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The '''Magnet Train''' is found in [[Johto]] and [[Kanto]] during the [[Generation II]] games. It [[Transportation in Pokémon|runs]] between [[Goldenrod City]] and [[Saffron City]] twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. It allows rapid travel between the two cities, going at over 340 miles per hour.
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Initially, the train is out of service as a minion of [[Team Rocket]] has stolen a valuable part from the [[Power Plant]] in Kanto. After defeating him in [[Cerulean City]], players can retrieve the part from the Cerulean City Gym and return it to the Power Plant. With the component back in place, the train will have the necessary power to run.
The '''Magnet Train''' (Japanese: '''リニアモーターカー''' ''Maglev Train'', lit. ''Linear Motorcar''; shortened as '''リニアカー''' ''Linear Car'' or '''リニア''' ''Linear'') is a {{wp|maglev}} that [[Transportation in the Pokémon world|runs]] between the regions of [[Johto]] and [[Kanto]]. It allows rapid travel at over 340 miles per hour (over 550 kilometers per hour).


To board the train, a potential rider must have a Pass. The {{OBP|Copycat|character}} of [[Saffron City]] has one (given to her as compensation for the fact that the station in Saffron is built where her house used to be), and is willing to give it up as a reward for returning her [[Poké Doll]] that [[Red (game)|a boy]] gave to her three years before.
Two cities have a '''Magnet Train Station''' (Japanese: '''リニアモーターカーのえき''' ''Linear Motorcar Station''; '''リニアのえき''' ''Linear Station''), also shortened as '''Station''' (Japanese: '''えき''' ''Station''):


Of the two methods offered in the game to commute between Johto and Kanto, the Magnet Train is much faster and runs more often than the [[S.S. Aqua]], which runs on a set schedule between [[Olivine City]] and [[Vermilion City]].
* '''[[Goldenrod City]] Station''' (Japanese: '''コガネえき''' ''Kogane Station''; '''コガネ ステーション''' ''Kogane Station'') in [[Johto]]
* '''[[Saffron City]] Station''' (Japanese: '''ヤマブキえき''' ''Yamabuki Station''; '''ヤマブキ ステーション''' ''Yamabuki Station'') in [[Kanto]]
 
The train line is known by those names:
* '''Kanto–Johto Magnet Train Line''' (Japanese: '''カントージョウト リニアてつどう''' ''Kanto–Johto Linear Train Line'')
* '''Johto–Kanto Magnet Train Line''' (Japanese: '''ジョウトカントー リニアてつどう''' ''Johto–Kanto Linear Train Line'')
 
==Terminology==
:''See also: [[Pass#Terminology|Pass → Terminology]]''
 
===English===
This train is consistently named '''Magnet Train''' in the English dialogue, regardless of the Japanese dialogue using the full name or the shortened names for this train as seen below.
 
In [[Generation II]] games, one station sign displays "'''Goldenrod City Station'''", but the other sign displays the longer "'''Saffron City Magnet Train Station'''". In [[Generation IV]] games, they are replaced by "'''Johto–Kanto Magnet Train Line Goldenrod City Station'''" and "'''Kanto–Johto Magnet Train Line Saffron City Station'''".
 
The name "'''Goldenrod Station'''" (without the word "City") is also mentioned in the radio story from [[Generation IV]] games, but the exact name "Saffron Station" is not found anywhere in the English dialogue.
 
===Japanese===
In the Japanese game dialogue, the '''Magnet Train''' is sometimes referred to by its full name '''リニアモーターカー''' (''Linear Motorcar''), but more often shortened to '''リニア''' (''Linear''). In [[Generation IV]], the short version is also featured in the Japanese name of the [[Pass]] item: '''リニアパス''' (''Linear Pass'').
 
Alternatively, '''リニアカー''' (''Linear Car'') is also found in the game data as another shortened name for this train, but only in the description of the [[Pass]] item from [[Generation VII]] onwards. Since this item is unobtainable in those generations, this name is not used in normal gameplay.
 
==In the core series games==
[[File:Magnet Train HGSS.png|thumb|left|The Magnet Train along the track in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}]]
The Magnet Train appears in {{game5|Gold|Silver|Crystal|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}.
 
Initially, the train is out of service because a {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}} has stolen the [[Machine Part]] from the [[Kanto Power Plant]]. After the {{player}} retrieves the part from the [[Cerulean Gym]] and returns it to the Power Plant, the train is able to run.
 
