Finally got Onix, and he just stinks...

[DenverRalphy]

Granted I don't have him maxed out, but with me being lvl 22 (almost 23), and his CP bar being past the 50% mark with a whopping 29 hit points, his stats really suck (seriously, even with the XS tag on his side, those hit points are sucky sucky sucky). Why is a less than common (if not rare) Pokemon so damn lucky?

And the attack damage is abysmal. Has to fill the entire bar for 55. A 20 special attack would be magnitudes better if the bar were chopped into smaller increments (like most do).

 

[Morty2264]

The poor dude knows Tackle, too! Onix is a sick Pokémon though - are they able to learn new attacks? I'm only at Level Seven and haven't had a lot of time to train/play, so I don't really know the rules yet.

... Now, if Johto ever comes into the game, you can get yourself a mighty fine Steelix...

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[Tower72]

I do not believe they can learn new attacks, just increase the damage of the existing one you capture them with. Feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

 

[Morty2264]

I do not believe they can learn new attacks, just increase the damage of the existing one you capture them with. Feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

That makes a lot of sense! Thank you!

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[Reikoji]

Onix seems like one of those they left weak accidently with Steelix in mind, even tho that's not til 2nd gen. Some of the other non-evolving during 1st gen are able to become strong-ish, like Tangela. Until they do add 2nd gen tho, It would be nice if they buffed onix to be on par with the rest of the non-evolving pokemon.

 

[Morty2264]

Onix seems like one of those they left weak accidently with Steelix in mind, even tho that's not til 2nd gen. Some of the other non-evolving during 1st gen are able to become strong-ish, like Tangela. Until they do add 2nd gen tho, It would be nice if they buffed onix to be on par with the rest of the non-evolving pokemon.

Agreed. They should really fix his stats because he can be a great Pokémon in the games!

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