Pokemon Champions · Type matchups
Steel type
How the Steel type works in Champions ranked battles — what it hits hardest, what it fears, and every Steel Pokemon on the roster.
As the attacker
Steel moves hit super-effectively:
ice rock fairy
Not very effective against:
fire water electric steel
As the defender
Steel Pokemon take more from:
ice rock fairy
Steel Pokemon resist:
fire water electric steel
Build with it
In the builder, Steel coverage matters because Ice, Rock, Fairy are common defensive staples. Allocate stat points with the 66/32 caps in mind:
- 32 / 32 / 2 spreads are the ranked baseline
- cap any single stat at 32
- the builder flags illegal spreads automatically