Pokémon · EX
Onix
Sandstorm · #71 · Common · 2003
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From
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Market reference
$0.95
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 71 / 100
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Steelix
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Midori Harada
- Pokédex #
- 95
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 5 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.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Bind) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Onix
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
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 Midori Harada
This card was illustrated by Midori Harada.
Building around Onix?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CCBind — 10
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
FCCRage — 10+
Does 10 damage plus 10 more damage for each damage counter on Onix.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CCC
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
301
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.60 | $1.03 | $20.99 | $0.95 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $7.12 | $9.62 | $299.90 | $16.61 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.25 |
| 7-day average | €0.57 |
| 30-day average | €0.38 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.47 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €7.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €5.70 |
| reverseHoloSell | €9.31 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.37 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.34 |
| Reverse holo trend | €5.74 |
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 $0.95; 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 "Sandstorm" in the EX series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Onix?
Onix is a Common card in the Sandstorm set.
Other Onix printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
