Steelix's best moves in Pokémon GO

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Iron Tail	Heavy Slam	9.62	375.4	20.2
2.	Iron Tail	Earthquake	9.57	373.7	20.1
3.	Thunder Fang	Heavy Slam	9.26	361.4	19.4
4.	Dragon Tail	Heavy Slam	9.22	360.0	19.3
5.	Iron Tail	Breaking Swipe	9.20	359.3	19.3
6.	Dragon Tail	Earthquake	9.15	357.2	19.2
7.	Thunder Fang	Earthquake	9.13	356.6	19.2
8.	Dragon Tail	Breaking Swipe	8.67	338.4	18.2
9.	Thunder Fang	Breaking Swipe	8.47	330.8	17.8
10.	Iron Tail	Psychic Fangs	8.17	318.8	17.1
11.	Iron Tail	Crunch	8.14	317.8	17.1
12.	Dragon Tail	Crunch	7.69	300.2	16.1

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Steelix's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

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.

Dragon Tail1591.1s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Dragon

62.5%
- Steel

39.1%
- Fairy

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 Tail1571.1s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Rock
- Ice
- Fairy

62.5%
- Steel
- Fire
- Water
- Electric

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 Fang12161.2s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Water

62.5%
- Grass
- Electric
- Dragon

39.1%
- Ground

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	12
Energy	16
Weather boost	Rain
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	-
Iron Tail	15	13.64	7	6.36	1.1s	10	7	-
Thunder Fang	12	10.00	16	13.33	1.2s	8	5	-

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.

Steelix's Fast Attacks 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

Steelix's Charge Attacks Guide

Moves

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.

Earthquake1401003.6s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Poison
- Rock
- Steel
- Fire
- Electric

62.5%
- Bug
- Grass

39.1%
- Flying

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 Slam70502.1s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Rock
- Ice
- Fairy

62.5%
- Steel
- Fire
- Water
- Electric

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 ↗

Crunch70333.2s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ghost
- Psychic

62.5%
- Fighting
- Dark
- Fairy

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 ↗

Psychic Fangs30331.2s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Fighting
- Poison

62.5%
- Steel
- Psychic

39.1%
- Dark

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 Swipe35330.8s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Dragon

62.5%
- Steel

39.1%
- Fairy

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	-	0.8s	50	35	-
Crunch Special Crunch has a 30.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	70	21.88	33	-	3.2s	70	45	-
Earthquake	140	38.89	100	-	3.6s	110	65	-
Heavy Slam	70	33.33	50	-	2.1s	70	50	-
Psychic Fangs Special Psychic Fangs has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	30	25.00	33	-	1.2s	40	35	-

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

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%

Steelix's Charge Attacks 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
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