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Steelix

SteelGround Legal in M-C Mega Evolution

Mega Steelix is #181 on the ladder, on 0.1% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 75
Atk 125
Def 230
SpA 55
SpD 95
Spe 30

Base stat total 610

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 SpD · Brave Nature

Types and weaknesses

SteelGround
Weak ×2
FireWaterFightingGround
Resists ×½
NormalFlyingPsychicBugDragonSteelFairy
Resists ×¼
Rock
Immune
ElectricPoison

Abilities

Sand Force
This Pokemon's Ground/Rock/Steel attacks do 1.3× in Sandstorm; immunity to it. · used by 100%

Mega Evolves from Steelix holding Steelixite .

Speed tier

Most common
45
Fastest
90 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
50 (0 SP)
Slowest
45 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 45, it outspeeds 2 of the 50 most used Pokémon, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Primarina 80
  2. Kingambit 70
  3. Mega Golisopod 60
  4. Mega Steelix (this) 45
  5. Hatterene 44
  6. Torkoal 36
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #181 · on 0.1% of teams · 13,034 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Heavy Slam 87.3%
  2. High Horsepower 83.6%
  3. Protect 83.0%
  4. Wide Guard 62.3%
  5. Body Press 27.9%
  6. Rock Slide 13.7%
  7. Curse 6.7%
  8. Earthquake 6.2%
  9. Iron Defense 6.2%
  10. Iron Head 6.0%

Items

  1. Steelixite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Sand Force 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Brave 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 45 23.8%
  2. Adamant 29/32/0/0/5/0 · Spe 50 23.1%
  3. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 50 6.9%
  4. Relaxed 32/2/32/0/0/0 · Spe 45 6.4%
  5. Adamant 32/32/0/0/0/0 · Spe 50 5.5%
  6. Brave 32/6/1/0/27/0 · Spe 45 4.5%
  7. Careful 32/2/0/0/32/0 · Spe 50 4.0%
  8. Brave 19/32/0/0/15/0 · Spe 45 2.3%

Teammates

  1. Incineroar 32.6%
  2. Basculegion 29.9%
  3. Indeedee-F 29.1%
  4. Rillaboom 28.3%
  5. Tyranitar 28.1%
  6. Milotic 26.1%
  7. Mega Tyranitar 24.3%
  8. Sinistcha 23.3%
  9. Mega Raichu Y 22.2%
  10. Sneasler 21.8%
  11. Talonflame 15.0%
  12. Rotom-Wash 13.9%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #154 · on 0.3% of teams · 13,034 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. High Horsepower 82.9%
  2. Heavy Slam 81.8%
  3. Protect 77.3%
  4. Wide Guard 57.9%
  5. Body Press 28.8%
  6. Rock Slide 19.1%
  7. Steel Roller 10.9%
  8. Earthquake 8.2%
  9. Curse 8.0%
  10. Iron Defense 5.8%

Items

  1. Steelixite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Sand Force 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Brave 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 45 23.6%
  2. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 50 13.0%
  3. Brave 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 45 4.6%
  4. Impish 32/2/32/0/0/0 · Spe 50 4.1%
  5. Relaxed 32/2/32/0/0/0 · Spe 45 3.1%
  6. Brave 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 45 2.6%
  7. Brave 32/6/1/0/27/0 · Spe 45 2.5%
  8. Adamant 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 50 2.0%

Teammates

  1. Sinistcha 40.5%
  2. Mega Tyranitar 35.8%
  3. Tyranitar 32.7%
  4. Indeedee-F 24.4%
  5. Sneasler 23.8%
  6. Rillaboom 16.0%
  7. Rotom-Wash 14.8%
  8. Incineroar 12.8%
  9. Mega Salamence 12.6%
  10. Farigiraf 12.4%
  11. Milotic 10.3%
  12. Talonflame 9.5%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #159 · on 0.4% of teams · 13,034 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Heavy Slam 72.5%
  2. Protect 71.8%
  3. High Horsepower 70.7%
  4. Wide Guard 50.2%
  5. Body Press 36.6%
  6. Rock Slide 17.3%
  7. Steel Roller 15.1%
  8. Earthquake 14.6%
  9. Iron Defense 8.2%
  10. Curse 8.1%

Items

  1. Steelixite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Sand Force 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Brave 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 45 19.7%
  2. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 50 12.2%
  3. Impish 32/2/32/0/0/0 · Spe 50 5.9%
  4. Relaxed 32/2/32/0/0/0 · Spe 45 3.6%
  5. Brave 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 45 2.7%
  6. Careful 32/2/0/0/32/0 · Spe 50 2.5%
  7. Sassy 32/2/0/0/32/0 · Spe 45 2.0%
  8. Brave 32/6/1/0/27/0 · Spe 45 1.9%

