Steelix
steelground
The many small metal particles that cover this Pokémon's body reflect bright light well.
Steelix is a Steel/Ground Pokemon with a very high Defense stat! It's also immune to poison and has pretty good coverage overall with many resistances. Its speed is awful, but set up with Trick Room would be a weird run. Its special defense is very low too, so make sure it doesn't git hit with a special fire move because that would hurt! If you have Sturdy, you should be able to get one hit in though.
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
SteelGround
Dex
#068
Abilities
Sheer Force(Primary)
Removes effects to increase damage.
Sturdy(Secondary)
Cannot be knocked out with one hit.
Sand Force(Hidden)
Boosts some moves in a sandstorm.
Growth Rate
Medium Fast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
mineral
Hatch Rate
Medium Slow (25 cycles)
Catch Rate
25
Base Exp
196
EV Yield
2 Defense
Wild Held Items
Weak To
fire ×2water ×2fighting ×2ground ×2
Resists
normal ×0.5psychic ×0.5bug ×0.5rock ×0.25dragon ×0.5steel ×0.5fairy ×0.5
Immune To
electricpoison
Evolution Chain
Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.
How to Obtain
Steelix appears in Cinnabar Volcano B2F (rare), in Quiet Cave B3F (rare), and in Silver Cave Room3 (rare), among 10 other areas. Wild ones range from level 45 to 78, unless in a badge-dependent area.
Wild Encounters (27)
Evolution Moves (1)
Moves learned upon evolving into Steelix.
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Tail | |||||
| steel |  | 100 | 75 | 15 | |
| An attack that may lower Defense. | |||||
Level Up Moves (20)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TackleLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal | | 40 | 100 | 35 | ||
| A full-body charge attack. | ||||||
| Defense CurlLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal |  | 0 | 100 | 40 | ||
| Raises the user's Defense. | ||||||
| WrapLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal | | 15 | 90 | 20 | ||
| Traps the foe for 2-5 turns. | ||||||
| CurseLevel: 4 | ||||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Works differently for Ghost-types. | ||||||
| Rock ThrowLevel: 7 | ||||||
| rock | | 50 | 90 | 15 | ||
| Drops rocks on the enemy. | ||||||
| RageLevel: 10 | ||||||
| normal | | 20 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Raises Attack if the user is hit. | ||||||
| Rock BlastLevel: 13 | ||||||
| rock | | 25 | 90 | 25 | ||
| Hurls boulders to hit 2-5 times. | ||||||
| Body SlamLevel: 16 | ||||||
| normal | | 85 | 100 | 15 | ||
| An attack that may cause paralysis. | ||||||
| SandstormLevel: 19 | ||||||
| rock | | 0 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Inflicts damage every turn. | ||||||
| AncientpowerLevel: 22 | ||||||
| rock |  | 60 | 100 | 5 | ||
| An attack that may raise all stats. | ||||||
| DragonbreathLevel: 25 | ||||||
| dragon | | 60 | 100 | 20 | ||
| A strong breath attack. | ||||||
| HeadbuttLevel: 28 | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 15 | ||
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| ScreechLevel: 31 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 85 | 40 | ||
| Sharply lowers the foe's Defense. | ||||||
| Rock SlideLevel: 34 | ||||||
| rock | | 75 | 90 | 10 | ||
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| CrunchLevel: 37 | ||||||
| dark | | 80 | 100 | 15 | ||
| An attack that may lower Defense. | ||||||
| Iron HeadLevel: 40 | ||||||
| steel | | 80 | 100 | 15 | ||
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| DigLevel: 43 | ||||||
| ground | | 90 | 100 | 10 | ||
| 1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack | ||||||
| Stone EdgeLevel: 46 | ||||||
| rock | | 100 | 80 | 5 | ||
| Has a high critical hit ratio. | ||||||
| Double EdgeLevel: 49 | ||||||
| normal | | 120 | 100 | 15 | ||
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | ||||||
| EarthquakeLevel: 52 | ||||||
| ground | | 100 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Tough but useless vs. flying foes. | ||||||
Related Guides
Egg Moves (4)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense Curl | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 40 | |
| Raises the user's Defense. | |||||
| Rock Slide | |||||
| rock | | 75 | 90 | 10 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | |||||
| Earthquake | |||||
| ground | | 100 | 100 | 10 | |
| Tough but useless vs. flying foes. | |||||
| Rock Blast | |||||
| rock | | 25 | 90 | 25 | |
| Hurls boulders to hit 2-5 times. | |||||
TM/HM Moves (29)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curse | ||||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM03 | |
| Works differently for Ghost-types. | ||||||
| Roar | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM05 | |
