Magneton (Base Set 9)

Magneton LV.28 レアコイル Rarecoil

Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Magnemite Card name Magneton Type Lightning Hit Points 60 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Base Set Rarity English card no. 9/102 Japanese expansion Expansion Pack Japanese rarity Expansion Base Set 2 Rarity English card no. 9/130 Card GB set Colosseum Card GB ID A22 Card GB 2 set Psychic Battle Card GB 2 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 is part of the Base Set.

Card text

Thunder Wave でんじは 30

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

Selfdestruct じばく 80

Does 20 damage to each player's Bench. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Magneton does 80 damage to itself.

Pokédex data

Magneton - Magnet Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
082	3'3" (1.0 m)	132 lbs. (60.0 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 reprinted in the Base Set 2 reprint set, which was only released outside of Japan.

Trivia

Origin

Thunder Wave and Selfdestruct are both moves in the Pokémon games. Magneton can learn Thunder Wave, but not Selfdestruct. 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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