Unleashed

Steelix

UL87· Rare PRIME
Steelix UL 87

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What the card itself says

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

HP
140
Type
Metal
Stage
Stage 1
Retreat cost
4
Weakness
×2
Resistance
-20
Number
87/95
Set
UnleashedUL
Illustrated by
Wataru Kawahara

Its Ability

Perfect Metal

Steelix can't be affected by any Special Conditions

Its attacks

Energy Stream

30

Search your discard pile for an Energy card and attach it to Steelix.

Gaia Crush

100

You may discard any Stadium card in play.

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

    140 HP. Only 3 cards in Unleashed carry more.

  2. A strength

    Gaia Crush hits for 100 on 5 Energy. Nothing in Unleashed hits harder for that price.

  3. A strength

    It has an Ability, Perfect Metal. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.

  4. 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.

  5. Keep in mind

    None of the 3,826 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.

  6. Keep in mind

    Weakness Fire ×2. Against a Fire Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,826 tournament lists we have read, 916 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

Unleashed landed here on 12 May 2010.

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