Steelix counters

Gen 3 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Steelix
#0208 Steelix
SteelGround
USAGE 1.0% #44
ABILITYRock Head
BASE STATS
HP 75
ATK 85
DEF 200
SPA 55
SPD 65
SPE 30
BST510
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireWaterFightingGround
½×
NormalFlyingPsychicBugDragonSteelFairy
¼×
Rock
0×
ElectricPoison
Moves
Earthquake 91.4% Explosion 79.4% Roar 65.3% Hidden Power Rock 57.2% Protect 30.2% Toxic 24.0% Dragon Breath 13.8% Iron Tail 10.0%
Items
Leftovers 98.0% Choice Band 1.7% Quick Claw 0.3% nothing 0.0% Chesto Berry 0.0% Soft Sand 0.0% Lum Berry 0.0% Ganlon Berry 0.0%
Abilities
Rock Head74.2%Sturdy25.8%
Common Teammates
Vaporeon61.6%Tyranitar50.7%Skarmory47.0%Aerodactyl39.8%Houndoom39.1%Salamence31.3%Celebi24.0%Snorlax22.6%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #44 with 1.01% usage. Sorted by reliability score.