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Onix, a Rock and Ground type Pokémon, official artwork

#0095

Onix: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Onix is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Defense (160) and Speed (70), with a base stat total of 385.

Build a team with Onix

What is Onix weak to?

How much damage Onix takes from each attacking type.

4×Weak toGrassWater
2×Weak toFightingGroundIceSteel
0.5×ResistsFireFlyingNormalRock
0.25×ResistsPoison
0×Immune toElectric

Onix takes super-effective damage from Grass, Water, Fighting, Ground, Ice, Steel (Grass and Water hit it for 4x damage). It resists Fire, Flying, Normal, Rock, Poison and is immune to Electric.

Best moveset for Onix

Onix has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • ExplosionNormal250
  • Head SmashRock150
  • EarthquakeGround100
  • Iron TailSteel100

Best nature for Onix

Adamant. Onix is a physical attacker (45 Attack vs 30 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • Rock HeadThis Pokemon does not take recoil damage besides Struggle/Life Orb/crash damage.
  • SturdyIf this Pokemon is at full HP, it survives one hit with at least 1 HP. Immune to OHKO.
  • Weak ArmorIf a physical attack hits this Pokemon, Defense is lowered by 1, Speed is raised by 2.

Evolution line

Onix
Steelix
Full learnset (89 moves; tap to expand)

Onix is not obtainable in Scarlet/Violet, so this is its National Dex movepool.

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
ExplosionNormal250100%Physical
Self-DestructNormal200100%Physical
Head SmashRock15080%Physical
Skull BashNormal130100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Meteor BeamRock12090%Special
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Iron TailSteel10075%Physical
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
High HorsepowerGround9595%Physical
Earth PowerGround90100%Special
Rock ClimbNormal9085%Physical
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Dragon PulseDragon85100%Special
Body PressFighting80100%Physical
DigGround80100%Physical
Drill RunGround8095%Physical
Flash CannonSteel80100%Special
Iron HeadSteel80100%Physical
SlamNormal8075%Physical
StrengthNormal80100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Stomping TantrumGround75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
HeadbuttNormal70100%Physical
Scorching SandsGround70100%Special
Secret PowerNormal70100%Physical
Ancient PowerRock60100%Special
Breaking SwipeDragon60100%Physical
Brutal SwingDark60100%Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Dragon BreathDragon60100%Special
Dragon TailDragon6090%Physical
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
RoundNormal60100%Special
PaybackDark50100%Physical
Rock ThrowRock5090%Physical
Smack DownRock50100%Physical
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Rock SmashFighting40100%Physical
TackleNormal40100%Physical
TwisterDragon40100%Special
Sand TombGround3585%Physical
RolloutRock3090%Physical
Rock BlastRock2590%Physical
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
RageNormal20100%Physical
BindNormal1585%Physical
BideNormal?-Physical
FissureGround?30%Physical
FlailNormal?100%Physical
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
Gyro BallSteel?100%Physical
Heavy SlamSteel?100%Physical
Natural GiftNormal?100%Physical
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
AttractNormal-100%Status
BlockNormal--Status
CaptivateNormal-100%Status
ConfideNormal--Status
CurseGhost--Status
Defense CurlNormal--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
Dragon DanceDragon--Status
EndureNormal--Status
HardenNormal--Status
MimicNormal--Status
Mud SportGround--Status
Nature PowerNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
Rock PolishRock--Status
RototillerGround--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
ScreechNormal-85%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
Stealth RockRock--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
TauntDark-100%Status
TormentDark-100%Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
Wide GuardRock--Status