Upon Mega-evolving, its already outstanding defense stat becomes even more outstanding, and it even gets a little special bulk behind it. Game Freak even blessed Steelix with the most awesome Mega evolution I have seen thus far.Īnd that undoubtedly makes Steelix the best powerhouse and defensive wall in the RU tier, and maybe the best overall, barring any legendary Pokémon. This comes with a more-than-excellent defense stat, a large set of resistances (eight, to be exact) and two immunities (Steelix is still part ground, which makes it immune to electric-type moves). Steelix is, as its name suggests, a primary steel type, as opposed to Onix being a primary rock type. The most interesting thing is the change in its primary typing: all of the iron in the soil and rocks Steelix has swallowed as an Onix have accumulated and have caused its body to compress underground, which is why its body is harder than diamond or any other metal.
However, when you give Onix a Metal Coat to hold and trade it to another game, it evolves into a much better and more fascinating Pokémon: Steelix! Steelix's diamond-hard and magnetic steel body can resist heat (despite it still being weak to fire in the video games) and makes it able to dig towards the Earth's core. It is weak to fire instead, which regular Onix resist.īut that is just one anime episode and doesn't prevent Onix from still being an awful Pokémon stat-wise. The most curious thing is - despite the fact that Onix are rock/ground-type Pokémon and are thus four times weak to water - that the Crystal Onix can withstand water because of its glass skin. In order to find inspiration, Mateo seeks to capture the legendary Crystal Onix, but after they find it and battle it, he realizes that just seeing the special Onix has inspired him. They meet Mateo, a shopkeeper whose products are of lower quality than the sculptures of other glass makers on the island. In this episode, Ash, Misty and Tracey end up on Sunburst Island, which is famous for its artists and glassblowers. The only thing about Onix that might be interesting enough is the Crystal Onix episode from the Orange Archipelago era. Okay, it has a magnet in its brain that prevents it from losing its sense of direction while tunneling, but that is pretty much it. A giant ground snake that digs tunnels? Yeah, I'm not impressed. And although you can't say I hate or despise it, it is such an uninteresting Pokémon with an even more uninteresting flavor to it. Well, to start with, Onix's stats are pretty terrible: except for its defense stat, its stats are all booty, booty, booty, booty, rockin' everywhere.
Shit, I said I'd talk about all Pokémon, didn't I? The Crystal Onix from "The Crystal Onix", the 87th
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