>>22189909>Steelix are always in sandstorms because of sand force>mega steelix is the result of its steel hide chipping off from being weathered down>the scraps of metal that has flaked off is caughtIn steelix's magnetic field
>without the steel hide covering its entire body, diamond spikes and geodes (the bullseye patterns) are exposed>the rocky interior that contains those geodes were once part of onix's body>yfw onix is a conglomerate of roggenrolla, which are literally walking geodes 