# Steelix #87/95 — Unleashed

## Summary

Steelix is a Johto-era favorite whose Onix line has kept steady admirers since Gen II, and Prime cards were the HeartGold & SoulSilver set's heavyweight tier, built to be played. A Rare Prime here was a real pull, with Kawahara as illustrator. At a $125 modelled guide, up 20% on asks over 30 days on 28 copies traded, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.22 out of Mega Evolution; PSA has slabbed 503 of these and only 10 are 10s, a 2% gem rate that makes the raw-to-gem gap the entire trade.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Unleashed |
| Number | 87/95 |
| Rarity | Rare PRIME |
| Era | HGSS |
| Illustrator | Wataru Kawahara |
| Release date | 2010-05-12 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Suffix | Prime |
| Evolves from | Onix |
| HP | 140 |
| Types | Metal |
| Ability: Perfect Metal | Steelix can't be affected by any Special Conditions |
| Attack: Energy Stream | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 30 — Search your discard pile for an Energy card and attach it to Steelix. |
| Attack: Gaia Crush | cost Metal/Metal/Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — damage 100 — You may discard any Stadium card in play. |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Resistance | Psychic -20 |
| Retreat | 4 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Steelix #208](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/steelix) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$124.98** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-27T23:34:37.642Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-27T23:34:37.642Z
- Floor delivered ask: $136.20 — as of 2026-10-27T23:34:37.642Z
- Quant score: 62/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-27T23:34:37.642Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 42% weight · -29% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2010-05-12T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-27T17:48:29.310Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-27T09:51:19.508Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-01T03:55:53.423Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-27T09:51:19.508Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-27T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-11T17:19:52.890Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/unleashed/steelix-87)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Ahgss2-87%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)