Silicon#14 Crystal type

Silicon (Si) element facts for kids

Beach sand is mostly silicon locked with oxygen. The same pair makes window glass, and purified silicon is the “brain” inside computer chips.

Crystalthe Sand Brain

Battle stats

10 Toughness Hard crystal, like sand and glass

+0 Power Only sort of reactive

3 Speed A very light atom

Real facts

1Sand, glass, and computer chips are silicon stories.
2It sits on the fence: half metal, half not.
3Beaches and phones both start with this atom.

Moves

Chip LogicHit

A clean hit.

Computer chips are slices of ultra-pure silicon that can flip tiny switches on and off — that is how phones think.

Glass BodyForce

Hits harder, but you take 1.

Window glass is sand (silicon plus oxygen) melted and cooled, so the body is the window.

Quartz SpikeTrick

Small hit plus a status. Once per card. Causes: Dizzy.

Quartz, granite, and most sand grains are silicon stones, so the Earth’s crust is this fighter’s spike.

Battle type

CrystalMetalloids, between metals and nonmetals.

Type bonus: Hits go through Guard, armor and dodges.

Beats×2

Noble gasPrecision pierces evasion. Game rule

Weak to×2

MetalBrittle crystals shatter against metal. Game rule

Resists×½

AcidGlass shrugs off most acids (hydrofluoric acid is the famous exception). Real science

Real science: it happens, though not always. Game rule: keeps battles fair.

Metalloid family: Half metal, half not. Silicon is the sand-brain that makes computer chips.

Bond buddies

On the same team, these cards boost each other. They are buddies because the elements join up in real chemistry.

Real life: sandOxygen #008

Silicon quick facts

Silicon quick facts
Atomic number	14
Symbol	Si
Family	Metalloid
Group (column)	14
Period (row)	3
State at room temperature	Solid
Discovered	1820s, Jöns Jacob Berzelius (first isolated)

Interesting facts about silicon

Silicon is the second most common element in Earth's crust, after oxygen.
Most sand and quartz is silicon dioxide: silicon joined to oxygen.
Computer chips are made from ultra-pure silicon.
Silicon Valley in California is named after it.

What are Silicon's moves, and the real science behind them?

Chip Logic

In the game: Copy the last status. The real science: Computer chips are slices of ultra-pure silicon that can flip tiny switches on and off — that is how phones think.

Glass Body

In the game: Raise special defense. The real science: Window glass is sand (silicon plus oxygen) melted and cooled, so the body is the window.

Quartz Spike

In the game: A sharp hit. The real science: Quartz, granite, and most sand grains are silicon stones, so the Earth’s crust is this fighter’s spike.

What does Silicon bond with?

Silicon and Oxygen: together in real life they make sand

Where does Silicon fit among the nine types?

Silicon is Crystal type. Crystal is the metalloid type: elements between metals and nonmetals. It hits Noble gas cards for double damage, takes double damage from Metal and takes half from Acid. Read Elemon's nine types vs. the real element families for the full map.

Silicon in the game
Elemon type	Crystal
Hearts	2
Strong against (×2)	Noble gas
Weak to (×2)	Metal
Resists (×½)	Acid
Type power	Hits go through Guard, armor and dodges.

Want silicon on the table? Its card is in the free printable first 20 element cards, and it is one of the first 20 elements most classes start with.