Onix • Generation VIII Pokédex • Marriland.com

Onix's Type

ROCK

GROUND

Onix's Pokédex #s

National #: 95

Galar #: 178

Armor #: --

Crown #: --

Sinnoh #: 34

Onix's Base Stats

HP:: 35

Attack:: 45

Defense:: 160

Sp. Atk:: 30

Sp. Def:: 45

Speed:: 70

Total:: 385

Misc. Info

Height:: 28'10" (8.8m)

Weight:: 463 lbs. (210 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Mineral

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,000,000

EV Yield:: 1 Defense

Base EXP:: 77

Catch Rate:: 45

Base Happiness:: 70

Onix's Abilities

Here are what abilities Onix can possibly have, along with their effects.

Rock Head: Prevents all recoil damage Onix takes from moves that cause recoil damage.

Sturdy: If Onix has full HP and would be knocked out by a single hit, it survives with 1 HP. Also protects against OHKO moves.

Weak Armor: Raises Onix's Speed and lowers its Defense by one stage whenever it is hit by a Physical-based move.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Onix's weakness and resistance is to various types.

4×: WATER

GRASS

2×: ICE

FIGHTING

GROUND

STEEL

½: NORMAL

FIRE

FLYING

ROCK

¼: POISON

immune: ELECTRIC

Onix's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Onix evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Onix: starting form

Steelix: trade while holding Metal Coat

Onix's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

SwSh Mode BDSP Mode

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Onix can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Onix learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Tackle Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Harden Raises Onix's Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
1	Bind Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	NORMAL	15	85%	20	One Target
1	Rock Throw Damages the target.	ROCK	50	90%	15	One Target
4	Smack Down The target can be hit by Ground-type moves after being hit by Smack Down.	ROCK	50	100%	15	One Target
8	Rock Polish Raises Onix's Speed by two stages.	ROCK	--	--	20	User
12	Dragon Breath Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	DRAGON	60	100%	20	One Target
16	Curse Raises Onix's Attack and Defense by one stage, but lowers its Speed by one stage.	GHOST	--	--	10	Counter
20	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
24	Screech Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.	NORMAL	--	85%	40	One Target
28	Sand Tomb Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	GROUND	35	85%	15	One Target
32	Stealth Rock Sets floating rocks on the enemy's field. Does 1/8 max HP to enemies that switch in. Weakness/resistance to Rock affects this damage.	ROCK	--	--	20	Enemy Field
36	Slam Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	75%	20	One Target
40	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.	ROCK	--	--	10	Entire Field
44	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
48	Iron Tail 30% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	STEEL	100	75%	15	One Target
52	Stone Edge Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	ROCK	100	80%	5	One Target
56	Double-Edge Onix takes 33% of Double-Edge's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	120	100%	15	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Onix can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM15	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM16	Screech Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.	NORMAL	--	85%	40	One Target
TM20	Self-Destruct Onix is knocked out after using Self-Destruct.	NORMAL	200	100%	5	All But Self
TM21	Rest Onix restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM22	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Onix from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM26	Scary Face Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.	NORMAL	--	100%	10	One Target
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM32	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.	ROCK	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM34	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Onix is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM48	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM49	Sand Tomb Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	GROUND	35	85%	15	One Target
TM54	Rock Blast Hits the target two to five times in a row.	ROCK	25	90%	10	One Target
TM57	Payback Does double damage if Onix attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM81	Bulldoze 100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	60	100%	20	All But Self
TM97	Brutal Swing Damages all nearby Pokémon.	DARK	60	100%	20	All But Self
TM98	Stomping Tantrum Power is doubled if Onix missed the target last turn.	GROUND	75	100%	10	One Target
TM99	Breaking Swipe Lowers all nearby enemies' Attack by one stage.	DRAGON	60	100%	15	Nearby Enemies

