Pokémon rankings · Base Special Defense
Steel-type Pokémon with the highest Special Defense
Registeel and Probopass share the highest base Special Defense of any Steel-type Pokémon, at 150. Next come Aegislash (140) and Bastiodon (138).
It ranks every Pokémon with the Steel type, single- or dual-typed, in its default form. Base stats are each species' fixed values, before IVs, EVs, natures and level. Data from PokéAPI.
Rank by
| Rank | Pokémon | Type | Sp. Def | Total | Gen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (tied) |  Registeel#0379Steel | Steel | 150 | 580 | 3 |
| 1 (tied) |  Probopass#0476RockSteel | RockSteel | 150 | 525 | 4 |
| 3 |  Aegislash#0681SteelGhost | SteelGhost | 140 | 500 | 6 |
| 4 |  Bastiodon#0411RockSteel | RockSteel | 138 | 495 | 4 |
| 5 (tied) |  Bronzong#0437SteelPsychic | SteelPsychic | 116 | 500 | 4 |
| 5 (tied) |  Ferrothorn#0598GrassSteel | GrassSteel | 116 | 489 | 5 |
| 7 |  Magearna#0801SteelFairy | SteelFairy | 115 | 600 | 7 |
| 8 |  Iron Crown#1023SteelPsychic | SteelPsychic | 108 | 590 | 9 |
| 9 |  Heatran#0485FireSteel | FireSteel | 106 | 600 | 4 |
| 10 (tied) |  Escavalier#0589BugSteel | BugSteel | 105 | 495 | 5 |
| 10 (tied) |  Tinkaton#0959FairySteel | FairySteel | 105 | 506 | 9 |
| 12 (tied) |  Empoleon#0395WaterSteel | WaterSteel | 101 | 530 | 4 |
| 12 (tied) |  Celesteela#0797SteelFlying | SteelFlying | 101 | 570 | 7 |
| 12 (tied) |  Stakataka#0805RockSteel | RockSteel | 101 | 570 | 7 |
| 15 (tied) |  Jirachi#0385SteelPsychic | SteelPsychic | 100 | 600 | 3 |
| 15 (tied) |  Dialga#0483SteelDragon | SteelDragon | 100 | 680 | 4 |
| 17 |  Genesect#0649BugSteel | BugSteel | 95 | 600 | 5 |
| 18 |  Gholdengo#1000SteelGhost | SteelGhost | 91 | 550 | 9 |
| 19 (tied) |  Metagross#0376SteelPsychic | SteelPsychic | 90 | 600 | 3 |
| 19 (tied) |  Magnezone#0462ElectricSteel | ElectricSteel | 90 | 535 | 4 |
| 21 |  Solgaleo#0791PsychicSteel | PsychicSteel | 89 | 680 | 7 |
| 22 |  Shieldon#0410RockSteel | RockSteel | 88 | 350 | 4 |
| 23 |  Klefki#0707SteelFairy | SteelFairy | 87 | 470 | 6 |
| 24 (tied) |  Bronzor#0436SteelPsychic | SteelPsychic | 86 | 300 | 4 |
| 24 (tied) |  Ferroseed#0597GrassSteel | GrassSteel | 86 | 305 | 5 |
| 26 (tied) |  Klang#0600Steel | Steel | 85 | 440 | 5 |
| 26 (tied) |  Klinklang#0601Steel | Steel | 85 | 520 | 5 |
| 26 (tied) |  Corviknight#0823FlyingSteel | FlyingSteel | 85 | 495 | 8 |
| 26 (tied) |  Kingambit#0983DarkSteel | DarkSteel | 85 | 550 | 9 |
| 30 |  Tinkatuff#0958FairySteel | FairySteel | 82 | 380 | 9 |
| 31 (tied) |  Scizor#0212BugSteel | BugSteel | 80 | 500 | 2 |
| 31 (tied) |  Metang#0375SteelPsychic | SteelPsychic | 80 | 420 | 3 |
| 33 |  Togedemaru#0777ElectricSteel | ElectricSteel | 73 | 435 | 7 |
| 34 |  Cobalion#0638SteelFighting | SteelFighting | 72 | 580 | 5 |
| 35 (tied) |  Magneton#0082ElectricSteel | ElectricSteel | 70 | 465 | 1 |
| 35 (tied) |  Skarmory#0227SteelFlying | SteelFlying | 70 | 465 | 2 |
| 35 (tied) |  Lucario#0448FightingSteel | FightingSteel | 70 | 525 | 4 |
| 35 (tied) |  Bisharp#0625DarkSteel | DarkSteel | 70 | 490 | 5 |
| 35 (tied) |  Iron Treads#0990GroundSteel | GroundSteel | 70 | 570 | 9 |
| 40 |  Copperajah#0879Steel | Steel | 69 | 500 | 8 |
| 41 |  Revavroom#0966SteelPoison | SteelPoison | 67 | 500 | 9 |
| 42 (tied) |  Steelix#0208SteelGround | SteelGround | 65 | 510 | 2 |
| 42 (tied) |  Excadrill#0530GroundSteel | GroundSteel | 65 | 508 | 5 |
| 42 (tied) |  Melmetal#0809Steel | Steel | 65 | 600 | 7 |
| 42 (tied) |  Archaludon#1018SteelDragon | SteelDragon | 65 | 600 | 9 |
| 46 |  Tinkatink#0957FairySteel | FairySteel | 64 | 297 | 9 |
| 47 (tied) |  Forretress#0205BugSteel | BugSteel | 60 | 465 | 2 |
| 47 (tied) |  Aggron#0306SteelRock | SteelRock | 60 | 530 | 3 |
| 47 (tied) |  Beldum#0374SteelPsychic | SteelPsychic | 60 | 300 | 3 |
| 47 (tied) |  Klink#0599Steel | Steel | 60 | 300 | 5 |
| 47 (tied) |  Perrserker#0863Steel | Steel | 60 | 440 | 8 |
| 52 (tied) |  Magnemite#0081ElectricSteel | ElectricSteel | 55 | 325 | 1 |
| 52 (tied) |  Mawile#0303SteelFairy | SteelFairy | 55 | 380 | 3 |
| 52 (tied) |  Orthworm#0968Steel | Steel | 55 | 480 | 9 |
| 55 (tied) |  Lairon#0305SteelRock | SteelRock | 50 | 430 | 3 |
| 55 (tied) |  Duraludon#0884SteelDragon | SteelDragon | 50 | 535 | 8 |
| 57 (tied) |  Doublade#0680SteelGhost | SteelGhost | 49 | 448 | 6 |
| 57 (tied) |  Cufant#0878Steel | Steel | 49 | 330 | 8 |
| 59 |  Durant#0632BugSteel | BugSteel | 48 | 484 | 5 |
| 60 |  Varoom#0965SteelPoison | SteelPoison | 45 | 300 | 9 |
| 61 (tied) |  Aron#0304SteelRock | SteelRock | 40 | 330 | 3 |
| 61 (tied) |  Pawniard#0624DarkSteel | DarkSteel | 40 | 340 | 5 |
| 63 |  Honedge#0679SteelGhost | SteelGhost | 37 | 325 | 6 |
| 64 |  Meltan#0808Steel | Steel | 35 | 300 | 7 |
| 65 |  Kartana#0798GrassSteel | GrassSteel | 31 | 570 | 7 |
Questions
- Which Steel-type Pokémon has the highest base Special Defense?
- Registeel and Probopass share the highest base Special Defense of any Steel-type Pokémon, at 150.
- Which Steel-type Pokémon rank highest for base Special Defense?
- The top three are Registeel (150), Probopass (150) and Aegislash (140).
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