What is Steel type strong against?

Steel-type moves are super effective (2x damage) against Ice, Rock, Fairy-type Pokemon.

What is Steel type weak to?

Steel-type Pokemon take super-effective damage from Fire, Fighting, Ground-type moves.

What resists Steel type?

Steel-type Pokemon resist damage from Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy-type moves.

Is Steel type immune to anything?

Yes, Steel-type Pokemon are immune to Poison-type moves (0x damage).

How many Steel-type Pokemon are there?

There are 65 Steel-type Pokemon across all generations.

Steel Type

Generation 2 · 65 Pokemon

Steel is the best defensive type in Pokemon, resisting 10 types and being immune to Poison. Steel-type Pokemon anchor most competitive teams as defensive pivots.

AtkDef	Normal	Fire	Water	Electric	Grass	Ice	Fighting	Poison	Ground	Flying	Psychic	Bug	Rock	Ghost	Dragon	Dark	Steel	Fairy
Normal	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	0	x1	x1	½	x1
Fire	x1	½	½	x1	x2	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	½	x1	x2	x1
Water	x1	x2	½	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	x1	x1
Electric	x1	x1	x2	½	½	x1	x1	x1	0	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	x1	x1	x1
Grass	x1	½	x2	x1	½	x1	x1	½	x2	½	x1	½	x2	x1	½	x1	½	x1
Ice	x1	½	½	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x2	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1
Fighting	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	½	½	½	x2	0	x1	x2	x2	½
Poison	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	½	½	x1	x1	x1	½	½	x1	x1	0	x2
Ground	x1	x2	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x2	x1	0	x1	½	x2	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1
Flying	x1	x1	x1	½	x2	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x1	½	x1
Psychic	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x2	x1	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x1	0	½	x1
Bug	x1	½	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	½	x1	½	x2	x1	x1	½	x1	x2	½	½
Rock	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	½	x2	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	x1
Ghost	0	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	x1
Dragon	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	0
Dark	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	½
Steel	x1	½	½	½	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	½	x2
Fairy	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x2	½	x1

Steel + ... ↑	Weak	Resist/Immune	Weaknesses	Immunities
normal	3	12	fighting4xfireground	poison ghost
fire	3	10	ground4xwaterfighting	poison
water	3	11	electricfightingground	poison
electric	3	12	ground4xfirefighting	poison
grass	2	10	fire4xfighting	poison
ice	3	9	fire4xfighting4xground	poison
fighting	3	9	firefightingground	poison
poison	2	10	ground4xfire	poison
ground	4	10	firewaterfightingground	electric poison
flying	2	10	fireelectric	poison ground
psychic	4	10	firegroundghostdark	poison
bug	1	9	fire4x	poison
rock	3	9	fighting4xground4xwater	poison
ghost	4	12	firegroundghostdark	normal fighting poison
dragon	2	10	fightingground	poison
dark	3	11	fighting4xfireground	poison psychic
fairy	2	11	fireground	poison dragon

Move	Category	Power	Acc.	PP	Description
Gigaton Hammer	Physical	160	100%	5
Doom Desire	Special	140	100%	5	Hits the target two turns later.
Steel Beam	Special	140	95%	5	Inflicts damage, and the user takes damage equal to half of its max HP, rounded up.
Steel Roller	Physical	130	100%	5	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Make It Rain	Special	120	100%	5
Iron Tail	Physical	100	75%	15	Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
Sunsteel Strike	Physical	100	100%	5	Cannot be disrupted by abilities.
Spin Out	Physical	100	100%	5
Meteor Mash	Physical	90	90%	10	Has a chance to raise the user’s Attack by one stage.
Flash Cannon	Special	80	100%	10	Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.
Iron Head	Physical	80	100%	15	Has a chance to make the target flinch.
Anchor Shot	Physical	80	100%	20	Traps the target.
Steel Wing	Physical	70	90%	25	Has a chance to raise the user’s Defense by one stage.
Smart Strike	Physical	70	—	10	Never misses.
Mirror Shot	Special	65	85%	10	Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.
Magnet Bomb	Physical	60	—	20	Never misses.
Double Iron Bash	Physical	60	100%	5	Hits twice in one turn.
Metal Claw	Physical	50	95%	35	Has a chance to raise the user’s Attack by one stage.
Gear Grind	Physical	50	85%	15	Hits twice in one turn.
Tachyon Cutter	Special	50	—	10
Bullet Punch	Physical	40	100%	30	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Gyro Ball	Physical	—	100%	5	Power raises when the user has lower Speed, up to a maximum of 150.
Metal Burst	Physical	—	100%	10	Strikes back at the last Pokémon to hit the user this turn with 1.5× the damage.
Heavy Slam	Physical	—	100%	10	Power is higher when the user weighs more than the target, up to a maximum of 120.
Hard Press	Physical	0	100%	10

Stat	Average	Rank
HP	71	#11/18
Attack	95	#4/18
Defense	109	#1/18
Sp. Atk	72	#13/18
Sp. Def	81	#4/18
Speed	63	#15/18
BST	491	#2/18

Steel Type

Offensive Matchups – Steel Attacking

Defensive Matchups – Steel Defending

Dual-Type Combinations with Steel

Steel-Type Moves (32)

Steel-Type Related Abilities

Steel-Type Boosting Items

Steel-Type Average Stats

Type Changes Involving Steel

Steel-Type Special Mechanics

Steel-Type Pokemon (65)

FAQ – Steel Type