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Steelix Learned Moves, Evolution and Locations

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This is a page about the Pokemon Steelix in the game Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX for Nintendo Switch. Learn Steelix's Moves, Abilities, Rescue Camp, Evolution Chain, and which Dungeons Steelix can be found in.

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Basic Information

Type

Steelix
Steelix Image
Type 1 Type 2
Steel Ground

Ability

Ability Effect
Rock Head The Pokemon won't be hurt when it uses moves taht cause recoil damage.
Sturdy If the Pokemon's HP is full, moves that would defeat the Pokemon instead leave the Pokemon with 1 HP. This is also effective against moves like Fissure that can cause Pokemon to faint with a single hit.

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Learned Moves

By Level Up

Lv. Move Type Effect
Base Thunder Fang ElectricElectric It damages an enemy. It could also cause Paralysis or make the enemy Flinch.
Base Ice Fang IceIce It damages an enemy. It could make the enemy Frozen or cause it to Flinch.
Base Fire Fang FireFire It damages an enemy. It could also leave the enemy with a Burn.
Base Mud Sport GroundGround It changes the entire floor's status to Mud Sport, reducing the power of all Electric-type moves.
Base Tackle NormalNormal It damages an enemy.
Base Harden NormalNormal It boosts your Defense. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Base Bind NormalNormal It damages an enemy. It could also cause the enemy to be Bound.
4 Curse GhostGhost It boosts your Attack and Defense, but it lowers your Travel Speed. If this is used by a Ghost-type Pokemon, it makes the enemy Cursed but halves your HP.
7 Rock Throw RockRock It damages an enemy.
10 Rock Tomb RockRock It damages an enemy. It also lowers the enemy's Travel Speed.
13 Rage NormalNormal You'll get Enraged, which boosts your Attack every time you take damage from a move. The boosted Attack returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
16 Stealth Rock RockRock It turns your tile into an invisible Stealth Rock trap. A Stealth Rock trap damages enemies that step on it. You and your teammates won't take any damage from it.
19 Autotomize SteelSteel It sharply boosts your Travel Speed, and you'll get the Autotomize condition, making your whole body feel lighter.
20 Gyro Ball SteelSteel It damages an enemy. The slower your Speed compared to your enemy's, the greater the damage caused by the move.
22 Smack Down RockRock It damages an enemy. If the enemy is flying, it will be Grounded, which allows Ground-type moves to hit it. This move also hits a Pokemon that's in the air from using a move like Fly.
25 Dragon Breath DragonDragon It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also cause Paralysis.
28 Slam NormalNormal It damages an enemy.
31 Screech NormalNormal It sharply lowers the enemy's Defense.
34 Rock Slide RockRock It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Flinch.
37 Crunch DarkDark It damages an enemy. It could also lower the enemy's Defense.
40 Iron Tail SteelSteel It damages an enemy. It could also lower the enemy's Defense.
43 Dig GroundGround You'll get the Digging condition, doing damage to your enemy on the next turn. While underground, you'll evade items and moves.
46 Stone Edge RockRock It damages an enemy. It has a high critical-hit rate.
49 Double-Edge NormalNormal It damages an enemy-but you'll receive recoil damage too.
52 Sandstorm RockRock It changes the floor's weather to a Sandstorm. Pokemon that can't deal with the weather will keep taking damage.

