Onix Raid Guide

Onix

Onix is a Tier 3 raid boss with a Raid Boss CP of 9429. It may have a hefty defense stat, but it should be soloable for all trainers. It is boosted by Partly Cloudy and Sunny weather, being a Rock and Ground type Pokémon.

Onyx can be caught at the following CP:

• 580 – 629 CP (level 20, non boosted)
• 725 – 787 CP (level 25, Sunny and Partly Cloudy)

Onix is available as shiny from raids, and is considered a ‘permaboosted’ shiny, with rates of approximately 1 in 64. It evolves into Steelix, which has a Mega.

Onix Counters

The best counters for Onix, based on the time required to win, are the following:

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	Faints	TTW
1.	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse	48.52	0	75s
2.	Mega Sceptile	Bullet Seed	Frenzy Plant	46.71	1	79s
3.	Shadow Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse	45.20	1	82s
4.	Shadow Kingler	Bubble	Crabhammer	43.54	1	85s
5.	Kartana	Razor Leaf	Leaf Blade	42.55	1	87s
6.	Mega Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon	41.87	0	87s
7.	Shadow Sceptile	Bullet Seed	Frenzy Plant	40.05	1	93s
8.	Mega Blastoise	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon	39.27	1	94s
9.	Sky Shaymin	Magical Leaf	Grass Knot	39.11	1	95s
10.	Shadow Crawdaunt	Waterfall	Crabhammer	39.19	2	95s
11.	Shadow Samurott	Waterfall	Hydro Cannon	38.73	1	95s
12.	Shadow Venusaur	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant	38.64	1	95s
13.	Mega Venusaur	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant	38.33	1	96s
14.	Shadow Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon	38.06	1	97s
15.	Mega Gyarados	Waterfall	Hydro Pump	37.78	0	96s
16.	Shadow Empoleon	Waterfall	Hydro Cannon	37.76	1	98s
17.	Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse	37.68	1	98s
18.	Shadow Tangrowth	Vine Whip	Power Whip	37.80	1	97s
19.	Shadow Feraligatr	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon	37.62	1	98s
20.	Shadow Gyarados	Waterfall	Hydro Pump	37.39	1	98s
21.	Mega Sharpedo	Waterfall	Hydro Pump	37.24	1	100s
22.	Shadow Exeggutor	Bullet Seed	Solar Beam	37.04	1	100s
23.	Shadow Torterra	Razor Leaf	Frenzy Plant	36.65	1	100s
24.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Solar Beam	36.37	0	100s
25.	Shadow Sharpedo	Waterfall	Hydro Pump	37.55	3	100s
26.	Alola Shadow Exeggutor	Bullet Seed	Solar Beam	36.61	1	101s
27.	Zarude	Vine Whip	Power Whip	36.21	1	102s
28.	Greninja	Water Shuriken	Hydro Cannon	36.38	1	101s
29.	Kingler	Bubble	Crabhammer	36.28	1	101s
30.	Mega Lucario	Force Palm	Aura Sphere	35.84	1	102s

Onix Stats and Moveset

	Onix RockGround
Max CP	1245
ATK	85
DEF	232
HP	111
Weak to	x2 x2
Resists
Fast moves	Rock Throw Tackle
Charge moves	Rock Slide* Stone Edge Heavy Slam Iron Head* Sand Tomb Breaking Swipe

*denotes a legacy move.

Sprites

Regular Sprite	Shiny Sprite
Onix	Onix

Weather Influence on Battle

Onix will have a boosted catch CP in Sunny and Partly Cloudy weather, and those are also the weathers where the majority of its moves will be boosted. Sunny and Rainy weather are the most beneficial raid conditions to raid under, but this chart below will help you visualize weather in battle: