How to solo defeat Steelix in Pokemon GO 3-star raids

If you do not have people to play with, you might be wondering if you can solo defeat Steelix in Pokemon GO. Fortunately, despite its strong moveset and stats, it is not hard to defeat the Pocket Monster as a solo raider. All you need is a few strong raid attackers to help you out.

Steelix was introduced in the game on February 16, 2017, along with other Pokemon from the region of Johto. This article covers everything you need to know about how to solo defeat the Steel- and Ground-type creature in Pokemon GO.

How to solo defeat Steelix in Pokemon GO

What is super-effective on Steelix?

Since Steelix is a 3-star Steel- and Ground-type raid boss in Pokemon GO, Fighting-, Ground-, Fire-, and Water-type attacks are super-effective against it. It takes 160% damage from all moves of these elemental typings.

While Steelix's 148 base Attack and 272 base Defense stat — combined with the 3,600 HP health bar of 3-star raid bosses — give it an impressive Raid Boss CP of 16,568, it is still extremely susceptible to Fighting-, Ground-, Fire-, and Water-type attacks.

Even though Steelix has moves like Thunder Fang and Earthquake that are super-effective against Water- and Fire-type attackers, respectively, it does not have the stats needed to pose as much of a threat. The only problem is its insanely high defense stat.

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What Pocket Monsters can solo defeat Steelix in Pokemon GO?

Primal Groudon with Mud Shot as its Fast Attack and Legacy Precipice Blades as its Charged Attack is the best counter you can use to solo defeat Steelix in Pokemon GO.

There are also other Pocket Monsters that you can use. For instance, Primal Kyogre, its Shadow variant, and its normal form, Mega Charizard Y, Mega Blaziken, Shadow Groudon, Blastoise, Heracross, Reshiram, and Excadrill are a few that you can use to effectively counter Steelix in Pokemon GO.

Listed below are some of the best attackers to use against Steelix, along with their best raid movesets:

Mega Garchomp with Mud Shot as the Fast move and Earth Power as the Charged move
Shadow Excadrill with Mud-Slap as the Fast move and Scorching Sands as the Charged move
Shadow Groudon with Mud Shot as the Fast move and Precipice Blades as the Charged move
Kyogre with Waterfall as the Fast move and Origin Pulse as the Charged move.

If you have high-level counters to use in the raid, you will not face issues while trying to solo defeat Steelix in Pokemon GO. However, if your counters are not as strong, your picks might faint a few times. It is advisable to have Revives and Potions to heal your Pokemon and get them back in the raid.

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Edited by Rachel Syiemlieh