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Counter guide · Steel / Psychic · Gen III

What beats Beldum?

The 5 hardest counters to Beldum ranked by type effectiveness, base-stat total, and Speed. Heatran outspeeds and hits for 2× with fire-type STAB.

Beldum
No. 374
Beldum
Steel Psychic
BST 300 · Speed 30 · Atk 55 · SpA 35

Top 5 counters

  1. #1
    Heatran
    No. 485
    Heatran
    Fire Steel
    Hits Beldum for 2× via fire-type STAB Takes ½× back from psychic-type STAB Speed: 77 > 30 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 130)
  2. #2
    Chi-Yu
    No. 1004
    Chi-Yu
    Dark Fire
    Hits Beldum for 2× via dark-type STAB Takes ½× back from steel-type STAB Speed: 100 > 30 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 135)
  3. #3
    Kingambit
    No. 983
    Kingambit
    Dark Steel
    Hits Beldum for 2× via dark-type STAB Takes ½× back from steel-type STAB Speed: 50 > 30 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 135)
  4. #4
    Gholdengo
    No. 1000
    Gholdengo
    Steel Ghost
    Hits Beldum for 2× via ghost-type STAB Takes ½× back from steel-type STAB Speed: 84 > 30 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 133)
  5. #5
    Victini
    No. 494
    Victini
    Psychic Fire
    Hits Beldum for 2× via fire-type STAB Takes ½× back from steel-type STAB Speed: 100 > 30 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 100)

Beldum's type weaknesses

2× weak to
Fire Ground Ghost Dark
Immune to
Poison

How this list is computed

Each candidate is scored on best-STAB damage into Beldum, the damage taken back, Speed comparison, base-stat total, and offensive lean (Attack vs Sp. Attack). Candidates that Beldum hits super-effectively for 2× or more without taking comparable damage back are filtered out — they die first. Type-immune candidates are excluded entirely.

Counters are theoretical type-chart matchups, not damage calculations. Item, ability, and move-set choices can swing real battles. Use this list as a starting point, not a final answer.