Competitive Information for Onix [Sword/Shield]
Base Stats for Onix
Rock / Ground
Abilities:
SturdySturdy: If this Pokemon is at full HP, it survives one hit with at least 1 HP. Immune to OHKO.
, Rock HeadRock Head: This Pokemon does not take recoil damage besides Struggle/Life Orb/crash damage.
, Weak ArmorWeak Armor: If a physical attack hits this Pokemon, Defense is lowered by 1, Speed is raised by 2.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
0x
2x
0.5x
0.5x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
4x
2x
2x
0.5x
0.25x
0.5x
2x
4x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Onix? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Onix is an interesting Rock and Ground-typed Pokemon. Onix is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Onix is weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Ice, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Species: Onix
Item: White Herb / Rindo Berry
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Body Press / Double-Edge
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Iron Head
Item: White Herb / Rindo Berry
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Body Press / Double-Edge
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Iron Head
Physical Sweeper Onix (Weak Armor)
Onix is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Onix's negative stat changes once. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Onix it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages. Body Press was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Body Press is a physical 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Onix's defense stat as attack in damage calculation).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Body Press is a physical 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Onix's defense stat as attack in damage calculation).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Onix
Item: White Herb / Rindo Berry
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earth Power / Scorching Sands
- Ancient Power / Meteor Beam
- Dragon Pulse / Dragon Breath
- Flash Cannon
Item: White Herb / Rindo Berry
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earth Power / Scorching Sands
- Ancient Power / Meteor Beam
- Dragon Pulse / Dragon Breath
- Flash Cannon
Special Sweeper Onix (Weak Armor)
Onix is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. White Herb will reset Onix's negative stat changes once. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Onix it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages.
♦ Earth Power is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Scorching Sands is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Ground-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Meteor Beam is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Rock-type move (raises Onix's special attack by 1 stage on turn 1. hits turn 2).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Dragon Breath is a special 60-base power Dragon-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Scorching Sands is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Ground-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Meteor Beam is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Rock-type move (raises Onix's special attack by 1 stage on turn 1. hits turn 2).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Dragon Breath is a special 60-base power Dragon-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Onix? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Species: Onix
Item: White Herb / Rindo Berry
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Iron Head / Body Press
- Breaking Swipe
Item: White Herb / Rindo Berry
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Iron Head / Body Press
- Breaking Swipe
Doubles Physical Sweeper Onix (Weak Armor)
Onix is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Onix's negative stat changes once. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Onix it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages. Iron Head or Body Press are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Body Press is a physical 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Onix's defense stat as attack in damage calculation).
♦ Breaking Swipe is a physical 60-base power Dragon-type move (100% chance to lower the foes attack by 1 stage).
♦ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Body Press is a physical 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Onix's defense stat as attack in damage calculation).
♦ Breaking Swipe is a physical 60-base power Dragon-type move (100% chance to lower the foes attack by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Onix
Item: White Herb / Rindo Berry
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earth Power / Scorching Sands
- Ancient Power / Meteor Beam
- Dragon Pulse / Twister
- Flash Cannon
Item: White Herb / Rindo Berry
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earth Power / Scorching Sands
- Ancient Power / Meteor Beam
- Dragon Pulse / Twister
- Flash Cannon
Doubles Special Sweeper Onix (Weak Armor)
Onix is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. White Herb will reset Onix's negative stat changes once. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Onix it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages.
♦ Earth Power is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Scorching Sands is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Ground-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Meteor Beam is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Rock-type move (raises Onix's special attack by 1 stage on turn 1. hits turn 2).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Twister is a special 40-base power Dragon-type move (20% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Scorching Sands is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Ground-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Meteor Beam is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Rock-type move (raises Onix's special attack by 1 stage on turn 1. hits turn 2).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Twister is a special 40-base power Dragon-type move (20% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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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.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Onix can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Onix
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Ability: Weak Armor + Item: White Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Meteor Beam + Item: Power Herb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Wide Guard
Optimize Onix's EVs for Sword/Shield
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