By TM

Move Type Effect
Attract NormalNormal It makes an enemy Infatuated, which makes the enemy's moves more likely to fail.
Brutal Swing DarkDark It damages nearby enemies.
Bulldoze GroundGround It damages nearby enemies. It also lowers their Travel Speed.
Confide NormalNormal It lowers the enemy's Sp. Atk.
Dark Pulse DarkDark It damages nearby enemies. It could also make them Flinch.
Double Team NormalNormal It boosts your evasiveness. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Dragon Tail DragonDragon It damages an enemy and blows the enemy away in a straight line. It causes more damage if the enemy crashes into a wall or a Pokemon.
Earthquake GroundGround It damages all Pokemon in the same room except for you. It can also damage Pokemon that are underground while using Dig.
Explosion NormalNormal You'll get the Explosion condition, explode when you're attacked, and damage the Pokemon around you.
Facade NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The damage it causes goes up if you have a bad status. It also prevents your Attack from being lowered when you use this move while you have a Burn.
Flash Cannon SteelSteel It damages an enemy. It could also the lower the enemy's Sp. Def.
Frustration NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The less you have opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Giga Impact NormalNormal It damages an enemy. But it also gives you the Recoil status, which prevents you from doing anything on the next turn.
Gyro Ball SteelSteel It damages an enemy. The slower your Speed compared to your enemy's, the greater the damage caused by the move.
Hidden Power NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The move's type changes on each adventure.
Hyper Beam NormalNormal It damages Pokemon, even those far away, and causes an explosion that also affects the surroundings. Walls and items on the ground will also disappear. But after you use the move, the Recoil prevents you from doing anything on the next turn.
Nature Power NormalNormal Borrowing power from nature, a variety of damaging moves will be used depending on the scenery of the floor.
Payback DarkDark You'll get the Counter condition, which enables you to counter when you take damage from physical moves.
Protect NormalNormal You'll Protect yourself from enemies' moves. But its chance of failure rises if you use it after you've already used a move that blocks enemies' attacks.
Psych Up NormalNormal You copy the target's changes in Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, accuracy, and evasiveness.The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Rest PsychicPsychic You'll get the Napping condition. With the Napping condition, you'll fall asleep, awakening later with all your HP restored and bad statuses healed.
Return NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The more you've opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Roar NormalNormal It blows an enemy away in a straight line. If the enemy crashes into any Pokemon or a wall, both Pokemon take damage.
Rock Polish RockRock It boosts your Travel Speed sharply!
Rock Slide RockRock It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Flinch.
Rock Tomb RockRock It damages an enemy. It also lowers the enemy's Travel Speed.
Round NormalNormal It damages an enemy. It causes more damage if your teammate in the same room just used the same move.
Sandstorm RockRock It changes the floor's weather to a Sandstorm. Pokemon that can't deal with the weather will keep taking damage.
Sleep Talk NormalNormal If you're sleeping, a move you know will be used automatically on an enemy near you. But keep in mind that nothing will happen if you use this while you're wide awake.
Smack Down RockRock It damages an enemy. If the enemy is flying, it will be Grounded, which allows Ground-type moves to hit it. This move also hits a Pokemon that's in the air from using a move like Fly.
Stone Edge RockRock It damages an enemy. It has a high critical-hit rate.
Substitute NormalNormal You'll create a Substitute if you have more than half your max HP. Every time you use this move, your HP decreases. When you create a Substitute, you won't be targeted by enemies, but you can't use moves or items, and you can't restore your HP naturally.
Sunny Day FireFire It changes the floor's weather to Sunny. The power of Fire-type moves goes up, and the power of Water-type moves goes down.
Swagger NormalNormal It makes an enemy Confused, but it also sharply raises the enemy's Attack.
Taunt DarkDark It makes an enemy Taunted. The taunted Pokemon can't use status moves. The Pokemon can use attack moves, however.
Torment DarkDark It has the move the enemy last used Sealed, which prevents the Pokemon from using it. The seal will be removed when the Pokemon goes to the next floor.
Toxic PoisonPoison It makes the enemy Badly Poisoned. It never misses if used by a Poison-type Pokemon. It will even hit a Pokemon that's used Dig, Fly, or the like.

By Move Tutor

Tutor Move Type Effect
Aqua Tail WaterWater It damages an enemy.
Bind NormalNormal It damages an enemy. It could also cause the enemy to be Bound.
Block NormalNormal It causes an enemy to get Stuck.
Dragon Pulse DragonDragon It damages an enemy.
Earth Power GroundGround It damages enemies in the same room. It could also lower their Sp. Def.
Iron Head SteelSteel It damages an enemy. It could also cause the enemy to Flinch.
Iron Tail SteelSteel It damages an enemy. It could also lower the enemy's Defense.
Magnet Rise ElectricElectric You'll get the Magnet Rise condition. In the Magnet Rise condition, you won't take damage from Ground-type moves.
Snore NormalNormal If you're sleeping, it will be used automatically and will damage enemies around you. It could also make them Flinch. Keep in mind that nothing will happen if you use it while you're wide awake.
Stealth Rock RockRock It turns your tile into an invisible Stealth Rock trap. A Stealth Rock trap damages enemies that step on it. You and your teammates won't take any damage from it.
Stomping Tantrum GroundGround It damages an enemy. If your previous move missed, its damage is increased.

Evolution

Evolution Chain

Pokemon How to Evolve
OnixOnix -
SteelixSteelix Evolves from Onix using Evolution Crystals

Mega Steelix

Type

Mega Steelix
Mega Steelix Image
Type 1 Type 2
Steel Ground

Ability

Ability Effect
Sand Force The Pokemon isn't damaged by the Sandstorm weather condition, and the power of its Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type moves goes up while a sandstorm is in effect.

How to Get Steelix

Dungeons Where Steelix is Found

This Pokemon is not found in any Dungeons.

Steelix's Rescue Camp

Rescue Camp Price
Boulder Cave 700

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