Is Onix Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Cave encounters throughout Sinnoh. Onix evolves into Steelix by trading with Metal Coat. AbilityRock Head removes recoil damage. Even without evolving, Onix helps against Volkner through Ground moves. Steelix turns it into a Steel-type wall.
Steelix has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Steelix trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Steelix has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Steelix trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Steelix trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Steelix has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Steelix has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Steelix trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Steelix has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Steelix trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Steelix has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Steelix trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Steelix has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Steelix resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Steelix has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Steelix trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Onix in Oreburgh Mine (walking, Lv 8, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Given by the coin clerk at the Veilstone Game Corner once you string together ten bonus rounds in a row on the slot machines
- TM06PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 85%PP 10Route 212
- After Byron
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Candice
- TM80RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10Mt. Coronet
- LV 46NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 49RockStone EdgePower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Volkner
- TM59DragonDragon PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Onix in Diamond & Pearl
Onix tunnels through five cave spots, common to rare, level 8 climbing all the way to 56. The level spread is enormous, so an early Onix and a late one are worlds apart in strength.
5 locations to catch Onix
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 8Where To Catch Onix in DP
Onix is the chain's first catch. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 8-56 across 64 total spots in the chain.
- Step 1Onix ✓Oreburgh Mine - B1FLv.8CaveRate 10%Oreburgh Mine - B2FLv.9CaveRate 10%Iron Island - B2F Left CaveLv.31-33GrassRate 30%Iron Island - B2F Right CaveLv.32-33GrassRate 30%Iron Island - B3FLv.32-33GrassRate 30%Iron Island - 1FLv.32-33GrassRate 10%Iron Island - B1F Left CaveLv.32-33GrassRate 10%Iron Island - B1F Right CaveLv.32-33GrassRate 10%Victory Road - 1FLv.44CaveRate 10%Victory Road - 2FLv.45CaveRate 10%Snowpoint Temple - 1FLv.50-52CaveRate 15%Victory Road - Nat Dex AreaLv.50CaveRate 10%Victory Road - Nat Dex Exit AreaLv.50CaveRate 10%Snowpoint Temple - B1FLv.52-53CaveRate 5%Snowpoint Temple - B2FLv.52-53CaveRate 5%Snowpoint Temple - B3FLv.52-53CaveRate 5%Stark Mountain - EntranceLv.54CaveRate 5%Stark Mountain - InteriorLv.56CaveRate 5%
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into SteelixIron Island - B2F Right CaveLv.33-34GrassRate 10%Iron Island - B3FLv.33-34GrassRate 10%Snowpoint Temple - B4FLv.54-56CaveRate 20%Snowpoint Temple - B5FLv.54-56CaveRate 20%Snowpoint Temple - B1FLv.53-54CaveRate 15%Snowpoint Temple - B2FLv.53-54CaveRate 15%Snowpoint Temple - B3FLv.53-54CaveRate 15%Victory Road - 1FLv.46CaveRate 10%Victory Road - B1FLv.46CaveRate 10%Victory Road - 2FLv.47CaveRate 10%Victory Road - Nat Dex AreaLv.52CaveRate 10%Victory Road - Nat Dex Area B1FLv.52CaveRate 10%Victory Road - Nat Dex Exit AreaLv.52CaveRate 10%Snowpoint Temple - 1FLv.52CaveRate 5%or evolve from Onix (Step 1)
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Diamond & Pearl for Onix.
How to Get Shiny Onix in Diamond & Pearl
Onix winds through Iron Island and the Oreburgh Mine, where keeping a PokeRadar chain alive hands over its shiny. Compare Shiny Onix odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Onix Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Diamond & Pearl shiny odds for Onix.
Onix Weakness
Onix's Rock/Ground typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Ground, and Steel. Water and Grass hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Electric-type attacks completely. The Rock/Ground typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Onix's physical bulk (base 160 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Water, Grass |
| 2x (Weak) | Ice, Fighting, Ground, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Fire, Flying, Rock |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Poison |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Onix Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Onix
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Onix View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x179-211%KO Earthquake 2x75-89% Iron Tail 2x50-59% Rock Smash 2x21-26% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Onix View Breloom builds →Seed Bomb 4x142-167%KO Focus Punch 2x127-150%KO Iron Tail 2x57-69% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Onix View Shiftry builds →Leaf Storm 4x477-561%KO Dig 2x37-44% Focus Blast 2x136-161%KO | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Onix View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 4x410-483%KO Surf 4x325-383%KO Focus Punch 2x52-61% Ice Beam 2x108-128%KO | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Onix View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 4x156-183%KO Focus Punch 2x64-76% Ice Beam 2x165-194%KO Water Pulse 4x142-167%KO | ||
 Cherrim Grass | C | |
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Onix View Cradily builds →Solar Beam 4x372-439%KO Earthquake 2x39-46% Rock Smash 2x17-20% | ||
 Empoleon WaterSteel | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Onix View Empoleon builds →Surf 4x382-450%KO Flash Cannon 2x162-192%KO Ice Beam 2x127-150%KO Earthquake 2x41-48% | ||
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Onix View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x122-144%KO Earthquake 2x55-65% | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Onix View Kabutops builds →Waterfall 4x127-150%KO Dig 2x42-50% Brick Break 2x39-46% Giga Drain 4x106-126%KO | ||
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Onix View Leafeon builds →Solar Beam 4x297-350%KO Dig 2x41-48% Iron Tail 2x50-59% Rock Smash 2x21-26% | ||
Onix Evolutions
To get Steelix from Onix, you need a trade. The evolution method matters here. The evolved forms gain up to 125 total stats over Onix. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Onix easily with 29 breeding partners from the Mineral egg group. Pass egg moves like Block, Defense Curl, Explosion and 4 more to offspring.
DP Onix Best Moveset
160 Defense looks imposing, but 35 HP, 45 Attack, and 4x weaknesses to Water and Grass make any offensive moveset pointless. Trade-evolve into Steelix to get real bulk and actual attacking power.
Best Build
Onix best EVs are Attack and Speed
Support Moveset
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Explosion
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Block and Defense Curl from the egg pool give Onix something extra.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
37 of 38 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
When it travels underground, it causes rumbling and tremors. It can move at 50 mph.
It squirms through the ground using its long and rugged body. It always eats while burrowing.
Onix Diamond & Pearl Guide
No. Onix only evolves into Steelix through a real trade. There is no in-game alternative in Diamond & Pearl. The Metal Coat must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
In Diamond & Pearl, for a casual playthrough, Onix works as a placeholder. Rock/Ground coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Steelix. That's where the stats start mattering.
In Diamond & Pearl, use Onix as a balanced. Physical side carries the damage. Speed is middling, Earthquake is the primary attack.
For Diamond & Pearl, run Jolly on Onix. +Speed is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Onix appears in 21 games spanning 9 generations. Gen 1 originals like Onix have the longest track record of availability in the series.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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