Shadow Steelix best moveset in Pokémon GO

Shadow Steelix's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Iron Tail and Heavy Slam, with 11.38 damage per second, and it can deal 370.2 damage before Shadow Steelix faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Shadow Steelix are:

Iron Tail

Heavy Slam

DPS11.38

TDO370.15

Score27.2

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All Shadow Steelix movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Shadow Steelix movesets in Pokémon GO, ranked by their DPS and TDO. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon.

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Iron Tail	Heavy Slam	11.38	370.2	27.2
2.	Iron Tail	Earthquake	11.33	368.6	27.1
3.	Thunder Fang	Heavy Slam	10.97	356.9	26.2
4.	Dragon Tail	Heavy Slam	10.91	354.9	26.1
5.	Iron Tail	Breaking Swipe	10.85	353.1	25.9
6.	Thunder Fang	Earthquake	10.83	352.3	25.9
7.	Dragon Tail	Earthquake	10.83	352.2	25.9
8.	Dragon Tail	Breaking Swipe	10.21	332.1	24.4
9.	Thunder Fang	Breaking Swipe	9.98	324.7	23.8
10.	Iron Tail	Crunch	9.64	313.6	23.0
11.	Iron Tail	Psychic Fangs	9.62	313.0	23.0
12.	Dragon Tail	Crunch	9.11	296.3	21.7

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Shadow Steelix fast moves guide

Moves

Dragon Tail159

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	15
Energy	9
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	1.1s
Damage window	0.8s - 1.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	13
Energy	9

Effects

Dragon Tail has no special effects.

See Dragon Tail details page ↗

Iron Tail157

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	15
Energy	7
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	1.1s
Damage window	0.8s - 1.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	10
Energy	7

Effects

Iron Tail has no special effects.

See Iron Tail details page ↗

Thunder Fang1216

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	12
Energy	16
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	1.2s
Damage window	0.4s - 0.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	8
Energy	5

Effects

Thunder Fang has no special effects.

See Thunder Fang details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Dragon Tail	15	13.64	9	8.18	1.1s	13	9	4.33	3.00	2s
Iron Tail	15	13.64	7	6.36	1.1s	10	7	3.33	2.33	2s
Thunder Fang	12	10.00	16	13.33	1.2s	8	5	4.00	2.50	1s

Legend - 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.

Shadow Steelix's Fast Moves Type Coverage

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

Shadow Steelix charge moves guide

Shadow Steelix has access to 6 Charge moves (Earthquake, Heavy Slam, Crunch, Frustration, Psychic Fangs, and Breaking Swipe), which cover Ground, Steel, Dark, Normal, 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.

Moves

Earthquake140100

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	140
Energy	100
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	3.6s
Damage window	2.7s - 3.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	110
Energy	65

Effects

Earthquake has no special effects.

See Earthquake details page ↗

Heavy Slam7050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	50
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	2.1s
Damage window	1.5s - 1.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	70
Energy	50

Effects

Heavy Slam has no special effects.

See Heavy Slam details page ↗

Crunch7033

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	33
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	3.2s
Damage window	1.3s - 3.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	70
Energy	45

Effects

Special

Crunch has a 30.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

See Crunch details page ↗

Frustration1033

Type effectiveness chart

• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	10
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	10
Energy	70

Effects

Frustration has no special effects.

See Frustration details page ↗

Psychic Fangs3033

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	30
Energy	33
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	1.2s
Damage window	0.4s - 1.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	40
Energy	35

Effects

Special

Psychic Fangs has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

See Psychic Fangs details page ↗

Breaking Swipe3533

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	35
Energy	33
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	0.8s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	50
Energy	35

Effects

Special

Breaking Swipe has a 50.0% 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
Breaking Swipe Special Breaking Swipe has a 50.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%	35	43.75	33	1.43	0.8s	50	35	1.43
Crunch Special Crunch has a 30.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	70	21.88	33	1.56	3.2s	70	45	1.56
Earthquake	140	38.89	100	1.69	3.6s	110	65	1.69
Frustration	10	5.00	33	0.14	2.0s	10	70	0.14
Heavy Slam	70	33.33	50	1.40	2.1s	70	50	1.40
Psychic Fangs Special Psychic Fangs has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	30	25.00	33	1.14	1.2s	40	35	1.14

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy used, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Crunch has a 30.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Special

Psychic Fangs has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Special

Breaking Swipe has a 50.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

Shadow Steelix's Charge Moves Type Coverage

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
Normal	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×0.4	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
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