Magneton (Base Set 9)

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Magneton LV.28
レアコイル Rarecoil
Lightning
MagnetonBaseSet9.jpg
Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi
Evolution stage
Magnemite
Stage 1 Pokémon
Evolves from Magnemite
Card name Magneton
Type Lightning
HP 60
weakness
Fighting×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
 
English expansion Base Set
Rarity Rare Holo
English card no. 9/102
Japanese expansion Expansion Pack
Japanese rarity Rare Holo
Expansion Base Set 2
Rarity Rare Holo
English card no. 9/130
TCG GB1 set Colosseum
TCG GB1 rarity Rare Holo
TCG GB1 ID A22
TCG GB2 set Psychic Battle
TCG GB2 rarity Rare Holo
TCG GB2 ID D28
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 Base Set.

Card text

LightningLightningColorless Thunder Wave
でんじは
30
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
LightningLightningColorlessColorless Selfdestruct
じばく
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.


Pokédex data

Lightning
Lightning
Magneton - Magnet Pokémon
No. Height Weight
082 3'3" (1 m) 132 lbs. (60 kg)
Pokédex entry
Formed by several Magnemites linked together. It frequently appears 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 included in the Base Set, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack. It was reprinted in the Base Set 2 expansion.

Gallery

TCG1 A22 Magneton.png
TCG GB1 Colosseum sprite
TCG2 D28 Magneton.png
TCG GB2 Psychic Battle sprite
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
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Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

Origin

Thunder Wave is a move in the Pokémon games that Magneton can learn. Self-Destruct, formatted on this card as Selfdestruct, is 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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