How to get one
The best chance per place. The same table can do better at another hour; the tool gives them all.
Red and Blue
| Place | Method | Level | Per attempt |
| Victory Road 1F |
Grass |
36–42 |
1.72% |
| Victory Road 2F |
Grass |
36–42 |
1.14% |
| Victory Road 3F |
Grass |
42–45 |
1.14% |
| Rock Tunnel B1F |
Grass |
13–17 |
0.55% |
| Rock Tunnel 1F |
Grass |
13–15 |
0.32% |
Yellow
| Place | Method | Level | Per attempt |
| Rock Tunnel B1F |
Grass |
14–22 |
0.62% |
| Victory Road 1F |
Grass |
43–45 |
0.60% |
| Victory Road 3F |
Grass |
49 |
0.57% |
| Victory Road 2F |
Grass |
45–47 |
0.40% |
Gold and Silver
| Place | Method | Level | Per attempt |
| Silver Cave room 1 |
Grass morning |
42 |
1.76% |
| Silver Cave room 3 |
Grass morning |
48 |
1.76% |
| Rock Tunnel B1F |
Grass morning |
16 |
1.17% |
| Victory Road |
Grass morning |
34–36 |
0.88% |
| Union Cave B1F |
Grass morning |
8 |
0.59% |
| Union Cave 1F |
Grass morning |
6 |
0.29% |
| Union Cave B2F |
Grass morning |
23 |
0.20% |
Crystal
| Place | Method | Level | Per attempt |
| Silver Cave room 3 |
Grass morning |
48 |
1.76% |
| Rock Tunnel B1F |
Grass morning |
16 |
1.17% |
| Silver Cave room 1 |
Grass morning |
42 |
1.17% |
| Victory Road |
Grass morning |
33 |
1.17% |
| Union Cave B1F |
Grass morning |
8 |
0.59% |
| Union Cave 1F |
Grass morning |
6 |
0.29% |
| Union Cave B2F |
Grass morning |
23 |
0.20% |
A character in the game trades for it
- In Gold, Silver and Crystal, for a Bellsprout. It arrives at the level of the one you hand over.
What it becomes
- Onix becomes Steelix by trading.
Base stats
| Stat | Gen 1 | Gen 2 |
| HP | 35 | 35 |
| Attack | 45 | 45 |
| Defense | 160 | 160 |
| Speed | 70 | 70 |
| Sp. Atk | 30 | 30 |
| Sp. Def | 30 | 45 |
Generation 2 split Special in two, and not down the middle: the two columns are not one value copied twice.