#181 · Pokémon Soulgold
Steelix
SteelGroundRock Head, Sturdy, Sheer Force (hidden)
Level-up moves 29
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat | Pow | Acc | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crunch Crunches with sharp fangs. May lower Defense. | Dark | Phys | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Thunder Fang May cause flinching or leave the foe paralyzed. | Electric | Phys | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Ice Fang May cause flinching or leave the foe with frostbite. | Ice | Phys | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Fire Fang May cause flinching or leave the foe with a burn. | Fire | Phys | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Rock Polish Polishes the body to sharply raise Speed. | Rock | Stat | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 1 | Tackle Charges the foe with a full- body tackle. | Normal | Phys | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Harden Stiffens the body's muscles to raise Defense. | Normal | Stat | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 1 | Bind Binds and squeezes the foe for 4 or 5 turns. | Normal | Phys | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 1 | Rock Throw Throws small rocks to strike the foe. | Rock | Phys | 50 | 90 | 15 |
| 1 | Mud Sport Covers the user in mud to weaken all Electric moves. | Ground | Stat | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Smack Down Throws a rock to knock the foe down to the ground. | Rock | Phys | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| 8 | Autotomize Sheds additional weight to sharply boost Speed. | Steel | Stat | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Rock Tomb Stops the foe from moving with rocks and cuts Speed. | Rock | Phys | 60 | 95 | 15 |
| 12 | Dragon Breath Strikes the foe with a blast of breath. May paralyze. | Dragon | Spec | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 13 | Rage Raises the user's Attack every time it is hit. | Normal | Phys | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Curse A move that functions differently for GHOSTS. | Ghost | Stat | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 20 | Rock Slide Large boulders are hurled. May cause flinching. | Rock | Phys | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| 20 | Gyro Ball A high-speed spin that does more damage to faster foes. | Steel | Phys | 1 | 100 | 5 |
| 24 | Screech Emits a screech to sharply reduce the foe's Defense. | Normal | Stat | 0 | 85 | 40 |
| 28 | Sand Tomb Traps and hurts the foe in quicksand for 4 or 5 turns. | Ground | Phys | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 32 | Stealth Rock Sets floating stones that hurt a foe switching in. | Rock | Stat | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 36 | Slam Slams the foe with a long tail, vine, etc. | Normal | Phys | 80 | 75 | 20 |
| 40 | Sandstorm Causes a sandstorm that rages for several turns. | Rock | Stat | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 44 | Dig Digs underground the first turn and strikes next turn. | Ground | Phys | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 48 | Iron Tail Attacks with a rock-hard tail. May lower Defense. | Steel | Phys | 100 | 75 | 15 |
| 52 | Stone Edge Stabs the foe with stones. High critical-hit ratio. | Rock | Phys | 100 | 80 | 5 |
| 56 | Double-Edge A life-risking tackle that also hurts the user. | Normal | Phys | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 60 | Magnet Rise The user levitates with electromagnetism. | Electric | Stat | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 66 | Head Smash A life-risking headbutt that seriously hurts the user. | Rock | Phys | 150 | 80 | 5 |
* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game
TMs & HMs 35
| # | Move · where to get it | Type | Pow |
|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic Lost Woods (item ball) | Poison | — |
| TM10 | Hidden Power Lake of Rage House 1 (gift) | Normal | 60 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day Ilex Forest (item ball) | Fire | — |
| TM12 | Taunt Burned Tower B1F (item ball) | Dark | — |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam Goldenrod City Department Store 5F (mart) | Normal | 150 |
| TM17 | Protect Goldenrod City Department Store 5F (mart) | Normal | — |
| TM21 | Frustration Gate Route 40 Trainer Hill Courtyard (gift) | Normal | 1 |
| TM23 | Smack Down Goldenrod City (gift) | Rock | 50 |
| TM26 | Earthquake Victory Road 1F (item ball) | Ground | 100 |
| TM27 | Return Goldenrod City Department Store 5F (gift) | Normal | 1 |
| TM32 | Double Team Goldenrod City Game Corner (bought) | Normal | — |
| TM37 | Sandstorm Route 27 House (gift) | Rock | — |
| TM39 | Rock Tomb Route 35 (item ball) | Rock | 60 |
| TM41 | Torment Burned Tower 1F (item ball) | Dark | — |
| TM42 | Facade Rinto Village Mart (mart) | Normal | 70 |
| TM44 | Rest Rinto Village (gift) | Psychic | — |
| TM45 | Attract Goldenrod City Gym (gift) | Normal | — |
| TM48 | Round Goldenrod City Radio Tower 3F (gift) | Normal | 60 |
| TM59 | Brutal Swing Olivine City Mart (mart) | Dark | 60 |
| TM66 | Payback Mahogany Town Shop (after rocket hideout event) | Dark | 50 |
| TM68 | Giga Impact Safari Zone Gate (mart) | Normal | 150 |
| TM71 | Stone Edge Kitakami Well B1F (item ball) | Rock | 100 |
| TM74 | Gyro Ball Railway Cave (item ball) | Steel | 1 |
| TM77 | Dig Goldenrod City Department Store 5F (mart) | Ground | 80 |
| TM78 | Bulldoze Vajra Desert West (item ball) | Ground | 60 |
| TM80 | Rock Slide Route 49 (item ball) | Rock | 75 |
| TM82 | Dragon Tail Blackthorn City Mart (mart) | Dragon | 60 |
| TM90 | Substitute Mahogany Town Shop (after rocket hideout event) | Normal | — |
| TM91 | Flash Cannon Olivine City Gym (gift) | Steel | 80 |
| TM96 | Nature Power Ruins of Alph Outside (item ball) | Normal | 1 |
| TM97 | Dark Pulse Sprout Tower Basement (item ball) | Dark | 80 |
| HM01 | Cut Ilex Forest (gift) | Steel | 50 |
| HM04 | Strength Olivine City Cafe (gift) | Normal | 80 |
| HM06 | Rock Smash Route 36 (gift) | Fighting | 40 |
| HM09 | Rock Climb Victory Road 1F (gift) | Normal | 90 |
Where to find Steelix
| Area | Method | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victory Road 1F | Grass | 51-58 | |
| Victory Road B1F | Grass | 51-58 | |
| Mt. Silver 2F | Grass | 35-65 |
Other changes in this game
- Innates (always active, on top of whichever ability it has): Filter, Burrower, Siegebreaker
- Mega Evolution (Steeltite) with the Steeltite