Dark/SteelType Pokémon

The Dark/Steel type combination is immune to Poison and Psychic moves, which provides valuable defensive utility. resists 9 types, giving it strong defensive coverage. However, it has a crippling 4× weakness to Fighting, making it vulnerable to common coverage moves. Its 2 weaknesses are manageable with proper team support.

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Constituent Types

type.dark.name Steel Type

Defensive Matchups (Dual-Type Stacking)

When Dark/Steel Pokémon are hit by other types, both typings combine:

Immune To (takes 0× damage)

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Fighting(4×)Fire(2×)Ground(2×)

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Normal(0.5×)Grass(0.5×)Ice(0.5×)Flying(0.5×)Rock(0.5×)Ghost(0.5×)Dragon(0.5×)Dark(0.5×)Steel(0.5×)

Neutral (1×)

Water Electric Bug Fairy

Notable Dark/Steel Pokémon

Best Teammates to Cover Weaknesses

These types best complement Dark/Steel Pokémon by resisting their weaknesses:

Flyingtype teammate

Covers 2 weaknesses: Fighting, Ground

Bugtype teammate

Covers 2 weaknesses: Fighting, Ground

Firetype teammate

Covers 1 weakness: Fire

Watertype teammate

Covers 1 weakness: Fire

Grasstype teammate

Covers 1 weakness: Ground

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Constituent type of Dark/Steel

Dark type matchups and Pokémon Steel type matchups and Pokémon

Notable Pokémon of this dual-type combination

Pawniard — Dark/Steel Pokémon Bisharp — Dark/Steel Pokémon Kingambit — Dark/Steel Pokémon

Related dual-type page

Electric/Steel type combination Dark/Flying type combination Bug/Steel type combination Ground/Steel type combination Dark/Ice type combination

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