Forms
#0208
Steelix
Iron Snake Pokémon
This Pokémon evolved through use of a strange item. Its body is coated with steel powder and notably hard—not even diamond can leave so much as a scratch.
Details
Height9.2 m
Weight400.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate25
Base friendship70
Growth ratemedium
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
75
Attack
85
Defense
200
Sp. Atk
55
Sp. Def
65
Speed
30
Total
510
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Curse (Ground)
- Item
- Steelixite
- Ability
- Sturdy
- Nature
- Impish
- EVs
- 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Steelix can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
21 sprites & renders for Steelix.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | 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 |