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#0208 · Generation II · form of Steelix

Mega Steelix

Steel / Ground · Iron Snake Pokémon — first seen in Generation II.

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Showing the official games. Pick a ROM hack to see how it changes this Pokémon, or compare all of them.

Base stats

HP75

Attack125

Defense230

Sp. Attack55

Sp. Defense95

Speed30

Total610

Stat	Base	Min	Max
HP	75	260	354
Attack	125	229	383
Defense	230	418	614
Sp. Attack	55	103	229
Sp. Defense	95	175	317
Speed	30	58	174

Min and max are at level 100: the minimum is 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature, the maximum 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a beneficial nature. Shedinja's HP is always 1 whatever the formula says.

Type defences

Damage Mega Steelix takes from each attacking type.

×2

FightingGroundFireWater

×½

NormalFlyingBugSteelPsychicDragonFairy

×¼

Rock

×0

PoisonElectric

×1

GhostGrassIceDark

Evolution

Onix#0095

Trade holding Metal Coat

Steelix#0208

Methods are the current official ones. A ROM hack may change them — trade evolutions especially; the guide table below says which do.

In the ROM hacks it evolves differently

Each guide's own line, in the words its creator published.

In Elite Redux

Onix

Evolves into Steelix at level 30

SteelixEvolves into Carbonix at level 30Carbonix

Mega Evolves into Carbonix Mega holding the CarbonixiteCarbonix Mega

Other forms

Steelix

Moves by official game

Level-up, TM/HM, tutor and egg moves exactly as each game has them. The newest game this site covers is open; the rest fold out.

Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon25 level-up · 37 TM/HM · 11 tutor

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Bind	Normal	Physical	15	85%	20
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35
1	Harden	Normal	Status	—	—	30
1	Mud Sport	Ground	Status	—	—	15
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95%	15
1	Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95%	15
1	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95%	15
4	Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—	10
7	Rock Throw	Rock	Physical	50	90%	15
10	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
13	Rage	Normal	Physical	20	100%	20
16	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—	20
19	Autotomize	Steel	Status	—	—	15
20	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	—	100%	5
22	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100%	15
25	Dragon Breath	Dragon	Special	60	100%	20
28	Slam	Normal	Physical	80	75%	20
31	Screech	Normal	Status	—	85%	40
34	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
37	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
40	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15
43	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10
46	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5
49	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
52	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM23	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100%	15
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM59	Brutal Swing	Dark	Physical	60	100%	20
TM64	Explosion	Normal	Physical	250	100%	5
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM69	Rock Polish	Rock	Status	—	—	20
TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5
TM74	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	—	100%	5
TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
TM82	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90%	10
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM91	Flash Cannon	Steel	Special	80	100%	10
TM96	Nature Power	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM97	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15

Move tutor

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Bind	Normal	Physical	15	85%	20
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100%	15
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15
Block	Normal	Status	—	—	5
Magnet Rise	Electric	Status	—	—	10
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90%	10
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	85	100%	10
Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100%	10
Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100%	15
Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—	20
Stomping Tantrum	Ground	Physical	75	100%	10

Sun / Moon25 level-up · 37 TM/HM

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Bind	Normal	Physical	15	85%	20
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35
1	Harden	Normal	Status	—	—	30
1	Mud Sport	Ground	Status	—	—	15
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95%	15
1	Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95%	15
1	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95%	15
4	Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—	10
7	Rock Throw	Rock	Physical	50	90%	15
10	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
13	Rage	Normal	Physical	20	100%	20
16	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—	20
19	Autotomize	Steel	Status	—	—	15
20	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	—	100%	5
22	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100%	15
25	Dragon Breath	Dragon	Special	60	100%	20
28	Slam	Normal	Physical	80	75%	20
31	Screech	Normal	Status	—	85%	40
34	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
37	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
40	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15
43	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10
46	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5
49	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
52	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM23	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100%	15
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM59	Brutal Swing	Dark	Physical	60	100%	20
TM64	Explosion	Normal	Physical	250	100%	5
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM69	Rock Polish	Rock	Status	—	—	20
TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5
TM74	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	—	100%	5
TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
TM82	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90%	10
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM91	Flash Cannon	Steel	Special	80	100%	10
TM96	Nature Power	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM97	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15

Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire25 level-up · 41 TM/HM · 10 tutor

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Bind	Normal	Physical	15	85%	20
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35
1	Harden	Normal	Status	—	—	30
1	Mud Sport	Ground	Status	—	—	15
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95%	15
1	Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95%	15
1	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95%	15
4	Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—	10
7	Rock Throw	Rock	Physical	50	90%	15
10	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
13	Rage	Normal	Physical	20	100%	20
16	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—	20
19	Autotomize	Steel	Status	—	—	15
20	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	—	100%	5
22	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100%	15
25	Dragon Breath	Dragon	Special	60	100%	20
28	Slam	Normal	Physical	80	75%	20
31	Screech	Normal	Status	—	85%	40
34	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
37	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
40	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15
43	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10
46	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5
49	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
52	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM23	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100%	15
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM64	Explosion	Normal	Physical	250	100%	5
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM69	Rock Polish	Rock	Status	—	—	20
TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5
TM74	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	—	100%	5
TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
TM82	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90%	10
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM91	Flash Cannon	Steel	Special	80	100%	10
TM94	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM96	Nature Power	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM97	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15
HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15

