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    Mega Steelix's best moves in Pokémon GO

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      Fast Attack
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      DPS
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      Score 🔽
      1.SteelIron Tail SteelHeavy Slam 11.60360.510.75
      2.SteelIron Tail GroundEarthquake 11.48356.510.63
      3.SteelIron Tail DragonBreaking Swipe 11.45355.710.60
      4.ElectricThunder Fang SteelHeavy Slam 11.17347.010.35
      5.DragonDragon Tail SteelHeavy Slam 11.15346.410.33
      6.ElectricThunder Fang GroundEarthquake 11.03342.610.21
      7.DragonDragon Tail GroundEarthquake 11.01342.110.20
      8.DragonDragon Tail DragonBreaking Swipe 10.91339.010.11
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      Mega Steelix's Fast Attacks Guide

      Moves

      Moves

      Mega Steelix has access to 3 Fast Attacks (Dragon Tail, Iron Tail, and Thunder Fang), which cover Dragon, Steel, and Electric-type attacks. When using Iron Tail you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

      DragonDragon TailDamage14Energy8Duration1.0s
      Toggle more information for move: Dragon Tail
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • DragonDragon
      • 62.5%
        • SteelSteel
      • 39.1%
        • FairyFairy
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage14
      Energy8
      Weather boost
      • windyWindy
      Duration1.0s
      Damage window0.8s - 0.9s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage9
      Energy12

      Effects
      Dragon Tail has no special effects.
      See Dragon Tail details page ↗
      SteelIron TailDamage14Energy6Duration1.0s
      Toggle more information for move: Iron Tail
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • RockRock
        • IceIce
        • FairyFairy
      • 62.5%
        • SteelSteel
        • FireFire
        • WaterWater
        • ElectricElectric
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage14
      Energy6
      Weather boost
      • snowSnow
      Duration1.0s
      Damage window0.8s - 0.9s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage10
      Energy7

      Effects
      Iron Tail has no special effects.
      See Iron Tail details page ↗
      ElectricThunder FangDamage10Energy13Duration1.0s
      Toggle more information for move: Thunder Fang
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • FlyingFlying
        • WaterWater
      • 62.5%
        • GrassGrass
        • ElectricElectric
        • DragonDragon
      • 39.1%
        • GroundGround
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage10
      Energy13
      Weather boost
      • rainRain
      Duration1.0s
      Damage window0.2s - 0.7s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage8
      Energy6

      Effects
      Thunder Fang has no special effects.
      See Thunder Fang details page ↗

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      Fast Move
      Raid Battles
      Trainer Battles
      Name 🔼
      PWR
      DPS
      ENG
      EPS
      CD
      PWR
      ENG
      DPT
      EPT
      CD
      DragonDragon Tail
      • windy
      		1414.0088.001.0s912-
      SteelIron Tail
      • snow
      		1414.0066.001.0s107-
      ElectricThunder Fang
      • rain
      		1010.001313.001.0s86-

      PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

      Mega Steelix's Fast Attacks Type Coverage

      NormalFightingFlyingPoisonGroundRockBugGhostSteelFireWaterGrassElectricPsychicIceDragonDarkFairy
      Dragon×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×0.6×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.6×1.0×0.4
      Steel×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.6×1.0×1.0×0.6×0.6×0.6×1.0×0.6×1.0×1.6×1.0×1.0×1.6
      Electric×1.0×1.0×1.6×1.0×0.4×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.6×0.6×0.6×1.0×1.0×0.6×1.0×1.0

      Mega Steelix's Charge Attacks Guide

      Moves

      Moves

      Mega Steelix has access to 5 Charge Attacks (Earthquake, Heavy Slam, Crunch, Psychic Fangs, and Breaking Swipe), which cover Ground, Steel, Dark, Psychic, and Dragon-type attacks. When using Earthquake and Heavy Slam you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

      GroundEarthquakeDamage140Energy100Duration3.5s
      Toggle more information for move: Earthquake
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • PoisonPoison
        • RockRock
        • SteelSteel
        • FireFire
        • ElectricElectric
      • 62.5%
        • BugBug
        • GrassGrass
      • 39.1%
        • FlyingFlying
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage140
      Energy100
      Weather boost
      • sunnySunny
      Duration3.5s
      Damage window2.6s - 3.4s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage120
      Energy65

