Best Steel Type Pokemon

Steel-Type Pokemon are strong against Ice, Rock, and Fairy Type Pokemon. Learn what are the best Steel Type Pokemon for Competitive, Tera Raids and the Story, as well as the best Pokemon to give a Steel Tera Type to in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV)!

Best Steel-type Pokemon for Tera Raids

Best Steel-type Pokemon for Tera Raids
Gholdengo	Perrserker	Magnezone

Gholdengo

Gholdengo Tera Raid Build	Tera Type			Nature
				Modest (↑ Sp.Atk, ↓ Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP: 252		Sp.Atk: 252		Def: 4
Ability	Moveset
Good as Gold	・ Nasty Plot ・ Shadow Ball ・ Make It Rain ・ Thunderbolt
Held Item
Wise Glasses

Gholdengo's Ability Good as Gold makes it immune to all status moves, rendering moves such as Thunder Wave, Screech and other debilitating moves that raid bosses use ineffective against it.

With this, Gholdengo can set itself up with Nasty Plot, then use Make It Rain to deal huge damage.

Gholdengo Best Tera Raid Build

Perrserker

Perrserker Tera Raid Build	Tera Type			Nature
				Adamant (↑ Atk, ↓ Sp.Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP: 252		Atk: 252		Sp.Def: 4
Ability	Moveset
Steely Spirit	・ Iron Head ・ Screech ・ Taunt ・ Helping Hand
Held Item
Metal Coat

This versatile Perrserker Tera Raid build is meant to be used with three other Perrserkers, but can also act as a utility Pokemon when raiding with other Pokemon.

Its Hidden Ability Steely Spirit boosts the power of Steel-type moves used by itself and its allies, which stacks up when you are playing with other Perrserker users.

Perrserker Best Tera Raid Build

Magnezone

Magnezone Tera Raid Build	Tera Type			Nature
				Modest (↑ Sp.Atk, ↓ Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP: 252		Def: 4		Sp.Atk: 252
Ability	Moveset
Analytic	・ Steel Beam ・ Metal Sound ・ Thunderbolt ・ Flash Cannon
Held Item
Wise Glasses

Magnezone is an effective special attacker in Tera Raids, and can rely on Steel Beam or Flash Cannon to deal damage. It can also lower the raid boss' Special Defense with Metal Sound and make it more vulnerable to Magnezone's moves.

Magnezone Best Tera Raid Build

Best Steel-type Pokemon for Competitive Ranked Battle

Best Steel-type Pokemon for Ranked Battles
Gholdengo	Kingambit	Corviknight

Gholdengo

	Gholdengo Best Build for Ranked Battle
Nature	Timid (↑ Spe, ↓ Atk)
EV Spread	HP 252 / Sp.Atk 252 / Spe 252
Final Stat Values	HP 163 / Def 115 / Sp.Atk 153 / Sp.Def 111 / Spe 149
Ability	Good as Gold
Tera Type
Held Item	Metal Coat
Moveset	・ Make It Rain ・ Shadow Ball ・ Nasty Plot ・ Protect

Make It Rain is Gholdengo's best move, which is made even better by Nasty Plot. This set aims to use Make It Rain repeatedly and knock out as many of your opponent's Pokemon as possible.

Gholdengo Movesets and Best Builds

Kingambit

	Kingambit Best Build for Ranked Battle
Nature	Adamant (↑ Atk, ↓ Sp.Atk)
EV Spread	HP 116 / Atk 252 / Spe 140
Final Stat Values	HP 190 / Atk 205 / Def 172 / Sp.Def 105 / Spe 88
Ability	Defiant
Tera Type
Held Item	Lum Berry
Moveset	・ Kowtow Cleave ・ Iron Head ・ Brick Break ・ Swords Dance

Kingambit is a great Swords Dance attacker in Doubles thanks to its great natural bulk and Defiant Ability, which allows it to stay on the field against Intimidate users.

Kingambit with a Steel Tera Type is a great defensive option and allows it to comfortably take on Fairy-types. It also boosts the power of Iron Head.

