Shadow Onix in Pokémon GO: Best Moveset, Counters and Max CP

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Gengar

Drowzee

A Shadow form of Onix

Onix Pokédex

#95

Normal

Shiny

629

787

Type

Rock

Ground

Weather boost

Attack

Top 93.5%

Defense

232

Top 6.3%

Stamina

111

Top 95.4%

Total

428

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1245

F Tier

#960

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1245

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1245

Pokédex details

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

192 -248 CP

0/0/0 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

340 -409 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

541 -629 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

677 -787 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

1245 CP

The IV floor for Rocket Grunts is 0/0/0, or 4/4/4 when weather boosted. Shadow Raids use a 6/6/6 IV floor. The hundo CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

Attacking types Shadow Onix is weak to and resists. Double weaknesses and resistances show their multiplier.

Weak to: Water (2.56×)
Grass (2.56×)
Ice
Fighting
Ground
Steel
Resists: Electric (0.39×)
Poison (0.39×)
Normal
Fire
Flying
Rock

How Shadow Onix stacks up as a raid attacker per type, alongside its best raid moveset for each role.

Attacker rank	DPS	Tier	Rank	Best raid moveset	DPS · TDO
Rock	9.73 DPS Top 71.3%	F	#261	Rock Throw Rock Slide	9.73 TDO 102
Ground	5.82 DPS Top 83.8%	F	#341	Rock Throw Sand Tomb	5.82 TDO 59
Overall
Overall	6.17 DPS Top 71.6%	F	#1170	Rock Throw Breaking Swipe	6.17 TDO 58

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Shadow Onix can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Rock Throw
Breaking Swipe
5.96
48.7
2515.9s
4.57
2
Rock Throw
Rock Slide
5.72
46.7
2623.0s
4.39
3
Tackle
Breaking Swipe
5.53
45.2
2712.9s
4.24
4
Rock Throw
Heavy Slam
5.51
45.1
2721.9s
4.23
5
Tackle
Rock Slide
5.31
43.4
2825.6s
4.07
6
Rock Throw
Iron Head
5.27
43.1
2848.1s
4.03
7
Rock Throw
Stone Edge
5.16
42.2
2908.7s
3.95
8
Tackle
Heavy Slam
5.02
41.0
2988.8s
3.85
9
Rock Throw
Sand Tomb
4.72
38.6
3176.0s
3.62
10
Tackle
Iron Head
4.71
38.5
3187.2s
3.61

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Shadow Onix in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Greninja
Water Shuriken
Surf+
64.20
4715.0
0.8
62.3s
63.60
2
Mega Starmie
Water Gun
Liquidation+
58.47
4799.4
0.8
68.4s
57.96
3
Primal Kyogre
Waterfall
Origin Pulse
55.95
7301.1
0.5
71.5s
55.87
4
Mega Sceptile
Bullet Seed
Frenzy Plant
53.77
3827.1
1.0
74.4s
53.27
5
Mega Chesnaught
Vine Whip
Seed Bomb+
53.25
8027.5
0.5
75.1s
53.25
6
Shadow Kyogre
Waterfall
Origin Pulse
52.09
4574.3
0.9
76.8s
51.69
7
Shadow Greninja
Water Shuriken
Hydro Cannon
50.32
2630.1
1.5
79.5s
49.51
8
Shadow Kingler
Bubble
Crabhammer
50.15
2607.3
1.5
79.8s
49.34
9
Kartana
Razor Leaf
Leaf Blade
49.05
4214.4
0.9
81.6s
48.63
10
Mega Swampert
Water Gun
Hydro Cannon
48.26
6175.2
0.6
82.9s
48.26

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Shadow Onix in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Rock Throw

