Diamond & Pearl

Steelix

DP38· Rare
Steelix DP 38

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What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP
110
Type
Metal
Stage
Stage 1
Retreat cost
4
Weakness
+20
Resistance
-20
Number
38/130
Set
Diamond & PearlDP
Illustrated by
Kouki Saitou

Its attacks

Slam

30×

Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads.

Metal Slash

100

Steelix can't attack during your next turn.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    Slam hits for 30 on 1 Energy. Nothing in Diamond & Pearl hits harder for that price.

  2. Keep in mind

    Retreat cost 4. Once it is out front, it stays there. Pack something that moves it another way, or you will burn whole turns discarding Energy.

  3. Keep in mind

    None of the 3,810 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

  4. Keep in mind

    Weakness Fire +20. Against a Fire Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,810 tournament lists we have read, 914 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

When it came out

Diamond & Pearl landed here on 1 May 2007.

Every set, with both of its dates

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 34 Steelix cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Steelix card and its price