Steel-Type Pokémon
Steel is one of the 18 Pokémon types. Steel-type Pokémon have the best defensive typing in the game, resisting ten different types and being immune to Poison, though their attacks favor Ice, Rock, and Fairy.
Steel-type Pokémon are weak to Fire, Fighting, and Ground, resist Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel, and Fairy, and immune to Poison. There are 65 Steel-type Pokémon as of August 2026.
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- Steel-type species
- 65
- Weaknesses
- 3
- Resistances
- 10
- Immunities
- 1
Steel-type weaknesses and resistances
How a pure Steel-type Pokémon takes damage. Dual-type Pokémon combine these matchups with their second type.
- Weak to (2x damage)
- FireFightingGround
- Resists (half damage)
- NormalGrassIceFlyingPsychicBugRockDragonSteelFairy
- Immune to (no damage)
- Poison
What beats Steel-type Pokémon?
A pure Steel-type Pokémon takes double damage from Fire, Fighting, and Ground moves. It takes reduced damage from Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel, and Fairy moves. It is immune to Poison moves, taking no damage at all.
Remember that many Steel-type Pokémon have a second type, which changes this list. A second type can add new weaknesses, cancel out an existing one, or turn a weakness into a four-times weakness when both types share it.
What are Steel-types strong against?
Steel moves are super effective against Ice, Rock, and Fairy, dealing double damage to those types. They deal reduced damage to Fire, Water, Electric, and Steel.
All Steel-type Pokémon
All 65 Steel-type Pokémon, including dual types, as of August 2026. Click any column header to sort.
| Type(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | Magnemite | ElectricSteel | 1 | 325 |
| 82 | Magneton | ElectricSteel | 1 | 465 |
| 205 | Forretress | BugSteel | 2 | 465 |
| 208 | Steelix | SteelGround | 2 | 510 |
| 212 | Scizor | BugSteel | 2 | 500 |
| 227 | Skarmory | SteelFlying | 2 | 465 |
| 303 | Mawile | SteelFairy | 3 | 380 |
| 304 | Aron | SteelRock | 3 | 330 |
| 305 | Lairon | SteelRock | 3 | 430 |
| 306 | Aggron | SteelRock | 3 | 530 |
| 374 | Beldum | SteelPsychic | 3 | 300 |
| 375 | Metang | SteelPsychic | 3 | 420 |
| 376 | Metagross | SteelPsychic | 3 | 600 |
| 379 | Registeel | Steel | 3 | 580 |
| 385 | Jirachi | SteelPsychic | 3 | 600 |
| 395 | Empoleon | WaterSteel | 4 | 530 |
| 410 | Shieldon | RockSteel | 4 | 350 |
| 411 | Bastiodon | RockSteel | 4 | 495 |
| 436 | Bronzor | SteelPsychic | 4 | 300 |
| 437 | Bronzong | SteelPsychic | 4 | 500 |
| 448 | Lucario | FightingSteel | 4 | 525 |
| 462 | Magnezone | ElectricSteel | 4 | 535 |
| 476 | Probopass | RockSteel | 4 | 525 |
| 483 | Dialga | SteelDragon | 4 | 680 |
| 485 | Heatran | FireSteel | 4 | 600 |
| 530 | Excadrill | GroundSteel | 5 | 508 |
| 589 | Escavalier | BugSteel | 5 | 495 |
| 597 | Ferroseed | GrassSteel | 5 | 305 |
| 598 | Ferrothorn | GrassSteel | 5 | 489 |
| 599 | Klink | Steel | 5 | 300 |
| 600 | Klang | Steel | 5 | 440 |
| 601 | Klinklang | Steel | 5 | 520 |
| 624 | Pawniard | DarkSteel | 5 | 340 |
| 625 | Bisharp | DarkSteel | 5 | 490 |
| 632 | Durant | BugSteel | 5 | 484 |
| 638 | Cobalion | SteelFighting | 5 | 580 |
| 649 | Genesect | BugSteel | 5 | 600 |
| 679 | Honedge | SteelGhost | 6 | 325 |
| 680 | Doublade | SteelGhost | 6 | 448 |
| 681 | Aegislash | SteelGhost | 6 | 500 |
| 707 | Klefki | SteelFairy | 6 | 470 |
| 777 | Togedemaru | ElectricSteel | 7 | 435 |
| 791 | Solgaleo | PsychicSteel | 7 | 680 |
| 797 | Celesteela | SteelFlying | 7 | 570 |
| 798 | Kartana | GrassSteel | 7 | 570 |
| 801 | Magearna | SteelFairy | 7 | 600 |
| 805 | Stakataka | RockSteel | 7 | 570 |
| 808 | Meltan | Steel | 7 | 300 |
| 809 | Melmetal | Steel | 7 | 600 |
| 823 | Corviknight | FlyingSteel | 8 | 495 |
| 863 | Perrserker | Steel | 8 | 440 |
| 878 | Cufant | Steel | 8 | 330 |
| 879 | Copperajah | Steel | 8 | 500 |
| 884 | Duraludon | SteelDragon | 8 | 535 |
| 957 | Tinkatink | FairySteel | 9 | 297 |
| 958 | Tinkatuff | FairySteel | 9 | 380 |
| 959 | Tinkaton | FairySteel | 9 | 506 |
| 965 | Varoom | SteelPoison | 9 | 300 |
| 966 | Revavroom | SteelPoison | 9 | 500 |
| 968 | Orthworm | Steel | 9 | 480 |
| 983 | Kingambit | DarkSteel | 9 | 550 |
| 990 | Iron Treads | GroundSteel | 9 | 570 |
| 1000 | Gholdengo | SteelGhost | 9 | 550 |
| 1018 | Archaludon | SteelDragon | 9 | 600 |
| 1023 | Iron Crown | SteelPsychic | 9 | 590 |
Notable Steel-type Pokémon
- Metagross. A Steel/Psychic pseudo-legendary from Generation 3, a top defensive and offensive pick.
- Lucario. A Fighting/Steel Pokémon that became one of the most popular designs in the series.
- Scizor. A Bug/Steel Pokémon known for its strong typing and high attack.
- Aegislash. A Steel/Ghost Pokémon from Generation 6 with a shifting offensive and defensive form.
- Excadrill. A Ground/Steel Pokémon from Generation 5 known for high attack.
Steel-type history
Steel is one of two types added in Generation 2 (2000), alongside Dark. It was designed as a fortress type, resisting more attacking types than any other.
Its resistance profile was slightly reduced in Generation 6 (2013), when it lost its resistances to Ghost and Dark.
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Frequently asked questions
What beats Steel-type Pokémon?
Steel-type Pokémon take double damage from Fire, Fighting, and Ground moves. They are immune to Poison moves, taking no damage at all.
What are Steel-type Pokémon strong against?
Steel moves are super effective against Ice, Rock, and Fairy, dealing double damage.
Why is Steel the best defensive type?
A pure Steel-type resists ten different attacking types and is immune to Poison, more than any other type in the game. That is why so many defensive Pokémon carry a Steel typing.
What is a Steel/Fairy Pokémon like Mawile weak to?
A Steel/Fairy Pokémon such as Mawile is weak only to Fire and Ground, and is immune to both Poison and Dragon moves. That short weakness list makes it one of the stronger defensive typings in the game.
Sources
- Type matchup data based on the core Pokémon video games (Generation IX rules).
- Official Pokémon website
- Gameplay of Pokémon - Wikipedia
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