Onix (Japanese)
Southern Island · · Common
Current Prices
Set
Southern IslandNumber
Rarity
Common
Variant
Normal
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Onix (Japanese): Rarity & Collectibility
Onix (Japanese) sits at the most plentiful end of the rarity scale — easy to pull and easy to find. Cataloged as Common # of the Southern Island set, it is the kind of card RarePokemonCard tracks for scarcity and collector demand rather than raw price alone. The harder a card is to pull in top condition, the more weight serious collectors place on it.
How Rare & Valuable Is Onix (Japanese)?
In 2026, a Near Mint Onix (Japanese) (Common, Southern Island #) changes hands at roughly $14.34, and availability keeps it within easy reach for collectors. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $14.34, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $7.50. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $14.34, Lightly Played $8.84, Moderately Played $6.91, Heavily Played $4.00, Damaged $7.50 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Onix (Japanese) is valued near $140.00 — about 9.8x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Onix (Japanese): Gem Mint & Population
Even for a card at this rarity, the top of the market belongs to certified gem-mint copies. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Onix (Japanese) sits around $140.00 — roughly 9.8x a raw copy. That gap exists because relatively few examples ever earn a perfect grade, so gem-mint population is the real scarcity collectors chase. Step down a notch and demand spreads across PSA 9 $19.00, CGC 9.5 $20.70, BGS 9.5 $39.99 — each tier a smaller, scarcer pool than the one below it. The rule of thumb for collectors: the rarer the card, the more a certified high grade matters to its standing.
Detailed Price Breakdown
| Source | Condition / Grade | Average | Low | High | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ebay | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $15.00 | $14.99 | $15.00 | 7 |
| ebay | MODERATELY PLAYED | $8.99 | $8.99 | $8.99 | 1 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $10.50 | $10.50 | $10.50 | 15 |
| ebay | ACE 10 | $102.63 | $102.63 | $102.63 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 8 5 | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 9 | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | 4 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $39.99 | $39.99 | $39.99 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 6 5 | $9.99 | $9.99 | $9.99 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $20.70 | $20.70 | $20.70 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $140.00 | $140.00 | $140.00 | 27 |
| ebay | PSA 3 | $6.00 | $6.00 | $6.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 4 | $9.99 | $9.99 | $9.99 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 5 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 6 | $34.64 | $34.64 | $34.64 | 7 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $13.50 | $13.50 | $13.50 | 3 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $24.99 | $24.99 | $24.99 | 3 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $19.00 | $19.00 | $19.00 | 22 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | 5 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $4.00 | $4.00 | $4.00 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $8.84 | $16.00 | $16.00 | 41 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $6.91 | $6.91 | $6.91 | 42 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $14.34 | $24.07 | $24.07 | 43 |
Collector Outlook for Onix (Japanese)
As a Common, Onix (Japanese) earns its place through set completion rather than chase appeal — but a binder is never finished without it. An accessible pickup whose pull is enjoyment and progress toward a finished set. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Onix (Japanese) on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