Kingambit Movesets and Best Builds

Corviknight

	Corviknight Best Build for Ranked Battle
Nature	Impish (↑ Def, ↓ Sp.Atk)
EV Spread	HP 252 / Def 252 / Sp.Def 4
Final Stat Values	HP 205 / Atk 107 / Def 172 / Sp.Def 106 / Spe 87
Ability	Pressure
Tera Type
Held Item	Rocky Helmet
Moveset	・ Body Press ・ Iron Defense ・ Taunt ・ Roost

Corviknight already has great natural bulk, but with Iron Defense it can boost its Defense even further, making it completely resistant to almost all physical attackers. With each Iron Defense Corviknight's Body Press also get stronger, making it a potential attacker as well.

Corviknight Movesets and Best Builds

Best Steel-type Pokemon for Story Playthrough

Best Steel-type Pokemon for the Story
Revavroom	Tinkaton

Revavroom

	Revavroom Best Build for the Story
Nature	Adamant (↑ Atk, ↓ Sp.Atk)
EV Spread	HP 252 / Atk 252
Ability	Overcoat
Tera Type
Held Item	Sitrus Berry
Moveset	・ Iron Head ・ Poison Jab ・ Shift Gear ・ Spin Out

Revavroom's high Attack stat allows it to be a reliable physical attacker that you can use during the story.

If you can Terastallize to Steel, use Iron Head to deal huge damage. If you are a few levels higher than your opponent, you can afford to use Spin Out to deal massive damage and shrug off the Speed stat drop from using the move.

Revavroom Best Moveset for the Story

Tinkaton

	Tinkaton Best Build for the Story
Nature	Adamant (↑ Atk, ↓ Sp.Atk)
EV Spread	HP 252 / Atk 252
Ability	Mold Breaker
Tera Type
Held Item	Sitrus Berry
Moveset	・ Gigaton Hammer ・ Play Rough ・ Metal Claw ・ Swords Dance

Tinkaton's signature move Gigaton Hammer is able to deal devastating damage, especially if you are able to boost your Attack stat with Swords Dance.

You will not be able to use the move consecutively, so you can attack with Tinkaton's other moves every other turn.

Tinkaton Best Moveset for the Story

Best Pokemon to Terastallize to Steel

Best Pokemon to Terastallize to Steel
Hydreigon	Toedscruel	Iron Hands

Hydreigon

	Hydreigon Best Build for Ranked Battle
Nature	Timid (↑ Spe, ↓ Atk)
EV Spread	Sp.Atk 252 / Sp.Def 4 / Spe 252
Final Stat Values	HP 167 / Def 110 / Sp.Atk 177 / Sp.Def 111 / Spe 165
Ability	Levitate
Tera Type
Held Item	Choice Scarf
Moveset	・ Draco Meteor ・ Dark Pulse ・ Flash Cannon ・ U-turn

Hydreigon can play as a speedy special attacker in Ranked Battles, thanks to its high Special Attack and Speed stat.

Letting it have a Steel Tera Type will help it resist Fairy-type moves, as it is 4x weak to these attacks dure to its Dark and Dragon typing.

Hydreigon Movesets and Best Builds

Toedscruel

	Toedscruel Best Build for Ranked Battle
Nature	Calm (↑ Sp.Def, ↓ Atk)
EV Spread	HP 252 / Def 124 / Sp.Def 132
Final Stat Values	HP 187 / Def 101 / Sp.Atk 100 / Sp.Def 172 / Spe 120
Ability	Mycelium Might
Tera Type
Held Item	Leftovers
Moveset	・ Earth Power ・ Acid Spray ・ Spore ・ Leech Seed

The defensive EV Spread for this build allows Toedscruel to survive a Choice Banded Dragapult's Dragon Darts, as long as it doesn't damage you for its maximum possible damage.

The Steel Tera type allows Toedscruel to resist three of its usual weaknesses: Ice, Bug, and Flying-types.

