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Steelix in Great League
SteelGround#126of 1152 ranked
85PvPoke score
Steelix is a niche pick that needs the right team around it in Great League. Great League caps every Pokémon at 1,500 CP. It is the most played GO Battle League format and the one most players start with.
Best moveset
Thunder FangFast · Electric · 8 damage, 6 energy in 2 turns37% of top players
Psychic FangsCharged · Psychic · 40 damage, 35 energy23% of top players
CrunchCharged · Dark · 70 damage, 45 energy21% of top players
Second charged move: 75,000 stardust and 75 candy; buddy distance 5 km.
Play it by the counts
How many Thunder Fangs it takes to charge each move from empty. Count them in the fight and you know when a shield decision is coming — for you and for your opponent.
6Thunder Fang → Psychic Fangs6 fast moves, 12 turns
8Thunder Fang → Crunch8 fast moves, 16 turns
What Steelix beats
Cramorantwins this matchup75
Altariawins this matchup63
Azumarillwins this matchup59
Mimikyu (Busted)wins this matchup56
Corviknightwins this matchup56
What beats Steelix
Quagsire (Shadow)loses this matchup26
Melmetalloses this matchup32
Ninetales (Shadow)loses this matchup36
Tinkatonloses this matchup42
Vigorothloses this matchup43Battle rating out of 100 in a one-shield simulation; above 50 is a win.
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