Steel (type)

For the mountain in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, see Mt. Steel.

The Steel type (Japanese: はがねタイプ Steel type) is one of the eighteen types. Notable Trainers who specialize in Steel-type Pokémon are Jasmine of Olivine City, Steven Stone, of Hoenn, Byron of Canalave City, Wikstrom of the Kalos Elite Four, and Molayne of the Alola Elite Four. Prior to changes in Generation IV, all damaging Steel-type moves were physical, but they may now also be special depending on the attack.

The Steel type was introduced in Generation II, along with the Dark type.

Generations II to V
Steel-type Pokémon are immune to damage from the weather condition.

In Generation II, Steel-type Pokémon cannot be by Poison-type moves. Starting in Generation III, Steel-type Pokémon cannot be ed.

Generation VI onwards
Steel-type Pokémon are immune to damage from the weather condition.

Steel-type Pokémon cannot be ed, except by a Pokémon with.

Defense
In Generation II, the Steel type was created to balance out the previously overpowered Normal and Psychic types, as both types are resisted by Steel. Although the number of Steel's resistances decreased from 11 to 10 in Generation VI, Steel remains the most resistant type. Steel types also cannot be ed (except by in Generation II or if poisoned by a Pokémon with ) or damaged by a.

Pure Steel-type Pokémon have the second-greatest amount of resistances of all type combinations. Electric/Steel is the most resistant dual type, having 11 resistances plus an immunity to Poison.

Steel-type Pokémon, on average, have the highest physical among all Pokémon and among fully evolved Pokémon.

Offense
While some Pokémon resist Steel-type attacks, many of these Pokémon are weak to Ground, so combinations of Steel and Ground attacks tend to work well.

Contest properties
In s, Steel-type moves are typically moves.

Pokémon
As of Generation VII, there are 53 Steel-type Pokémon or 6.6% of all Pokémon (counting those that are Steel-type in at least one of their forms, including Alola Forms), making it the 6th rarest type.

Interacting with the Steel type
A Pokémon with, , , , or will become a Steel-type Pokémon if (respectively) it is hit with a Steel-type move, uses a Steel-type move, is sent out against a Steel-type opponent, is holding a Steel Memory, or is holding an Iron Plate or Steelium Z.

Steel-type Pokémon are also immune to becoming poisoned from the Abilities, , , or.

Exclusive Abilities
Only Steel-type Pokémon can have these Abilities. This does not include signature Abilities.

In the TCG
Introduced in the TCG Neo Genesis set, Metal-type Pokémon in the TCG are generally weak to TCG Fire and TCG Fighting with resistances to TCG Grass and TCG Psychic. Metal-type Pokémon can be strong against TCG Water and TCG Fairy, whilst some TCG Water and TCG Lightning Pokémon can resist this type.

Trivia

 * Generation VII introduced the most Steel-type Pokémon of any generation, with thirteen, and Generation VI introduced the fewest Steel-type Pokémon since the type was created, with four.
 * Generation IV introduced the most Steel-type moves of any generation, with seven, and Generation VI introduced the fewest Steel-type moves since the type was created, with.
 * In Generation II, the Steel type saw one type change in a Pokémon family ( and ), but no change in moves. The opposite is true for the Dark type, which saw one type change in a move, but no change in a Pokémon.
 * Prior to Generation VI, Steel was the only type that had a non-neutral type match-up with all of the seventeen existing types, considering both the offense and defense of both types. In Generation VI, it was changed so that Steel no longer resisted Dark- or moves.
 * Each of the three types have a different effectiveness when attacking a pure Steel-type Pokémon (Grass does ½× damage, Water does 1× damage, and Fire does 2× damage).
 * More Pokémon gain the Steel type upon evolving than any other type, with a total of nine.

In other languages
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