Steel Beam
SteelSteel Beam is a Steel-type special attack. It has 140 base power, 95% accuracy, 5 PP and targets a single adjacent target.
Technical data
- Type
- Steel
- Category
- special
- Power
- 140
- Accuracy
- 95
- PP
- 5
- Priority
- 0
- Target
- adjacent
- Contact
- No
- Spread
- No
- Protect blocks
- Yes
- Wide Guard blocks
- No
Competitive value
A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder.
How to learn it
Pokémon that can learn or be taught this move, by method.
TM / HM71 Pokémon
Metagross Mega
Kingambit
Scizor Mega
Gholdengo
Goodra Hisui
Archaludon
Excadrill Mega
Lucario Mega Z
Lucario Mega
Empoleon
Skarmory Mega
Scizor
Bastiodon
Tinkaton
Orthworm
Excadrill
Corviknight Gmax
Lucario
Metagross
Klefki
Corviknight
Forretress
Skarmory
Move Tutor83 Pokémon
- Metagross Mega
Steelix Mega- Scizor Mega
- Goodra Hisui
- Excadrill Mega
- Lucario Mega Z
- Lucario Mega
Aggron Mega
Aegislash Blade- Skarmory Mega
Aggron- Scizor
Mawile Mega
Steelix- Excadrill
Aegislash Shield- Corviknight Gmax
- Lucario
- Metagross
- Klefki
- Corviknight
- Skarmory
Stunfisk Galar
Mawile
Pokémon that use this move
102 Pokémon, sorted by usage
- Metagross Mega
- Steelix Mega
- Kingambit
- Scizor Mega
- Gholdengo
- Goodra Hisui
- Archaludon
- Excadrill Mega
- Lucario Mega Z
- Lucario Mega
- Empoleon
- Aggron Mega
- Aegislash Blade
- Skarmory Mega
- Aggron
- Scizor
- Mawile Mega
- Steelix
- Bastiodon
- Tinkaton
- Orthworm
- Excadrill
- Aegislash Shield
- Corviknight Gmax
- Lucario
- Metagross
- Klefki
- Corviknight
- Forretress
- Skarmory
- Stunfisk Galar
- Mawile
What this move does
Steel Beam is a Steel-type special attack. It has 140 base power, 95% accuracy, 5 PP and targets a single adjacent target. Steel Beam is a Steel-type special attack. It has 140 base power, 95% accuracy, 5 PP and targets a single adjacent target.
A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder.
When to consider it
Consider Steel Beam when its type and power cover targets your team otherwise struggles with. Single-target attacks are reliable and do not risk your own partner, but they can be redirected by Follow Me or Rage Powder. Evaluate the move alongside your team's speed tiers and overall coverage.
How to evaluate it in team building
In team building, Steel Beam is usually a coverage or primary STAB option. It shines when your team already has speed control or when it patches a matchup hole. Compare it with alternative moves of the same type and category to decide whether the extra power, accuracy or side effect justifies the slot over a more defensive option.
Common mistakes
Common mistakes with Steel Beam include: Using it without a clear plan for the turns it creates. Forgetting that Protect and Detect can block it, wasting a key turn. Spamming it predictably and letting the opponent switch into a resist. Not considering how redirectors like Follow Me and Rage Powder change targeting.
VGC interactions
Protect and Detect block this move. These interactions are situational, so test them in the team builder and matchup analyzer before committing to the moveslot.
Related tools and guides
Use the tools below to test Steel Beam in a full team context and compare it with alternative options.
VGC interactions
- Protect / Detect: blocks this move.
- Wide Guard: does not block this move.
- Follow Me / Rage Powder: spread moves are not redirected.
- Quick Guard: no effect (non-priority).
Frequently asked questions
＋Is Steel Beam good in ChampionsVGC?
A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder. It is blocked by Protect and Detect, which can waste a key turn if predicted.
＋Is Steel Beam blocked by Protect?
Yes, Steel Beam is blocked by Protect and Detect.