A [[Pass]] is required to board the train. The {{OBP|Copycat|character}} has a Pass, which she received as compensation for her house in [[Saffron City]] being demolished to make way for the Magnet Train station; she will give it to the player as a reward for returning her [[Lost Item]], a [[Poké Doll]] that {{ga|Red}} gave to her three years before.
 
In [[Generation II]], the Magnet Train runs on the railway tracks along the ground. In [[Generation IV]], the train and its station run along an elevated track, much like a {{wp|monorail}}, though this track goes underground as it approaches Saffron City.
 
In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, after the player has {{pkmn2|caught}} {{p|Zapdos}} at the Power Plant and obtained [[Lt. Surge]]'s phone number, he appears at the Saffron City Magnet Train station, where he offers to trade the player his {{p|Pikachu}}, Volty, in exchange for another Pikachu.
 
==In the anime==
[[File:Magnet Train anime.png|thumb|250px|The incomplete Magnet Train station in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
===Main series===
====[[Original series]]====
In ''[[EP158|A Goldenrod Opportunity]]'', {{TRT}} arrived at the Magnet Train station in [[Goldenrod City]] in an attempt to escape from {{Ash}}, {{ashfr}}, and [[Whitney]] after they had stolen Whitney's {{p|Clefairy}}, only to learn that the train wouldn't be completed for another year. They ended up returning Clefairy and swiping {{AP|Pikachu}}, but Clefairy helped Pikachu to escape, and he used {{m|Thunderbolt}} on the trio's handcar, overloading it and sending them speeding off along the track. In the [[EP159|next episode]], their ride was revealed to have ended in a brick wall in [[Saffron City]], forcing them to walk back to [[Johto]].
 
====''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''====
The Magnet Train was mentioned again in ''[[BW141|Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!]]'', where {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}} made plans to travel from Saffron City by taking the Magnet Train line to Goldenrod City. This suggests the Magnet Train was finally completed.
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==In the manga==
[[File:Magnet Train PM.png|thumb|200px|The Magnet Train in [[Pokémon Pocket Monsters]]]]
[[File:Magnet Train Adventures.png|thumb|200px|left|The Magnet Train in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
===Pokémon Adventures===
===={{MangaArc|Gold, Silver & Crystal}}====
The Magnet Train appeared in ''[[PS154|Yikes, It's Yanma!]]'', where it was used to transport the [[Gym Leader]]s of both the Kanto and Johto regions to the [[Indigo Plateau]] for the tournament held there, the event being its maiden voyage. The Magnet Train line was routed through the Indigo Plateau for the event. When [[Neo Team Rocket]] attacked the Indigo Plateau, they took control of the Magnet Train and stationed {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s inside. They tricked the Gym Leaders into boarding the train, which then departed, leaving the Indigo Plateau wide open for an attack by the [[Masked Man]]'s {{p|Ho-Oh}} and {{p|Lugia}}. Sometime later, in ''[[PS169|The Last Battle III]]'', it took [[Brock's Geodude]] and {{adv|Red}}'s [[Snor]]'s combined efforts to stop the train when it became out-of-control and couldn't be stopped normally.
 
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
The Magnet Train appeared in ''[[PM104|The Great Helper!]]''.
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==Trivia==
[[File:Magnet Train GSC.png|thumb|190px|The Magnet Train station in {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}]]
* The Magnet Train is most likely based on the {{wp|Tōkaidō Shinkansen}} bullet train that runs from {{wp|Tokyo}} to {{wp|Osaka}}. Tokyo and Osaka are Saffron City and Goldenrod City's respective real-world counterparts.
** The Tōkaidō Shinkansen is powered by an electrical {{wp|overhead line}}, while the Magnet Train is a maglev, propelled by a moving magnetic field.
** Maglev trains had been experimented with prior to the release of {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, but no large scale application of the technology occurred until later. In 2015, construction began for the {{wp|Chūō Shinkansen}} maglev line between the same two cities.
* In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the Magnet Train's tracks are visible on {{rt|32|Johto}}, traveling overhead. However, the tracks are not visible on any [[route]] in [[Kanto]], nor on [[Route]]s {{rtn|30|Johto}} or {{rtn|46|Johto}}.
* One of the {{DL|Pokégear|radio|programs}} on the [[Pokégear]] mentions rumors about a ghost Magnet Train.
* In {{g|X and Y}}, a {{tc|Lass}} in {{DL|North Boulevard|Lumiose Station}} states that the {{pkmn|world}}'s fastest train can travel at 310 miles per hour (500 kilometers per hour), despite the Magnet Train being able to reach speeds of over 340 miles per hour (over 550 kilometers per hour).  
 