Teammates

  1. Sinistcha 35.1%
  2. Tyranitar 33.2%
  3. Mega Tyranitar 30.5%
  4. Sneasler 20.9%
  5. Indeedee-F 20.3%
  6. Rotom-Wash 16.2%
  7. Rillaboom 13.8%
  8. Incineroar 11.9%
  9. Farigiraf 11.4%
  10. Talonflame 11.1%
  11. Mega Salamence 8.8%
  12. Milotic 7.7%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 5 of 4,299 teams (0.1%) · win rate 40.0% (95% interval 21.9%–61.3%, n = 20 games) · 0 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,940 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Rotom-Wash +12.7 pp n = 1,809 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Mega Steelix teams; Rotom-Wash is on 1% of all teams (11.33× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Tyranitar +25.7 pp n = 3,657 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 28% of Mega Steelix teams; Tyranitar is on 2% of all teams (12.13× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Talonflame +13.2 pp n = 1,958 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Mega Steelix teams; Talonflame is on 2% of all teams (8.09× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Mega Tyranitar +18.6 pp n = 3,169 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 24% of Mega Steelix teams; Mega Tyranitar is on 6% of all teams (4.25× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Sinistcha +16.0 pp n = 3,038 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 23% of Mega Steelix teams; Sinistcha is on 7% of all teams (3.18× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Milotic +14.2 pp n = 3,397 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 26% of Mega Steelix teams; Milotic is on 12% of all teams (2.20× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Mega Raichu Y +9.6 pp n = 2,892 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 22% of Mega Steelix teams; Mega Raichu Y is on 13% of all teams (1.77× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Basculegion +9.4 pp n = 3,904 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 30% of Mega Steelix teams; Basculegion is on 21% of all teams (1.46× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Indeedee-F +8.9 pp n = 3,797 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 29% of Mega Steelix teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (1.44× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Incineroar +0.9 pp n = 4,250 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 33% of Mega Steelix teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (1.03× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Rillaboom -18.3 pp n = 3,683 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 28% of Mega Steelix teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.61× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Sneasler -15.3 pp n = 2,835 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 22% of Mega Steelix teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.59× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

Stats at level 50

HP 75
Atk 85
Def 200
SpA 55
SpD 65
Spe 30

Base stat total 510

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 SpD · Brave Nature

Types and weaknesses

SteelGround
Weak ×2
FireWaterFightingGround
Resists ×½
NormalFlyingPsychicBugDragonSteelFairy
Resists ×¼
Rock
Immune
ElectricPoison

Abilities

Rock Head
This Pokemon does not take recoil damage besides Struggle/Life Orb/crash damage. · used by 8%
Sturdy
If this Pokemon is at full HP, it survives one hit with at least 1 HP. Immune to OHKO. · used by 43%
Sheer Force
This Pokemon's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3× power; nullifies the effects. · used by 49%

Speed tier

Most common
45
Fastest
90 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
50 (0 SP)
Slowest
45 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 45, it outspeeds 2 of the 50 most used Pokémon, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Primarina 80
  2. Kingambit 70
  3. Mega Golisopod 60
  4. Steelix (this) 45
  5. Hatterene 44
  6. Torkoal 36
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #257 · on 0.1% of teams · 3,596 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Wide Guard 73.6%
  2. Protect 48.8%
  3. Heavy Slam 36.4%
  4. High Horsepower 35.9%
  5. Body Press 31.1%
  6. Iron Head 22.8%
  7. Earth Power 21.5%
  8. Flash Cannon 19.5%
  9. Steel Roller 16.8%
  10. Rock Slide 11.5%

Items

  1. Life Orb 43.8%
  2. Psychic Seed 12.6%
  3. Leftovers 8.8%
  4. Rocky Helmet 7.3%
  5. Sitrus Berry 5.7%
  6. Grassy Seed 4.9%

