Steelixin Pokémon SoulGold
steelground
Pokédex Entry
Iron Snake Pokémon
Steelix live even further underground than Onix. This Pokémon is known to dig toward the earth's core, reaching a depth of over six-tenths of a mile underground.
Steelix in Pokémon SoulGold
Mega Steelix is #208 in the Pokédex for Pokémon SoulGold. This page covers its steel/ground typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it.
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
2 Forms Available
Type
SteelGround
Dex
#208
Abilities
Sand Force(Primary)
Powers up in a sandstorm.
Sand Force(Secondary)
Powers up in a sandstorm.
Sand Force(Hidden)
Powers up in a sandstorm.
Growth Rate
mediumfast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
mineral
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
25
Base Exp
214
EV Yield
2 Defense
Wild Held Items
Weak To
fire ×2water ×2fighting ×2ground ×2
Resists
normal ×0.5flying ×0.5psychic ×0.5bug ×0.5rock ×0.25dragon ×0.5steel ×0.5fairy ×0.5
Immune To
electricpoison
Evolution Chain
How to Obtain
This form of Steelix has no wild encounters recorded in this game. Evolve onix to get one.
Pre-evolution-only Moves (18)
These moves must be learned before evolving; Steelix cannot learn them through its own level-up, TM/HM, tutor, egg, wild, or evolution moves.
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | Learned from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TackleLevel: 1(Onix · Level 1)Tackle | normal | PWR35 | ACC0 | PP35 | |||
| Charges the foe with a full- body tackle. | |||||||
| HardenLevel: 1(Onix · Level 1)Harden | normal | PWR0 | ACC0 | PP30 | |||
| Stiffens the body's muscles to raise Defense. | |||||||
| BindLevel: 1(Onix · Level 1)Bind | normal | PWR15 | ACC0 | PP20 | |||
| Binds and squeezes the foe for turns. | |||||||
| Rock ThrowLevel: 1(Onix · Level 1)Rock Throw | rock | PWR50 | ACC0 | PP15 | |||
| Throws small rocks to strike the foe. | |||||||
| Smack DownLevel: 4(Onix · Level 4)Smack Down | rock | PWR50 | ACC100 | PP15 | |||
| Throws a rock to knock the foe down to the ground. | |||||||
| Rock PolishLevel: 8(Onix · Level 8)Rock Polish | rock | PWR0 | ACC0 | PP20 | |||
| Polishes the body to sharply raise Speed. | |||||||
| Dragon BreathLevel: 12(Onix · Level 12)Dragon Breath | dragon | PWR60 | ACC100 | PP20 | |||
| Strikes the foe with a blast of breath. May paralyze. | |||||||
| CurseLevel: 16(Onix · Level 16)Curse | ghost | PWR0 | ACC0 | PP10 | |||
| A move that functions differently for GHOSTS. | |||||||
| Rock SlideLevel: 20(Onix · Level 20)Rock Slide | rock | PWR75 | ACC90 | PP10 | |||
| Hits the foe with an avalanche of rocks. | |||||||
| ScreechLevel: 24(Onix · Level 24)Screech | normal | PWR0 | ACC85 | PP40 | |||
| Emits a screech to sharply reduce the foe's Defense. | |||||||
| Sand TombLevel: 28(Onix · Level 28)Sand Tomb | ground | PWR0 | ACC0 | PP15 | |||
| Traps and hurts the foe in quicksand for turns. | |||||||
| Stealth RockLevel: 32(Onix · Level 32)Stealth Rock | rock | PWR0 | ACC0 | PP20 | |||
| Sets floating stones that hurt a foe switching in. | |||||||
| SlamLevel: 36(Onix · Level 36)Slam | normal | PWR80 | ACC75 | PP20 | |||
| Slams the foe with a long tail, vine, etc. | |||||||
| SandstormLevel: 40(Onix · Level 40)Sandstorm | rock | PWR0 | ACC0 | PP10 | |||
| Causes a sandstorm that rages for several turns. | |||||||
| DigLevel: 44(Onix · Level 44)Dig | ground | PWR100 | ACC100 | PP10 | |||
| Digs underground the first turn and strikes next turn. | |||||||
| Iron TailLevel: 48(Onix · Level 48)Iron Tail | steel | PWR100 | ACC75 | PP15 | |||
| Attacks with a rock-hard tail. May lower Defense. | |||||||
| Stone EdgeLevel: 52(Onix · Level 52)Stone Edge | rock | PWR100 | ACC80 | PP5 | |||
| Stabs the foe with stones. High critical-hit ratio. | |||||||
| Double EdgeLevel: 56(Onix · Level 56)Double Edge | normal | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP15 | |||
| A life-risking tackle that also hurts the user. | |||||||
Type Summary
4
Weaknesses
8
Resistances
2
Immunities
4
Neutral
Weaknesses
Types that deal increased damage to Steelix. Use these types to counter it effectively.
Resistances & Immunities
Types that Steelix resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.
Best Counters
Pokémon that have type advantages against Steelix, either offensively or defensively.
Charizard
fireflying
2× STAB damage • Resists steel
2×Good
Gyarados
waterflying
2× STAB damage • Resists steel
2×Good
Moltres
fireflying
2× STAB damage • Resists steel
2×Good
Mantine
waterflying
2× STAB damage • Resists steel
2×Good
Ho-Oh
fireflying
2× STAB damage • Resists steel
2×Good
Wingull
waterflying
2× STAB damage • Resists steel
2×Good
Pelipper
waterflying
2× STAB damage • Resists steel
2×Good
Mantyke
waterflying
2× STAB damage • Resists steel
2×Good
Fletchinder
fireflying
2× STAB damage • Resists steel
2×Good
Talonflame
fireflying
2× STAB damage • Resists steel
2×Good
Oricorio
fireflying
2× STAB damage • Resists steel
2×Good
Gligar
groundflying
2× STAB damage • Immune to ground
2×Good
Gliscor
groundflying
2× STAB damage • Immune to ground
2×Good
Landorus
groundflying
2× STAB damage • Immune to ground
2×Good
Hawlucha
fightingflying
2× STAB damage • Immune to ground
2×Good
Flamigo
flyingfighting
2× STAB damage • Immune to ground
2×Good
Wimpod
bugwater
2× STAB damage • Resists steel
2×Good
Golisopod
bugwater
2× STAB damage • Resists steel
2×Good
Zapdos
electricflying
Resists steel • Immune to ground
Good
Skarmory
steelflying
Resists steel • Immune to ground
Good
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