Most Popular Steel Type Pokémon
Fan-demand snapshot for Steel Type — the Pokémon collectors talk about most, plus one flagship card per species.
2026-05-28
Popularity matters for trades, singles prices, and binder flex pages. Here are the Steel Type standouts fans search for most — including Lucario, Scizor, Mawile, Tinkaton, and Metagross — with one flagship card and quick jumps to our full species guides.
Popularity ranks blend normalized vote shares from two r/pokemon “favourite Pokémon” surveys (2025, u/Jawnysparklez; 2019, u/mamamia1001), weighted 60/40 toward the newer results. This list does not use Pink Binder collection tags — separate from our cute and card-collecting roundups. Each entry includes one flagship TCG print.
Fan-favorite standouts
Each entry shows sprite references plus one flagship TCG print fans search for most.
- #1Lucario#0448
Lucario is an all-time top favorite in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #5 overall in our combined index, #6 in the 2025 survey, #7 in the 2019 survey.
Most popular Lucario card
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For most fans, M Lucario-EX (Furious Fists (Rare Ultra)) is the iconic Lucario card — a staple in themed collections.
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- #2Scizor#0212
Scizor is an all-time top favorite in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #24 overall in our combined index, #32 in the 2025 survey, #22 in the 2019 survey.
Most popular Scizor card
Sprite references
If you only get one Scizor, make it Scizor-GX from Hidden Fates Shiny Vault (Rare Shiny GX) — it's the print most collectors recognize.
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- #3Mawile#0303
Mawile is an all-time top favorite in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #31 overall in our combined index, #22 in the 2025 survey, #57 in the 2019 survey.
Most popular Mawile card
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The Mawile card everyone knows is Mawile GX from Unified Minds (Ultra Rare) — a familiar face in the TCG scene.
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- #4Tinkaton#0959
Tinkaton is an all-time top favorite in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #41 overall in our combined index, #46 in the 2025 survey.
Most popular Tinkaton card
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The most-searched Tinkaton single for many collectors is Tinkaton from Paldean Fates (Shiny rare) — a familiar print fans recognize even outside chase-art hunts.
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- #5Metagross#0376
Metagross is an all-time top favorite in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #45 overall in our combined index, #69 in the 2025 survey, #26 in the 2019 survey.
Most popular Metagross card
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Collectors often chase Steven's Metagross ex from Ascended Heroes (Special Illustration Rare) — it's the flagship Metagross card for display and trades.
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- #6Empoleon#0395
Empoleon ranks among the most popular Pokémon in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #66 overall in our combined index, #107 in the 2025 survey, #33 in the 2019 survey.
Most popular Empoleon card
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For most fans, Empoleon (Legendary Treasures (Rare)) is the iconic Empoleon card — a staple in themed collections.
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- #7Aggron#0306
Aggron ranks among the most popular Pokémon in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #68 overall in our combined index, #93 in the 2025 survey, #38 in the 2019 survey.
Most popular Aggron card
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The Aggron card everyone knows is Aggron from Unbroken Bonds (Rare) — a familiar face in the TCG scene.
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- #8Jirachi#0385
Jirachi ranks among the most popular Pokémon in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #90 overall in our combined index, #71 in the 2025 survey, #105 in the 2019 survey.
Most popular Jirachi card
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Collectors often chase Jirachi-GX from Unified Minds (Rare Ultra) — it's the flagship Jirachi card for display and trades.
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- #9Aegislash#0681
Aegislash ranks among the most popular Pokémon in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #94 overall in our combined index, #90 in the 2025 survey, #78 in the 2019 survey.
Most popular Aegislash card
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The most-searched Aegislash single for many collectors is Aegislash-EX from Phantom Forces (Rare Ultra) — a familiar print fans recognize even outside chase-art hunts.
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- #10Corviknight#0823
Corviknight is a perennial fan favorite in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #118 overall in our combined index, #123 in the 2025 survey.
Most popular Corviknight card
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The Corviknight card everyone knows is Corviknight from Shining Fates Shiny Vault (Rare Shiny) — a familiar face in the TCG scene.
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