01Card Stats

Stage 1 (evolves from Onix)

HP 100

TypeMetal

RarityRare Holo

IllustratorHikaru Koike

WeaknessFire ×2

Retreat●●●●

SetSkyridge

Released2003

02Editions and Print Runs

Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.

Unlimited

How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.

All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers: Rare Holo
Foiling: Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork.
Alt art / specials: No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.

05Language and Regional Versions

English: Standard English release.
Japanese: Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
European: Localized European prints exist with translated text.
Other: No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.

06Current Market Value

Holo	~$192 raw · PSA 10 ~$2,806 (PriceCharting realized, May 2026)

Verify against recent solds.

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07Why Collectors Want It

An e-Card-era holo from Skyridge (2003), numbered H29/144.
Verified at ~$192 raw, PSA 10 ~$2,806 (PriceCharting, May 2026) — roughly a 15x gem-mint multiple.
Skyridge holos are notoriously hard to find well-centered, so high grades are scarce.
A recognized e-Card-era sleeper among Steelix and Johto-era collectors.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

Stage 1 Steelix with 100 HP; top attack around 40 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Ability: Rare Metal

All basic Energy cards attached to Steelix provide Metal Energy instead of their usual types.

Squeeze Cost: Metal + Metal + Colorless · 20+ damage

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 10 more damage and the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Metal Tail Cost: Metal + Metal + Metal + Colorless · 40 damage

Before doing damage, you may flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 80 damage. If tails, this attack does nothing.

Weakness: Fire ×2
Resistance: Grass -30
Retreat cost: 4

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: PSA 10 ~$2,806 against ~$192 raw — roughly 15x for a flawless copy (PriceCharting realized, May 2026).

Skyridge holo foil shows hairlines and the print runs off-center, so gem-mint copies are genuinely scarce.

Other graders: PSA leads resale on e-Card holos; BGS and CGC copies trade beneath an equivalent PSA 10.

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