Steelix #0208 Shadow

SteelGround
GligarGligar(#0207)
Pokémon GO Pokédex
Snubbull(#0209)Snubbull
Max CPL402414L502729L51 · Best Buddy2762
Buddy Distance5 km per Candy
ReleasedNov 14, 2022May 6, 2026
Purification5,000 Stardust · 5 Candy

Type Effectiveness

Steelix takes 160% from Fire, Water, Fighting and Ground moves.

Weak ×1.6
FireWaterFightingGround
Resists ×0.6
NormalFlyingPsychicBugDragonSteelFairy
Resists ×0.4
ElectricRock

Shadow Steelix is a Steel/Ground-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Fire, Water, Fighting and Ground.

It reaches 2729 CP at level 50, or 2762 as a Best Buddy.

Its best raid moveset is Iron Tail with Heavy Slam.

Steelix
Normal
Shiny Steelix
Shiny

Base Stats

Attack148
Defense272
Stamina181

Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.

Best Movesets

#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
SteelIron TailSteelHeavy Slam10.3224
2SteelIron TailDragonBreaking Swipe10.2222
3SteelIron TailGroundEarthquake10.1218
4DragonDragon TailSteelHeavy Slam10.1218
5DragonDragon TailDragonBreaking Swipe9.9215
6ElectricThunder FangSteelHeavy Slam9.9214
7DragonDragon TailGroundEarthquake9.8213
8ElectricThunder FangDragonBreaking Swipe9.6208
10 More Pairings
#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
9ElectricThunder FangGroundEarthquake9.6208
10SteelIron TailDarkCrunch8.6186
11SteelIron TailPsychicPsychic Fangs8.6186
12DragonDragon TailDarkCrunch8.1176
13SteelIron TailNormalFrustrationDon’t Use8.0174
14DragonDragon TailPsychicPsychic Fangs7.9171
15ElectricThunder FangDarkCrunch7.5164
16DragonDragon TailNormalFrustrationDon’t Use7.0152
17ElectricThunder FangPsychicPsychic Fangs6.8148
18ElectricThunder FangNormalFrustrationDon’t Use5.0109

Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.

DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.

Don’t Use means repeating the fast move does at least as much damage as using this charged move, either because the move is weak or because this Pokémon faints before it pays off.

Moves

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
EPS
Iron TailSteel1461.0s14.06.0
Dragon TailDragon1481.0s14.08.0
Thunder FangElectric10131.0s10.013.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
DPE
Breaking SwipeDragon45331.0s45.01.36
EarthquakeGround1401003.5s40.01.40
Heavy SlamSteel70502.0s35.01.40
Psychic FangsPsychic25331.0s25.00.76
CrunchDark65333.0s21.71.97
FrustrationNormal10332.0s5.00.30

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Turns
DPT
EPT
Thunder FangElectric8624.03.0
Iron TailSteel10733.32.3
Dragon TailDragon91233.04.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
DPE
EarthquakeGround120651.85
CrunchDark70451.56
Psychic FangsPsychic40351.14
Heavy SlamSteel70501.40
Breaking SwipeDragon50501.00
FrustrationNormal10700.14

DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.

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Top Counters

Full Rankings

As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. 1Mega Mewtwo XFightingCounterEFightingDynamic Punch+30.7 eDPS
  2. 2Mega LucarioFightingForce PalmEFightingAura Sphere27.4 eDPS
  3. 3Mega DelphoxFireFire SpinFireMystical Fire+27.1 eDPS
  4. 4Mega BlazikenFightingCounterFightingAura Sphere26.3 eDPS
  5. 5Mega GreninjaWaterWater ShurikenWaterSurf+25.2 eDPS
  6. 6Shadow ReshiramFireFire FangFireFusion FlareE24.9 eDPS
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Worth Powering Up?

Not stronger than the everyday pick against any Tier 5 or Mega boss.

The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

CP by Level

Encounter
Level
Guaranteed CP
Max CP
Research1598110/10/10103415/15/15
Raids & Eggs20130810/10/10137915/15/15
Weather-Boosted Raids25163510/10/10172415/15/15
L404020510/0/0241415/15/15
L505023180/0/0272915/15/15
L51 · Best Buddy5123460/0/0276215/15/15
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level
15/15/15
0/0/0
Level 151034879
Level 2013791171
Level 2517241465
Level 3020691758
Level 3522421904
Level 4024142051
Level 4525692182
Level 5027292318
Level 5127622346

Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.

L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.

Dex Details

Second Charged Move75 Candy · 75,000 Stardust
Height / Weight9.19 m · 400 kg
Gender Ratio
50.0%50.0%
TradingTradableTransferable

Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Steelix in the RotomLabs Pokédex

PvP IV Spreads

Great League

1500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/14/151500 CP at level 24
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/14/15150024100.00%
#20/13/1514982499.65%
#30/15/1414992499.56%
#40/12/1514952499.30%
#51/10/1515002499.26%
#60/14/1414962499.21%
#71/14/1214992499.10%
#80/11/1514922498.95%
#91/9/1514972498.91%
#100/14/7150024.598.89%

A 15/15/15 ranks #2688 of 4,096, with 93.59% of the best stat product.

Great League Rankings on PvPoke

Ultra League

2500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/15/152493 CP at level 50.5
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/15/15249350.5100.00%
#20/13/1524995199.89%
#31/14/14249950.599.71%
#40/14/15248850.599.65%
#50/14/1424975199.63%
#61/12/15249750.599.62%
#72/15/15249749.599.54%
#80/12/1524955199.54%
#92/15/1324995099.52%
#101/15/1524955099.47%

A 15/15/15 ranks #1978 of 4,096, with 95.08% of the best stat product.

Ultra League Rankings on PvPoke

Ranked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.

Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.

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