Abilities

  1. Sheer Force 49.0%
  2. Sturdy 43.1%
  3. Rock Head 7.9%

Spreads

  1. Brave 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 45 8.7%
  2. Adamant 0/15/2/0/32/17 · Spe 67 7.0%
  3. Brave 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 45 5.1%
  4. Brave 32/30/0/0/4/0 · Spe 45 5.0%
  5. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 50 5.0%
  6. Modest 0/0/0/32/2/32 · Spe 82 5.0%
  7. Impish 32/2/32/0/0/0 · Spe 50 4.3%
  8. Quiet 32/0/1/32/1/0 · Spe 45 3.6%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 27.1%
  2. Rillaboom 19.3%
  3. Farigiraf 16.3%
  4. Incineroar 14.9%
  5. Mega Salamence 13.4%
  6. Mega Tyranitar 12.1%
  7. Mega Gardevoir 11.5%
  8. Sneasler 10.5%
  9. Sinistcha 10.2%
  10. Milotic 9.7%
  11. Mega Garchomp Z 9.2%
  12. Talonflame 8.5%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #253 · on 0.1% of teams · 3,596 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Wide Guard 55.5%
  2. Protect 48.0%
  3. Body Press 42.4%
  4. Heavy Slam 36.2%
  5. High Horsepower 29.6%
  6. Steel Roller 18.1%
  7. Iron Head 17.5%
  8. Earthquake 16.6%
  9. Iron Defense 15.9%
  10. Rock Slide 13.7%

Items

  1. Life Orb 29.1%
  2. Leftovers 13.0%
  3. Rocky Helmet 10.6%
  4. Psychic Seed 7.9%
  5. Occa Berry 5.0%
  6. Grassy Seed 4.8%

Abilities

  1. Sturdy 45.8%
  2. Sheer Force 40.7%
  3. Rock Head 13.6%

Spreads

  1. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 50 8.8%
  2. Impish 32/2/32/0/0/0 · Spe 50 7.2%
  3. Brave 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 45 6.9%
  4. Adamant 0/15/2/0/32/17 · Spe 67 4.6%
  5. Sassy 13/21/0/0/32/0 · Spe 45 4.6%
  6. Modest 0/0/0/32/2/32 · Spe 82 3.3%
  7. Modest 13/32/2/0/19/0 · Spe 50 2.8%
  8. Careful 32/2/0/0/32/0 · Spe 50 2.3%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 22.6%
  2. Rillaboom 12.1%
  3. Farigiraf 11.5%
  4. Sneasler 11.2%
  5. Incineroar 11.2%
  6. Mega Salamence 10.0%
  7. Mega Gardevoir 8.6%
  8. Sinistcha 8.4%
  9. Talonflame 7.3%
  10. Noivern 7.2%
  11. Milotic 6.6%
  12. Pawmot 6.6%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 1 of 4,299 teams (0.0%) · win rate 0.0% (95% interval 0.0%–65.8%, n = 2 games) · 0 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

  1. Rillaboom n = 42 Smogon
    Why? 1
    • UsageKOs or forces out Steelix in 55% of encounters (±8%), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026n = 42 · Smogon
  2. Sneasler n = 34 Smogon
    Why? 1
    • UsageKOs or forces out Steelix in 53% of encounters (±9%), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026n = 34 · Smogon
  3. Incineroar n = 45 Smogon
    Why? 1
    • UsageKOs or forces out Steelix in 50% of encounters (±7%), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026n = 45 · Smogon
  4. Gholdengo n = 21 Smogon low sample
    Why? 1
    • UsageKOs or forces out Steelix in 45% of encounters (±11%), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026n = 21 · Smogon
  5. Indeedee-F n = 30 Smogon
    Why? 1
    • UsageKOs or forces out Steelix in 31% of encounters (±8%), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026n = 30 · Smogon

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,940 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Talonflame +6.1 pp n = 304 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Steelix teams; Talonflame is on 2% of all teams (3.53× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Mega Tyranitar +5.3 pp n = 434 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Steelix teams; Mega Tyranitar is on 7% of all teams (1.79× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Gardevoir +2.5 pp n = 413 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Steelix teams; Mega Gardevoir is on 9% of all teams (1.28× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Mega Garchomp Z +1.6 pp n = 329 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Steelix teams; Mega Garchomp Z is on 8% of all teams (1.21× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Indeedee-F +4.6 pp n = 973 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 27% of Steelix teams; Indeedee-F is on 22% of all teams (1.21× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Sinistcha +1.4 pp n = 368 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Steelix teams; Sinistcha is on 9% of all teams (1.15× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Farigiraf -0.5 pp n = 587 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Steelix teams; Farigiraf is on 17% of all teams (0.97× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Milotic -3.3 pp n = 350 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Steelix teams; Milotic is on 13% of all teams (0.75× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Mega Salamence -11.4 pp n = 482 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Steelix teams; Mega Salamence is on 25% of all teams (0.54× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Incineroar -13.8 pp n = 535 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Steelix teams; Incineroar is on 29% of all teams (0.52× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Rillaboom -23.7 pp n = 694 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 19% of Steelix teams; Rillaboom is on 43% of all teams (0.45× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Sneasler -25.5 pp n = 378 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Steelix teams; Sneasler is on 36% of all teams (0.29× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon

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