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Onix
Southern Islands 3/18
- Set
- Southern Islands
- Number
- 3/18
- Released
- 2001
- Energy type
- fighting energy
- Market price
- $59.34
- Artist
- Keiko Fukuyama
What it does
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
This Pokémon burrows through the earth at high speed, looking for food. The tunnels it digs are used by Diglett as nests.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
The Southern Islands collection was released in Japan in 1999 as a promotional set designed to showcase Pokémon in their natural tropical habitats. Distributed initially through a mail-order campaign and later as bundled gift packs, the set was intended to offer collectors a cohesive, art-focused experience rather than a standard competitive expansion. The Onix card is part of the 'Tropical Island' sub-series, which emphasizes the unique, lush environments envisioned by the artists involved in this collaborative project.
The artwork for this card was created by Keiko Fukuyama, a frequent contributor to the early Pokémon Trading Card Game who is noted for her distinctively soft, whimsical aesthetic. In this piece, Fukuyama captures Onix integrated into a serene, verdant landscape, departing from the more aggressive or battle-oriented poses found in mainstream sets. The design was well-received for its artistic merit and its ability to lend a more atmospheric, narrative quality to the collection, cementing its status as a sought-after aesthetic piece for collectors of 1990s era cards.
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