Poisoning Steel-Types??

Question

I know you can't DIRECTLY poison Steel-type Pokemon, but what about INDIRECTLY?? How about through Trick with Toxic orb or Fling (since Fling is Dark-Type). If these work, please tell me and can anyone tell me any other ways.

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Comments

i'm pretty sure it's impossible to poison a steel type but don't pay attention to me i haven't ever tried to poison a steel type so again i'm not much help to you

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You can also poison steel types with the ability Corrosion that Salazzle and Salandit have.

Answer 1

A Pokémon that is currently Poison-type or Steel-type cannot become poisoned, except by Pokémon with the Corrosion Ability; in Generation II only, Twineedle can poison Steel-type Pokémon as well. However, a poisoned Pokémon retains this status condition even if it gains any of these types in battle (or regains the lost type once it is switched out or the battle ends).

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So type changes, twineedle, and corrosion are currently the 3 ways to poison a steel Pokemon in the main series games.

Answer 2

There is only one way to do it with one Pokemon: Kecleon.

An example of doing it is in this scene:

Lucario used Toxic!
Kecleon was badly poisoned!
Kecleon used Thunderbolt!
Kecleon is hurt by poison!
Lucario used Iron Tail!
Kecleon's Color change made it the steel type!

.....Other than a battle somewhat like this, it's impossible to poison a Steel type.

Comments

It works with Arceus too, you know.

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toojosh is right I think effect spore can poison too

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Can't you also have the pokemon hold ring target??

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That is flippin genius. RING TARGET!!! I forgot about that item since i dont use it very much.

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kewl that rocs

Answer 3

Don't know what version your on but this should help if it's at least gen 7 :)

A common way to poison steel types, is with the Corrosion ability that the Salandit and Glimmet lines have. I've not yet tested if this extends to a salandit using Toxic Spikes, and then leaving the field. But I know at a bare minimum, Corrosion allows the Pokémon to poison any type with any move that inflicts poison! Hope this helps!

Answer 4

Well there is other ways too. 1. Have a steel type pokemon use toxic on gardevoir. One of its abilties makes it so that if its poisoned then the opponents also poisoned. I know this works cause i once did it on a geodude. 2. Have the opponent hold the ring target. It lets moves that don't effect it hurt the pokemon. 3. have a golduck on your team and read the following:

A wild klink appeared!

golduck used soak! Klink is now a water type!

With this strategy you can change the opponents steel type into a water type, making it able to take poison type moves. Hope this helps!

Comments

Well, Yeah, but then it wouldn't be a steel type. It'd be Water. I've poisoned my Dustox too, Cascoon got poisoned before it grew to Lvl. 10 xD

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bro, geodude isnt a steel type.