
As it grows, the stone portions of its body harden to become similar to a diamond, but colored black.
- Height
- 8.8 m
- Weight
- 210 kg
- Generation
- 1
Defensive matchups
Immunities
Based on typing; abilities and battle effects are not included.
Base Stats
Abilities
Training
| Catch Rate | 45 (17.6%) |
| Base Exp | 77 |
| Base Happiness | 70 |
| Growth Rate | Medium |
Breeding
| Egg Groups | Mineral |
| Gender | 50.0% male, 50.0% female |
| Egg Cycles | 25 (6425 steps) |
Compare evolutions and forms
Compare Onix with its evolution family and other forms of the same species. Parentheses show the difference from Onix.
| Pokémon | HP | Attack | Defense | Sp. Atk | Sp. Def | Speed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onix | 35 | 45 | 160 | 30 | 45 | 70 | 385 |
| Steelix | 75 (+40) | 85 (+40) | 200 (+40) | 55 (+25) | 65 (+20) | 30 (-40) | 510 (+125) |
These are base stats, not in-battle values. Level, nature, IVs and EVs change the final stats. Forms are not available in every game; an alternate form is not necessarily an evolution.
Data: PokéAPI. Differences calculated from the records shown.
Evolution Chain
Steelix#0208Pokédex Entries
As it grows, the stone portions of its body harden to become similar to a diamond, but colored black.
Burrows at high speed in search of food. The tunnels it leaves are used as homes by DIGLETTs.
It twists and squirms through the ground. The thunderous roar of its tunneling echoes a long way.
It rapidly bores through the ground at 50 mph by squirming and twisting its mas sive, rugged body.
As it digs through the ground, it absorbs many hard objects. This is what makes its body so solid.
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.
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.
It usually lives underground. It searches for food while boring its way through the ground at 50 miles per hour.
As it grows, the stone portions of its body harden to become similar to black-colored diamonds.
When it travels underground, it causes rumbling and tremors. It can move at 50 mph.
Moves Learned
Moves learned by TM/HM
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Press | fighting | Physical | 80 | 100% |
| Breaking Swipe | dragon | Physical | 60 | 100% |
| Brutal Swing | dark | Physical | 60 | 100% |
| Dragon Dance | dragon | Status | — | — |
| Drill Run | ground | Physical | 80 | 95% |
| Earth Power | ground | Special | 90 | 100% |
| Iron Head | steel | Physical | 80 | 100% |
| Round | normal | Special | 60 | 100% |
| Scary Face | normal | Status | — | 100% |
| Snore | normal | Special | 50 | 100% |
| Stomping Tantrum | ground | Physical | 75 | 100% |
Moves learned by Move Tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meteor Beam | rock | Special | 120 | 90% |
| Scorching Sands | ground | Special | 70 | 100% |
Sprites
Official Artwork
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| Item | Rarity | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Hard Stone | 5% | firered, leafgreen |