==In other languages==
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Magnet Train リニアモーターカー
Maglev Train
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Map description: {{{mapdesc}}}
Location: Goldenrod City, Saffron City
Region: Johto and Kanto
Generations: II, IV
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Location of Magnet Train in Johto and Kanto.
Pokémon world locations

The Magnet Train (Japanese: リニアモーターカー Maglev Train, lit. Linear Motorcar; shortened as リニアカー Linear Car or リニア Linear) is a maglev that runs between the regions of Johto and Kanto. It allows rapid travel at over 340 miles per hour (over 550 kilometers per hour).

Two cities have a Magnet Train Station (Japanese: リニアモーターカーのえき Linear Motorcar Station; リニアのえき Linear Station), also shortened as Station (Japanese: えき Station):

  • Goldenrod City Station (Japanese: コガネえき Kogane Station; コガネ ステーション Kogane Station) in Johto
  • Saffron City Station (Japanese: ヤマブキえき Yamabuki Station; ヤマブキ ステーション Yamabuki Station) in Kanto

The train line is known by those names:

  • Kanto–Johto Magnet Train Line (Japanese: カントージョウト リニアてつどう Kanto–Johto Linear Train Line)
  • Johto–Kanto Magnet Train Line (Japanese: ジョウトカントー リニアてつどう Johto–Kanto Linear Train Line)

Terminology

See also: Pass → Terminology

English

This train is consistently named Magnet Train in the English dialogue, regardless of the Japanese dialogue using the full name or the shortened names for this train as seen below.

In Generation II games, one station sign displays "Goldenrod City Station", but the other sign displays the longer "Saffron City Magnet Train Station". In Generation IV games, they are replaced by "Johto–Kanto Magnet Train Line Goldenrod City Station" and "Kanto–Johto Magnet Train Line Saffron City Station".

The name "Goldenrod Station" (without the word "City") is also mentioned in the radio story from Generation IV games, but the exact name "Saffron Station" is not found anywhere in the English dialogue.

Japanese

In the Japanese game dialogue, the Magnet Train is sometimes referred to by its full name リニアモーターカー (Linear Motorcar), but more often shortened to リニア (Linear). In Generation IV, the short version is also featured in the Japanese name of the Pass item: リニアパス (Linear Pass).

Alternatively, リニアカー (Linear Car) is also found in the game data as another shortened name for this train, but only in the description of the Pass item from Generation VII onwards. Since this item is unobtainable in those generations, this name is not used in normal gameplay.

In the core series games

The Magnet Train along the track in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

The Magnet Train appears in Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver.

Initially, the train is out of service because a Team Rocket Grunt has stolen the Machine Part from the Kanto Power Plant. After the player retrieves the part from the Cerulean Gym and returns it to the Power Plant, the train is able to run.

A Pass is required to board the train. The Copycat has a Pass, which she received as compensation for her house in Saffron City being demolished to make way for the Magnet Train station; she will give it to the player as a reward for returning her Lost Item, a Poké Doll that Red gave to her three years before.

In Generation II, the Magnet Train runs on the railway tracks along the ground. In Generation IV, the train and its station run along an elevated track, much like a monorail, though this track goes underground as it approaches Saffron City.

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, after the player has caught Zapdos at the Power Plant and obtained Lt. Surge's phone number, he appears at the Saffron City Magnet Train station, where he offers to trade the player his Pikachu, Volty, in exchange for another Pikachu.

In the anime

The incomplete Magnet Train station in the anime

Main series

Original series

In A Goldenrod Opportunity, Team Rocket arrived at the Magnet Train station in Goldenrod City in an attempt to escape from Ash, his friends, and Whitney after they had stolen Whitney's Clefairy, only to learn that the train wouldn't be completed for another year. They ended up returning Clefairy and swiping Pikachu, but Clefairy helped Pikachu to escape, and he used Thunderbolt on the trio's handcar, overloading it and sending them speeding off along the track. In the next episode, their ride was revealed to have ended in a brick wall in Saffron City, forcing them to walk back to Johto.

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

The Magnet Train was mentioned again in Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!, where Iris and Cilan made plans to travel from Saffron City by taking the Magnet Train line to Goldenrod City. This suggests the Magnet Train was finally completed.