Heavy Damage

Rock Slide

General

Sand Tomb

Debuff

Rank 1 IVs

1245

15/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 50

84.03

Attack

207.55

Defense

105

Stat Product · 1,831,281

Attack

Defense

Best Buddy (Level 51): 15/15/15 at CP 1260

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
15/15/15	50	1245	100.00%
15/15/14	50	1240	100.00%
15/14/15	50	1243	99.60%
15/14/14	50	1238	99.60%
15/13/15	50	1240	99.19%
15/13/14	50	1235	99.19%
15/15/13	50	1235	99.05%
14/15/15	50	1233	99.00%
14/15/14	50	1228	99.00%
15/12/15	50	1238	98.79%
15/12/14	50	1233	98.79%
15/14/13	50	1233	98.65%
14/14/15	50	1230	98.60%
14/14/14	50	1225	98.60%
15/11/15	50	1235	98.38%
15/11/14	50	1230	98.38%
15/13/13	50	1230	98.25%
14/13/15	50	1228	98.20%
14/13/14	50	1223	98.20%
15/15/12	50	1230	98.10%
14/15/13	50	1223	98.06%
13/15/15	50	1220	98.00%
13/15/14	50	1215	98.00%
15/10/15	50	1232	97.98%
15/10/14	50	1228	97.98%
15/12/13	50	1228	97.84%
14/12/15	50	1225	97.80%
14/12/14	50	1220	97.80%
15/14/12	50	1228	97.70%
14/14/13	50	1220	97.66%
13/14/15	50	1218	97.60%
13/14/14	50	1213	97.60%
15/9/15	50	1230	97.57%
15/9/14	50	1225	97.57%
15/11/13	50	1225	97.44%
14/11/15	50	1223	97.40%
14/11/14	50	1218	97.40%
15/13/12	50	1225	97.30%
14/13/13	50	1218	97.26%
13/13/15	50	1215	97.21%
13/13/14	50	1210	97.21%
15/8/15	50	1227	97.17%
15/8/14	50	1223	97.17%
15/15/11	50	1225	97.14%
14/15/12	50	1218	97.11%
13/15/13	50	1211	97.07%
15/10/13	50	1223	97.04%
12/15/15	50	1208	97.00%
12/15/14	50	1203	97.00%
14/10/15	50	1220	97.00%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (4)

Every fast and charged attack Shadow Onix can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Rock Throw
13
8
1.0s
13
Tackle
5
5
0.5s
10

Charged Attacks

Breaking Swipe
45
-33
1.0s
45
Frustration
10
-33
2.0s
5
Heavy Slam
70
-50
2.0s
35
Iron Head
60
-50
2.0s
30
Rock Slide
75
-50
2.5s
30
Sand Tomb
60
-33
4.0s
15
Stone Edge
105
-100
2.5s
42

This Pokémon's evolution path, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Onix	50 Candy 45 Candy (purified) Metal Coat	Steelix
Steelix	Shadow Pokémon can't Mega Evolve. Purify first. 200 / 40 Mega Energy	Mega Steelix

Ranges from 4.312 m to 15.4 m tall, averaging 8.8 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	4.312 m 14'02"	4.4 m 14'05"
XS	4.4 m 14'05"	6.6 m 21'08"
M	6.6 m 21'08"	11 m 36'01"
XL	11 m 36'01"	13.2 m 43'04"
XXL	13.2 m 43'04"	15.4 m 50'06"

Size

Lower bound

Upper bound

XXS

4.312 m

14'02"

4.4 m

14'05"

4.4 m

14'05"

6.6 m

21'08"

6.6 m

21'08"

11 m

36'01"

11 m

36'01"

13.2 m

43'04"

XXL

13.2 m

43'04"

15.4 m

50'06"

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement timer

17s

Jump time

Attack probability

10%

Attack timer

Dodge duration

Dodge distance

Min action frequency

0.2s

Max action frequency

1.6s

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Shadow Onix at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	15 CP	27	850 CP
2	48 CP	28	881 CP
3	82 CP	29	913 CP
4	115 CP	30	944 CP
5	148 CP	31	960 CP
6	181 CP	32	975 CP
7	215 CP	33	991 CP
8	248 CP	34	1007 CP
9	281 CP	35	1023 CP
10	314 CP	36	1038 CP
11	346 CP	37	1054 CP
12	377 CP	38	1070 CP
13	409 CP	39	1086 CP
14	440 CP	40	1101 CP
15	472 CP	41	1115 CP
16	503 CP	42	1129 CP
17	535 CP	43	1144 CP
18	566 CP	44	1158 CP
19	598 CP	45	1172 CP
20	629 CP	46	1187 CP
21	661 CP	47	1201 CP
22	692 CP	48	1216 CP
23	724 CP	49	1230 CP
24	755 CP	50	1245 CP
25	787 CP	51	1260 CP
26	818 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	15 CP	18	566 CP	35	1023 CP
2	48 CP	19	598 CP	36	1038 CP
3	82 CP	20	629 CP	37	1054 CP
4	115 CP	21	661 CP	38	1070 CP
5	148 CP	22	692 CP	39	1086 CP
6	181 CP	23	724 CP	40	1101 CP
7	215 CP	24	755 CP	41	1115 CP
8	248 CP	25	787 CP	42	1129 CP
9	281 CP	26	818 CP	43	1144 CP
10	314 CP	27	850 CP	44	1158 CP
11	346 CP	28	881 CP	45	1172 CP
12	377 CP	29	913 CP	46	1187 CP
13	409 CP	30	944 CP	47	1201 CP
14	440 CP	31	960 CP	48	1216 CP
15	472 CP	32	975 CP	49	1230 CP
16	503 CP	33	991 CP	50	1245 CP
17	535 CP	34	1007 CP	51	1260 CP

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Shadow Onix up to each level from level 1.


50.0	624,000	406	360
40.0	324,000	406	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
5.0	2,880	16	-

All of the Pokémon related to Onix including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Onix

#95

Shadow Onix

#95

Steelix

#208

Mega Steelix

#208

Shadow Steelix

#208

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Rock- and Ground-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Shadow Onix with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.