250019.511421345
25002011711379
250020.512011414
30002112301448
300021.512591483
30002212891517
300022.513181552
35002313471586
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50003017582069
500030.517722087
60003117872104
600031.518022121
60003218162138
600032.518312155
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700034.518892224
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800035.519192259
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90003719632311
900037.519772328
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900038.520072362
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