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{{Pokémon Infobox |

name=Onix |

jname=イワーク |

jtranslit=Iwāku |

tmname=Iwark |

ndex=095 |

kdex=053 |

typebox=1 |

type1=Rock |

type2=Ground |

species=Rock Snake |

height-ftin=28'10" |

height-m=8.8 |

weight-lbs=463.0 |

weight-kg=210.0 |

abilityn=d |

ability1=Rock Head |

ability2=Sturdy |

abilityd=Weak Armor |

egggroupn=1 |

egggroup1=Mineral |

eggcycles=26 |

evtotal=1 |

evde=1 |

expyield=77 |

oldexp=108 |

lv100exp=1,000,000 |

gendercode=127 |

color=Gray |

catchrate=45 |

body=02 |

pokefordex=onix |

generation=1 |

friendship=70 |

'''Onix''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''イワーク''' ''Iwark'') is a dual-type {{2t|Rock|Ground}} Pokémon.

It [[Evolution|evolves]] into {{p|Steelix}} when [[trade]]d holding a {{DL|Type-enhancing item|Metal Coat}}.

Onix resembles a giant chain of gray boulders that become smaller towards the tail. There is a rocky spine on its head and a pair of black eyes right beneath it. This Pokémon has a magnet in its brain that serves as an internal compass. Its body absorbs many hard objects, making its body very solid. As it grows older, it becomes more rounded and smoother, eventually becoming similar to black diamonds.

Onix tunnels under the ground at over {{tt|fifty miles|eighty kilometers}} per hour, which causes tremors and a terrifying roar that echoes a long way. The massive, winding tunnels it leaves behind are used as homes by {{p|Diglett}}. Onix loves to eat the large boulders it encounters while burrowing underground. As seen in the [[Pokémon Stadium series]], Onix is capable of rotating its head, or any part of their body, a full 360 degrees. It is a very aggressive Pokémon that will constantly attack humans and Pokémon when it is in pain, as seen in [[EP071|the anime]]. Onix can be found in mountains and {{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|caves}}, though it prefers underground tunnels with little light.

[[File:Roark Onix.png|250px|right|thumb|Onix in the anime]]

===Major appearances===

====[[Brock's Steelix|Brock's Onix]]====

Onix's first major appearance was in ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]'' under the ownership of {{an|Brock}}. He used it in his journeys in Kanto and Johto before giving it to his little brother, [[Forrest]], in ''[[SS001|A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!]]''. At some time before ''[[AG177|Grating Spaces]]'', it evolved into a {{p|Steelix}}.

====[[Bruno's Onix]]====

{{Ash}} and his friends encountered a {{pkmn2|giant}} {{TP|Bruno|Onix}} in ''[[EP071|To Master the Onixpected]]''. It was on a rampage until [[Bruno]] managed to get a {{p|Sandslash}} from under the Rock Snake Pokémon's "skin."

Bruno captured the Onix afterward.

====[[Crystal Onix]]====

''[[EP087|The Crystal Onix]]'' featured a special Onix whose body is made out of glass crystal. Ash and {{ashfr}} helped a glass sculptor named [[Mateo]] search for it because Mateo believed it would help inspire him to be better at his craft.

[[File:Shiny Onix.png|right|250px|thumb|A Shiny Onix in the anime]]

An Onix made its debut appearance in ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]''. It was the next Pokémon an unknown {{pkmn|Trainer}} chose after the opponent's {{p|Gengar}} put their {{p|Nidorino}} to {{status|sleep}}.

In ''[[EP111|Hello, Pummelo!]]'', {{OBP|Drake|Orange League}} 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.

Several Onix appeared in ''[[EP149|Tunnel Vision]]'' where they resided in the [[Onix Tunnel]] and attacked anyone who attempted to pass through it.

[[Janina]], [[Jasmine]]'s apprentice, has an Onix in the episode ''[[EP208|Fight for the Light]]''. Her Onix was heavily coated in wax for protection against {{t|Water}} attacks.

A "King Onix" was featured in ''[[AG137|Hooked on Onix]]''. {{TRT}} tricked King Onix into thinking Ash and {{ashfr}} were going to destroy his kingdom. When Ash managed to convince King Onix that he and his friends weren't bad by defeating it 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 ''[[DP015|Shapes of Things to Come]]'' where it was used against [[Paul]]'s {{TP|Paul|Elekid}} and {{TP|Paul|Chimchar}}. It later battled {{Ash}} in ''[[DP016|A Gruff Act to Follow!]]'' and ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos we Watched!]]''.

