Competitive Information for Onix [Ruby/Sapphire]
Rock / Ground
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Onix? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Onix is a spectacular Rock and Ground-typed Pokemon. Onix is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Onix can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Onix is weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Ice, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Soft Sand
Ability: Rock Head
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Dig
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Rock Slide / Rock Throw
- Rock Smash
Physical Sweeper Onix (Rock Head)
Onix is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Rock Head, Onix does not take recoil damage besides struggle/life orb/crash damage.
♦ Dig is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Throw is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Rock-type move that deals damage.
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 20-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Dragon Fang
Ability: Rock Head
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dragon Breath
- Harden
- Toxic
- Roar
Special Sweeper Onix (Rock Head)
Onix is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Remember prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Rock Head, Onix does not take recoil damage besides struggle/life orb/crash damage.
♦ Harden is a status move (raises your Onix's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Roar is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Onix? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Soft Sand
Ability: Rock Head
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Dig
- Rock Slide / Rock Throw
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Rock Smash
Doubles Physical Sweeper Onix (Rock Head)
Onix is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Rock Head, Onix does not take recoil damage besides struggle/life orb/crash damage.
♦ Dig is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Throw is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Rock-type move that deals damage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 20-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Dragon Fang
Ability: Rock Head
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dragon Breath
- Harden
- Toxic
- Roar
Doubles Special Sweeper Onix (Rock Head)
Onix is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Years before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Rock Head, Onix does not take recoil damage besides struggle/life orb/crash damage.
♦ Harden is a status move (raises your Onix's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Roar is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Onix learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Onix can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive RS Move and Ability Combos for Onix
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Onix's stats
- Harden
- Rage
Most notable and possible best moves for Onix
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Onix in Ruby and Sapphire
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