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 was added to the typing of two Pokémon, Magnemite and Magneton, which were only Electric-type.

Steel-type Pokémon stand out for having the best defense. They tend to be heavy and thus have low Speed. Steel-types are mainly inorganic in nature, some of them representing robots and machines.

Along with the Rock and Ground types, Steel represents part of the Earth's minerals as types.

Famous Steel-type Pokémon Trainers include Jasmine, the sixth Johto Gym Leader; Steven Stone, the Hoenn Champion; Byron, the sixth Gym Leader of Sinnoh; and Wikstrom, a member of the Kalos Pokémon League. Also, Colress, who is part of the new Team Plasma, uses Pokémon of this type as well.

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	WormadamFile:413C.png	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