Steel Type

The best defensive type: huge resist list and poison immunity. Steel sets hazards, walls threats, and enables greedy sweepers.

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⚪️normal🔥fire💧water🌿grass⚡️electric❄️ice🥊fighting🧪poison🏜️ground🕊️flying🔮psychic🐛bug🪨rock👻ghost🐉dragon🌑dark⚙️steel✨fairy

How Steel plays

Steel-types provide structure: Stealth Rock/Spikes, phazing, and safe pivots into Dragons/Fairies/Ice. Offense is weaker by default, so pair with Fighting, Ground, or strong special attackers. On offense, look for Steel breakers (Gholdengo, Kingambit, Scizor).

Strengths
  • Super-effective vs Rock, Ice, Fairy
  • Many resistances + Poison immunity
  • Access to hazards and utility
Weaknesses
  • Weak to Fire, Fighting, Ground
  • Can be passive without setup or coverage

Team-building notes

  • Cover blind spots: pair Steel with partners that answer the weaknesses above.
  • Create a pivot path: use U-turn/Volt Switch/Parting Shot or status to bring your breaker in safely.
  • Speed control: priority or fast teammates let your core close once checks are chipped.
  • Win-con clarity: decide if Steel is your breaker, cleaner, or glue—and support that role with hazards/screens/heal.

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