>>53393120Onix mechanically is supposed to be the first Boss of the game at that time being a jrpg for children with the mechanics of types being "new", it is logical that the programmers gave him a threatening appearance, but his stats are created to be a gigantic punching bag for the novice player to learn without getting frustrated, you can try different moves on him and he will resist the most and when it is his turn to attack it will just be like a soft slap.
That being said, it worked for its time, but it is time to update many G1 pokemon, Onix no longer needs those mediocre stats, there are already more 1st stage pokemon more suitable for the first boss job and pokemon is so embedded in popular culture that tutorial bosses are no longer needed.