| Scares wild foes to end battle. | ||||||
| Toxic | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 90 | 10 | TM06 | |
| A Poison move with increasing damage. | ||||||
| Hidden Power | ||||||
| The type varies with the Pokémon. | ||||||
| Sunny Day | ||||||
| fire | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM11 | |
| Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Hyper Beam | ||||||
| normal | | 150 | 90 | 5 | TM15 | |
| 1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest | ||||||
| Protect | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM17 | |
| Foils attack that turn. It may fail. | ||||||
| Bulldoze | ||||||
| ground | | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM21 | |
| A Ground attack that lowers Speed. | ||||||
| Iron Tail | ||||||
| steel | | 100 | 75 | 15 | TM23 | |
| An attack that may lower Defense. | ||||||
| Earthquake | ||||||
| ground | | 100 | 100 | 10 | TM26 | |
| Tough but useless vs. flying foes. | ||||||
| Return | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27 | |
| An attack that is based on loyalty. | ||||||
| Dig | ||||||
| ground | | 90 | 100 | 10 | TM28 | |
| 1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack | ||||||
| Brick Break | ||||||
| fighting | | 75 | 100 | 15 | TM31 | |
| Removes Reflect and Light Screen. | ||||||
| Double Team | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM32 | |
| Raises the user's evasiveness. | ||||||
| Flash Cannon | ||||||
| steel | | 80 | 100 | 10 | TM34 | |
| An attack that may lower Sp.Def. | ||||||
| Sandstorm | ||||||
| rock | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM37 | |
| Inflicts damage every turn. | ||||||
| Substitute | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM41 | |
| Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP. | ||||||
| Facade | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42 | |
| Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz. | ||||||
| Rest | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM44 | |
| Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover. | ||||||
| Attract | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender infatuated. | ||||||
| Rock Slide | ||||||
| rock | | 75 | 90 | 10 | TM48 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Dark Pulse | ||||||
| dark | | 80 | 100 | 15 | TM58 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Dragon Pulse | ||||||
| dragon | | 85 | 100 | 10 | TM59 | |
| Attacks foe with a shock wave. | ||||||
| Explosion | ||||||
| normal | | 250 | 100 | 5 | TM64 | |
| Very powerful but makes user faint. | ||||||
| Giga Impact | ||||||
| normal | | 150 | 90 | 5 | TM68 | |
| 1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest | ||||||
| Stone Edge | ||||||
| rock | | 100 | 80 | 5 | TM71 | |
| Has a high critical hit ratio. | ||||||
| Gyro Ball | ||||||
| steel | | 1 | 100 | 5 | TM74 | |
| Does more damage at lower speed. | ||||||
| Cut | ||||||
| steel | | 60 | 100 | 30 | HM01 | |
| Cuts using claws, scythes, etc. | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||
| fighting | | 80 | 100 | 15 | HM04 | |
| A powerful physical attack. | ||||||
Move Tutor Moves (11)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Tail | ||||||
| water | | 90 | 90 | 10 | MT02 | |
| Swings tail like a wave in a storm. | ||||||
| Body Slam | ||||||
| normal | | 85 | 100 | 15 | MT04 | |
| An attack that may cause paralysis. | ||||||
| Defense Curl | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 40 | MT07 | |
| Raises the user's Defense. | ||||||
| Double Edge | ||||||
| normal | | 120 | 100 | 15 | MT08 | |
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | ||||||
| Earth Power | ||||||
| ground | | 90 | 100 | 10 | MT10 | |
| An attack that may lower Sp.Def. | ||||||
| Endure | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT11 | |
| Endures any hit with at least 1HP. | ||||||
| Headbutt | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 15 | MT13 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Iron Head | ||||||
| steel | | 80 | 100 | 15 | MT17 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Rollout | ||||||
| rock | | 30 | 90 | 20 | MT20 | |
| Attacks 5 turns with rising power. | ||||||
| Sleep Talk | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT24 | |
| Randomly attacks while asleep. | ||||||
| Swagger | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 85 | 15 | MT26 | |
| Causes confusion but raises Attack. | ||||||
Steelix in Pokémon Polished Crystal
Steelix is #68 in the PolishedDex for Pokémon Polished Crystal. This page covers its steel/ground typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 39 encounter locations. Use the moves and counters links below to plan a team around this Steelix form.
