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[[File:Magnet Train HGSS.png|thumb|left|The Magnet Train along the track in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}]]
[[File:Magnet Train GSC.png|thumb|right|200px|The Magnet Train station in {{3v2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}]]
The '''Magnet Train''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|リニアモーターカー|Rinia Mōtākā}}''' ''Linear Motorcar'') is found in [[Johto]] and [[Kanto]] during the [[Generation II]] and {{gen|IV}} {{pkmn|games}}. It is a {{wp|maglev|maglev train}} that [[Transportation in the Pokémon world|runs]] between [[Goldenrod City]] and [[Saffron City]] twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. It allows rapid travel between the two cities, moving at over {{tt|340 miles per hour|550 kilometers per hour}}.


Initially, the train is out of service because a {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}} has stolen the [[Machine Part]] from the [[Power Plant]] in Kanto. After defeating him in [[Cerulean City]], players can retrieve the part from the [[Cerulean Gym]] and return it to the Power Plant. With the component back in place, the train has the necessary power to run.
The '''Magnet Train''' (Japanese: '''リニアモーターカー''' ''Maglev Train'', lit. ''Linear Motorcar'') is found in [[Johto]] and [[Kanto]] during the [[Generation II]] and {{gen|IV}} [[core series]] [[Pokémon games]]. It is a {{wp|maglev}} that [[Transportation in the Pokémon world|runs]] between [[Goldenrod City]] and [[Saffron City]]. It allows rapid travel between the two cities, moving at over 340 miles per hour (over 550 kilometers per hour).


To board the train, a potential rider must have a {{key|IV|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 [[Lost Item]], a {{DL|Escape item|Poké Doll}} that {{ga|Red}} gave to her three years before, which is in the possession of a man at the [[Pokémon Fan Club]] in [[Vermilion City]].
==In the games==
[[File:Magnet Train HGSS.png|thumb|left|The Magnet Train along the track in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}]]
Initially, the train is out of service because a {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}} has stolen the {{key|II|Machine Part|Machine}} {{key|IV|Machine Part|Part}} from the [[Kanto Power Plant]]. After defeating him in [[Cerulean City]], players can retrieve the part from the [[Cerulean Gym]] and return it to the Power Plant. With the component back in place, the train has the necessary power to run.
 
To board the train, a potential rider must have a {{key|IV|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 {{key|II|Lost Item|Lost}} {{key|IV|Lost Item|Item}}, a {{DL|Escape item|Poké Doll}} that {{ga|Red}} gave to her three years before, which is in the possession of a man at the [[Pokémon Fan Club]] in [[Vermilion City]].


Of the three 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]].
Of the three 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]].


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 [[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}}, [[Lt. Surge]] will appear at Saffron City's Magnet Train station after the {{player}} has caught {{p|Zapdos}} at the Power Plant and obtained his phone number, willing to trade the player his {{wp|France|French}} {{p|Pikachu}}, Volty, in exchange for a regular Pikachu.
===Items===
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==In the anime==
==In the anime==
In ''[[EP158|A Goldenrod Opportunity]]'', Team Rocket rode a cart from Goldenrod to Saffron, to escape {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, {{an|Brock}}, and [[Whitney]] after stealing her {{p|Clefairy}}. They then swapped Clefairy for {{AP|Pikachu}} and proceeded down the track. Clefairy then used {{m|Metronome}} which turned into a {{m|Gust}} which carried Pikachu back to Ash. Pikachu then electrified the track, sending the maintenance cart Team Rocket was driving flying down the track.  Team Rocket had earlier inquired as to riding the train, but were told that it was being built and would take a year from the next Tuesday to be completed.
[[File:Magnet Train anime.png|180px|thumb|The incomplete Magnet Train from ''[[EP158|A Goldenrod Opportunity]]'']]
In ''[[EP158|A Goldenrod Opportunity]]'', {{TRT}} had to use a cart to get from Goldenrod City to Saffron City in order to escape from {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, {{an|Brock}}, and [[Whitney]], because the Magnet Train would not be ready until a year from the following Tuesday.


