Shining Steelix

Shining Steelix

Shining Steelix appears in the English print of Neo Destiny, released on February 28, 2002. Shining Steelix is a rare shining rarity and 90 HP. The Neo Destiny set contains 113 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Ken Sugimori.

Collector Insights

Shining Steelix is a Metal-type Pokémon with 90 HP. It has a retreat cost of four Colorless energy and requires no abilities for its basic gameplay. The card features a unique attack named Crushing Earth, which costs two Metal and two Fighting energy to use. This attack deals 80 damage and includes a coin flip mechanic: if heads, it inflicts 10 damage to each Benched Pokémon, bypassing Weakness and Resistance, while tails results in no damage. Regardless of the outcome, Shining Steelix cannot attack during the player’s next turn. The Pokémon resists Grass-type attacks by 30 and is weak to Fire-type attacks multiplied by two. It belongs to the Neo series, released as part of the Neo Destiny set in February 2002. The card’s flavor text describes an Onix that hardens its skin over centuries, eventually surpassing diamond hardness. Artist Ken Sugimori designed the card, which holds a Rare Shining rarity classification.

If an Onix lives 100 years or more, its skin hardens, eventually becoming even harder than a diamond.

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