Fire/Steel strategy: Poison immunity with a 4× Ground alarm
Fire/Steel and Steel/Fire are the same defensive pairing; this page uses fire-steel as the canonical URL. Fire/Steel is a resistance-heavy pairing that can punish Fairy, Ice, Grass, Bug, and Steel structures while blanking Poison attacks. Representative Pokémon include Heatran. The standard type chart gives this combination 4× weak to Ground and 2× weak to Water, Fighting. It is immune to Poison. Its main defensive value comes from ¼× resists Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy; ½× resists Normal, Flying, Psychic, Dragon, but stats, ability, item, and format still decide whether a real Pokémon can use those entries repeatedly.
Offensive plan
Fire STAB threatens Grass, Ice, Bug, and Steel targets, while Steel STAB pressures Fairy, Ice, and Rock targets. Ground is the severe 4× weakness, and Water and Fighting also force respect. The typing is strongest when it can punish predicted switches but weakest when the opponent can click Ground coverage safely.
Counterplay and defensive risks
To counter Fire/Steel, start with the chart pressure: Ground, Water, Fighting. If a 4× weakness is listed, preserve that attack type before revealing it; if there is no 4× weakness, repeated 2× pressure and hazard chip usually matter more than a single surprise hit. Scout for abilities, Terastallization, weather, recovery, and pivot moves before assuming the visible multiplier ends the exchange.
Team-building advice
Fire/Steel needs Ground immunity or strong Ground resistance beside it. Flying, Levitate, Grass, and bulky Water teammates can help, while Fire/Steel gives them a Poison immunity and many resistances in return. Use the Team Calculator to check whether the rest of the six stacks the same Ground, Water problem, then compare the full defensive chart before choosing moves or teammates.
Read the best Pokémon type combinations guide for a side-by-side defensive comparison.
Continue with Type Chart, Dual Type Calculator, Bug/Steel guide, and Flying/Steel guide.
Frequently asked questions
What is Fire/Steel weak to?
Fire/Steel is 4× weak to Ground and 2× weak to Water, Fighting under the standard type chart.
Is Steel/Fire a different type combination?
No. Steel/Fire and Fire/Steel use the same two types, so they share the same weaknesses, resistances, and immunities.
What is Fire/Steel immune to?
It is immune to Poison.