Steelix Weaknesses and Strengths

Steelix is a dual-type Pokemon of types Steel and Ground. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Fighting	160%
Ground	160%
Fire	160%
Water	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Poison	24.4%
Rock	39.1%
Electric	39.1%
Normal	62.5%
Flying	62.5%
Bug	62.5%
Steel	62.5%
Psychic	62.5%
Dragon	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%

Best Moves for Steelix in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Steelix.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Iron Tail	Earthquake	63.03	324.28
Thunder Fang	Earthquake	56.67	324.25
Iron Tail	Heavy Slam	56.36	316.29
Dragon Tail	Earthquake	60.31	308.07
Thunder Fang	Heavy Slam	50.00	307.39
Dragon Tail	Heavy Slam	53.64	301.42
Iron Tail	Return	66.36	300.12
Iron Tail	Breaking Swipe	60.11	296.12
Dragon Tail	Return	63.64	282.14
Thunder Fang	Return	60.00	278.80

All Moves for Steelix

Below are all the moves that Steelix can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Breaking Swipe	Charged	35	43.75	800ms	-33
Earthquake	Charged	140	38.89	3600ms	-100
Heavy Slam	Charged	70	40	2100ms	-50
Crunch	Charged	70	21.88	3200ms	-33
Psychic Fangs	Charged	30	25	1200ms	-33
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Iron Tail	Quick	15	16.36	1100ms	7
Dragon Tail	Quick	15	13.64	1100ms	9
Thunder Fang	Quick	12	10	1200ms	16

Steelix Evolution

Onix	Requires 50x Candy Use a Metal Coat	Steelix
Steelix	Requires 200x Mega Energy	Mega Steelix

Best Steelix Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Steelix Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Steelix in a raid.

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