honestly mega steelix is amazing due to its typing, utility and STAB combo combined w/ its offensive and defensive prowess which makes it an excellent glue (for lack of a better term????) for many teams. I don't think it's broken at all, though, as many Pokemon can break through it. Emboar, Mega Camerupt, Houndoom, Samurott, Hitmonlee, Slowking, special Cobalion, special Virizion (this is just going down in the A-ranks btw) all can easily break through it with their STABs. I'm not saying they check it obviously, just that a substantial portion of the meta 2HKOes it, which reduces its effectiveness as a glue. Also, its checks/counters aren't too hard to fit onto a team, with defensive Rotom-C and Slowking being excellent stops as well as a lot of the meta being bulky af enough to take hits from it and retaliate. A lot of the stuff it checks, such as Reun, Heliolisk, and Meloetta, carry coverage for it which makes it a shaky stop to them at best. Honestly Mega Steelix is amazing atm but I still don't think it's really suspect worthy lol
edit-also emboar is amazing but idt that's suspect worthy either, might make a paragraph about that too
edit-also emboar is amazing but idt that's suspect worthy either, might make a paragraph about that too
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