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Height
28′10″
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8.8 m
Metric
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28′10″/8.8 m
Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
463.0 lbs.
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210.0 kg
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463.0 lbs./210.0 kg
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP
0
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Atk
0
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Def
0
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Sp.Atk
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Sp.Def
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Speed
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| Base Exp.: 108
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Battle Exp.: 1081*
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Onix (Japanese: イワーク Iwark) is a Rock/Ground-type Pokémon.
Biology
Physiology
Onix basically resembles a giant chain of gray boulders. The Pokémon has a magnet in its brain that serves as an internal compass. Onix's body becomes more rounded and smoother as it grows with age.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
It tunnels under the ground at over fifty miles per hour. Its Template:A2 and Template:A2 are the only thing that protects Onix from the tremors it causes.
Behavior
They are very hot headed Pokémon and will constantly attack humans and Pokémon when various objects are caught in its cragged body in the wild, but under the care of trainers they will show signs of distress instead of attacking others.
Habitat
Onix can be found in mountains and caves, though they prefer underground tunnels with little light, also cragged mountains with abandoned mines.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Onix first appeared in Showdown in Pewter City under the ownership of Brock. He used it in his journeys in Kanto and Johto before giving it to his little brother, Forrest, in A Family That Battles Together, Stays Together. At sometime before Grating Spaces it evolved into a Steelix.
Ash and co. encountered a giant Onix in To Master the Onixpected. It was on a rampage until Bruno managed to get a Sandslash from under the Rock Snake Pokémon's "skin." Bruno captured the Onix afterwards.
The Crystal Onix featured a Crystal Onix. Ash and co. helped a glass sculptor named Mateo search for it because Mateo believed it would help inspire him to be better at his craft.
In Hello Pummelo, Drake of the Orange Crew owns an Onix and he used it to fight Ash's Squirtle in the second round in the Orange League Champion match. During the battle with Squirtle, Drake's Onix dug underground and emerged to use Bind on Squirtle, but Squirtle used Withdraw followed by a Hydro Pump, soaking Drake's Onix into submission. After drenching Drake's Onix, Squirtle defeated the Onix with a Skull Bash.
Janina, Jasmine's apprentice, has an Onix in the episode Fight for the Light. Her Onix was heavily coated in wax for protection against Water attacks.
A "King Onix" was featured in Hooked on Onix. Team Rocket tricked King Onix into thinking Ash and co. were going to destroy his kingdom. When Ash managed to convince that he and his friends weren't bad by defeating King Onix in a battle, Team Rocket tried to steal the royal Rock Snake Pokémon (but their plan was foiled as usual).
Roark's Onix was first seen in Shapes of Things to Come where it was used against Paul's Elekid and Chimchar. In A Gruff Act to Follow, it defeated Ash's Pikachu but Pikachu managed to defeat it in a rematch in O'er the Rampardos we Watched.
A rampaging Onix appeared in A Maze-ing Race!.
In the mangaIn the TCGOther appearances
In the original Super Smash Bros., Onix was obtainable in a Poké Ball. Once thrown it would fly up into the sky. A few seconds later it would begin to use Rock Throw which would pummel anyone who is not the user or team mate.
Onix is the second Poké Float to appear. It provides a horizontally flat area all the time it is on-screen, though it becomes diagonal as it leaves the screen.
Game data
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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| Generation I
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| Red
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As it grows, the stone portions of its body harden to become similar to a diamond, but colored black.
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Burrows at high speed in search of food. The tunnels it leaves are used as homes by Digletts.
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Its large body is over 26 feet long. Despite its size, it can squirm its way through the ground at 50 mph.
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It twists and squirms through the ground. The thunderous roar of its tunneling echoes a long way.
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It rapidly bores through the ground at 50 mph by squirming and twisting its massive, rugged body.
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As it digs through the ground, it absorbs many hard objects. This is what makes its body so solid.
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It twists and squirms through the ground. The thunderous roar of its tunneling echoes a long way.
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Onix has a magnet in its brain. It acts as a compass so that this Pokémon does not lose direction while it is tunneling. As it grows older, its body becomes increasingly rounder and smoother.
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| Sapphire
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Onix has a magnet in its brain. It acts as a compass so that this Pokémon does not lose direction while it is tunneling. As it grows older, its body becomes increasingly rounder and smoother.
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There is a magnet in its brain that prevents an Onix from losing direction while tunneling. As it grows older, its body becomes steadily rounder and smoother.
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| FireRed
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It usually lives underground. It searches for food while boring its way through the ground at 50 miles per hour.
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| LeafGreen
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As it grows, the stone portions of its body harden to become similar to black-colored diamonds.
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When it travels underground, it causes rumbling and tremors. It can move at 50 mph.
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It squirms through the ground using its long and rugged body. It always eats while burrowing.
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Game locations
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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Base stats
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Range
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At Lv. 100
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35
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95 - 142
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180 - 274
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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160
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148 - 233
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292 - 460
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30
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31 - 90
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58 - 174
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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Total: 385
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 30.
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Type effectiveness
| Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
Template:Learnset introMoves in Italics aren't STAB for Onix, but are for some/all evolutions.
By tutoring
Side game data
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Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- In Generation I, Onix was the tallest Pokémon, but in Generation II, it was dropped to second place by its evolution Steelix. When Wailord was introduced in Generation III, it became the third tallest.
Origin
Name origin
Onix's name is a corruption of onyx, a mineral. Its Japanese name may be a combination of 岩 iwa, rock, and スネ−ク snake.
It has been suggested that Onix is based on a wyrm, a type of dragon that has been presented as limbless and burrowing.
In other languages
Related articlesExternal links
For other sprites and images, please see Onix images on Bulbagarden Archives.