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Steel Type Pokémon

All 96 Steel-type Pokémon and forms, 14 of them pure Steel. Steel attacks hit Ice, Rock and Fairy super effectively; a Steel type is weak to Fire, Fighting and Ground.

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Steel attacking

Super effective (2×) against: Ice Rock Fairy
Not very effective (½×) against: Fire Water Electric Steel
No effect (0×) on: none

Steel defending

Weak to (2×): Fire Fighting Ground
Resists (½×): Normal Grass Ice Flying Psychic Bug Rock Dragon Steel Fairy
Immune to (0×): Poison

How the Steel type changed across generations

Steel was introduced in Gen 2 (Gold & Silver).

Gen 6Ghost → Steel½× → 1×Steel lost its resistances
Gen 6Dark → Steel½× → 1×Steel lost its resistances

New matchups from types added later

Gen 6Steel → Fairy2×
Gen 6Fairy → Steel½×

Computed from DexTeam's Gen 1, Gen 2–5 and Gen 6+ type charts — the same ones the team builder uses per game.

Best Steel Pokémon by role

Fully evolved Steel types by base stats, Megas, legendaries and mythicals left out so every pick is easy to get.

Fastest: Alolan Dugtrio110 Spe Durant109 Spe Kartana109 Spe
Bulkiest: Stakataka373 HP+Def+SpD Bastiodon366 HP+Def+SpD Probopass355 HP+Def+SpD
Strongest attacker: Kartana181 Atk Metagross135 Atk Excadrill135 Atk

Most common Steel dual types

Typings shared by the most fully evolved Pokémon.

SteelBugMega Scizor, Scizor, Forretress, Durant12
SteelPsychicIron Crown, Jirachi, Metagross, Bronzong8
SteelFairyMega Mawile, Klefki, Tinkaton, Mawile7
SteelGroundIron Treads, Excadrill, Mega Steelix, Steelix7
SteelFlyingCorviknight, Celesteela, Skarmory, Mega Skarmory4
SteelDragonArchaludon, Hisuian Goodra, Dialga, Dialga-Origin4

Strongest defensive Steel dual types

Resistances + immunities minus weaknesses (4× counts double), only typings that exist on a fully evolved Pokémon.

SteelFairyMega Mawile, Klefki, Tinkaton11.5 resist (2 immune)2 weak
SteelFlyingCorviknight, Celesteela, Skarmory11 resist (2 immune)2 weak
SteelDragonArchaludon, Hisuian Goodra, Dialga10.5 resist (1 immune)2 weak
SteelWaterEmpoleon12 resist (1 immune)3 weak
SteelGhostGholdengo, Aegislash12.5 resist (3 immune)4 weak

Most used Steel types in Pokémon Champions

Champions VGC 2026 Reg M-C, 2026-09, 1630+ rating, 1.63 million battles (Pokémon Showdown usage stats).

Kingambit#5 · 24.3%

Gholdengo#7 · 19.1%

Archaludon#10 · 16%

Mega Golisopod#11 · 15.9%

Excadrill#31 · 6.1%

Mega Metagross#32 · 5.9%

Mega Lucario Z#38 · 4%

Corviknight#53 · 2.4%

Mega Mawile#64 · 1.4%

Aegislash#78 · 0.8%

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All Steel type Pokémon

Sort by number, generation, any base stat or total; filter by second type.

