>>39974725Onix is a shitmon solely because it was designed as a boss first and foremost and not a party member, a relic of design philosophy from the Gen 1 days.
>B-BUT GEODUDE HAS 85 ATTACKGeodude literally only knows Tackle and Defense Curl, and moves such as Growl exist to make it not hit as hard. Onix has Bind, one of the most broken moves in Gen 1 Pokemon, which can potentially create an agonizing stunlock that relies solely on chance to break out of, that can and will whittle you down to zero no matter how low Onix's attack is.
