Best Steel Pokemon

[Frenchfry]

Because, ya know, knowing muay tai means that you can punch through thick plates of steel or something. <.<

[Chad29]

Hey, I didn't make the rules. I just follow them.

[Frenchfry]

Well I know that. You're Mr. Smith. I can tell by your avi.

[xhizor8201]

I think jirachi is the best steel type

[UnationConsideration]

Metagross hands down.

[HyperTyranitar]

steelix

[Bananamaster]

jirachi IS the best steel type, but skarmory is the best non legendary, and im too lazy to explain
why.

[Frenchfry]

jirachi IS the best steel type, but skarmory is the best non legendary, and im too lazy to explain
why.

Listen, as much as I'd love to instigate comraderie with one of the only other people here with a food item as their account name, I need to say:
If you aren't going to elaborate on why you think what you think, you're not being very helpful.
For instance, in my personal experience, I found Bronzong to be a consistently tougher opponent than skarmory. Have I been doing something wrong? If not, it seems to me that Bronzong is better. Is it stats? Move pool? Something else?

[Monzta]

Skarmory is just a wall. A thick wall of steel and needles.

[Frenchfry]

A big smelly jerk of a thick wall of steel and needles.

[Chad29]

Now now. Don't fault something for being good at what it was designed to do.

[Frenchfry]

Skarmory was designed to be a big smelly jerk of a thick wall of steel and needles?

[Chad29]

Scratch out the smelly and jerk part, and yes.

[Raikt]

I find that Bronzong would be a much more effective Physical and Special wall if it just had one thing Skarmory did: a reliable healing move. It does have Rest, and Sleep Talk for what that is worth. Still, playing the advocate, Resttalk does have a few advantages.

Roost: Instant healing move. Consistent. It only requires one turn to use. It actually sheds Skarmory's secondary typing. It also only takes up one move slot and leaves a lot of flexibility for move set options.

Resttalk: Instant healing for a full 100% health. Removes all permanent status effects and grants immunity to them. Makes Bronzong extremely durable against a slower team or a team that has been heavily paralyzed. Doesn't need Sleep Talk to work viably.

Moving on past that, however, I still believe Bronzong to be the better wall. Overall, I think it's higher dual tanking ability, amazingly diverse movepool, and sheer unpredictability make him the better candidate. It's also extremely resilient if you have a Wish user on your team.

[Sparta]

Metagross....