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Onix is On! (Japanese: VSイワーク VS. Iwark) is the fifth round in the Red, Green & Blue arc of the Pokémon Adventures manga.
Plot
Red runs to the Pewter Gym's main arena to see a familiar face, Blue. He and his Charmeleon are battling in the ring. After watching the battle, Red registers, and prepares for his first battle against a muscular Trainer and his Graveler. Pika stubbornly refuses to battle for Red, as a result, he is forced to send out Poli to battle his opponent. The muscular Trainer predicts an easy win due to Poli's lack of health. However, Red comes with a strategy to take out his opponent, using one-hit knockouts and complimentary moves. He uses Water Gun on the Graveler, then follows up with Ice Beam, freezing and shattering the opponent's Pokémon.
Using this strategy, Red battles several more Trainers using only Poli and Saur, and they are soon facing the Gym Leader, Brock. When the last battle begins, Saur and Poli are too exhausted to continue and Pika still refuses to fight. Brock orders his Onix to use Rock Throw on Pika, which dodges every rock except one, infuriating him. He attacks Red. Believing Red's wins have been nothing but dumb luck, Brock angrily orders Onix to use his most powerful move, Skull Bash. The rock snake forms a twister before launching himself towards Pika. Diving, Red rescues him just in time. It leaves Pika in a wonderful feeling of being loved, he has flashbacks of when Red asked him to be friends, then he launches a huge electric attack at Onix, which destroys him, earning Red a victory. Admiring his new Boulder Badge, Red tries to befriend Pika, but just as before, he pulls a dirty trick on him by shocking him.
Major events
- Blue's Charmander is revealed to have evolved into a Charmeleon.
- Pika collaborates with Red.
- Red and Blue defeat Brock and win the Boulder Badge.
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Debuts
Pokémon debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
- Poliwhirl (Poli; Red's)
- Bulbasaur (Saur; Red's)
- Pikachu (Pika; Red's)
- Charmeleon (Blue's)
- Onix (Brock's)
- Geodude (Brock's)
- Graveler (Brock's)
- Graveler (Pewter Gym Trainer's)
- Sandshrew
- Cubone
Trivia
- Blue's Charmander evolved into Charmeleon sometime between The Secret of Kangaskhan and this round.
- This round is included in The Best of Pokémon Adventures: Red.
Errors
- Pikachu's Electric-type attack defeated Onix despite the fact that electric attacks do not work against Ground-type Pokémon.
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
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| Mandarin Chinese | VS大岩蛇 | |
 Finnish
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Red vastaan Onix | |
 European French
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Onix* Le Badge Roche* | |
 German
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VS. Onix | |
 Italian
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Onix è in azione! | |
 Vietnamese
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VS IWARK | |
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This article is part of Project Manga, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each series of Pokémon manga. |
