Best Max Battle Tanks against Steel-type Attacks

A complete list of best tanks against Steel-type Dynamax and Gigantamax Bosses. Compare all available Max Battle tanks against incoming Steel-type attacks. Search through Max Battle eligible Pokémon and their recommended Fast Attacks, then compare tank scores and average HP loss. Remember that the type refers to the boss’s attack, not the tank’s own typing!

Updated Oct 23, 2026, 05:58 UTC


1.	Crowned Shield Zamazenta	Metal Claw	107.1	24.5%
2.	Dynamax Registeel	Metal Claw	104.1	25.2%
3.	Dynamax Suicune	Water Gun	101.3	25.8%
4.	Dynamax Ho-Oh	Extrasensory	100.3	26.1%
5.	Dynamax Blissey	Pound	100	26.2%
6.	Dynamax Milotic	Waterfall	91.9	28.5%
7.	Dynamax Vaporeon	Water Gun	87.2	30%
8.	Dynamax Lugia	Extrasensory	85.8	30.5%
9.	Dynamax Metagross	Fury Cutter	84.4	31%
10.	Dynamax Entei	Fire Fang	84.3	31%
11.	Dynamax Corviknight	Sand Attack	83.1	31.5%
12.	Dynamax Gyarados	Bite	79	33.1%
13.	Dynamax Raikou	Thunder Shock	78.5	33.3%
14.	Dynamax Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style)	Counter	78.2	33.5%
15.	Gigantamax Blastoise	Bite	76.4	34.3%
16.	Dynamax Blastoise	Water Gun	76.4	34.3%
17.	Dynamax Chansey	Pound	76.2	34.3%
18.	Dynamax Zapdos	Thunder Shock	75	34.9%
19.	Dynamax Moltres	Fire Spin	73.8	35.5%
20.	Dynamax Centiskorch	Bug Bite	70.4	37.2%
21.	Dynamax Arcanine	Bite	68.3	38.3%
22.	Gigantamax Snorlax	Lick	67.5	38.8%
23.	Gigantamax Charizard	Dragon Breath	64	40.9%
24.	Dynamax Charizard	Dragon Breath	64	40.9%
25.	Dynamax Duraludon	Metal Claw	63.2	41.4%
26.	Dynamax Wailord	Water Gun	62.9	41.6%
27.	Dynamax Excadrill	Metal Claw	62.7	41.7%
28.	Dynamax Umbreon	Feint Attack	62.5	41.9%
29.	Eternatus	Dragon Tail	62.1	42.1%
30.	Gigantamax Cinderace	Tackle	61.7	42.4%
31.	Dynamax Cinderace	Tackle	61.7	42.4%
32.	Dynamax Uxie	Extrasensory	59.4	44.1%
33.	Dynamax Jolteon	Thunder Shock	59.2	44.3%
34.	Dynamax Electivire	Thunder Shock	59	44.4%
35.	Gigantamax Lapras	Psywave	58.7	44.6%
36.	Dynamax Lapras	Water Gun	58.7	44.6%
37.	Dynamax Flareon	Ember	58.2	45%
38.	Dynamax Latias	Dragon Breath	56.7	46.1%
39.	Crowned Sword Zacian	Metal Claw	56	46.8%
40.	Dynamax Metang	Metal Claw	55	47.6%
41.	Dynamax Darmanitan	Tackle	54.3	48.2%
42.	Gigantamax Kingler	Metal Claw	53.5	48.9%
43.	Dynamax Kingler	Metal Claw	53.5	48.9%
44.	Dynamax Electabuzz	Thunder Shock	52.2	50.1%
45.	Dynamax Walrein	Frost Breath	52.1	50.2%
46.	Gigantamax Toxtricity	Spark	51.7	50.7%
47.	Dynamax Toxtricity (Amped Form)	Spark	51.7	50.7%
48.	Dynamax Toxtricity (Low Key Form)	Spark	51.7	50.7%
49.	Dynamax Greedent	Tackle	50.1	52.2%
50.	Gigantamax Inteleon	Pound	49.9	52.4%

