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Magneton

Magneton

Pokémon

Stage 1 — Lightning

Thunder Wave (Lightning, Lightning, Colorless) 30

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Selfdestruct (Lightning, Lightning, Colorless, Colorless) 80

Does 20 damage to each Pokémon on each player's Bench. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Magneton does 80 damage to itself.

HP 60

Evolves from Magnemite

Weakness Fighting ×2

Retreat 1

Formed by several Magnemites linked together. It frequently appears when sunspots flare up.
#9 · ENIllustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi

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StandardNot legal
ExpandedNot legal

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Base Set

#9 · EN · Rare

Released 1999-01-09

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Printings 41

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Card data: TCGdex. Pokémon and card artwork © Nintendo, Creatures and GAME FREAK, published by The Pokémon Company. Artist credit follows the printing.

Catalog snapshot: 2026-09-16T22:45:22.000Z

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