Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Onix
HS—Unleashed · #56 · Common · 2010
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.54
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 56 / 96
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Steelix
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- MAHOU
- Pokédex #
- 95
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Onix plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 4 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Onix
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 2 decks
More by MAHOU
This card was illustrated by MAHOU.
Building around Onix?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It rapidly bores through the ground at 50 mph by squirming and twisting its massive, rugged body."
Poké-Body: Energy Healer
Whenever you attach an Energy card from your hand to Onix, remove a damage counter from Onix.
FCCCBoundless Power — 80
Onix can't attack during your next turn.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
1
ran Onix
Tournaments scanned
300
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Onix
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.20 | $0.40 | $83.58 | $0.54 | $69.65 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.67 | $5.99 | $92.50 | $5.55 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.17 |
| 30-day average | €0.18 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.18 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.14 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.42 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.20 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.05 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.18 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Onix is real?
Onix is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Onix worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Onix is $0.54; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Onix from?
Onix is from the Pokémon set "HS—Unleashed" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Onix?
Onix is a Common card in the HS—Unleashed set.
Other Onix printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
