Best Steel Attackers
Ranked by estimated cycle damage per second using Steel-type fast and charged moves only. Released Pokémon only. Not a full battle simulation.
| Pokémon | Type | Best moveset | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Metagross (Mega) | steelpsychic | Bullet Punch · Meteor Mash | 7.2 | |
| 2 |  Lucario (Mega) | fightingsteel | Bullet Punch · Flash Cannon | 6.0 | |
| 3 |  Dialga | steeldragon | Metal Claw · Iron Head | 5.7 | |
| 4 |  Genesect | bugsteel | Metal Claw · Magnet Bomb | 5.4 | |
| 5 |  Aggron (Mega) | steel | Iron Tail · Heavy Slam | 5.3 | |
| 6 |  Scizor (Mega) | bugsteel | Bullet Punch · Iron Head | 5.3 | |
| 7 |  Excadrill | groundsteel | Metal Claw · Iron Head | 5.2 | |
| 8 |  Aerodactyl (Mega) | rockflying | Steel Wing · Iron Head | 5.1 | |
| 9 |  Duraludon | steeldragon | Metal Claw · Flash Cannon | 5.0 | |
| 10 |  Kingambit | darksteel | Metal Claw · Iron Head | 4.9 | |
| 11 |  Bisharp | darksteel | Metal Claw · Iron Head | 4.8 | |
| 12 |  Empoleon | watersteel | Steel Wing · Flash Cannon | 4.6 | |
| 13 |  Steelix (Mega) | steelground | Iron Tail · Heavy Slam | 4.5 | |
| 14 |  Durant | bugsteel | Metal Claw · Iron Head | 4.5 | |
| 15 |  Zacian | fairy | Metal Claw · Iron Head | 4.4 | |
| 16 |  Zamazenta | fighting | Metal Claw · Iron Head | 4.4 | |
| 17 |  Necrozma | psychic | Metal Claw · Iron Head | 4.3 | |
| 18 |  Dugtrio (Alola) | groundsteel | Metal Claw · Iron Head | 4.1 | |
| 19 |  Machamp | fighting | Bullet Punch · Heavy Slam | 4.0 | |
| 20 |  Perrserker | steel | Metal Claw · Iron Head | 4.0 | |
| 21 |  Cobalion | steelfighting | Metal Claw · Iron Head | 3.9 | |
| 22 |  Mew | psychic | Steel Wing · Flash Cannon | 3.8 | |
| 23 |  Sandslash (Alola) | icesteel | Metal Claw · Gyro Ball | 3.6 | |
| 24 |  Hariyama | fighting | Bullet Punch · Heavy Slam | 3.6 | |
| 25 |  Pangoro | fightingdark | Bullet Punch · Iron Head | 3.6 | |
| 26 |  Lairon | steelrock | Metal Claw · Heavy Slam | 3.5 | |
| 27 |  Corviknight | flyingsteel | Steel Wing · Iron Head | 3.4 | |
| 28 |  Ferrothorn | grasssteel | Metal Claw · Flash Cannon | 3.3 | |
| 29 |  Skarmory | steelflying | Steel Wing · Flash Cannon | 3.2 | |
| 30 |  Stunfisk (Galar) | groundsteel | Metal Claw · Flash Cannon | 3.0 | |
| 31 |  Registeel | steel | Metal Claw · Flash Cannon | 3.0 | |
| 32 |  Metang | steelpsychic | Metal Claw · Gyro Ball | 2.8 | |
| 33 |  Sandshrew (Alola) | icesteel | Metal Claw · Gyro Ball | 2.6 | |
| 34 |  Aron | steelrock | Metal Claw · Iron Head | 2.5 | |
| 35 |  Meowth (Galar) | steel | Metal Claw · Gyro Ball | 2.4 | |
| 36 |  Bastiodon | rocksteel | Iron Tail · Flash Cannon | 2.0 | |
| 37 |  Ferroseed | grasssteel | Metal Claw · Flash Cannon | 1.7 | |
| 38 |  Shieldon | rocksteel | Iron Tail · Heavy Slam | 1.6 |