Pokémon · Black & White
Onix
Plasma Freeze · #61 · Uncommon · 2013
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Market reference
$0.63
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 61 / 122
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Steelix
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Toyste Beach
- Pokédex #
- 95
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Onix plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Swing Around) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Onix
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
More by Toyste Beach
This card was illustrated by Toyste Beach.
Building around Onix?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Opening its large mouth, it ingests massive amounts of soil and creates long tunnels."
CCCTackle — 30
FCCCSwing Around — 60×
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 60 damage times the number of heads.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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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 2026/06/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.25 | $0.50 | $23.49 | $0.63 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.92 | $3.40 | $36.00 | $3.11 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.40 |
| 7-day average | €0.32 |
| 30-day average | €0.24 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.32 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.09 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.35 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.34 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.35 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.31 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.77 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.40 |
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 $0.63; 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 "Plasma Freeze" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Onix?
Onix is a Uncommon card in the Plasma Freeze set.
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Other Onix printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
