Magneton (Fossil 11)

Magneton LV.35 レアコイル Rarecoil

Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Magnemite Card name Magneton Type Lightning HP 80 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Fossil Rarity English card no. 11/62 Japanese expansion Mystery of the Fossils Japanese rarity Expansion Fossil Rarity English card no. 26/62 TCG GB1 set Laboratory TCG GB1 ID D24 TCG GB2 set Sky Flying Pokémon TCG GB2 ID D24 Expansion Legendary Collection Rarity English card no. 28/110 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Magneton.

Magneton (Japanese: レアコイル Rarecoil) is a Lightning-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Fossil expansion.

Card text

Sonicboom [create category] ソニックブーム 20

Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (Any other effects that would happen after applying Weakness and Resistance still happen.)

Selfdestruct [create category] じばく 100

Does 20 damage to each Pokémon on each player's Bench. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Magneton does 100 damage to itself.

Pokédex data

Magneton - Magnet Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
082	3'3" (1 m)	132 lbs. (60 kg)
Pokédex entry
Formed by several Magnemites linked together. They frequently appear when sunspots flare up.
複数のコイルが連結して強力な磁力線と高電圧を放射する。

Release information

This card was released in the English Fossil expansion as both a Holofoil and a Non Holofoil card, first released in the Japanese Mystery of the Fossils expansion as only a Holofoil card. A Non Holofoil print of this card was later reprinted in the English Legendary Collection expansion.

Trivia

This card's Pokédex entry erroneously refers to the plural of Magnemite as Magnemites.

Origin

SonicBoom is a move in the Pokémon games that Magneton can learn. Selfdestruct is also a move in the Pokémon games that Magneton cannot learn. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded. The Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.

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