Fully evolved only96 of 96

		Type
0027	Alolan Sandshrew	IceSteel	7	50	75	90	10	35	40	300
0028	Alolan Sandslash	IceSteel	7	75	100	120	25	65	65	450
0050	Alolan Diglett	GroundSteel	7	10	55	30	35	45	90	265
0051	Alolan Dugtrio	GroundSteel	7	35	100	60	50	70	110	425
0052	Galarian Meowth	Steel	8	50	65	55	40	40	40	290
0081	Magnemite	ElectricSteel	1	25	35	70	95	55	45	325
0082	Magneton	ElectricSteel	1	50	60	95	120	70	70	465
0205	Forretress	BugSteel	2	75	90	140	60	60	40	465
0208	Steelix	SteelGround	2	75	85	200	55	65	30	510
0208	Mega Steelix	SteelGround	6	75	125	230	55	95	30	610
0212	Scizor	BugSteel	2	70	130	100	55	80	65	500
0212	Mega Scizor	BugSteel	6	70	150	140	65	100	75	600
0227	Skarmory	SteelFlying	2	65	80	140	40	70	70	465
0227	Mega Skarmory	SteelFlying	9	65	140	110	40	100	110	565
0303	Mawile	SteelFairy	3	50	85	85	55	55	50	380
0303	Mega Mawile	SteelFairy	6	50	105	125	55	95	50	480
0304	Aron	SteelRock	3	50	70	100	40	40	30	330
0305	Lairon	SteelRock	3	60	90	140	50	50	40	430
0306	Aggron	SteelRock	3	70	110	180	60	60	50	530
0306	Mega Aggron	Steel	6	70	140	230	60	80	50	630
0358	Mega Chimecho	PsychicSteel	9	75	50	110	135	120	65	555
0374	Beldum	SteelPsychic	3	40	55	80	35	60	30	300
0375	Metang	SteelPsychic	3	60	75	100	55	80	50	420
0376	Metagross	SteelPsychic	3	80	135	130	95	90	70	600
0376	Mega Metagross	SteelPsychic	6	80	145	150	105	110	110	700
0379	Registeel	Steel	3	80	75	150	75	150	50	580
0385	Jirachi	SteelPsychic	3	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
0395	Empoleon	WaterSteel	4	84	86	88	111	101	60	530
0410	Shieldon	RockSteel	4	30	42	118	42	88	30	350
0411	Bastiodon	RockSteel	4	60	52	168	47	138	30	495
0413	Wormadam-Trash	BugSteel	4	60	69	95	69	95	36	424
0436	Bronzor	SteelPsychic	4	57	24	86	24	86	23	300
0437	Bronzong	SteelPsychic	4	67	89	116	79	116	33	500
0448	Lucario	FightingSteel	4	70	110	70	115	70	90	525
0448	Mega Lucario	FightingSteel	6	70	145	88	140	70	112	625
0448	Mega Lucario Z	FightingSteel	9	70	100	70	164	70	151	625
0462	Magnezone	ElectricSteel	4	70	70	115	130	90	60	535
0476	Probopass	RockSteel	4	60	55	145	75	150	40	525
0483	Dialga	SteelDragon	4	100	120	120	150	100	90	680
0483	Dialga-Origin	SteelDragon	8	100	100	120	150	120	90	680
0485	Heatran	FireSteel	4	91	90	106	130	106	77	600
0485	Mega Heatran	FireSteel	9	91	120	106	175	141	67	700
0493	Arceus-Steel	Steel	4	120	120	120	120	120	120	720
0530	Excadrill	GroundSteel	5	110	135	60	50	65	88	508
0530	Mega Excadrill	GroundSteel	9	110	165	100	65	65	103	608
0589	Escavalier	BugSteel	5	70	135	105	60	105	20	495
0597	Ferroseed	GrassSteel	5	44	50	91	24	86	10	305
0598	Ferrothorn	GrassSteel	5	74	94	131	54	116	20	489
0599	Klink	Steel	5	40	55	70	45	60	30	300
0600	Klang	Steel	5	60	80	95	70	85	50	440
0601	Klinklang	Steel	5	60	100	115	70	85	90	520
0618	Galarian Stunfisk	GroundSteel	8	109	81	99	66	84	32	471
0624	Pawniard	DarkSteel	5	45	85	70	40	40	60	340
0625	Bisharp	DarkSteel	5	65	125	100	60	70	70	490
0632	Durant	BugSteel	5	58	109	112	48	48	109	484
0638	Cobalion	SteelFighting	5	91	90	129	90	72	108	580
0649	Genesect	BugSteel	5	71	120	95	120	95	99	600
0649	Genesect-Douse	BugSteel	5	71	120	95	120	95	99	600
0649	Genesect-Shock	BugSteel	5	71	120	95	120	95	99	600
0649	Genesect-Burn	BugSteel	5	71	120	95	120	95	99	600
0649	Genesect-Chill	BugSteel	5	71	120	95	120	95	99	600
0679	Honedge	SteelGhost	6	45	80	100	35	37	28	325
0680	Doublade	SteelGhost	6	59	110	150	45	49	35	448
0681	Aegislash	SteelGhost	6	60	50	140	50	140	60	500
0705	Hisuian Sliggoo	SteelDragon	8	58	75	83	83	113	40	452
0706	Hisuian Goodra	SteelDragon	8	80	100	100	110	150	60	600
0707	Klefki	SteelFairy	6	57	80	91	80	87	75	470
0768	Mega Golisopod	BugSteel	9	75	150	175	70	120	40	630
0773	Silvally-Steel	Steel	7	95	95	95	95	95	95	570
0777	Togedemaru	ElectricSteel	7	65	98	63	40	73	96	435
0791	Solgaleo	PsychicSteel	7	137	137	107	113	89	97	680
0797	Celesteela	SteelFlying	7	97	101	103	107	101	61	570
0798	Kartana	GrassSteel	7	59	181	131	59	31	109	570
0800	Necrozma-Dusk-Mane	PsychicSteel	7	97	157	127	113	109	77	680
0801	Magearna	SteelFairy	7	80	95	115	130	115	65	600
0801	Mega Magearna	SteelFairy	9	80	125	115	170	115	95	700
0801	Magearna-Original-Mega	SteelFairy	9	80	125	115	170	115	95	700
0805	Stakataka	RockSteel	7	61	131	211	53	101	13	570
0808	Meltan	Steel	7	46	65	65	55	35	34	300
0809	Melmetal	Steel	7	135	143	143	80	65	34	600
0823	Corviknight	FlyingSteel	8	98	87	105	53	85	67	495
0863	Perrserker	Steel	8	70	110	100	50	60	50	440
0878	Cufant	Steel	8	72	80	49	40	49	40	330
0879	Copperajah	Steel	8	122	130	69	80	69	30	500
0884	Duraludon	SteelDragon	8	70	95	115	120	50	85	535
0957	Tinkatink	FairySteel	9	50	45	45	35	64	58	297
0958	Tinkatuff	FairySteel	9	65	55	55	45	82	78	380
0959	Tinkaton	FairySteel	9	85	75	77	70	105	94	506
0965	Varoom	SteelPoison	9	45	70	63	30	45	47	300
0966	Revavroom	SteelPoison	9	80	119	90	54	67	90	500
0968	Orthworm	Steel	9	70	85	145	60	55	65	480
0983	Kingambit	DarkSteel	9	100	135	120	60	85	50	550
0990	Iron Treads	GroundSteel	9	90	112	120	72	70	106	570
1000	Gholdengo	SteelGhost	9	87	60	95	133	91	84	550
1018	Archaludon	SteelDragon	9	90	105	130	125	65	85	600
1023	Iron Crown	SteelPsychic	9	90	72	100	122	108	98	590