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Top tanks against Steel-type attacks

#1Crowned Shield Zamazenta
Metal Claw
Score
107.1
Avg. HP lost / hit
24.5%
#2Dynamax Registeel
Metal Claw
Score
104.1
Avg. HP lost / hit
25.2%
#3Dynamax Suicune
Water Gun
Score
101.3
Avg. HP lost / hit
25.8%
#4Dynamax Ho-Oh
Extrasensory
Score
100.3
Avg. HP lost / hit
26.1%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best tank against Steel-type attacks in Max Battles?

Crowned Shield Zamazenta is the top-ranked defender against Steel-type attacks in Pokémon GO Max Battles with the current settings. It scores 107.1, with an average HP loss of 24.5% per hit against the benchmark opponent. With a base Defense of 292, Crowned Shield Zamazenta also benefits from resistance to Steel-type attacks: its typing reduces incoming damage to 62.5% of neutral damage before other modifiers and rounding.

What other Pokémon are good tanks against Steel-type attacks?

Other top-ranked defenders against Steel-type boss attacks include Dynamax Registeel, Dynamax Suicune, and Dynamax Ho-Oh. Resistance to Steel-type attacks helps Dynamax Registeel, Dynamax Suicune, and Dynamax Ho-Oh take less damage.

What is the best Fast Attack for Crowned Shield Zamazenta?

The top-recommended Fast Attack for Crowned Shield Zamazenta in Max Battles is Metal Claw with the current settings. Faster Max Meter generation is the first tie-breaker between equally durable movesets, followed by Max Attack damage. Max Meter gain depends on damage dealt and attack duration, rather than Charged Attack energy. An asterisk (*) marks a legacy Fast Attack.

How These Rankings Work

These rankings show how durable different Pokémon are against Dynamax and Gigantamax bosses. Higher scores are better.

The 100-Point Benchmark

What 100 means: The best overall tank, Dynamax Blissey, sets the baseline with an average of 26.179% HP lost per hit across all 18 equally weighted attack types.
Scoring: 80 means 80% of the reference’s overall effective bulk; 150 means 1.5 times that bulk against the selected attack type. Strong matchups can score above 100.
What changes the baseline: Filters, search and pagination keep the same baseline. Level and weather changes recalculate it.

Current Setup & Settings

Pokémon stats: Level 40 with perfect IVs (15/15/15).
Conditions: Extreme weather and level 3 Max Attacks. Max Guard and Max Spirit are not included.
Customization: Change the level, weather and eligible Pokémon using the table settings.

How Damage Is Calculated

Incoming damage: Half comes from a spread hit, and half from the average of a targeted hit with the best and worst dodge reductions. Each hit is rounded individually.

Score = 100 × Dynamax Blissey’s average HP loss % across all types ÷ this Pokémon’s HP loss % against the selected type

Tie-breakers: Faster Max Meter generation comes first, followed by Max Attack damage.

The Boss Opponent Benchmark

The reference opponent uses median stats from 29 available Tier 5 Dynamax and Tier 6 Gigantamax bosses with verified encounter profiles. Each boss contributes once, after its encounter and damage multipliers are applied.

Boss stats: Adjusted Attack: 284.4 · Effective Defense: 170.25 · HP: 70,000 · Attack power: 95.
Tank roster: Rankings include all available Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon with valid Max moves, plus eligible special forms. This is separate from the verified boss pool.
Attacks: The benchmark attack matches the selected type and receives STAB; outgoing attacks use neutral typing. Generic fallback profiles, unavailable bosses and missing move pools are excluded from the benchmark.

Important Notes

Formula-based ranking: This is not a full battle simulation. It does not predict team Max Attack opportunities, boss enrage, survival time or wins.
Real-world variation: Actual boss moves and damage breakpoints can change performance.
Forms: Forms are ranked separately. Only available Pokémon with valid imported Max moves are included.
* Marks a legacy Fast Attack.