The completed Magnet Train finally appeared in [[BW141]], where {{an|Cilan}} and {{an|Iris}} used it to leave Kanto for Johto.
The Magnet Train was mentioned again in ''[[BW141|Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!]]''. {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}} planned to travel to Saffron City to take the Magnet Train line to Goldenrod City. This suggests the Magnet Train was finally completed.
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==In the manga==
==In the manga==
[[File:Magnet Train Adventures.png|thumb|200px|left|The Magnet Train in Pokémon Adventures]]
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
The Magnet Train appears 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. Sometime later, in ''[[PS169|The Last Battle III]]'', [[Brock's Geodude]] and {{adv|Red}}'s Snor work together to stop the train when it became out-of-control and couldn't be stopped normally.
The Magnet Train appears 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. Sometime later, in ''[[PS169|The Last Battle III]]'', [[Brock's Geodude]] and {{adv|Red}}'s [[Snor]] work together to stop the train when it became out-of-control and couldn't be stopped normally.
 
===In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga===
[[File:Magnet Train PM.png|thumb|200px|The Magnet Train in Pokémon Pocket Monsters]]
The Magnet Train appeared in ''[[PM104|The Great Helper!]]''.
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* 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.
[[File:Magnet Train GSC.png|thumb|190px|The Magnet Train station in {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}]]
** The Tōkaidō Shinkansen is powered by an electrical {{wp|overhead catenary}}, while the Magnet Train is a maglev, propelled by a moving magnetic field.
* The Magnet Train is most likely based on either the {{wp|Tōkaidō Shinkansen}} bullet train that runs from {{wp|Tokyo}} to {{wp|Osaka}}, or the planned {{wp|Chūō Shinkansen}} maglev line between the same two cities. Tokyo and Osaka are Saffron City and Goldenrod City's respective real-world counterparts.
* In HeartGold and SoulSilver, 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 {{rt|30|Johto}} or {{rt|46|Johto}}.
** The Tōkaidō Shinkansen is powered by an electrical {{wp|overhead line}}, while the Magnet Train is a maglev, propelled by a moving magnetic field.
* One of the programs on the Pokégear mentions rumors about a ghost Magnet Train.
* 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|Lumiose City|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==
==In other languages==
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Magnet Train リニアモーターカー
Maglev Train (Linear Motorcar)
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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) is found in Johto and Kanto during the Generation II and IV core series Pokémon games. It is a maglev that runs between Goldenrod City and Saffron City. It allows rapid travel between the two cities, moving at over 340 miles per hour (over 550 kilometers per hour).

In the games

The Magnet Train along the track in Pokémon 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 defeating him in Cerulean City, players can retrieve the part from the Cerulean Gym and return it to the Power Plant. With the component back in place, the train has the necessary power to run.

To board the train, a potential rider must have a Pass. The Copycat 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 Lost Item, a Poké Doll that Red gave to her three years before, which is in the possession of a man at the Pokémon Fan Club in Vermilion City.

Of the three 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.

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, Lt. Surge will appear at Saffron City's Magnet Train station after the player has caught Zapdos at the Power Plant and obtained his phone number, willing to trade the player his French Pikachu, Volty, in exchange for a regular Pikachu.

Items

Item Location Games
Yellow Shard Yellow Shard Held by Volty, a Pikachu the player can obtain in a trade  HG  SS 

Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Gift Pokémon
Pikachu Pikachu
HG SS
Pikachu Trade
Pikachu
Same as the traded Pokémon One
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


In the anime

The incomplete Magnet Train from A Goldenrod Opportunity

In A Goldenrod Opportunity, Team Rocket had to use a cart to get from Goldenrod City to Saffron City in order to escape from Ash, Misty, Brock, and Whitney, because the Magnet Train would not be ready until a year from the following Tuesday.

The Magnet Train was mentioned again in Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!. Iris and Cilan planned to travel to Saffron City to take the Magnet Train line to Goldenrod City. This suggests the Magnet Train was finally completed.

In the manga

The Magnet Train in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

The Magnet Train appears 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. Sometime later, in The Last Battle III, Brock's Geodude and Red's Snor work together to stop the train when it became out-of-control and couldn't be stopped normally.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

The Magnet Train in 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 either the Tōkaidō Shinkansen bullet train that runs from Tokyo to Osaka, or the planned Chūō Shinkansen maglev line between the same two cities. 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.
  • 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
Finland Flag.png Finnish Magneettijuna
France Flag.png French Train Magnet
Germany Flag.png German Magnetzug
Italy Flag.png Italian Supertreno*
Treno Magnetico*
South Korea Flag.png Korean 리니어 기차 Linear Train
Spain Flag.png Spanish Magnetotrén*
Tren Imán*
Sweden Flag.png Swedish Magnet tåg



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