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Mega Steelix
Steelix lives even further underground than Onix. This Pokémon is known to dig toward the earth's core. There are records of this Pokémon reaching a depth of over six-tenths of a mile underground.
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Mega Steelix - Mega Evolution Bonuses
- Catch Candy Boost (+1)
- Boosted Ally Attacks
- 7-Day Rest Period
- Mega Energy Requirement: -80%
- Catch Candy Boost (+1)
- Catch Candy XL Chance (+10%)
- Catch XP Boost (+50)
- Boosted Ally Attacks
- 5-Day Rest Period
- Mega Energy Requirement: -90%
- Catch Candy Boost (+2)
- Catch Candy XL Chance (+25%)
- Catch XP Boost (+100)
- Boosted Ally Attacks
- 3-Day Rest Period
- Mega Energy Requirement: -95%
It costs 200 Mega Energy to evolve Mega Steelix for the first time.
Candy, Candy XL and XP Boosts only apply when capturing Pokemon with Steel types and Ground types
It takes 30 Mega Evolves to reach Max Level.
Mega Steelix Weaknesses and Strengths
Mega Steelix is a dual-type Pokemon of types Steel and Ground. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.
| Weak Against | |
| Types | Damage |
 Fighting |
160% |
| Ground |
160% |
 Fire |
160% |
 Water |
160% |
| Resistant Against | |
| Types | Damage |
 Poison |
24.4% |
 Rock |
39.1% |
 Electric |
39.1% |
 Normal |
62.5% |
 Flying |
62.5% |
 Bug |
62.5% |
| Steel |
62.5% |
 Psychic |
62.5% |
 Dragon |
62.5% |
 Fairy |
62.5% |
Best Moves for Mega Steelix in Pokemon GO
Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Mega Steelix.
We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).
| Fast Move | Charge Move | DPS | CDPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Tail | Earthquake | 63.03 | 324.28 |
| Thunder Fang | Earthquake | 56.67 | 324.25 |
| Iron Tail | Heavy Slam | 56.36 | 316.29 |
| Dragon Tail | Earthquake | 60.31 | 308.07 |
| Thunder Fang | Heavy Slam | 50.00 | 307.39 |
| Dragon Tail | Heavy Slam | 53.64 | 301.42 |
| Iron Tail | Return | 66.36 | 300.12 |
| Dragon Tail | Return | 63.64 | 282.14 |
| Thunder Fang | Return | 60.00 | 278.80 |
| Iron Tail | Crunch  | 38.24 | 276.31 |
All Moves for Mega Steelix
Below are all the moves that Mega Steelix can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.
| Move | Type | Power | DPS | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | Charged | 35 | 50 | 700ms | -33 |
| Earthquake | Charged | 140 | 38.89 | 3600ms | -100 |
| Heavy Slam | Charged | 70 | 40 | 2100ms | -50 |
| Crunch | Charged | 70 | 21.88 | 3200ms | -33 |
| Psychic Fangs | Charged | 30 | 25 | 1200ms | -33 |
| Frustration | Charged | 10 | 5 | 2000ms | -33 |
| Iron Tail | Quick | 15 | 16.36 | 1100ms | 7 |
| Dragon Tail | Quick | 15 | 13.64 | 1100ms | 9 |
| Thunder Fang | Quick | 12 | 10 | 1200ms | 16 |
Mega Steelix Evolution
 Onix |
Requires
50x Candy Use a Metal Coat |  Steelix |
Steelix |
Requires
200x Mega Energy |  Mega Steelix |
Best Mega Steelix Raid Counters in Pokemon GO
Below you can find the best counters for Mega Steelix Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Mega Steelix in a raid.
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