--- title: "Bug/Steel Weakness: Resistances, Immunities & Pokémon | pokee.si" url: "https://pokee.si/types/bug-steel" description: "Bug/Steel Pokémon are weak only to Fire, which hits them for 4× damage. Full Bug/Steel type chart with every 4×, 2×, ½× and 0× matchup, the best counters and all 8 Bug/Steel Pokémon. On pokee.si." last_updated: "2026-10-20" publisher: "pokee.si: a Pokédex for families (unofficial fan site)" --- Dual type # Bug/Steel weakness **Bug/Steel Pokémon are weak only to Fire, which hits them for 4× damage.** They take no damage from Poison, resist 8 other types and take normal damage from 8 types. ## Bug/Steel damage taken | Damage | Attacking types | | --- | --- | | 4× | [Fire](https://pokee.si/types/fire) | | 1× | [Water](https://pokee.si/types/water), [Electric](https://pokee.si/types/electric), [Fighting](https://pokee.si/types/fighting), [Ground](https://pokee.si/types/ground), [Flying](https://pokee.si/types/flying), [Rock](https://pokee.si/types/rock), [Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/ghost), [Dark](https://pokee.si/types/dark) | | ½× | [Normal](https://pokee.si/types/normal), [Ice](https://pokee.si/types/ice), [Psychic](https://pokee.si/types/psychic), [Bug](https://pokee.si/types/bug), [Dragon](https://pokee.si/types/dragon), [Steel](https://pokee.si/types/steel), [Fairy](https://pokee.si/types/fairy) | | ¼× | [Grass](https://pokee.si/types/grass) | | 0× | [Poison](https://pokee.si/types/poison) | ## Best types to use against Bug/Steel To beat a Bug/Steel Pokémon, use Fire moves: it deals 4× damage. Do not waste turns on Poison (0×), Grass (¼×), Normal (½×), Ice (½×) and Psychic (½×). Bug/Steel and Steel/Bug are the same typing: in battle the order of a Pokémon's two types makes no difference, so a Steel/Bug search lands on this page too. Going the other way, Bug and Steel moves between them hit Grass, Ice, Psychic, Rock, Dark and Fairy super effectively, but Fire and Steel take reduced or no damage from both. 8 Pokémon have the Bug/Steel typing: 5 species and 3 alternate forms, first appearing in Generation 2 and spanning 4 generations to Generation 7. The highest base stat total is Mega Golisopod with 630; the average across the group is 525. ## 8 Bug/Steel Pokémon - [Forretress](https://pokee.si/pokemon/forretress) - [Scizor](https://pokee.si/pokemon/scizor) - [Mega Scizor](https://pokee.si/pokemon/scizor?form=scizor-mega) (form) - [Trash Wormadam](https://pokee.si/pokemon/wormadam?form=wormadam-trash) (form) - [Escavalier](https://pokee.si/pokemon/escavalier) - [Durant](https://pokee.si/pokemon/durant) - [Genesect](https://pokee.si/pokemon/genesect) - [Mega Golisopod](https://pokee.si/pokemon/golisopod?form=golisopod-mega) (form) ## Quick answers ### What is Bug/Steel weak to? Bug/Steel Pokémon are weak only to Fire, which hits them for 4× damage. ### What is Bug/Steel immune to? Bug/Steel Pokémon are immune to Poison moves, which deal no damage. ### What resists Bug/Steel? Bug/Steel Pokémon resist Normal (½×), Ice (½×), Psychic (½×), Bug (½×), Dragon (½×), Steel (½×), Fairy (½×) and Grass (¼×). ### What is the best type against Bug/Steel? To beat a Bug/Steel Pokémon, use Fire moves: it deals 4× damage. Do not waste turns on Poison (0×), Grass (¼×), Normal (½×), Ice (½×) and Psychic (½×). ## Related type pages Single types: [Bug](https://pokee.si/types/bug), [Steel](https://pokee.si/types/steel). [All dual-type combinations](https://pokee.si/types/dual). [Type chart and calculator](https://pokee.si/types). ### More Bug combinations - [Fire/Bug](https://pokee.si/types/fire-bug) - [Water/Bug](https://pokee.si/types/water-bug) - [Electric/Bug](https://pokee.si/types/electric-bug) - [Grass/Bug](https://pokee.si/types/grass-bug) - [Ice/Bug](https://pokee.si/types/ice-bug) - [Fighting/Bug](https://pokee.si/types/fighting-bug) - [Poison/Bug](https://pokee.si/types/poison-bug) - [Ground/Bug](https://pokee.si/types/ground-bug) - [Flying/Bug](https://pokee.si/types/flying-bug) - [Psychic/Bug](https://pokee.si/types/psychic-bug) - [Bug/Rock](https://pokee.si/types/bug-rock) - [Bug/Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/bug-ghost) - [Bug/Dark](https://pokee.si/types/bug-dark) - [Bug/Fairy](https://pokee.si/types/bug-fairy) ### More Steel combinations - [Fire/Steel](https://pokee.si/types/fire-steel) - [Water/Steel](https://pokee.si/types/water-steel) - [Electric/Steel](https://pokee.si/types/electric-steel) - [Grass/Steel](https://pokee.si/types/grass-steel) - [Ice/Steel](https://pokee.si/types/ice-steel) - [Fighting/Steel](https://pokee.si/types/fighting-steel) - [Poison/Steel](https://pokee.si/types/poison-steel) - [Ground/Steel](https://pokee.si/types/ground-steel) - [Flying/Steel](https://pokee.si/types/flying-steel) - [Psychic/Steel](https://pokee.si/types/psychic-steel) - [Rock/Steel](https://pokee.si/types/rock-steel) - [Ghost/Steel](https://pokee.si/types/ghost-steel) - [Dragon/Steel](https://pokee.si/types/dragon-steel) - [Dark/Steel](https://pokee.si/types/dark-steel) - [Steel/Fairy](https://pokee.si/types/steel-fairy) --- Source: https://pokee.si/types/bug-steel (HTML page). pokee.si is an unofficial fan site and is not affiliated with Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company. 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