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Brock's Steelix タケシのハガネール Takeshi's Haganeil

File:Brock's Steelix.png Brock's Steelix

Debuts in Showdown in Pewter City Caught at Pewter City Evolves in Prior to Grating Spaces Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location Pewter Gym

→ This Pokémon spent at least 403 episodes as Onix.

Voice actor Japanese English As Onix Unshō Ishizuka As Steelix Unshō Ishizuka

Brock's Steelix (Japanese: タケシのハガネール Takeshi's Haganeil) was the first Pokémon acquired by Brock in the anime, and is his main battling Pokémon in both the anime and games.

In the anime

As an Onix, battling Ash's Pikachu

Its voice actor in both Japanese and English is 石塚運昇 Unshō Ishizuka.

Brock received it as an Onix as a present from his father, Flint, during his tenth birthday, as seen in a flashback in Having a Wailord of a Time!.

Like most of Brock's Pokémon, Onix received very little screentime in comparison to the Pokémon of the other main characters. This may have been due to its massive size, although it did have an impressive battle against Iron-Masked Marauder's Tyranitar in Celebi: Voice of the Forest. Its size was also used in several ways, such as a staircase in Pokémon Shipwreck. Like most of Brock's pre-Hoenn Pokémon, Onix does not have a distinct personality.

Brock ended up giving Onix and two of his other Pokémon to his eldest sibling, Forrest, who took on the role of Gym Leader at Pewter City. When Brock returned to the gym in Grating Spaces, Onix had evolved into a Steelix under Forrest's care.

Moves used

In the games

Steelix, in both of its forms, has appeared in every game that Brock has appeared in, and is Brock's main Pokémon in each of those games.

Pokémon Red, Green and Blue

	Types: Rock Ground
Onix Lv.14
Tackle Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       Bide Normal   --       Bind Normal   --

Pokémon Yellow

	Types: Rock Ground
Onix Lv.12
Tackle Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       Bide Normal   --       Bind Normal   --

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

	Types: Rock Ground Held item: None
Onix♂ Lv.44
Bind Normal   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Bide Normal   --       Sandstorm Rock   --

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

	Types: Rock Ground Ability: Rock Head Held item: None
Onix♂ Lv.14
Tackle Normal   --       Bind Normal   --       Rock Tomb Rock   --       Unknown   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

First battle

	Types: Rock Ground Ability: Sturdy Held item: Sitrus Berry
Onix♂ Lv.54
Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Screech Normal Status   --

Second battle

	Types: Rock Ground Ability: Unknown Held item: Unknown
Onix♂ Lv.61
Stealth Rock Rock Status   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Rock Polish Rock Status   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --

Pokémon Stadium

Round 1

	Types: Rock Ground
Onix Lv.50
Bind Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Rock Slide Rock   --

Round 2

	Types: Rock Ground
Onix Lv.50
Bind Normal   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Screech Normal   --

Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1

	Types: Rock Ground Held item: Quick Claw
Onix♂ Lv.50
Bide Normal   --       Strength Normal   --       Rock Throw Rock   --       Earthquake Ground   --

Round 2

	Types: Steel Ground Held item: Scope Lens
Steelix Lv.50
Fissure Ground   --       Return Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Rock Slide Rock   --

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Brock with Onix in Pokémon Adventures.

In Pokémon Adventures, Red challenges Brock's Onix during Onix is On! in a gym battle to gain the Boulder Badge. Red uses Pika to battle, but it is still angry with Red for capturing it. Onix first uses Rock Throw at Pika, causing massive damage before proceeding to use its body like a torpedo to hit Pika with Skull Bash; Red pushes Pika out of the way. Trying again, Pikachu uses a powerful electric attack on Onix, breaking apart the rocks that its body is composed of.

Brock would later use Onix in an exhibition match against Jasmine, where it was soundly defeated by her Steelix.

In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Since Electric Tale of Pikachu is based on the anime, Onix appeared in this manga in Ash and Brock's Gym battle in Play Misty For Me. It lost the battle.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

In Pokémon Pocket Monsters, Brock's Onix appears in Take Out The Rival Onix, in Isamu Akai's battle with Brock.

In the Pokémon Zensho manga

In Pokémon Zensho, Satoshi battles Brock's Onix in Nibi City. Satoshi uses his Charmander in the battle, and tells it to chop the horn-like part of Onix's head off. Onix is then defeated, and Satoshi wins the battle.

In the TCG

Brock's Steelix was featured in the TCG multiple times. The following is a list of cards named Brock's Onix.

Name	Type	Level	Rarity	Set	Set no.
Brock's Onix		30		Gym Heroes	21/132
Brock's Onix		41			69/132

Trivia

• Steelix is the second Template:Type2 Pokémon Brock has owned, the first being Forretress.
• Onix took the longest of all Pokémon in the anime to evolve after its introduction, taking at least 403 episodes (in A Real Cleffa-Hanger, Brock went to the Gym), and at most 446 episodes (in Grating Spaces, Brock was surprised to see it) to become a Steelix.
• Steelix is the first Pokémon of Ash's friends to evolve off-screen. Others would later include May's Glaceon, Venusaur, and Wartortle.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Onix and Steelix.

Brock's Pokémon
On hand:	Steelix	Forretress	Ludicolo	Marshtomp	Croagunk	Blissey
At Pewter Gym / Home:	Geodude	Crobat	Sudowoodo	Comfey
Returned:	Vulpix
Caught for someone else:	Tauros
Temporary:	Hoothoot	Totodile	Ninetales	Shiftry	Staravia	Torterra
	Aipom	Magnemite	Onix	Feraligatr
Ride Pokémon:	Charizard
Adventures only:	Kabutops	Graveler
Electric Tale only:	Golem	Vileplume
Pocket Monsters only:	Pikachu

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