Steel type

The Steel type (はがねタイプ Hagane taipu in Japanese) is one of the eighteen Pokémon elemental types.

It was introduced in Generation II, along with the Dark type, to balance the other types. It made change its typing to two Pokémon, Magnemite and Magneton, which were only Electric typed.

Steel-type Pokémon stand out for having the best defense. Steel-type Pokémon also tend to be heavy, thus making them slow. Steel-type Pokémon are mainly inorganic in nature, some of them even represent robots and machines.

It, along the Rock and Ground types, represents part of the Earth's minerals as types.

Steel-type moves

• There are 19 Steel-type moves.
  • In Generation II, 3 moves were introduced.
  • In Generation III, 4 moves were introduced.
  • In Generation IV, 7 moves were introduced.
  • In Generation V, 4 moves were introduced.
  • In Generation VI, 1 move has been introduced.
  • No moves were introduced in Generation I.
• In battles: Physical moves stand out.
  • 11 moves are of the type.
  • 3 moves are of the type.
  • 5 moves are of the type.
• In contests: Cool moves stand out.
  • 8 moves are of the type.
  • 4 moves are of the type.
  • 4 moves are of the type.
  • 3 moves are of the type.
  • There are no moves of the type.

List of Steel-type moves

Name	Category	Contest	Generation	Power
Autotomize			Generation V	-
Bullet Punch			Generation IV	40
Doom Desire			Generation III	140
Flash Cannon			Generation IV	80
Gear Grind			Generation V	50 (x2)
Gyro Ball			Generation IV	1-150
Heavy Slam			Generation V	40-120
Iron Defense			Generation III	-
Iron Head			Generation IV	80
Iron Tail			Generation II	100
King's Shield			Generation VI	-
Magnet Bomb			Generation IV	60
Metal Burst			Generation IV	-
Metal Claw			Generation II	50
Metal Sound			Generation III	-
Meteor Mash			Generation III	90
Mirror Shot			Generation IV	65
Shift Gear			Generation V	-
Steel Wing			Generation II	70

Effectiveness of Steel-type moves

×2

Super effective against Pokémon of the types: ,  and .

½

Not very effective against Pokémon of the types: , ,  and .

Weaknesses and resistances of the Steel type

A type chart displaying the weaknesses and resistances of a Pokémon when damaged by a move. Empty fields are moves that do normal damage.

×4 Doubly super effective

×2 Super effective

½ Resistant

¼ Very resistant

×0 Immune

	Type of the move
	½		½		½	×2	×2	½		½	×2	½	½	×0	½	½	½
	½		½		½		×4			¼		½	½	×0	½		½
		½	½			×4	×2	½	½	½	×2	½	½	×0	×0	½	½
	½			½		×2		½		¼	×2		½	×0	½	½	½	½
	½		½	½	½	×2	×2	¼		½	×4	½	½	×0	½	½	¼
	¼	½	×0		½		×2	½		½	×2	½	½	×0	½	½
	¼	½	½			×2	×2			½	×2	½	½	×0		¼	½
	¼		½		¼	×2		½		¼	×4	¼	½	×0	½		¼	×2
	¼		½	×2	½		×2	½		¼	×0		½	×0	½		½
	¼	×2	½		½	×0	×2	½	×2	½	×2	½	×0	×0	½	½	½
			½	½	½	×2	×4			¼			½	×0	½	½	½	½
	½		½	×0	½	×2	×2	½			×2		½	×0	½	¼	½	×2
		×2	½		½		×2	½	×2	½	×2	½	½	×0	¼	½	½
	½		½		½	×4		¼			×4	½	¼	×0	½	½		×2
	½		½	×2	½	×2		½			×2	¼	½	×0	½	½	¼	½

Known Steel-type Pokémon Trainers

File:HGSS Jasmine.png	File:Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Steven.png	File:Byron.png
Johto Gym Leader Jasmine	Hoenn Champion Steven	Sinnoh Gym Leader Byron	Kalos Elite Four Wikstrom	Valora Warlord Ieyasu	Warlord Servant Tadakatsu

Steel-type Pokémon

42 Pokémon are Steel type. (5.85% of all Pokémon)

Pure Steel-type Pokémon

4 Pokémon are pure Steel type. (11.90% of the Steel-type Pokémon)

Registeel	Klink	Klang	Klinklang
#379	#599	#600	#601

Primary Steel-type Pokémon

18 Pokémon are primary Steel type. (42.86% of the Steel-type Pokémon)

Steelix	Skarmory	Mawile	Aron	Lairon	Aggron
#208	#227	#303	#304	#305	#306
Beldum	Metang	Metagross	Jirachi	Bronzor	Bronzong
#374	#375	#376	#385	#436	#437
Dialga	Cobalion	Honedge	Doublade	Aegislash	Klefki
#483	#638	#679	#680	#681	#707

Secondary Steel-type Pokémon

20 Pokémon are secondary Steel type. (47.62% of the Steel-type Pokémon)

Magnemite	Magneton	Forretress	Scizor	Empoleon	Shieldon
#081	#082	#205	#212	#395	#410
Bastiodon	Wormadam	Lucario	Magnezone	Probopass	Heatran
#411	Wormadam #413	#448	#462	#476	#485
Excadrill	Escavalier	Ferroseed	Ferrothorn	Pawniard	Bisharp
#530	#589	#597	#598	#624	#65
Durant	Genesect
#632	#649

Mega Evolved Steel-type Pokémon

Mega Steelix	Mega Scizor	Mega Mawile	Mega Aggron	Mega Metagross	Mega Lucario
#208	#208	#303	#306	#376	#448

Relations with other types

• They're strong against the Fairy type because in Europen mythology, fairies lose their power with metals, also, they are burnt when touching them.
• They're strong against the Ice and Rock types because steel with its hardness can break them easily.
• They're weak against the Fighting type because if given hard blows, the steel can bind or break due to its low elasticity.
• They're weak against the Fire type because steel is a conductor of heat and it can be melted with high temperatures.
• They're weak against the Ground type because earthquakes destroy metal buildings.
• They resist the Bug type because bugs and insects don't have enough force to make any physical change to metals.
• They resist the Dragon type because in medieval legends, knights used steel armors to take on dragons to resist their attacks and be able to kill them.
• They resist the Normal type because most Normal-type moves are Physical, and not so powerful as those of the Fighting type, and steel hard enough to resist those kind of attacks.
• They resist the Psychic type because, since steel lacks life and it's an inorganic material, mind-controlled powers can't hurt them much. Something curious is that Kadabra and Alakazam bend metal spoons with their mind.
• Until Generation V, they resisted the Dark and Ghost types because machines don't feel fear, since they don't have emotions or feelings, but, from Generation VI onwards, they don't resist these types anymore, probably because not Steel-type Pokémon are machines, also, all of them have feelings, they could have fear at one point.
• They're immune to the Poison type because poison doesn't affect things that are not organic.
• The Electric type resists them because it is an electricity conductor and their magnetism can repel their attacks.
• The Water type resists them because water oxidizes most metals.