Brock's Steelix: Difference between revisions

[[File:Young Brock Onix.png|220px|thumb|Brock receiving Onix on his 10th birthday in the anime]]

Brock received Steelix as an {{p|Onix}} from his father, {{ka|Flint}}, on his tenth birthday, as seen in a flashback in ''[[AG034|Having a Wailord of a Time]]''. Onix was Brock's [[Starter Pokémon|first Pokémon]] and has consistently been his strongest.

Onix was first seen during Brock's match with Ash at the [[Pewter Gym]] where it was used against {{AP|Pikachu}}. Onix wasn't fazed by Pikachu's {{m|ThunderShock}}s because of its secondary {{t|Ground}} type, and was easily able to subdue Pikachu with a {{m|Bind}}. Ash decided to forfeit the match because he couldn't stand to see Pikachu in pain. Onix was also used in Brock's rematch with Ash where it battled {{AP|Pikachu}} once again. This time Pikachu's newly learned {{m|Thunderbolt}} attack was actually able to cause damage to Onix, though it was still not enough to defeat it. Onix once again had Pikachu in a Bind until Brock told it to stop because Brock didn't want to hurt Pikachu. Eventually Pikachu's Thunderbolt set off the sprinklers, severely damaging Onix because of its severe weakness to water. Pikachu took Onix down with one final Thunderbolt, but Ash chose to forfeit. Brock decided to give Ash the {{Badge|Boulder}} anyway, and then joined him on his journey, bringing Onix with him.