Competitive Information for Steelix [Ruby/Sapphire]
Steel / Ground
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Steelix? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Steelix is an outstanding Steel and Ground-typed Pokemon. It's usual to see Steelix show up as a Ruby/Sapphire opponent. Steelix is weak to Fighting, Fire, Ground, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Rock Head
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 108 Atk / 148 SpD
Moveset:
- Explosion
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Toxic
Special Wall Steelix (Popular/Trending)
Steelix is an awesome Special Wall. It is designed to take a great amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Steelix last longer regaining it's life every turn. With Rock Head, Steelix does not take recoil damage besides struggle/life orb/crash damage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Steelix this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Item: Soft Sand
Ability: Rock Head
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Dig
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Rock Slide / Rock Throw
- Rock Smash
Physical Sweeper Steelix (Rock Head)
Steelix is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Rock Head, Steelix does not take recoil damage besides struggle/life orb/crash damage.
♦ Dig is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Throw is a physical 50-base power Rock-type move that deals damage.
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 20-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Steelix? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Soft Sand
Ability: Rock Head
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Dig
- Rock Slide / Rock Throw
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Rock Smash
Doubles Physical Sweeper Steelix (Rock Head)
Steelix is an interesting Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Rock Head, Steelix does not take recoil damage besides struggle/life orb/crash damage.
♦ Dig is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Throw is a physical 50-base power Rock-type move that deals damage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 20-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Steelix learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Steelix can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive RS Move and Ability Combos for Steelix
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Steelix's stats
- Defense Curl
- Harden
- Rage
Most notable and possible best moves for Steelix
- Earthquake
- Explosion
- Hidden Power Rock
- Hidden Power Steel
- Protect
- Rest
- Roar
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Steelix in Ruby and Sapphire
- Adamant Nature ( 252/108/0/0/148/0/ )
- Impish Nature ( 252/4/252/0/0/0/ )
- Optimize Steelix's EV spread for Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire
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