Steelix Profile
- Height
- 9.2 m
- Weight
- 400.0 kg
- Abilities
- Rock Head, Sturdy, Sheer Force (hidden)
- Egg groups
- Mineral
- Habitat
- Cave
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Catch rate
- 25 / 255 (10%)
- Gender
- 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
- Introduced
- Generation II
Steelix Base Stats
Base stats are the starting point — a real Steelix's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.
Attacking Steelix?
See the full Steelix weakness guide — best counters included →
Steelix Evolutions
Where to Catch Steelix
In Diamond, Steelix can be found at 3 locations — highlighted on the Sinnoh map. Hover or tap a glowing spot for details.
- Iron Island
- B2F Left Cave · Walking · Lv 33-34 ·
- B3F · Walking · Lv 33-34 ·
- Snowpoint Temple
- 1F · Walking · Lv 52 ·
- B1F · Walking · Lv 53-54 ·
- B2F · Walking · Lv 53-54 ·
- B3F · Walking · Lv 53-54 ·
- B4F · Walking · Lv 54-56 ·
- B5F · Walking · Lv 54-56 ·
- Victory Road
- 1F · Walking · Lv 46 ·
- 2F · Walking · Lv 47 ·
- B1F · Walking · Lv 46 ·
- Nat Dex Area · Walking · Lv 52 ·
- Nat Dex Area B1F · Walking · Lv 52 ·
- Nat Dex Exit Area · Walking · Lv 52 ·
Steelix Moves
Star up to 4 moves to build a battle set, then open the Party battle planner to see which Pokémon and move beats any opponent.
| ★ | Move | Type | Category | Learn | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollout | Rock | Physical | Lv. 1 | 30 | 90% | 20 | |
| Tackle | Normal | Physical | Lv. 6 | 40 | 100% | 35 | |
| Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | Lv. 11 | 60 | 100% | 20 | |
| Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | Lv. 18 | 75 | 90% | 10 | |
| Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | Lv. 25 | — | — | 20 | |
| High Horsepower | Ground | Physical | Lv. 34 | 95 | 95% | 10 | |
| Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | Lv. 43 | 100 | 75% | 15 |
Steelix Questions & Answers
- What is Steelix weak to?
- Steelix takes extra damage from Fighting (2×), Ground (2×), Fire (2×), and Water (2×) type attacks.
- What is Steelix resistant to?
- Steelix takes reduced damage from Rock (¼×), Normal (½×), Flying (½×), Bug (½×), Steel (½×), Psychic (½×), Dragon (½×), and Fairy (½×) type attacks and is immune to Poison and Electric type attacks.
- What is Steelix strong against?
- Steelix's Steel and Ground type attacks are super effective against Poison, Rock, Steel, Fire, Electric, Ice, and Fairy Pokémon.
- What type is Steelix?
- Steelix is a Steel/Ground-type Pokémon.
- What are Steelix's base stats?
- Steelix has a base stat total of 510 — HP 75, Attack 85, Defense 200, Sp. Atk 55, Sp. Def 65, Speed 30.