Move tutor

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Bind	Normal	Physical	15	85%	20
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100%	15
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15
Block	Normal	Status	—	—	5
Magnet Rise	Electric	Status	—	—	10
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90%	10
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	85	100%	10
Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100%	10
Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100%	15
Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—	20

Where to find it in the official games

Not obtainable in the wild in any of the 16 official games this site covers. In those games it has to be evolved, traded or bred — or it belongs to a game whose data is not here yet.

Where to find it in the ROM hacks

1 guide on this site put it somewhere you can catch it. Areas link to that guide's own route page, with its own rates and levels.

Guide	Where
Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus Mega	Dynamax Adventure (Crown Tundra)Raid Den · Lv — · 2

Compare official Mega Steelix with the ROM hacks →

In the 9 guides that include it

Changed in 7 of 9 guides: stats in 6, abilities in 5, evolution in 1.

Every ROM hack on this site that has Mega Steelix, and what it did to it. Guides that changed something are first. Click one for that version's full page — locations, moveset and TMs.

Guide		Type	Total	Abilities
Unbound	Changed	SteelGround	610 +100 +40 Attack, +30 Defense, +30 Sp. Def	Sand Force, Sand Force + Sand Force, Sand Force − Rock Head, Sturdy, Sheer Force
Radical Red	Changed	SteelGround	610 +100 +40 Attack, +30 Defense, +30 Sp. Def	Heatproof + Heatproof − Rock Head, Sturdy, Sheer Force
Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus	Changed	SteelGround	610 +100 +40 Attack, +30 Defense, +30 Sp. Def	Sand Force + Sand Force − Rock Head, Sturdy, Sheer Force
Lazarus Evolves at Steelixite	Changed	SteelGround	610	Sand Force
Elite Redux	Changed	SteelGround	630 +120 +60 Attack, +30 Defense, +40 Sp. Def, -10 Speed	Primal Armor, Earth Eater, Sand Guard
Inclement Emerald	Changed	SteelGround	610 +100 +40 Attack, +30 Defense, +30 Sp. Def	Sand Force + Sand Force − Rock Head, Sturdy, Sheer Force
Pokémon Emerald Imperium	Changed	SteelGround	610 +100 +40 Attack, +30 Defense, +30 Sp. Def	Heatproof + Heatproof − Rock Head, Sturdy, Sheer Force
Pokémon Soulgold	Unchanged	SteelGround	610	Sand Force
Pokémon R.O.W.E	Unchanged	SteelGround	610	Sand Force

Pokédex entries

What each game says about it, in the games' own words.

Gold / HeartGold	Its body has been compressed deep under the ground. As a result, it is even harder than a diamond.
Silver / FireRed	It is said that if an ONIX lives for over 100 years, its composition changes to become diamond-like.
Crystal	The many small metal particles that cover this POKéMON's body reflect bright light well.
Ruby / Sapphire	STEELIX lives even further underground than ONIX. This POKéMON is known to dig towards the earth’s core. There are records of this POKéMON reaching a depth of over six-tenths of a mile underground.
Emerald	STEELIX live even further underground than ONIX. This POKéMON is known to dig toward the earth’s core, reaching a depth of over six-tenths of a mile underground.
LeafGreen	Its body has been compressed deep under the ground. As a result, it is even harder than diamond.
Diamond / X	Tempered underground under high pressure and heat, its body is harder than any metal.
Pearl / Y	It chews its way through boulders with its sturdy jaws. Its eyes can see in the darkness underground.
Platinum / Black / White	It is thought its body transformed as a result of iron accumulating internally from swallowing soil.
SoulSilver	It’s said that if an ONIX lives for 100 years, its composition becomes diamondlike as it evolves into a STEELIX.
Black 2 / White 2	The iron it ingested with the soil it swallowed transformed its body and made it harder than diamonds.
Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire	Steelix lives even further underground than Onix. This Pokémon is known to dig toward the earth’s core. There are records of this Pokémon reaching a depth of over six-tenths of a mile underground.

Names in other languages

Japanese	ハガネール
Japanese (Rōmaji)	Haganeil
German	Stahlos
French	Steelix
Spanish	Steelix
Italian	Steelix
Korean	강철톤
Chinese (Simplified)	大钢蛇
Chinese (Traditional)	大鋼蛇

Official data here is present-day reference data from PokéAPI, not a snapshot of any one game's era — the Fairy type and hidden abilities arrived partway through the series, so a difference against an older game can belong to the series rather than to that ROM hack.