TYPE DEX
Steel type – strengths, weaknesses & best counters
The Steel type hits 3 types for double damage: Ice, Rock, Fairy. Defensively it has 3 weaknesses (Fire, Fighting, Ground). The defensive god with ten resistances and an immunity — modest offensively, but every wall in the game loves wearing it.
Steel moves against …
Steel Pokémon on defense
What is super effective against Steel?
Metagross takes ×2 damage. Metagross is Steel, Psychic — the weaknesses of both types multiply. That's exactly why Fire is the answer whenever Metagross hits the field.
Super effective against Steel: Fire, Fighting, Ground. The most famous victim: Metagross (Steel, Psychic) takes a massive ×2 damage from Fire moves thanks to its dual typing — one hit is often enough.
Steel has 3 weaknesses: Fire, Fighting, Ground. Resisted: Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy — and against Poison, Steel is completely immune, which means a free switch-in.
4 types resist Steel moves: Fire, Water, Electric, Steel. Nobody is immune — Steel always hits at least neutrally. You really hurt Ice, Rock, Fairy.
79 Pokémon carry the Steel type — pure, in combination or via a form (Gen 9, incl. Mega Evolutions and regional forms). The full filterable list lives in the Pokédex: toggle the Steel filter at the top and you'll see every species with stats, locations and movesets.
Middle of the pack — Steel is strong situationally, not a coverage king. The math: 3 types are hit ×2 (Ice, Rock, Fairy), 4 resist it (Fire, Water, Electric, Steel) and 0 are immune (). The rating comes straight from the type chart — test the matchups live in the Versus calc.