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No.0208

Mega Steelix

Iron Snake Pokémon

SteelGround
Forms:Steelix

Requires: Steelixite

Height: 9.2mWeight: 740kg(Power of Low Kick against it: 120)Egg Groups: Mineral

Description

This Pokémon evolved through use of a strange item. Its body is coated with steel powder and notably hard—not even diamond can leave so much as a scratch.

Raising data

Catch rate
25 / 255
Base friendship
70
Egg steps
3,328 steps
Gender ratio
♂ 50% / ♀ 50%
Growth rate
Medium Fast (1,000,000)

Base StatsTotal 610

HP75
Atk125
Def230
SpA55
SpD95
Spe30

Actual stats

Max252 EV0 EVMin
HP182182150150
Atk194177145130
Def310282250225
SpA1171077567
SpD161147115103
Spe90825045

Calculated at 31 IVs. Max = 252 EVs with a boosting nature, 252 EV = neutral nature, 0 EV = neutral nature, Min = 0 EVs with a hindering nature. HP is not affected by nature.

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Changes from the base form

Base Stats
Atk +40 / Def +30 / SpD +30(Total +100)
Abilities
Rock Head / Sturdy / Sheer Force → Sand Force

Abilities

  • Sand Force

    Boosts the power of Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type moves in a sandstorm.

Competitive usage

How often this Pokémon is used in ranked battles, and within that, the share of its moves, items, abilities, Tera types, EV spreads and teammates. Listed per format.

Champions Doubles0.3%#125 · 2026-08Usage over time

Moves

  • Protect91.5%
  • Heavy Slam77.9%
  • High Horsepower65.4%
  • Wide Guard60.4%
  • Body Press34.9%
  • Iron Defense22.8%
  • Rock Polish16.9%
  • Earthquake7.4%
  • Rock Slide7.4%
  • Iron Head2.3%

Items

  • Steelixite100%

Abilities

  • Sand Force100%

EV spreads

Teammates

SinistchaSinistcha73.1%Mega TyranitarMega Tyranitar54.2%SneaslerSneasler41.2%Wash RotomWash Rotom37.5%TyranitarTyranitar33.7%ExcadrillExcadrill22.7%Mega StaraptorMega Staraptor20.7%HydreigonHydreigon19.8%
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Source: Smogon (Champions VGC reg.MB)

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Moves whose power depends on weight

Low Kick scales with the target's weight; Heavy Slam scales with the attacker-to-target weight ratio. Opponents listed are taken from the usage data, limited to Pokémon that actually run the move.

Power dealt with Heavy Slam

Type Matchups

Weak to×2 / ×4
FireWaterFightingGround
Resists×½ / ×¼
NormalFlyingPsychicBugDragonSteelFairyRock×¼
Immune to×0
ElectricPoison
Super-effective STAB coverage×2+
FireElectricIcePoisonRockSteelFairy

Same-type Pokémon

Steel-type listGround-type list
GroundSandshrewIceSteelSandshrew (Alolan Form)GroundSandslashIceSteelSandslash (Alolan Form)GroundDiglettGroundSteelDiglett (Alolan Form)GroundDugtrioGroundSteelDugtrio (Alolan Form)SteelMeowth (Galarian Form)RockGroundGeodudeRockGroundGravelerRockGroundGolemElectricSteelMagnemiteElectricSteelMagnetonGroundRockRhyhornGroundRockRhydonWaterGroundWooperPoisonGroundWooper (Paldean Form)

FAQ

What kind of Pokémon is Mega Steelix?

Iron Snake Pokémon This Pokémon evolved through use of a strange item. Its body is coated with steel powder and notably hard—not even diamond can leave so much as a scratch.

What type is Mega Steelix?

Mega Steelix is a Steel / Ground-type Pokémon.

What is Mega Steelix weak to?

It takes heavy damage from Fire / Water / Fighting / Ground-type moves.

What are Mega Steelix's base stats?

HP75 / Atk125 / Def230 / SpA55 / SpD95 / Spe30 (total 610)

What are Mega Steelix's abilities?

Sand Force

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