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Steelix

#208

Steel
Ground
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An image of the Pokemon Steelix #208 in the Pokedex
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.

Weakness Table

This is a list of Steelix's weaknesses. These Pokemon types in the green zone will be strong against Steelix:
2x
Fighting
Fire
Ground
Water
1x
Dark
Ghost
Grass
Ice
0.5x
Bug
Dragon
Fairy
Flying
Normal
Psychic
Steel
0.25x
Rock
Immune
Electric
Poison
: Types marked with this symbol will receive extra damage from Steelix's STAB attacks.

Steelix will receive 146% more damage from a Special Attack compared to a Physical Attack.

Special attack icon

Steelix's Weaknesses

Best Counters

The types that are strong against Steelix are Fighting, Ground, Water type Pokemon.

Fighting
Ground
Water

Fire types will also deal super-effective damage against Steelix, but be careful using Pokemon of this type because they may also receive extra damage from some of Steelix's attacks!

Fire

Weaknesses

Steelix's type is Steel and Ground.

Steelix has a weakness to Fighting, Fire, Ground, Water types. These Pokemon types will be strong against Steelix, causing Steelix to take a super effective double (2x) damage from attacks of those types.

Electric and Poison type attacks will have no effect on Steelix, as Steelix is immune to this type of damage! Please avoid these types of attacks.

Please keep in mind that Steelix is resistant to attacks from Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Flying, Normal, Psychic, Steel, Rock types, and these attacks are not very effective and cause reduced damage, so they should be avoided.

Strong against Steelix:

Pokemon of these types will deal effective damage against Steelix, without suffering any extra damage:
2x
Fighting
Ground
Water
1x
Dark
Ghost
Grass
0.5x
Bug
Dragon
Flying
Normal
Psychic

Strength Table

Here is what Steelix is strong against:
2x
Electric
Fairy
Fire
Ice
Poison
Rock
Steel
1x
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Fighting
Flying
Ghost
Grass
Ground
Normal
Psychic
Water

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