Steel · Physical move · Gen 7
Sunsteel Strike
Sunsteel Strike is a Steel-type physical move introduced in Generation 7. It has 100 base power and 100% accuracy, with 5 PP (8 with PP Max). 3 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Steel
Category
Physical
Power
100
Accuracy
100%
PP
5 (max 8)
Priority
0
Effect
Ignores the Abilities of other Pokemon. This move and its effects ignore the Abilities of other Pokemon.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (3 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Steel attack
2× vsIceRockFairy
½× vsFireWaterElectricSteel
Pokémon that learn Sunsteel Strike
3 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 | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Solgaleo | Psychic/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Necrozma-Dusk-Mane | Psychic/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Necrozma-Ultra | Psychic/Dragon | ✓ | 7–9 |
Sunsteel Strike FAQ
What does Sunsteel Strike do?
Sunsteel Strike is a Steel-type physical move with 100 power. This move and its effects ignore the Abilities of other Pokemon.
Which Pokémon can learn Sunsteel Strike?
3 Pokémon and forms can learn Sunsteel Strike in at least one game: 3 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Solgaleo, Necrozma-Dusk-Mane and Necrozma-Ultra.
Is Sunsteel Strike in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Sunsteel Strike in Pokémon Champions.
What is Sunsteel Strike super effective against?
As a Steel-type attack, Sunsteel Strike 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.