Steel-type Pokemon are scattered all over the map in Paldea, and there’s no one area with a huge concentration of Steel-types. However, some areas, like East Province Area Three, are home to a decent amount of Steel-type Pokemon, and are worth exploring if players want to collect them all. Here are the best places to look for Steel-types in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

6 East Province Area Three

East Province Area Three has a decent selection of Steel-type Pokemon. Players can find it nestled between the cities of Levincia and Zapacico. Trainers will want to have their Pokemon at levels around the mid-twenties level in order to handle the wild Pokemon encounters and trainer battles. East Province Area Three is home to a few Steel-types, including Varoom, Magnemite, Orthworm, and Cufant.

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There are some other Steel-type encounters to find here, too. Players will get a Titan badge by battling a giant Orthworm here (after chasing it around a little). They’ll also find a Falinks here with Steel as its Tera Type.

5 North Province Area Two

North Province Area Two is found between North Province Area One and East Province Area Three. It’s a tougher area to explore: ideally, players will have their Pokemon at level 50 or above before taking it on. It’s worth visiting because there is a decent reward for beating five trainers in this area: an Outrage TM.

Players will also find wild Copperajah, a Steel-type elephant Pokemon, in this area. Of course, players can train up a Cufant in order to evolve into a Copperajah, but if they’d rather not bother, they can wait and catch one in North Province Area Two instead.

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The main draw of visiting this area is to catch a wild Dragonite. They’re a rare find, and OG Pokemon fans will be excited to spot it flying around here. Not only will players encounter a regular Dragonite, but they can also fight a Terastallized Dragonite too, with a Steel Tera Type. This would be a great addition to any party, but keep in mind that it has a level of 75. A task for later in the game!

4 Asado Desert

Asado Desert is a good spot to explore once players have leveled up their Pokemon to the mid-20s. There are some great treasures to be found here, as well as a couple of decent Steel-type Pokemon. Asado Desert can be found between Cascarrafa and Porto Marinada.

Players will find two Steel-type Pokemon here. Firstly, they’ll encounter Tinkatink. A Fairy/Steel-type Pokemon, Tinkatink is a great addition to a Pokemon team, with a decent mixture of Fairy-type moves (like the excellent Play Rough) and Steel-type moves (like the powerful Flash Cannon). Players will also find Orthworm here. This is a strong Pokemon with the ability Earth Eater, which protects it from Ground-type attacks.

3 Casseroya Lake

Casseroya Lake is near West Province Area Two and Three. Players should have Pokemon of around level 50 or above in order to tackle the trainer battles and wild Pokemon encounters here. It is, of course, a goldmine for Water-type Pokemon. There are a couple of Steel-type Pokemon here that are worth catching, too.

For example, Forretress can be found here. A tough Bug/Steel-type Pokemon, it has some good defensive moves, and it has the useful ability Sturdy, which prevents it from being knocked out with One Hit KO moves. Also, players may encounter Tinkatuff, the evolution of Tinkatink. A Fairy/Steel-type Pokemon, it has some excellent move combinations and is worth catching if players don’t want to spend time leveling up their Tinkatink.

2 Great Crater of Paldea

The Great Crater of Paldea is home to some incredible Pokemon. Shown as an enormous gray area on the map, players won’t be able to explore here until later in the game. The Crater is home to some tough trainer battles. It also has two tough Pokemon that players can encounter in the wild: Garchomp and Magnezone.

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While Garchomp won’t interest Steel-type enthusiasts, Magnezone certainly will. The last evolution of Magnemite and Magneton, Magnezone is an Electric-Steel Pokemon with some excellent stats, particularly in Defense and Sp. Attack. Magnezone has some powerful moves including the incredible Flash Cannon, which causes damage and reduces the enemy Pokemon’s Sp. Defense. Catching it here is the only way to obtain a Magnezone without trading, since Magneton evolves through trade.

1 South Province Area Six

South Province Area Six isn’t exactly teeming with Steel-type Pokemon, but it is home to the Steel/Psychic Pokemon Bronzong, as well as Tinkatuff and its fellow Steel/Fairy-type Klefki. Found near the city of Alfornada, players should explore this area once their team reaches the early 40s. South Province Area Six is a fun challenge with a decent reward for battling seven trainers: the TM for Flare Blitz.

Let’s talk about Bronzong for a moment. The evolution of Bronzor, Bronzong has particularly good stats in Defense and Sp. Defense, and is worth catching if players don’t fancy evolving their Bronzong. Plus, players can find Klefki here, a Steel/Fairy keyring Pokemon. Klefki is a good all-rounder in terms of stats.

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