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Steelix raid

Stars:
★★★★
Availability:
Lunar New Year (2024, 2025, 2026)
Location:
One den per region: Mt. Moon (Kanto), Dark Cave, Flash and Surf (Johto), Granite Cave (Hoenn), Iron Island (Sinnoh), Guidance Chamber, Strength and Rock Smash (Unova)
Rewards:
An Alpha of the boss. The 12 zodiac raids unlock Shaymin.
  • Level 75 Pokémon, 1 OT Pokémon
  • Unique species and held items
Steelix
SteelGround
Boss weaknesses
Steelix's type:SteelGround
Damage taken by Steelix, by attacking type.
BugDarkDragonElectricFightingFireFlyingGhostGrassGroundIceNormalPoisonPsychicRockSteelWater
×½×½×½×0×2×2×½×½×1×2×1×½×0×½×¼×½×2
Weak to
Fighting×2Fire×2Ground×2Water×2
Resists
Rock×¼Bug×½Dark×½Dragon×½Flying×½Ghost×½Normal×½Psychic×½Steel×½
Immune to
Electric×0Poison×0
1 strategy

Steelix in the raid

Item: Rocky Helmet

EarthquakeHead SmashIron HeadDragon Tail

  • 100% — Metal spikes.
  • 80% — Stealth Rock.
  • 70% — Roar.
  • 33% — Roar.

caav · 2025

Sun and special Fire attackers, with two Defogs once Stealth Rock is down. Choice Band Darmanitan also hits the cap.

Original guide ↗

4 players · Strategy by caav · Updated: 2025-02-08

  • Every Pokémon of a player must be a different species with a different held item.
  1. Sun and Fire from turn 1; mostly special attackers because of the Rocky Helmet.
  2. After 80%: two Defogs clear Stealth Rock (the metal spikes can stay).