Steel · Physical move · Gen 8

Steel Roller

Steel Roller is a Steel-type physical move introduced in Generation 8. It has 130 base power and 100% accuracy, with 5 PP (8 with PP Max). 60 Pokémon and forms can learn it.

Type

Steel

Effect

Fails if there is no terrain active. Ends the terrain. Fails if there is no terrain active. Ends the effects of Electric Terrain, Grassy Terrain, Misty Terrain, and Psychic Terrain.

Targets: One adjacent Pokémon
Properties: Makes contact
Scarlet & Violet: Usable (1 Pokémon)
Pokémon Champions: Usable (11 Pokémon)
Legends: Z-A: Not usable

Type matchups as a Steel attack

2× vsIceRockFairy

½× vsFireWaterElectricSteel

Pokémon that learn Steel Roller

60 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.

Pokémon	Type	Champions	S/V	Gens
Sandshrew	Ground			8
Alolan Sandshrew	Ice/Steel			8
Sandslash	Ground			8
Alolan Sandslash	Ice/Steel			8
Jigglypuff	Normal/Fairy			8
Wigglytuff	Normal/Fairy	✓		8
Cloyster	Water/Ice			8
Lickitung	Normal			8
Snorlax	Normal			8
Mew	Psychic			8
Marill	Water/Fairy			8
Azumarill	Water/Fairy			8
Forretress	Bug/Steel	✓
Steelix	Steel/Ground	✓		8
Qwilfish	Water/Poison	✓		8
Shuckle	Bug/Rock			8
Miltank	Normal			8
Aron	Steel/Rock			8
Lairon	Steel/Rock			8
Aggron	Steel/Rock	✓		8
Wailmer	Water			8
Wailord	Water			8
Glalie	Ice	✓		8
Spheal	Ice/Water			8
Sealeo	Ice/Water			8
Walrein	Ice/Water			8
Metang	Steel/Psychic			8
Metagross	Steel/Psychic	✓		8
Registeel	Steel			8
Bastiodon	Rock/Steel	✓
Bronzor	Steel/Psychic			8
Bronzong	Steel/Psychic			8
Magnezone	Electric/Steel			8
Lickilicky	Normal			8
Heatran	Fire/Steel			8
Venipede	Bug/Poison			8
Whirlipede	Bug/Poison			8
Scolipede	Bug/Poison	✓		8
Solosis	Psychic			8
Duosion	Psychic			8
Reuniclus	Psychic	✓		8
Ferroseed	Grass/Steel			8
Ferrothorn	Grass/Steel			8
Klink	Steel			8
Klang	Steel			8
Klinklang	Steel			8
Chesnaught	Grass/Fighting	✓
Togedemaru	Electric/Steel			8
Dhelmise	Ghost/Grass			8
Solgaleo	Psychic/Steel			8
Celesteela	Steel/Flying			8
Guzzlord	Dark/Dragon			8
Magearna	Steel/Fairy			8
Stakataka	Rock/Steel			8
Melmetal	Steel			8
Cufant	Steel			8
Copperajah	Steel			8
Duraludon	Steel/Dragon			8
Iron Treads	Ground/Steel		✓	9
Archaludon	Steel/Dragon			8

Steel Roller FAQ

What does Steel Roller do?

Steel Roller is a Steel-type physical move with 130 power. Fails if there is no terrain active. Ends the effects of Electric Terrain, Grassy Terrain, Misty Terrain, and Psychic Terrain.

Which Pokémon can learn Steel Roller?

60 Pokémon and forms can learn Steel Roller in at least one game: 1 in Scarlet & Violet, 11 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Sandshrew, Alolan Sandshrew, Sandslash, Alolan Sandslash, Jigglypuff and Wigglytuff.

Is Steel Roller in Pokémon Champions?

Yes — 11 Pokémon can use Steel Roller in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.

What is Steel Roller super effective against?

As a Steel-type attack, Steel Roller is super effective against Ice, Rock and Fairy, not very effective against Fire, Water, Electric and Steel (unless its effect says otherwise).

Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.