Magnemite (Base Set 53)

Magnemite LV.13 コイル Coil

Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Magnemite Type Lightning HP 40 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Base Set Rarity English card no. 53/102 Japanese expansion Expansion Pack Japanese rarity Expansion Base Set 2 Rarity English card no. 79/130 TCG GB1 set Colosseum TCG GB1 ID A21 TCG GB2 set Psychic Battle TCG GB2 ID D27 Expansion Legendary Collection Rarity English card no. 80/110 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Magnemite.

Magnemite (Japanese: コイル Coil) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Base Set.

Card text

Thunder Wave でんじは 10

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

Selfdestruct じばく 40

Does 10 damage to each Pokémon on each player's Bench. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Magnemite does 40 damage to itself.

Pokédex data

Magnemite - Magnet Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
081	1'0" (0.3 m)	13 lbs. (6 kg)
Pokédex entry
Uses anti-gravity to stay suspended. Appears without warning and uses attacks like Thunder Wave.
空中に浮いたまま移動して、左右のユニットから電磁波などを放射する。

Release information

This card was released in the English Base Set, originating from the Japanese Expansion Pack. It was later reprinted in the English Base Set 2 expansion and the English Legendary Collection expansion.

Trivia

Origin

Thunder Wave and Selfdestruct are both moves in the Pokémon games. Magnemite can learn Thunder Wave, but not Selfdestruct. This card's 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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