Pokémon weakness guide

Steel / Poison Weaknesses and Counters

This guide explains the defensive matchup for Steel / Poison Pokémon, including combined weaknesses, resistances, immunities, and the safest counter types.

Steel Poison

Weaknesses (2)

Ground×4 Fire×2

Resistances (9)

Grass×0.25 Bug×0.25 Fairy×0.25 Normal×0.5 Ice×0.5 Flying×0.5 Rock×0.5 Dragon×0.5 Steel×0.5

Immunities (1)

Poison×0

Battle notes

Steel / Poison intensifies Ground into a 4x weakness, so those attacks are the cleanest punish.
Because dual types multiply both defensive matchups, Ground attacks (4x) is the most direct way to punish this combination under the modern Gen 6+ chart.
Avoid defaulting to Poison, Grass, Bug, Fairy attacks unless you have a specific reason; this typing resists or blocks those lines of play.
This exact typing exists in the current National Dex, so the matchup is useful for real Pokémon pages and team planning.

Best counter types

These attacking types hit the defender for super-effective damage under the modern Gen 6+ type chart.

Ground×4 Fire×2

Example Pokémon counters

Excadrill

Garchomp

Landorus

Sandshrew

Fire×22x

Charizard

Heatran

Torkoal

Charmander

Pokémon with Steel / Poison typing

Varoom

#0965

SteelPoison

Revavroom

#0966

SteelPoison

FAQ

What is Steel / Poison weak to?

Steel / Poison is weak to Ground (4x), Fire (2x).

What resists Steel / Poison defensive typing?

Steel / Poison resists Grass (0.25x), Bug (0.25x), Fairy (0.25x), Normal (0.5x), Ice (0.5x), Flying (0.5x), Rock (0.5x), Dragon (0.5x), Steel (0.5x).

Does this include abilities, items, or Terastallization?

No. This weakness page uses the modern base type chart. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can change real battle outcomes.