Toedscruel Movesets and Best Builds

Iron Hands

	Iron Hands Best Build for Ranked Battle
Nature	Adamant (↑ Atk, ↓ Sp.Atk)
EV Spread	HP 4 / Atk 252 / Sp.Def Sp.252
Final Stat Values	HP 229 / Atk 211 / Def 128 / Sp.Def 120 / Spe 70
Ability	Quark Drive
Tera Type
Held Item	Life Orb
Moveset	・ Swords Dance ・ Drain Punch ・ Ice Punch ・ Tera Blast

Iron Hands boasts a very high HP and Attack stat, making Life Orb a viable held item option to increase your damage, while you also heal from Drain Punch. After a Swords Dance setup, Iron Hands should be able to 2HKO at most the majority of meta Pokemon.

Terastallizing Iron Hands to Steel has two benefits. First, by becoming a Steel-type, you gain resistance to Psychic and Fairy type attacks, two of Iron Hands' main weaknesses. Second, by Terastallizing to Steel, your Tera Blast then also becomes Steel types, allowing you to catch Fairy-type Pokemon off guard, and hitting them for 2x Steel STAB.

Iron Hands Movesets and Best Builds

Best Tera Type for Steel-type Pokemon

Steel Tera Type

Letting Steel-type Pokemon have a Steel Tera Type will allow them to launch powerful attacks thanks to damage bonuses from STAB and using Steel-type moves while Terastallized.

Additionally, for most dual-typed Steel-type Pokemon, forcing them to only have a Steel-typing is a great way to remove the weaknesses from their other type.

Ground Tera Type

Steel-type Pokemon are weak to Ground-type moves, so it is also viable to let them have a Ground Tera Type for them to avoid taking super-effective damage from moves such as Earthquake.

You can change your Pokemon's Tera Type to Ground with Ground Tera Shards.

Fire Tera Type

Another good defensive Tera Type for Steel-types is Fire, which can help them resist Fire-type moves like Flamethrower or Fire Punch.

You can change your Pokemon's Tera Type to Fire with Fire Tera Shards.

Water Tera Type

Most players may anticipate you Terastallizing into either Ground or Fire and may have Water-type moves prepared. You can plan ahead one step further and let your Pokemon have a Water Tera Type in order to resist Water-type moves.

You can change your Pokemon's Tera Type to Water with Water Tera Shards.

Best Pokemon to Terastallize

Best Steel Type Pokemon by Base Stat

Best Steel Type Pokemon by Base Stats

Pokémon	H	A	B	C	D	S	Total
Zacian (Crowned Sword)	92	150	115	80	115	148	720
Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)	92	120	140	80	140	128	720
Necrozma (Dusk Mane)	97	157	127	113	109	77	680
Dialga	100	120	120	150	100	90	680
Dialga (Origin Forme)	100	100	120	150	120	90	680
Archaludon	90	105	130	125	65	85	600
Jirachi	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
Magearna	80	95	115	130	115	65	600
Metagross	80	135	130	95	90	70	600
Heatran	91	90	106	130	106	77	600
Hisuian Goodra	80	100	100	110	150	60	600
Iron Crown	90	72	100	122	108	98	590
Registeel	80	75	150	75	150	50	580
Cobalion	91	90	129	90	72	108	580
Iron Treads	90	112	120	72	70	106	570
Gholdengo	87	60	95	133	91	84	550
Kingambit	100	135	120	60	85	50	550
Magnezone	70	70	115	130	90	60	535
Empoleon	84	86	88	111	101	60	530
Lucario	70	110	70	115	70	90	525
Probopass	60	55	145	75	150	40	525
Excadrill	110	135	60	50	65	88	508
Tinkaton	85	75	77	70	105	94	506
Copperajah	122	130	69	80	69	30	500
Revavroom	80	119	90	54	67	90	500
Bronzong	67	89	116	79	116	33	500
Scizor	70	130	100	55	80	65	500
Corviknight	98	87	105	53	85	67	495
Bastiodon	60	52	168	47	138	30	495
Orthworm	70	85	145	60	55	65	480
Klefki	57	80	91	80	87	75	470
Forretress	75	90	140	60	60	40	465
Skarmory	65	80	140	40	70	70	465
Alolan Sandslash	75	100	120	25	65	65	450
Perrserker	70	110	100	50	60	50	440
Alolan Dugtrio	35	100	60	50	70	110	425

This is a list of fully-evolved Steel-type Pokemon by total base stats. For a full comparison of all Pokemon including unevolved forms, try our List of Pokemon by Base Stats.

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