Steelix (disambiguation): Difference between revisions

Steelix is a colossal, metallic, segmented serpent with a huge head and jaw. As explained by the Pokédex, it is believed that the already huge, rocky [[Onix]] evolved into this specie after having lived deep underground for over 100 years, tempering its body through compression, pressure and heat into a metal substance like a diamond but even harder. It lives even further underground than Onix, and is known to dig towards the earth's core. There are records of Steelix reaching a depth of over six-tenths of a mile underground. Its eyes can see in the dark underground, and it chews its way through boulders with its sturdy jaws. The many small metal particles that cover its body reflect bright light well.

Steelix is the Iron Snake [[Pokémon]] which is both Ground and Steel type. It is the evolved form of [[Onix]] that was introduced in the second edition of the Pokémon RPGs.  From then onward you could typically obtain a Steelix by trading an Onix holding a "Metal Coat" item to another trainer and watching it evolve, then trading the new Steelix back. At the time it was introduced, it was the largest Pokémon species, at an average length of over 30 feet. It was outperformed by the current record-holder for largest Pokémon specie, the blue whale Pokémon Wailord.