In the manga

The Magnet Train in Pokémon Pocket Monsters
The Magnet Train in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

The Magnet Train appeared in Yikes, It's Yanma!, where it was used to transport the Gym Leaders of both the Kanto and Johto regions to the Indigo Plateau for the tournament held there, the event being its maiden voyage. The Magnet Train line was routed through the Indigo Plateau for the event. When Neo Team Rocket attacked the Indigo Plateau, they took control of the Magnet Train and stationed Team Rocket Grunts inside. They tricked the Gym Leaders into boarding the train, which then departed, leaving the Indigo Plateau wide open for an attack by the Masked Man's Ho-Oh and Lugia. Sometime later, in The Last Battle III, it took Brock's Geodude and Red's Snor's combined efforts to stop the train when it became out-of-control and couldn't be stopped normally.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

The Magnet Train appeared in The Great Helper!.


Trivia

The Magnet Train station in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
  • The Magnet Train is most likely based on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen bullet train that runs from Tokyo to Osaka. Tokyo and Osaka are Saffron City and Goldenrod City's respective real-world counterparts.
    • The Tōkaidō Shinkansen is powered by an electrical overhead line, while the Magnet Train is a maglev, propelled by a moving magnetic field.
    • Maglev trains had been experimented with prior to the release of Pokémon Gold and Silver, but no large scale application of the technology occurred until later. In 2015, construction began for the Chūō Shinkansen maglev line between the same two cities.
  • In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Magnet Train's tracks are visible on Route 32, traveling overhead. However, the tracks are not visible on any route in Kanto, nor on Routes 30 or 46.
  • One of the programs on the Pokégear mentions rumors about a ghost Magnet Train.
  • In Pokémon X and Y, a Lass in Lumiose Station states that the world's fastest train can travel at 310 miles per hour (500 kilometers per hour), despite the Magnet Train being able to reach speeds of over 340 miles per hour (over 550 kilometers per hour).

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 磁浮列車 / 磁浮列车 Cífú Lìechē
The Czech Republic Flag.png Czech Magnetický vlak
Finland Flag.png Finnish Magneettijuna*
Luotijuna*
France Flag.png French Train MagnetGSC
Train MagnétiqueHGSS
Germany Flag.png German Magnetzug
Italy Flag.png Italian Supertreno*
Treno Magnetico*
South Korea Flag.png Korean 리니어 기차 Linear Train
리니어 모터 Linear Motor*
Poland Flag.png Polish Pociąg Magnetyczny*
Magnetyczna Kolejka*
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Trem Magnético
Spain Flag.png Spanish Magnetotrén*
Tren Imán*
Sweden Flag.png Swedish Magnettåg
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Tàu cao tốc từ trường


Kanto and Johto
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Cities and Towns
Pallet Town • Viridian City • Pewter City • Cerulean City • Vermilion City • Lavender Town
Celadon City • Saffron City • Fuchsia City • Cinnabar Island • Indigo Plateau
New Bark Town • Cherrygrove City • Violet City • Azalea Town • Goldenrod City • Ecruteak City
Olivine City • Cianwood City • Mahogany Town • Blackthorn City • Safari Zone Gate • Frontier Access
Routes
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Landmarks
Professor Oak's Laboratory • Viridian Forest • Diglett's Cave • Pewter Museum of Science • Mt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave
Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6) • Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8) • S.S. Anne • S.S. Aqua • Sea Cottage • Rock Tunnel
Power Plant • Cycling Road/Pokémon Road • Team Rocket Hideout • Silph Co. • Magnet Train • Pokémon Tower • Kanto Safari Zone/Pal Park/GO Park
Seafoam Islands • Pokémon Mansion • Cinnabar Lab • Pokémon League Reception Gate • Victory Road • Tohjo Falls
Dark Cave • Sprout Tower • Ruins of Alph • Union Cave • Slowpoke Well • Ilex Forest • Radio Tower • Global Terminal
Goldenrod Tunnel • National Park • Pokéathlon Dome • Bell Tower • Bellchime Trail • Burned Tower • Moomoo Farm • Olivine Lighthouse
Battle Tower (Crystal • HGSS)/Frontier • Cliff Edge Gate • Cliff Cave • Embedded Tower • Johto Safari Zone • Whirl Islands
Mt. Mortar • Lake of Rage • Team Rocket HQ • Ice Path • Dragon's Den • Mt. Silver (Cave)
Access to
Sevii Islands • Sinjoh Ruins


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