Pokémon · EX
Onix
Unseen Forces · #65 · Common · 2005
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.81
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 65 / 145
- Release year
- 2005
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Steelix
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Yukiko Baba
- Pokédex #
- 95
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 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 (Mud Slap) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- 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.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
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.
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 Yukiko Baba
This card was illustrated by Yukiko Baba.
Building around Onix?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CDig Deep
Search your discard pile for an Energy card, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand.
CCMud Slap — 20
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
304
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 | $0.25 | $0.80 | $19.98 | $0.81 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $39.95 | $138.83 | $520.00 | $32.38 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.45 |
| 7-day average | €0.69 |
| 30-day average | €0.41 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.60 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €6.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €8.71 |
| reverseHoloSell | €4.81 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €5.81 |
| Reverse holo trend | €7.39 |
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 $0.81; 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 "Unseen Forces" in the EX series, released in 2005.
What rarity is Onix?
Onix is a Common card in the Unseen Forces set.
Other Onix printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
