Steel has always been my favorite type since gen 2. I just love every single Pokémon of the type. So I tried to make a mono steel team.
Skarmary @ Quick Claw
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 Spd / 128 HP / 128 Atk
Impish Nature
- Spikes
- Pursuit
- Roar
- Roost
I have never really liked Skarmary, however, it's kind of needed on a mono steel team. It has an immunity to ground and is damaged normally by fighting. It can make a good wall as well if it is played right.
Bisharp @ Life Orb
Ability: Defiant
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Adamant Nature
- Knock Off
- Sucker Punch
- Iron Head
- Swords Dance
This thing is incredibly powerful with priority sucker punch. At +2 attack, it OHKO's alot of things. Also, alot of people use mono ghost and there is no ghost (maybe Chandelure) that can kill this thing.
Heatran @ Air Balloon
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 128 HP / 128 Def / 128 SDef / 128 SAtk
Modest Nature
- Earth Power
- Flash Cannon
- Fire blast
- Rest
Heatran is another Pokémon that is kind of needed on a mono steel team. Why? It's the only steel type that is immune to Fire. The problem is, everyone has EQ on anything that can possibly have it. That's a problem because Heatran is 4x weak to ground. Give it an Air Balloon and it turns into an early game bulky sweeper.
Aegislash @ Weakness Policy
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 252 SAtk / 252 SDef / 4 HP
Modest Nature
- King's Shield
- Substitute
- Flash Cannon
- Shadow Ball
Aegislash is possibly the greatest Pokémon ever. If it is able to survive a super effective attack, it gets to +2 and uses is STAB moves to sweep everything. This is the less common set on the sword but I prefer it to the physical set. You don't have to Swords Dance 2 or 3 times to be able to sweep. Also, I needed another special sweeper other than Heatran
Ferrothorn @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 128 Def / 128 SDef
Impish Nature
- Power Whip
- Gyro Ball
- Stealth Rock
- Leech Seed
I have been thinking for a while about changing this thing to a Mega Mawile. I don't have a mega, Ferrothorn doesn't help my fire weakness, I have enough Pokémon that can be used as walls. Also, I have kind of gone off Ferrothorn I'm singles. It works in VGC, but I think that's about it.
Excadrill @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Sand Force
EVs: 252 Atk / 128 HP / 128 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rapid Spin
- Rock Slide
Scarfdrill is amazing. Is deals with my fire weakness as it out speeds alot of them and can either EQ or RS them. Iron head is obvious STAB. Rapid spin, because I can.
So that's my team. Honestly, I think it's very well rounded in it's stats and the job of each Pokémon. My only problem is that it only has coverage to take on the things it is weak to. So I can end up losing to random types that I can't touch. Dark is my best example and is why I suggested Mawile
