Southern Islands

Onix

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Onix SI 3

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What the card itself says

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HP
90
Type
Fighting
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
3
Weakness
×2
Number
3/18
Set
Southern IslandsSI
Illustrated by
Keiko Fukuyama

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Its attacks

Slam

20

Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.

Body Slam

40

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    90 HP, and nothing in Southern Islands goes higher. That is the wall your opponent has to break through before taking a Prize.

  2. A strength

    It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

  3. Keep in mind

    Retreat cost 3. Once it is out front, it stays there. Pack something that moves it another way, or you will burn whole turns discarding Energy.

  4. Keep in mind

    None of the 3,826 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

  5. Keep in mind

    Weakness Grass ×2. Against a Grass Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,826 tournament lists we have read, 2,360 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

When it came out

Southern Islands landed here on 31 July 2001.

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