Pooka
Onix
#56/102 in Base, Common, 90 HP, Fighting, illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
- Set
- Base
- Card number
- #56/102
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 90 HP
- Type
- Fighting
- Language
- English
- Release date
- January 9, 1999
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
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Collector Notes
Onix
Onix appears in the English print of Base, released on January 9, 1999. Onix is a common rarity and 90 HP. The Base set contains 102 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Ken Sugimori.
Collector Insights
Onix is a Fighting-type Pokémon from the Base set, featuring a 90 HP and a retreat cost of three Colorless energy. It has a Common rarity and is numbered 56 in the series. The card’s flavor text describes how its stone portions harden to resemble a diamond as it grows. Onix has two attacks: Rock Throw, which deals 10 damage with a single Fighting energy cost, and Harden, a special attack requiring two Fighting energy that prevents up to 30 damage during the opponent’s next turn. The card’s weaknesses include Grass-type attacks multiplied by two, and it has no resistances. Artist Ken Sugimori designed the illustration, and the card’s theme color aligns with its rugged, mineral-based appearance. The card’s rules and regulations are standard for the Base set, released on January 9, 1999.
As it grows, the stone portions of its body harden to become similar to a diamond, though colored black.
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