208 Steelix

Performance

Status

  • Ranking Score:
    87.8
  • Main moves:
    Dragon Tail, Psychic Fangs, Earthquake
  • Type
    STEEL
    GROUND
  • Level:
    21.5-25.5
  • Rank:
    Lvl 24 0/14/15CP 1500
  • Buddy Distance:
    5km
  • Charged Move Cost:
    75,000 Stardust
  • Attack:
    98.4
  • Defense:
    185.2
  • Stamina:
    124
  • Overall:
    2261

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Traits

Moves

Properties

Registeel has the following traits and playstyles:
  • + Bulky
    Takes hits well.
  • + Spammy
    Reaches Charged Moves quickly.
  • + Defensive
    Resists attacks from a wide variety of types.
  • - Low Shield Pressure
    May struggle to draw shields because of its weaker or slower attacks.
Move stats include same type and Shadow attack bonuses.
Recommended Move:
*Event or Elite TM exclusive *Unobtainable via TM
No. Move Types Move Accuracy Power Damage Average Fast MoveCount Remark
1 Fast Dragon Tail 3 4.33 3 Multipurpose
2 Fast Thunder Fang 2.5 4 2 Heavy Damage
3 Fast Iron Tail 2 3.6 3 Low Quality
4 Charged Psychic Fangs 100% chance -1 Def opponent 35 40 1.14 4 - 4 - 4 Debuff Spam/Bait
5 Charged Crunch 30% chance -1 Def opponent 45 70 1.56 5 - 5 - 5 Debuff
6 Charged Earthquake 65 144 2.22 8 - 7 - 7 Nuke
7 Charged Heavy Slam 50 84 1.68 6 - 6 - 5 General
8 Charged Return† 70 130 1.86 8 - 8 - 8 Neutral Nuke
Weaknesses
fighting
x1.6
fire
x1.6
ground
x1.6
water
x1.6
Resistances
poison
x0.244
rock
x0.39
electric
x0.39
steel
x0.625
psychic
x0.625
normal
x0.625
flying
x0.625
fairy
x0.625
dragon
x0.625
bug
x0.625

Character Introduction

Summary

Steelix is a Steel & Ground Pokémon which evolves from Onix. It is vulnerable to Fighting, Ground, Fire and Water moves. Steelix's strongest moveset is Iron Tail & Earthquake and it has a Max CP of 2,414.

About

"Steelix lives even further underground than Onix. This Pokémon is known to dig toward the earth's core. There are records of this Pokémon reaching a depth of over six-tenths of a mile underground."

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PVP Mode Explanatory Notes

PvP Moveset Explanation
Dragon Tail or Thunder Fang + Crunch and Earthquake or Psychic Fangs

Dragon Tail is preferred for its neutral coverage and slightly above average energy gains. Thunder Fang is more of a niche option due to its worse energy generation, but provides a different coverage option. 

Crunch costs a moderate amount of energy and generally provides good neutral damage. Earthquake is very valuable for its wide coverage, and also gets STAB. Heavy Slam gets STAB but Steel-typing isn't very valuable offensively. Psychic Fangs costs the least amount of energy, and is mostly considered for its cheap energy cost for baiting shields, as well as its debuff utility. 

PvP Rating Explanation
Great League: 3 / 5 

Steelix is a very bulky Pokemon with 10 resistances, and is considered as one of the Steel Tanks in the meta. Through sheer bulk and resistances, Steelix acts as a wall to many Pokemon, and is often used to counter Flying-type Pokemon in this league like Altaria and Skarmory. Weaknesses to common Water and Fighting-types are major issues for Steelix, which requires it to be complimented with Pokemon that can cover its vulnerabilities. As more Pokemon are introduced into the game and moves are rebalanced over time, Steelix has fallen more out of favor compared to more popular picks like Galarian Stunfisk due to the notable differences in energy generation and coverage. 

Ultra League: 3 / 5

Steelix benefits from the level 50 update, with XL candy giving it more IV options to increase its bulk by opting for less ATK IVs. Unfortunately Steelix has taken the back seat in more modern PvP scenes due to Pokemon like Galarian Stunfisk surpassing its performance. That's not to say that Steelix isn't good; its huge bulk and access to Crunch is useful against Pokemon like Giratina and popular bulky Psychic-types like Cresselia and Armored Mewtwo. However Steelix at this phase of the game is more often than not benched due to its slower access to charge moves and losing to Galarian Stunfisk, Registeel, and Empoleon. 

Master League: 0 / 5

Steelix lacks sufficient stats to compete well in Master League. Its typing and moveset enables wins against Dialga and Raikou without too much trouble, but Groudon is a stronger pick for its role. 

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