Its strongest point is Defense — among the highest in the entire Pokédex. On the other hand, Speed — lower than 93% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. In defense it has 4 weaknesses, 8 resistances and 2 full immunities at its disposal. Electric and Poison-type moves do nothing to it at all.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Defense; weak point: Speed.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Defense, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
It hits physically: its Attack (85) is 30 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Adamant +Atk · −SpA It moves second and nothing will change that, so the whole boost goes into power.
- Brave +Atk · −Spe The Trick Room version: with the turn order reversed, the slower the better, and Gyro Ball calculates its power from exactly this lowered Speed.
- Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 9
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Johto | #063 | Gold / Silver , Crystal , HeartGold / SoulSilver |
|---|---|---|
| Sinnoh | #035 | Diamond / Pearl , Platinum , Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl |
| Unova | #072 | Black 2 / White 2 |
| Pokémon Conquest | #176 | — |
| Kalos | #054 | X / Y |
| Galar | #179 | Sword / Shield |
| Hisui | #119 | Legends: Arceus |
| Lumiose City | #198 | Legends: Z-A |
| Pokémon Champions | #208 | Champions |
Abilities
- Rock Head Protects against recoil damage.
- Sturdy Prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. Protects against the one-hit KO moves regardless of HP.
- Sheer Force Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.
Pokédex entry
It is thought its body transformed as a result of iron accumulating internally from swallowing soil.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Steelix takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
How it was drawn
1999–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Steelix appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (21)
All Steelix cards →Steelix has 21 cards in 15 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 51 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 25 cycles, which is roughly 6,600 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (17)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Galar
Johto
Sinnoh
Unova
Moves (100)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (77 via TM/TR, 32 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bind | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85% | 20 |
| 1 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 1 | Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95% | 15 |
| 1 | Harden | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Ice Fang | Ice | Physical | 65 | 95% | 15 |
| 1 | Mud Sport | Ground | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 1 | Rock Polish | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical | 50 | 90% | 15 |
| 1 | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90% | 20 |
| 1 | Thunder Fang | Electric | Physical | 65 | 95% | 15 |
| 4 | Smack Down | Rock | Physical | 50 | 100% | 15 |
| 6 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 8 | Autotomize | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 10 | Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | 60 | 95% | 15 |
| 11 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100% | 20 |
| 12 | Dragon Breath | Dragon | Special | 60 | 100% | 20 |
| 13 | Rage | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100% | 20 |
| 16 | Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 18 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90% | 10 |
| 20 | Gyro Ball | Steel | Physical | — | 100% | 5 |
| 24 | Screech | Normal | Status | — | 85% | 40 |
| 25 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 28 | Sand Tomb | Ground | Physical | 35 | 85% | 15 |
| 34 | High Horsepower | Ground | Physical | 95 | 95% | 10 |
| 36 | Slam | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75% | 20 |
| 40 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 43 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75% | 15 |
| 44 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100% | 10 |
| 52 | Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80% | 5 |
| 56 | Double Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100% | 15 |
| 60 | Magnet Rise | Electric | Status | — | — | 10 |