POKEGODEX · TYPE GUIDE

Steel-type Pokémon

Explore metallic Pokémon with numerous resistances and an immunity to Poison-type attacks.

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65Pokémon species
10Single type
55Dual type
38Moves

Strengths & Weaknesses

Modern main-series type chart (Generation VI onward). Abilities, items and battle effects can change these results.

Attacking with Steel

Super effective

Rock2×Ice2×Fairy2×

Not very effective

Steel½×Fire½×Water½×Electric½×

No effect

None

Defending as pure Steel

Weak to

Fighting2×Ground2×Fire2×

Resists

Normal½×Flying½×Rock½×Bug½×Steel½×Grass½×Psychic½×Ice½×Dragon½×Fairy½×

Immune to

Poison0×
Steel attacks against dual types

Choose a row and column to find the damage multiplier. The diagonal represents a single type. Values describe type effectiveness only.

Steel-type attack effectiveness
DefenderNormalFightingFlyingPoisonGroundRockBugGhostSteelFireWaterGrassElectricPsychicIceDragonDarkFairy
Normal1×1×1×1×1×2×1×1×½×½×½×1×½×1×2×1×1×2×
Fighting1×1×1×1×1×2×1×1×½×½×½×1×½×1×2×1×1×2×
Flying1×1×1×1×1×2×1×1×½×½×½×1×½×1×2×1×1×2×
Poison1×1×1×1×1×2×1×1×½×½×½×1×½×1×2×1×1×2×
Ground1×1×1×1×1×2×1×1×½×½×½×1×½×1×2×1×1×2×
Rock2×2×2×2×2×2×2×2×1×1×1×2×1×2×4×2×2×4×
Bug1×1×1×1×1×2×1×1×½×½×½×1×½×1×2×1×1×2×
Ghost1×1×1×1×1×2×1×1×½×½×½×1×½×1×2×1×1×2×
Steel½×½×½×½×½×1×½×½×½×¼×¼×½×¼×½×1×½×½×1×
Fire½×½×½×½×½×1×½×½×¼×½×¼×½×¼×½×1×½×½×1×
Water½×½×½×½×½×1×½×½×¼×¼×½×½×¼×½×1×½×½×1×
Grass1×1×1×1×1×2×1×1×½×½×½×1×½×1×2×1×1×2×
Electric½×½×½×½×½×1×½×½×¼×¼×¼×½×½×½×1×½×½×1×
Psychic1×1×1×1×1×2×1×1×½×½×½×1×½×1×2×1×1×2×
Ice2×2×2×2×2×4×2×2×1×1×1×2×1×2×2×2×2×4×
Dragon1×1×1×1×1×2×1×1×½×½×½×1×½×1×2×1×1×2×
Dark1×1×1×1×1×2×1×1×½×½×½×1×½×1×2×1×1×2×
Fairy2×2×2×2×2×4×2×2×1×1×1×2×1×2×4×2×2×2×

Steel-type Pokémon

Species in the PokeGoDex catalog, using their default forms. Regional and other forms may have different types.

65 Pokémon found

Steel-type Moves

Moves across main-series games; availability and values can vary by game. A dash means a value is not specified, including variable-power moves.

Steel moves and battle values
MoveCategoryPowerAccuracyPP
Steel WingPhysical7090%25
Iron TailPhysical10075%15
Metal ClawPhysical5095%35
Meteor MashPhysical9090%10
Metal SoundStatus—85%40
Iron DefenseStatus——15
Doom DesireSpecial140100%5
Gyro BallPhysical—100%5
Metal BurstPhysical—100%10
Bullet PunchPhysical40100%30
Mirror ShotSpecial6585%10
Flash CannonSpecial80100%10
Iron HeadPhysical80100%15
Magnet BombPhysical60—20
AutotomizeStatus——15
Heavy SlamPhysical—100%10
Shift GearStatus——10
Gear GrindPhysical5085%15
King’s ShieldStatus——10
Corkscrew CrashPhysical——1
Corkscrew CrashSpecial——1
Gear UpStatus——20
Anchor ShotPhysical80100%20
Smart StrikePhysical70—10
Sunsteel StrikePhysical100100%5
Searing Sunraze SmashPhysical200—1
Double Iron BashPhysical60100%5
Max SteelspikePhysical10—10
Behemoth BladePhysical100100%5
Behemoth BashPhysical100100%5
Steel BeamSpecial14095%5
Steel RollerPhysical130100%5
ShelterStatus0—10
Spin OutPhysical100100%5
Make It RainSpecial120100%5
Gigaton HammerPhysical160100%5
Tachyon CutterSpecial500%10
Hard PressPhysical0100%10

Average Base Stats

Calculated from 65 default-form species in this catalog. A dual-type species contributes to both types.

HP71.0
Attack90.7
Defense107.9
Sp. Attack71.1
Sp. Defense78.9
Speed60.2

Battle Basics

A damaging move normally receives a 1.5× same-type attack bonus (STAB) when its type matches one of the user’s types. Type effectiveness is then applied separately. For dual-type defenders, multiply the effectiveness against each type; this can produce 4× or ¼× damage.

These pages describe the main-series games. Pokémon GO and the Pokémon Trading Card Game use different battle rules.