Steelix

Normal

Shiny

Steel

Ground

STEELIX lives even further underground than ONIX. This Pokemon is known to dig towards the earth's core. There are records of this Pokemon reaching a depth of over six-tenths of a mile underground.

Pokédex #

208

Species

Iron Snake

Height

30'02"

Weight

881.8 lbs

Base Exp

196

Catch Rate

Gender

50% male / 50% female

Egg Hatch

About 6,400 steps (25 cycles)

Egg Groups

Mineral / Mineral

Growth Rate

Medium Fast (1,000,000 total XP)

Base Stats

Total

510

HP 75

Attack 85

Defense 200

Sp. Atk 55

Sp. Def 65

Speed 30

Stats at a Glance

Pick a level to compare a wild catch, a trainer's version, and a fully raised one.

Level

Lv 1 Lv 50 Lv 100

Situation	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Wild catch A newly encountered one at this level.	135-150	90-105	205-220	60-75	70-85	35-50
Trainer team What enemy teams usually bring.	143	99	213	68	78	43
Fully raised A strong end-of-journey version.	182	137	252	107	117	82

How To Get It

0 wild locations

0 special ways

Wild

Not found in the wild in Pokemon Ruby Version.

Held by wild Pokémon

Wild encounters can sometimes carry these items.

1 item

Metal Coat

Rare wild held item.

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

This Pokémon is not found by fishing in Pokemon Ruby Version.

Special Ways

Trades, gifts, starters, prizes, and one-off encounters.

No special way to get this Pokémon is listed in this game.

Type Matchups

Weaknesses

Fighting x2

Ground x2

Fire x2

Water x2

Resistances

Rock x0.25

Normal x0.5

Flying x0.5

Bug x0.5

Ghost x0.5

Psychic x0.5

Dragon x0.5

Dark x0.5

Steel x0.5

Immunities

Poison

Electric

Evolution Chain

2 stages ending at Steelix.

2 stages

1

Onix

#095
2

Steelix

#208

Trade with Metal Coat

Have it hold Metal Coat, then trade it.

Onix

#095

→

Trade with Metal Coat

Have it hold Metal Coat, then trade it.

Steelix

#208

Learnset

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Slot
Tackle	Normal	Physical	35	95%	35	Slot 1
Screech	Normal	Status	0	85%	40	Slot 2

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Lv 9	Bind	Normal	Physical	15	75%	20
Lv 13	Rock Throw	Rock	Physical	50	90%	15
Lv 21	Harden	Normal	Status	0	—	30
Lv 25	Rage	Normal	Physical	20	100%	20
Lv 33	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	0	—	10
Lv 37	Slam	Normal	Physical	80	75%	20
Lv 45	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15
Lv 49	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
Lv 57	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	How to get it
No egg moves are listed for this Pokémon in Pokemon Ruby Version.

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Machine
Roar	Normal	Status	0	100%	20	TM05 (Roar)
Toxic	Poison	Status	0	85%	10	TM06 (Toxic)
Hidden Power	Normal	Physical	1	100%	15	TM10 (Hidden Power)
Sunny Day	Fire	Status	0	—	5	TM11 (Sunny Day)
Taunt	Dark	Status	0	100%	20	TM12 (Taunt)
Hyper Beam	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5	TM15 (Hyper Beam)
Protect	Normal	Status	0	—	10	TM17 (Protect)
Frustration	Normal	Physical	1	100%	20	TM21 (Frustration)
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15	TM23 (Iron Tail)
Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10	TM26 (Earthquake)
Return	Normal	Physical	1	100%	20	TM27 (Return)
Dig	Ground	Physical	60	100%	10	TM28 (Dig)
Double Team	Normal	Status	0	—	15	TM32 (Double Team)
Sandstorm	Rock	Status	0	—	10	TM37 (Sandstorm)
Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80%	10	TM39 (Rock Tomb)
Torment	Dark	Status	0	100%	15	TM41 (Torment)
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	TM42 (Facade)
Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	TM43 (Secret Power)
Rest	Psychic	Status	0	—	10	TM44 (Rest)
Attract	Normal	Status	0	100%	15	TM45 (Attract)
Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30	HM01 (Cut)
Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15	HM04 (Strength)
Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	20	100%	15	HM06 (Rock Smash)