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Steel type FAQ

How many Steel type Pokémon are there?

96 Pokémon and forms have the Steel type, covering 79 National Pokédex species. 14 of them are pure Steel types and 72 are fully evolved. The count includes Mega Evolutions and regional forms such as Alolan, Galarian, Hisuian and Paldean variants.

What is Steel weak to?

A pure Steel-type Pokémon takes double damage from Fire, Fighting and Ground moves and resists Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel and Fairy. It is immune to Poison. A second type changes this — check any Pokémon on its weakness page.

What is Steel strong against?

Steel moves are super effective against Ice, Rock and Fairy, not very effective against Fire, Water, Electric and Steel.

What are the best Steel type Pokémon in Pokémon Champions?

By usage in Champions VGC 2026 Reg M-C (2026-09, 1.63 million battles), the most used Steel types are Kingambit (24.3%), Gholdengo (19.1%), Archaludon (16%), Mega Golisopod (15.9%) and Excadrill (6.1%).

Has the Steel type changed over the generations?

Steel was introduced in Gen 2 (Gold & Silver). Ghost → Steel went from ½× to 1× in Gen 6; Dark → Steel went from ½× to 1× in Gen 6. Later types added 2 new non-neutral matchups.

Which Steel type Pokémon has the highest base stats?

Among fully evolved Steel types (Megas excluded), Arceus-Steel (720), Magearna-Original-Mega (700) and Dialga (680) have the highest base stat totals. Leaving out legendaries and mythicals, the top is Metagross at 600.