Onix (HS Unleashed 56) Collector’s Guide

Character Intro

Onix from the HS Unleashed set is a sturdy Common card with 90 HP. Its Energy Healer Poké-Body lets you remove a damage counter whenever you attach an Energy card from your hand to it, enabling incremental recovery. Boundless Power delivers 80 damage, but Onix cannot attack during your next turn. This card is number 56 in the set.

Quick Facts

• Type: Fighting
• Stage: Basic
• Retreat Cost: 4
• Weakness: Grass ×2
• Ability: Energy Healer (Poké-Body) — Attaching an Energy card from your hand to Onix removes a damage counter from it.
• Attack: Boundless Power — Deals 80 damage but Onix cannot attack during your next turn.
• Flavor Text: It rapidly bores through the ground at 50 mph by squirming and twisting its massive, rugged body.
• Evolves From: None

Key Printings

Printed in the HeartGold & SoulSilver era expansion HS Unleashed as a Common, this Onix is card 56 and features artwork by MAHOU.

Variants & Identifiers

There are no known print variants for this Onix card. It is identified by the set code “hgss2” and card ID “hgss2-56.” The card is a Fighting-type Basic Pokémon with a high retreat cost and no regulation mark.

Legality & Play Notes

• Legality: unknown
• Not currently legal in Standard, Expanded, or Unlimited.
• The high retreat cost and the Boundless Power drawback (unable to attack next turn) may influence deck-building decisions.

Care & Storage Tips

Store in a protective sleeve away from sunlight and moisture to preserve condition. Given its common rarity, it’s a good candidate for beginner collectors to practice proper card care.

Set-by-Set Micro-summaries

• HS Unleashed: Introduced this Fighting-type Onix with a unique Energy Healer ability and a powerful but limiting attack. The set focuses on HeartGold & SoulSilver era Pokémon with diverse mechanics.