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Steelix

steelground
In game
steelix

Basic Information

Height

9.2m

Weight

400kg

Male Ratio

50%

Catch Rate

25

Base Exp

179

Exp Group

medium fast

Base Friendship

50

Egg Cycles

25

Abilities

rockheadsturdysheerforce (Hidden)

Egg Groups

mineral

Labels

gen2

EV Yield

hp0
attack0
defence2
special Attack0
special Defence0
speed0

Base Stats

hp75
attack85
defence200
special Attack55
special Defence65
speed30
Total510

Movement

Can Swim

Yes

Drops

Max Rolls: 7

Raw Iron×2–4100%
Lagging Tail×15%
Metal Coat×15%
Passho Berry×15%

Hitbox

Width

2

Height

3.2

Fixed: No

Behavior

Combat

Will defend owner

Resting

Drowsy chance: 0.1%

Additional Information

Pre-Evolution

onix

Base Scale

1

Evolution Line

How to evolve Steelix
onix
onix
steelix
steelix
Hold Metal Coat

Evolution guide

Onix evolves into Steelix when you be traded, and hold a Metal Coat.

Where does Steelix spawn?

UncommonLevel 34-51

Biomes

Overworld

Sky light: 0–7

Needs base blocks

Natural
UncommonLevel 34-51

Biomes

Is Basalt

Needs base blocks

Natural

How to find Steelix faster

Cook a Pokésnack

Craft a Pokésnack in a campfire pot using milk, honey bottle, vivichoke, and hearty grains. Add up to 3 seasoning items to customise which Pokémon appear.

Items that attract Steelix

cobblemon:babiri_berryBabiri Berry
Type: steel
cobblemon:shuca_berryShuca Berry
Type: ground
cobblemon:persim_berryPersim Berry
Egg group: mineral · Egg group: amorphous

Regular catching

Best biomes and snacks for making Steelix appear.

BestIs BasaltUncommonLv. 34-51
Base chance: 0.07%With snack: 5.12%

Recommended seasoning combo

2× Babiri Berry+Enchanted Golden Apple
OverworldUncommonLv. 34-51
Base chance: <0.01%With snack: 0.10%

Recommended seasoning combo

2× Shuca Berry+Enchanted Golden Apple

Shiny hunting

Best biomes and snacks for getting shiny Steelix, using Cobblemon's 1/8192 base shiny rate.

Best shinyIs BasaltUncommonLv. 34-51
Base shiny chance: <0.0001%With shiny snack: 0.0063%Shiny rerolls: +9
Snack spawn chance: 5.12%

Shiny hunting combo

2× Babiri Berry+Enchanted Golden Apple
OverworldUncommonLv. 34-51
Base shiny chance: <0.0001%With shiny snack: 0.0001%Shiny rerolls: +18
Snack spawn chance: 0.06%

Shiny hunting combo

Shuca Berry+2× Enchanted Golden Apple

Quality boosters

Rarity boosters

Enchanted Golden Apple+10 tier
Glistering Melon Slice+1 tier
Golden Apple+1 tier
Golden Carrot+1 tier

Shiny boosters

Enchanted Golden Apple×9 rerolls
Starf Berry×4 rerolls
Golden Apple×1 rerolls

Moves

thunderfangLv. 1
icefangLv. 1
firefangLv. 1
mudsportLv. 1
tackleLv. 1
hardenLv. 1
bindLv. 1
rockthrowLv. 1
rageLv. 1
rockpolishLv. 1
crunchLv. 1
smackdownLv. 4
autotomizeLv. 8
dragonbreathLv. 12
curseLv. 16
rockslideLv. 20
screechLv. 24
sandtombLv. 28
stealthrockLv. 32
slamLv. 36
sandstormLv. 40
digLv. 44
irontailLv. 48
stoneedgeLv. 52
doubleedgeLv. 56
magnetriseLv. 60
blockEGG
defensecurlEGG
dragontailEGG
flailEGG
headsmashEGG
rolloutEGG
rototillerEGG
wideguardEGG
ancientpowerTM
aquatailTM
bindTM
blockTM
bodypressTM
bodyslamTM
breakingswipeTM
brutalswingTM
bulldozeTM
crunchTM
curseTM
cutTM
darkpulseTM
digTM
doubleedgeTM
dragondanceTM
dragonpulseTM
dragontailTM
drillrunTM
earthpowerTM
earthquakeTM
endureTM
explosionTM
facadeTM
firefangTM
flashcannonTM
gigaimpactTM
gyroballTM
headbuttTM
heavyslamTM
highhorsepowerTM
hyperbeamTM
iceballTM
icefangTM
irondefenseTM
ironheadTM
irontailTM
magnetriseTM
meteorbeamTM
mudslapTM
naturepowerTM
paybackTM
powershiftTM
protectTM
psychicfangsTM
psychupTM
restTM
roarTM
rockblastTM
rockclimbTM
rockpolishTM
rockslideTM
rocksmashTM
rocktombTM
rolloutTM
sandstormTM
sandtombTM
scaryfaceTM
scorchingsandsTM
screechTM
selfdestructTM
sleeptalkTM
smackdownTM
stealthrockTM
steelbeamTM
steelrollerTM
stompingtantrumTM
stoneedgeTM
strengthTM
substituteTM
sunnydayTM
tauntTM
terablastTM
thunderfangTM
tormentTM
twisterTM
ancientpowerTUTOR
aquatailTUTOR
bindTUTOR
blockTUTOR
bulldozeTUTOR
darkpulseTUTOR
dragonpulseTUTOR
drillrunTUTOR
earthpowerTUTOR
firefangTUTOR
flashcannonTUTOR
gigaimpactTUTOR
highhorsepowerTUTOR
hyperbeamTUTOR
iceballTUTOR
icefangTUTOR
irondefenseTUTOR
ironheadTUTOR
irontailTUTOR
magnetriseTUTOR
meteorbeamTUTOR
mudslapTUTOR
powershiftTUTOR
restTUTOR
rockslideTUTOR
rocksmashTUTOR
rolloutTUTOR
scorchingsandsTUTOR
sleeptalkTUTOR
stealthrockTUTOR
steelbeamTUTOR
steelrollerTUTOR
stompingtantrumTUTOR
stoneedgeTUTOR
thunderfangTUTOR
twisterTUTOR
attractLEGACY
bideLEGACY
captivateLEGACY
confideLEGACY
doubleteamLEGACY
fissureLEGACY
frustrationLEGACY
hiddenpowerLEGACY
mimicLEGACY
naturalgiftLEGACY
returnLEGACY
roundLEGACY
secretpowerLEGACY
skullbashLEGACY
snoreLEGACY
swaggerLEGACY
takedownLEGACY
toxicLEGACY