Steelix · Aquapolis, what to know.
About the Steelix card
Steelix is card 35 of 182 in Aquapolis, released in January 2003, a Rare. It is a Stage 1 Metal-type with 100 HP.
As a Stage 1, it evolves from Onix, which places Steelix deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by Hajime Kusajima.
About Steelix in the Pokémon world
The Steel evolution of Onix when traded with Metal Coat. Massive metal serpent. Neo Genesis holo Steelix is the marquee Steel-type holo of the Neo era.
What is Steelix worth?
Steelix is a non-holo Rare. In Aquapolis, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Steelix trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Steelix before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
On Steelix, look at the corners and the framed border first. Non-holo Rares took more handling than the chase holos, so a sharp, centered copy of Steelix in a true PSA 10 is harder to find than the print run suggests.
If you are collecting Steelix
For Steelix, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Non-holo Rares from this era are cheap enough that a PSA 10 submission on a clean Steelix can make sense.