      Effects
      Earthquake has no special effects.
      See Earthquake details page ↗
      SteelHeavy SlamDamage70Energy50Duration2.0s
      Toggle more information for move: Heavy Slam
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • RockRock
        • IceIce
        • FairyFairy
      • 62.5%
        • SteelSteel
        • FireFire
        • WaterWater
        • ElectricElectric
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage70
      Energy50
      Weather boost
      • snowSnow
      Duration2.0s
      Damage window1.4s - 1.8s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage70
      Energy50

      Effects
      Heavy Slam has no special effects.
      See Heavy Slam details page ↗
      DarkCrunchDamage65Energy33Duration3.0s
      Toggle more information for move: Crunch
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • GhostGhost
        • PsychicPsychic
      • 62.5%
        • FightingFighting
        • DarkDark
        • FairyFairy
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage65
      Energy33
      Weather boost
      • fogFog
      Duration3.0s
      Damage window1.1s - 2.8s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage70
      Energy45

      Effects
      Special effectsSpecial

      Crunch has a 20.0% chance to:

      • Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%
      See Crunch details page ↗
      PsychicPsychic FangsDamage25Energy33Duration1.0s
      Toggle more information for move: Psychic Fangs
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • FightingFighting
        • PoisonPoison
      • 62.5%
        • SteelSteel
        • PsychicPsychic
      • 39.1%
        • DarkDark
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage25
      Energy33
      Weather boost
      • windyWindy
      Duration1.0s
      Damage window0.2s - 0.9s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage40
      Energy35

      Effects
      Special effectsSpecial

      Psychic Fangs has a 100.0% chance to:

      • Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%
      See Psychic Fangs details page ↗
      DragonBreaking SwipeDamage45Energy33Duration1.0s
      Toggle more information for move: Breaking Swipe
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • DragonDragon
      • 62.5%
        • SteelSteel
      • 39.1%
        • FairyFairy
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage45
      Energy33
      Weather boost
      • windyWindy
      Duration1.0s
      Damage window0.5s - 0.9s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage50
      Energy50

      Effects
      Special effectsSpecial

      Breaking Swipe has a 100.0% chance to:

      • Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%
      See Breaking Swipe details page ↗

      Tabular view

      Charge Move
      Raid Battles
      Trainer Battles
      Name 🔼
      PWR
      DPS
      ENG
      DPE
      CD
      PWR
      ENG
      DPE
      DragonBreaking Swipe
      • windy
      Special effectsSpecial

      Breaking Swipe has a 100.0% chance to:

      • Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%
      		4545.00331.361.0s5050-
      DarkCrunch
      • fog
      Special effectsSpecial

      Crunch has a 20.0% chance to:

      • Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%
      		6521.67331.973.0s7045-
      GroundEarthquake
      • sunny
      		14040.001001.403.5s12065-
      SteelHeavy Slam
      • snow
      		7035.00501.402.0s7050-
      PsychicPsychic Fangs
      • windy
      Special effectsSpecial

      Psychic Fangs has a 100.0% chance to:

      • Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%
      		2525.00330.761.0s4035-

      PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy required, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

      Moves with Special Effects in PvP

      Special effectsSpecial

      Crunch has a 20.0% chance to:

      • Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%
      Special effectsSpecial

      Psychic Fangs has a 100.0% chance to:

      • Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%
      Special effectsSpecial

      Breaking Swipe has a 100.0% chance to:

      • Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

      Mega Steelix's Charge Attacks Type Coverage

      NormalFightingFlyingPoisonGroundRockBugGhostSteelFireWaterGrassElectricPsychicIceDragonDarkFairy
      Ground×1.0×1.0×0.4×1.6×1.0×1.6×0.6×1.0×1.6×1.6×1.0×0.6×1.6×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0
      Steel×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.6×1.0×1.0×0.6×0.6×0.6×1.0×0.6×1.0×1.6×1.0×1.0×1.6
      Dark×1.0×0.6×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.6×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.6×1.0×1.0×0.6×0.6
      Psychic×1.0×1.6×1.0×1.6×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×0.6×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×0.6×1.0×1.0×0.4×1.0
      Dragon×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×0.6×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.6×1.0×0.4
      Mega Steelix Best moveset in Pokémon GO