Steel type

Steel moves are super effective (1.6×) against Ice, Rock, Fairy and not very effective (0.625× or less) against Fire, Water, Electric, Steel. Steel-type Pokémon are weak to Fire, Fighting, Ground (1.6×) and resist Normal, Grass, Ice, Poison, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy. Snow weather boosts Steel moves by 1.2×. In raids, the strongest attackers using only Steel moves are Zamazenta (Crowned Shield), Zacian (Crowned Sword), Necrozma (Dusk Mane); among easy-to-get Pokémon, Lucario, Kingambit, Excadrill.

MatchupsPokémon GO multipliers

Deals 1.6×IceRockFairy

Deals 0.625×FireWaterElectricSteel

Weak to (1.6×)FireFightingGround

ResistsNormalGrassIcePoisonFlyingPsychicBugRockDragonSteelFairy

Weather boostSnow

Defense is for a pure Steel type. Dual types multiply their multipliers.

Best Steel attackersIncl. Shadow, Mega & Legendary

Raid ranking when both the Fast and Charged Attack are Steel type (level 40, 100% IVs, neutral boss). Ranked by a score combining DPS and durability (TDO); * marks an exclusive move.

1. 1Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)Metal Claw · Behemoth Bash*DPS 23.5
2. 2Zacian (Crowned Sword)Metal Claw · Behemoth Blade*DPS 24.2
3. 3Necrozma (Dusk Mane)Metal Claw · Sunsteel StrikeDPS 23.3
4. 4Mega MetagrossBullet Punch · Meteor Mash*DPS 19.3
5. 5Shadow MetagrossBullet Punch · Meteor Mash*DPS 21.0
6. 6Mega LucarioBullet Punch · Meteor MashDPS 20.9
7. 7Shadow DialgaMetal Claw · Iron HeadDPS 18.0
8. 8MetagrossBullet Punch · Meteor Mash*DPS 17.0
9. 9Shadow ExcadrillMetal Claw · Iron HeadDPS 18.0
10. 10Mega AggronIron Tail · Heavy SlamDPS 14.4

Easy-to-get PokémonExcl. Legendary, Mega & Shadow

Counted with currently learnable moves only.

1. 1LucarioBullet Punch · Meteor MashDPS 16.6
2. 2KingambitMetal Claw · Iron HeadDPS 13.9
3. 3ExcadrillMetal Claw · Iron HeadDPS 14.8
4. 4MetagrossBullet Punch · Flash CannonDPS 13.2
5. 5DuraludonMetal Claw · Flash CannonDPS 14.0
6. 6BisharpMetal Claw · Iron HeadDPS 13.7
7. 7AggronIron Tail · Heavy SlamDPS 11.8
8. 8ScizorBullet Punch · Iron HeadDPS 12.8
9. 9EmpoleonSteel Wing · Flash CannonDPS 12.0
10. 10MagnezoneMetal Sound · Flash CannonDPS 11.5