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Onix can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR01	Body Slam Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	NORMAL	85	100%	15	One Target
TR10	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Onix's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Onix's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR31	Iron Tail 30% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	STEEL	100	75%	15	One Target
TR37	Taunt Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
TR51	Dragon Dance Raises Onix's Attack and Speed by one stage.	DRAGON	--	--	20	User
TR52	Gyro Ball Does more damage based on how much lower Onix's Speed is compared to the target's.	STEEL	varies	100%	5	One Target
TR62	Dragon Pulse Damages the target.	DRAGON	85	100%	10	One Target
TR67	Earth Power 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GROUND	90	100%	10	One Target
TR70	Flash Cannon 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	STEEL	80	100%	10	One Target
TR74	Iron Head Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	STEEL	80	100%	15	One Target
TR75	Stone Edge Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	ROCK	100	80%	5	One Target
TR76	Stealth Rock Sets floating rocks on the enemy's field. Does 1/8 max HP to enemies that switch in. Weakness/resistance to Rock affects this damage.	ROCK	--	--	20	Enemy Field
TR79	Heavy Slam Power ranges from 40–120 based on Onix's weight vs. the target's weight.	STEEL	varies	100%	10	One Target
TR87	Drill Run Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GROUND	80	95%	10	One Target
TR94	High Horsepower Damages the target.	GROUND	95	95%	10	One Target
TR99	Body Press Does more damage based on how high Onix's Defense stat is.	FIGHTING	80	100%	10	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Onix can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Onix.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Flail Does more damage when Onix's HP is low.	NORMAL	varies	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Block Prevents the target from fleeing or switching out.	NORMAL	--	--	5	One Target
EGG	Defense Curl Raises Onix's Defense by one stage. Rollout and Ice Ball do double damage.	NORMAL	--	--	40	User
EGG	Wide Guard Protects your team from moves that hit multiple targets for the turn.	ROCK	--	--	10	User's Field
EGG	Rollout Lose control for up to 5 turns, with each hit doing 2× as much. Doubles damage if Defense Curl was used beforehand.	ROCK	30	90%	20	One Target
EGG	Dragon Tail -6 priority. After doing damage, forces the foe to switch out, or ends wild battles.	DRAGON	60	90%	10	One Target
EGG	Head Smash Onix takes 50% of Head Smash's damage as recoil damage.	ROCK	150	80%	5	One Target

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Onix can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
TUTOR	Scorching Sands Has a 30% chance to burn the target.	GROUND		70	100%	10	One Target
TUTOR	Meteor Beam Raises Onix's Sp. Atk by one stage. Charges for a turn, attacks on second turn.	ROCK		120	90%	10	One Target

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Onix learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Tackle Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Harden Raises Onix's Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
1	Bind Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	NORMAL	15	85%	20	One Target
1	Rock Throw Damages the target.	ROCK	50	90%	15	One Target
4	Smack Down The target can be hit by Ground-type moves after being hit by Smack Down.	ROCK	50	100%	15	One Target
8	Rock Polish Raises Onix's Speed by two stages.	ROCK	--	--	20	User
12	Dragon Breath Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	DRAGON	60	100%	20	One Target
16	Curse Raises Onix's Attack and Defense by one stage, but lowers its Speed by one stage.	GHOST	--	--	10	Counter
20	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
24	Screech Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.	NORMAL	--	85%	40	One Target
28	Sand Tomb Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	GROUND	35	85%	15	One Target
32	Stealth Rock Sets floating rocks on the enemy's field. Does 1/8 max HP to enemies that switch in. Weakness/resistance to Rock affects this damage.	ROCK	--	--	20	Enemy Field
36	Slam Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	75%	20	One Target
40	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.	ROCK	--	--	10	Entire Field
44	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
48	Iron Tail 30% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	STEEL	100	75%	15	One Target
52	Stone Edge Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	ROCK	100	80%	5	One Target
56	Double-Edge Onix takes 33% of Double-Edge's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	120	100%	15	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Onix can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM05	Roar Forces the foe to switch out, or ends wild battles.	NORMAL	--	--	20	One Target
TM11	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM12	Taunt Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
TM17	Protect Protects Onix from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM23	Iron Tail 30% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	STEEL	100	75%	15	One Target
TM26	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
TM28	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM32	Double Team Raises Onix's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM37	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.	ROCK	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM39	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM41	Torment Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row.	DARK	--	100%	15	One Target
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Onix is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Onix restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM45	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM58	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM59	Dragon Pulse Damages the target.	DRAGON	85	100%	10	One Target
TM64	Explosion Onix is knocked out after using Explosion.	NORMAL	250	100%	5	All But Self
TM66	Payback Does double damage if Onix attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
TM69	Rock Polish Raises Onix's Speed by two stages.	ROCK	--	--	20	User
TM71	Stone Edge Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	ROCK	100	80%	5	One Target
TM74	Gyro Ball Does more damage based on how much lower Onix's Speed is compared to the target's.	STEEL	varies	100%	5	One Target
TM76	Stealth Rock Sets floating rocks on the enemy's field. Does 1/8 max HP to enemies that switch in. Weakness/resistance to Rock affects this damage.	ROCK	--	--	20	Enemy Field
TM77	Psych Up Copies all stat modifiers on the target.	NORMAL	--	--	10	One Target
TM80	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Onix's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM83	Bulldoze 100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	60	100%	20	All But Self
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Onix's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM91	Flash Cannon 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	STEEL	80	100%	10	One Target
TM96	Strength Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	100%	15	One Target
TM98	Rock Smash 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	40	100%	15	One Target
TM100	Rock Climb Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.	NORMAL	90	85%	20	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Onix can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Onix.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Flail Does more damage when Onix's HP is low.	NORMAL	varies	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Block Prevents the target from fleeing or switching out.	NORMAL	--	--	5	One Target
EGG	Defense Curl Raises Onix's Defense by one stage. Rollout and Ice Ball do double damage.	NORMAL	--	--	40	User
EGG	Wide Guard Protects your team from moves that hit multiple targets for the turn.	ROCK	--	--	10	User's Field
EGG	Rollout Lose control for up to 5 turns, with each hit doing 2× as much. Doubles damage if Defense Curl was used beforehand.	ROCK	30	90%	20	One Target
EGG	Dragon Tail -6 priority. After doing damage, forces the foe to switch out, or ends wild battles.	DRAGON	60	90%	10	One Target
EGG	Head Smash Onix takes 50% of Head Smash's damage as recoil damage.	ROCK	150	80%	5	One Target
EGG	Rock Blast Hits the target two to five times in a row.	ROCK	25	90%	10	One Target
EGG	Heavy Slam Power ranges from 40–120 based on Onix's weight vs. the target's weight.	STEEL	varies	100%	10	One Target

