Is Steelix Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Wild in Iron Island at level 32 and Victory Road later. AbilityRock Head removes recoil. Steel/Ground has many resistances but struggles against Flint's all-Fire E4. Better suited for gym fights against Candice and Volkner than the E4.
Steelix has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Steelix trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Fantina's typing presses Steelix's defenses.
Steelix has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Steelix trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Steelix has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Steelix has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Steelix has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Steelix trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Steelix trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Steelix trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Steelix trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Steelix resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Steelix has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Steelix has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Steelix trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Onix
Catch Onix in Oreburgh Mine (walking, Lv 6-8, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Fantina
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Won at the Veilstone Game Corner after playing ten bonus rounds in a row on the slots
- After Maylene
- TM06PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 85%PP 10Route 212
- After Candice
- TM80RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10Mt. Coronet
- LV 49NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 54RockStone EdgePower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORGroundEarth PowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORRockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORSteelIron HeadPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Steelix in Platinum
Unusually, Steelix is catchable wild in Platinum, eight encounters across Victory Road and Iron Island at levels 32 to 50. You can still evolve an Onix with a Metal Coat trade, but the wild ones make that optional.
Wild Steelix may be holding when caught:
Metal Coat (5% chance) An item to be held by a Pokemon. It is a special metallic film that ups the power of Steel-type moves.2 locations to catch Steelix4 locations to catch Onix
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Catch Onix at any of the 4 locations below, then trade it — it evolves into Steelix.
Badge 1
Badge 2
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5 Badge 6 Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Steelix in Pt
The path to Steelix starts with Onix at Lv. 6-50 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 1Catch OnixOreburgh Mine - B1FLv.6-8CaveRate 10%Oreburgh Mine - B2FLv.7-9CaveRate 10%Wayward Cave - 1FLv.18-20CaveRate 15%Wayward Cave - B1FLv.18-20CaveRate 15%Iron Island - B2F Left CaveLv.32GrassRate 20%Iron Island - B2F Right CaveLv.32GrassRate 20%Victory Road - 1FLv.41-42CaveRate 20%Iron Island - 1FLv.31-33GrassRate 10%Iron Island - B1F Left CaveLv.31-33GrassRate 10%Iron Island - B1F Right CaveLv.31-33GrassRate 10%Victory Road - B1FLv.42CaveRate 10%Victory Road - 2FLv.42CaveRate 5%Victory Road - Nat Dex AreaLv.48-50CaveRate 20%Victory Road - Nat Dex Exit AreaLv.48-50CaveRate 20%
- Step 2Steelix ✓Victory Road - 2FLv.42-44CaveRate 40%Iron Island - B3FLv.32-35GrassRate 30%Iron Island - B2F Left CaveLv.33-35GrassRate 10%Iron Island - B2F Right CaveLv.33-35GrassRate 10%or evolve from Onix (Step 1)
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Platinum for Steelix.
How to Get Shiny Steelix in Platinum
Steelix comes from trading an Onix that holds a Metal Coat, so breed a shiny Onix through a foreign Ditto first, then trade it. Compare Shiny Steelix odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Steelix Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Platinum shiny odds for Steelix.
Steelix Weakness
Steelix is weak to Fire, Water, Fighting, and Ground. On the flip side, it's immune to Electric and Poison-type moves entirely. With 9 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Steelix's physical bulk (base 200 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Water, Fighting, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric, Poison |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Steelix Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Steelix
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steelix View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x76-90% Earthquake 2x35-41% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steelix View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 2x76-90% Earthquake 2x35-41% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steelix View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x54-64% Brick Break 2x27-32% Fire Blast 2x72-85% Surf 2x57-68% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steelix View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x37-44% Focus Punch 2x36-43% Fire Blast 2x51-60% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steelix View Torterra builds →Earthquake 2x45-54% Rock Smash 2x13-16% | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steelix View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x66-78% Earthquake 2x30-36% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steelix View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 2x66-78% Fire Blast 2x134-158%KO Earthquake 2x29-35% | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steelix View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x47-56% Fire Fang 2x21-25% Rock Smash 2x13-16% Water Pulse 2x33-39% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steelix View Rhydon builds →Focus Punch 2x53-63% Earthquake 2x54-64% Fire Blast 2x47-56% Surf 2x37-44% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steelix View Ludicolo builds →Surf 2x95-112%KO Focus Punch 2x33-39% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steelix View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x51-60% Fire Fang 2x23-27% Rock Smash 2x15-17% | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steelix View Gliscor builds →Earthquake 2x42-50% Brick Break 2x21-25% Fire Fang 2x18-21% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Steelix View Sandslash builds →Earthquake 2x44-52% Focus Punch 2x43-51% | ||
Steelix Evolutions
Getting Steelix requires a trade, not just grinding levels. The chain starts at Onix. Breed this form to get Onix eggs (average hatch time). HP grew the most through evolution (+40 over Onix), and Steelix peaks at 510 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Steelix to get Onix eggs easily using 29 partners from the Mineral egg group. Notable egg moves include Block, Defense Curl, Explosion and 4 more.
Pt Steelix Best Moveset
Offensive output at 85 Attack can't match the 200 Defense that defines Steelix. The moveset blocks physical hits and fires back with MoveEarthquake, but anything special with Water or Fire finds the 65 Sp. Def.
Best Build
Steelix best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Earthquake
- Explosion
- Stealth Rock
- Gyro Ball
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Steelix. Block and Defense Curl come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Iron Tail and Earthquake and coverage across 9 types.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
40 of 42 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It is thought its body transformed as a result of iron accumulating internally from swallowing soil.
Steelix Platinum Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Platinum, but Steelix does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Steelix hits 610 BST.
Steelix is obtained by trade-evolving Onix. Catch an Onix first, then trade. The Metal Coat must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
Yes. Wild Steelix in Platinum can hold Metal Coat (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Metal Coat.
In Platinum, Steelix plays as a trick room. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key. so pick your spots carefully. Earthquake is the primary attack.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Gold & Silver, Steelix has appeared in 18 titles over 8 generations. Along the way, it received a Mega form in Generation 6, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
Explore
Where to go next after Steelix.
Keep playing · PlatinumPlatinum Tier ListThe best Pokemon ranked tier by tierSee Platinum Tier List