A rampaging Onix appeared in ''[[DP046|A Maze-ing Race!]]''.

Multiple wild Onix appeared in ''[[BW087|Expedition to Onix Island!]]'', with one of them being {{Shiny}}.

An Onix appeared in ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''.

Multiple Onix were among the Pokémon seen at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] in ''[[EP065|Showdown at the Po-ké Corral]]''.

An Onix, under the ownership of an unnamed Trainer, was treated by [[Nurse Joy]] in ''[[EP092|The Joy of Pokémon]]''.

An Onix belonging to the natives of the [[Golden Island]], appeared in ''[[EP096|Meowth Rules!]]''.

Multiple Onix also appeared in ''[[M02|The Power of One]]''.

An Onix was seen in a fantasy in ''[[EP116|The Rivalry Revival]]''.

A fantasized Onix appeared in ''[[EP162|Type Casting]]''.

An Onix appeared in ''[[EP169|Beauty and the Breeder]]'' where it participated in a Pokémon beauty contest.

An Onix, under the ownership of a Trainer, appeared in ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]''.

An Onix was one of the Pokémon defeated by [[Wings Alexander]]'s then Hoothoot as seen in his flashback in ''[[EP223|Throwing in the Noctowl]]''.

An Onix appeared in the opening of ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''.

Multiple Onix appeared in ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' as part of the feuding armies.

An Onix made a brief cameo in ''[[SS021|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness]]''.

Brock used an Onix in ''[[DP091|One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!]]'' as part of the Pokémon Triathlon.

An Onix appeared in ''[[DP110|Steeling Peace of Mind!]]'', and again in ''[[DP134|Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!]]''.

An Onix appeared in ''[[DP145|A Rivalry to Gible On!]]''.

An Onix appeared in ''[[DP181|Bucking the Treasure Trend!]]'' where it attacked {{TRT}}.

An Onix appeared in the opening scenes of ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]''.

===Pokédex entries===

{{Animedexbody|DP015|Onix|Dawn's Pokédex|Onix, the {{t|Rock}} Snake Pokémon. It {{m|Dig|tunnels through the ground}} which shakes when it raises its {{m|Screech|thunderous roar}}. It can move the ground [[Stats#Speed|at fifty miles per hour]].}}

{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|''Diamond & Pearl''|Sinnoh}}

{{Animedexheader|Unova}}

{{Animedexbody|BW087|Onix|Ash's Pokédex|Onix, the Rock Snake Pokémon. By twisting its large and powerful body, Onix can quickly bore through the ground at fifty miles per hour.}}

{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|''Best Wishes''|Unova}}

[[File:Onix EToP.png|thumb|200px|Onix in The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]

===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===

[[Brock]] has an Onix in [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]].

===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===

Onix debuts in ''[[PS005|Onix is On!]]'' of the {{chap|Red, Green & Blue}} as [[Brock]]'s main Pokémon, however a picture of it is shown on a leaflet in ''[[PS004|Wanted: Pikachu!]]''. Onix later continues to make appearances with Brock in various volumes onwards.

[[Bruno]] owns an Onix, on which he battles [[Bill]], [[Lt. Surge]] and {{adv|Red}} on [[Cerise Island]]. The Onix later manages to carry Bruno and [[Koga]] off the collapsing island. Another [[Wild Pokémon|wild]] Onix was also seen on Cerise Island.

[[Roark]] has an Onix which he used it during {{adv|Platinum}}'s Gym Battle in ''[[PS342|A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium]]''.

===In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga===

[[Brock]] owns an Onix in [[Pokémon Pocket Monsters]].

An Onix took part in a baseball match in ''[[PM021|Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Baseball Tournament!]]''.

{{OBP|Giovanni|Pocket Monsters}} sent out his Onix to prevent {{OBP|Red|Pocket Monsters}} from interfering with his plans on creating {{p|Mewtwo}} in ''[[PM025|Bring Down the Strongest Pokémon!!]]''.

An Onix is seen with Red during the curry cooking competition that went on in ''[[PM027|Curry Showdown! Which is the Most Delicious?]]''.

{{OBP|Green|Pocket Monsters}}'s Onix first appeared in [[PM042]].

