Steelix

Printed language: French · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Diamant & Perle
Rarity (source): Rare
Illustrator: Kouki Saitou
Source reference: dp1-38

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Steelix lives much deeper underground than Onix. As it burrows, it swallows soil containing iron; the Pokédex suggests that this diet may have transformed its body. Underground heat and pressure are thought to have hardened its structure further. Its jaws crush stone while its eyes make out a path in the dim light. Some observations place it more than a kilometre below ground. The account of its origin remains a hypothesis, but its underground lifestyle is written throughout its body.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Sword reports another tradition: Steelix is said to be an Onix more than a hundred years old that has become almost as hard as diamond. This idea is presented as a story, not a measurement of the age of observed Steelix. It extends its association with depth and time.

Sources for this background

Card details

HP: 110
Type (source): Métal
Stage (source): Niveau 1
Evolves from (printed name): Onix
Pokédex number: 208
Retreat cost: 4 Energy
Weakness (source): Feu +20
Resistance (source): Psy -20

Printed card text — French

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Description from the source

Grâce à la température élevée et la haute pression souterraines, son corps est plus dur que le métal.

Attacks

Souplesse

Cost: Métal

Damage: 30x

Lancez 2 pièces. Cette attaque inflige 30 dégâts multipliés par le nombre de faces.

Tranche métallique

Cost: Métal · Métal · Incolore · Incolore

Damage: 100

Steelix ne peut pas attaquer lors de votre prochain tour.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

Normal
Reverse
Normal · Standard
Reverse · Standard

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