Onix's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Onix's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Onix's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Onix is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	180	211	243	274	35
Attack	95	126	158	189	45
Defense	325	356	388	419	160
Sp. Atk	65	96	128	159	30
Sp. Def	95	126	158	189	45
Speed	145	176	208	239	70
Total					385

Where to Find Onix in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

SwSh Mode BDSP Mode

If you're looking for where to find Onix, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Onix in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Special Ways to Get Onix

There's a special wandering Onix near the entrance to the Wild Area from the station.

Onix in the Wild

East Lake Axewell

Random Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	--	10%	--	--	10%	--
				Lv. 8-12			Lv. 8-12

Giant's Seat

Random Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
20%	20%	--	--	20%	--	--	20%	--
Lv. 30-35	Lv. 30-35			Lv. 30-35			Lv. 30-35

Motostoke Riverbank

Random Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	--	--	--	--	30%	--
							Lv. 26-28

Location information on where to find Onix in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Onix

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

As it digs through the ground, it absorbs many hard objects. This is what makes its body so solid.

Shield

It rapidly bores through the ground at 50 mph by squirming and twisting its massive, rugged body.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X

Burrows at high speed in search of food. The tunnels it leaves are used as homes by Diglett.

Y

It usually lives underground. It searches for food while boring its way through the ground at 50 miles per hour.

Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire

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.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White

It burrows through the ground at a speed of 50 mph while feeding on large boulders.

Black 2 White 2

Opening its large mouth, it ingests massive amounts of soil and creates long tunnels.

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

Diamond

When it travels underground, it causes rumbling and tremors. It can move at 50 mph.

Pearl

It squirms through the ground using its long and rugged body. It always eats while burrowing.

Platinum

It burrows through the ground at a speed of 50 mph while feeding on large boulders.

HeartGold

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

SoulSilver

It rapidly bores through the ground at 50 mph by squirming and twisting its massive, rugged body.

Generation 3 Pokédex Entries

Ruby Sapphire

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.

Emerald

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.

FireRed

It usually lives underground. It searches for food while boring its way through the ground at 50 miles per hour.

LeafGreen

As it grows, the stone portions of its body harden to become similar to black-colored diamonds.

Generation 2 Pokédex Entries

Gold

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

Silver

It rapidly bores through the ground at 50 mph by squirming and twisting its massive, rugged body.

Crystal

As it digs through the ground, it absorbs many hard objects. This is what makes its body so solid.

Generation 1 Pokédex Entries

Red Blue

As it grows, the stone portions of its body harden to become similar to a diamond, but colored black.

Yellow

Burrows at high speed in search of food. The tunnels it leaves are used as homes by DIGLETTs.