[[Bruno]] owns two Onix as seen in [[PM034]].

An Onix under the ownership of Brock appears in [[Pokémon Zensho]].

[[Hareta]] catches an Onix on [[Iron Island]] in ''[[DPA10|Serious Training on Iron Island!!]]''.

[[Byron]] has an Onix which was used as an obstacle in a challenge in ''[[DPA09|Challenge! The Fortress Of Steel!!]]''.

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===Pokédex entries===

==In the TCG==

{{main|Onix (TCG)}}

===[[Super Smash Bros.]]===

Onix is obtainable in a Poké Ball. Once thrown, it flies up into the sky and uses {{m|Rock Throw}} on the player's opponents. This will hit everyone on the field except {{wk|Kirby}} if he uses his down special move.

===[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]===

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.

|yellowdex=Burrows at high speed in search of food. The tunnels it leaves are used as homes by {{p|Diglett}}.

|crystaldex=As it {{m|dig}}s through the ground, it absorbs many hard objects. This is what makes its body so solid.

|stadium2dex=It twists and squirms through the ground. The thunderous roar of its tunneling echoes a long way.

|rsdex=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.

|ydex=It usually lives underground. It searches for food while boring its way through the ground at {{tt|50 miles per hour|80kilometers per hour}}.

gsarea=[[Rock Tunnel]], [[Mt. Silver|Silver Cave]], {{ka|Victory Road}}, [[Union Cave]]<br/>Trade for {{p|Bellsprout}} in [[Violet City]]|

carea=[[Rock Tunnel]], [[Mt. Silver|Silver Cave]], {{ka|Victory Road}}, [[Union Cave]]<br/>Trade for {{p|Bellsprout}} in [[Violet City]]|

hgssarea=[[Union Cave]], [[Mt. Silver]], [[Cliff Cave]], {{ka|Victory Road}}, and [[Rock Tunnel]]<br/>Trade for {{p|Bellsprout}} in [[Violet City]]|

|pinball=[[Rock Tunnel|Rock Mountain]]<br>[[Indigo Plateau]]

|trozei={{PM|3|Phobos Drill}}<br>Endless Level 46<br>Forever Level 23<br>[[Mr. Who's Den]]

|md2=[[Mt. Travail]] (1F-19F)

{{eventAvail/h|type=rock|type2=ground}}

{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|GSC}}|Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! Sharpen Onix|English|United States|5|November 8 to 14, 2002;<br>December 13 to 19, 2002|link=List of Gotta Catch 'Em All event Pokémon#Sharpen Onix}}

{{HeldItems

|type=rock|type2=ground

|rby1=Bitter Berry|rby1type=Berries (Generation II)|rby1image=no|rby1rar=100

|gsc1=Bitter Berry|gsc1type=Berries (Generation II)|gsc1rar=100|gsc1image=no

|frlg1=Hard Stone|frlg1type=Type-enhancing item|frlg1rar=5

{{BaseStats with RBY|

|type=Rock

{{TypeEffectiveness|

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newelectric=1}}

====By [[Level|leveling up]]====

{{learnlist/levelh/6|Onix|Rock|Ground|1}}

{{learnlist/level6|7|Rock Throw|Rock|Physical|50|90|15||'''}}

{{learnlist/level6|10|Rock Tomb|Rock|Physical|60|95|15||'''}}

====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====

{{learnlist/tm5|TM78|Bulldoze|Ground|Physical|60|100|20||'''}}

====By {{pkmn|breeding}}====

{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|557|Dwebble}}|Rototiller|Ground|Status|&mdash;|&mdash;|10|||*}}

{{learnlist/breedf/6|Onix|Rock|Ground|2}}

====By [[Move Tutor|tutoring]]====

{{learnlist/tutorh|Onix|rock|ground|5|1}}

{{learnlist/tutor5|Dragon Pulse|Dragon|Special|90|100|10|||no|yes}}

{{learnlist/tutorf|Onix|rock|ground|5|1}}

===Side game data===

P1=I tell you, I'm better under the ground! |

ConquestAbility2={{DL|List of Abilities in Pokémon Conquest|Jagged Edge}} |

ConquestEvo=Evolves into {{p|Steelix}} after knocking out a [[Warrior]]'s Pokémon in a manner that allows recruitment, while its own Warrior is equipped with a {{DL|Type-enhancing item|Metal Coat}} |