Steel Type Chart

Steel is the strongest defensive type in Pokémon, resisting ten types and shrugging off Poison entirely, though Fire, Fighting and Ground break through.

Steel Type Weaknesses

Steel-type Pokémon are weak to Fire, Fighting and Ground moves.

Fire Fighting Ground

Steel Type Resistances

Steel-type Pokémon resist Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel and Fairy moves.

Normal Grass Ice Flying Psychic Bug Rock Dragon Steel Fairy

Steel Type Immunities

Steel-type Pokémon are immune to Poison moves.

Poison

Steel Type Effectiveness

Steel-type moves are super effective against Ice, Rock and Fairy, and resisted by Fire, Water, Electric and Steel.

Super effective (2×): Ice Rock Fairy
Normal damage (1×): Normal Grass Fighting Poison Ground Flying Psychic Bug Ghost Dragon Dark
Not very effective (0.5×): Fire Water Electric Steel
No effect (0×): None

Steel Type Dual-Type Chart

This chart shows how much damage a Steel-type move deals to every combination of two defending types. Rows are the first defender type and columns are the second. Each cell gives the damage multiplier: 4 is extremely effective (400%), 2 is super effective (200%), ½ is not very effective (50%), ¼ is highly resistant (25%) and 0 means no effect. Blank cells are normal 1× damage, and the gray diagonal marks a type paired with itself, which is not a valid dual type.

Steel type dual-type chart. Rows are the first defense type, columns are the second defense type. The diagonal has no value because a Pokémon cannot have the same type twice.
Type 2Type 1	Normal	Fire	Water	Electric	Grass	Ice	Fighting	Poison	Ground	Flying	Psychic	Bug	Rock	Ghost	Dragon	Dark	Steel	Fairy
Normal	—	½	½	½		2							2				½	2
Fire	½	—	¼	¼	½		½	½	½	½	½	½		½	½	½	¼
Water	½	¼	—	¼	½		½	½	½	½	½	½		½	½	½	¼
Electric	½	¼	¼	—	½		½	½	½	½	½	½		½	½	½	¼
Grass		½	½	½	—	2							2				½	2
Ice	2				2	—	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2		4
Fighting		½	½	½		2	—						2				½	2
Poison		½	½	½		2		—					2				½	2
Ground		½	½	½		2			—				2				½	2
Flying		½	½	½		2				—			2				½	2
Psychic		½	½	½		2					—		2				½	2
Bug		½	½	½		2						—	2				½	2
Rock	2				2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	2	2	2		4
Ghost		½	½	½		2							2	—			½	2
Dragon		½	½	½		2							2		—		½	2
Dark		½	½	½		2							2			—	½	2
Steel	½	¼	¼	¼	½		½	½	½	½	½	½		½	½	½	—
Fairy	2				2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2		—

Steel Type Summary

The best defensive type in the game, with a remarkable ten resistances.

Steel is the premier defensive type. It resists ten types, resists Stealth Rock, is immune to Poison and cannot be poisoned, at the cost of weaknesses to Fire, Fighting and Ground and a weak offensive profile. That mix of resistances is why so many defensive cores run at least one Steel-type.

Steel on offense

Steel-type moves are super effective against Ice, Rock and Fairy and are resisted by Fire, Water, Electric and Steel. It is a mediocre attacking type on its own, but moves like Bullet Punch, Iron Head and Flash Cannon are valued for priority, flinch chance and reliability on defensive Pokémon.

Steel on defense

Steel-types are weak to Fire, Fighting and Ground and resist Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel and Fairy. Ten resistances is unmatched, and the Poison immunity means Steel-types also shrug off Toxic and Toxic Spikes, making them central to defensive teams.

Notable Steel-type Pokémon

Famous Steel-types include Metagross, Scizor, Skarmory, Corviknight, Ferrothorn, Aegislash, Heatran and Melmetal. Their secondary types and abilities often patch the Fire, Fighting or Ground weakness that every Steel-type shares.

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