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Magneton Magnet Pokémon レアコイル Rarecoil #082 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Electric Steel Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Magnet Pull or Sturdy Cacophony Cacophony Analytic Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Gender unknown	Catch rate 60 (14.8%)
Breeding Egg Group Mineral Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 3'03" 1.0 m Magneton 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 132.3 lbs. 60.0 kg Magneton 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 161 Gen. I-IV Unknown IV 163 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Magneton 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 2 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Gray	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Magneton (Japanese: レアコイル Rarecoil) is a dual-type Electric/Steel Pokémon introduced in Generation I. Prior to Generation II, it was a pure Electric-type Pokémon.

It evolves from Magnemite starting at level 30 and evolves into Magnezone when leveled up in a special magnetic field.

Biology

Magneton splitting into three Magnemite

Magneton is the result of three Magnemite becoming linked together by a strong magnetic force, although a single Magnemite can evolve by itself when no other Magnemite are in the vicinity. Each individual Magnemite has a gray spherical body with a single eye, a gray and red-and-blue tipped horseshoe magnet on each side. The topmost Magnemite has three Phillips head screws on its body, while the others appear to have only two. The three Magnemite that Magneton consists of can be linked several ways. Magneton is most commonly seen as one Magnemite on top, and two Magnemite linked by the screws on the bottom, forming a triangle. In some cases, commonly seen in 3D games such as Pokémon Snap, the Magnemite will not be connected at all, remain in a triangular formation at rest, and are able to freely move within each other's vicinity to form other patterns. In this case, all three Magnemite have three screws. The magnetic forces that holds the three Magnemite together is powerful enough to dry up all moisture and raise the temperature 3.6°F (2°C) within a 3,300 foot (1,000 meter) radius. It can also be disruptive to electronic devices.

Being composed of three Magnemite, it is about three times as powerful electrically, though not three times as intelligent. Even though Magneton is a mechanical creature, it still has the need to eat. As seen in the anime, food for Magneton consists of electrical currents. It is usually found in rough terrain, often near power plants. When sunspots flare up, Magneton tends to appear more often, presumably due to the changes in the sun's magnetic field. When rain clouds form, it also gathers in high areas prone to lightning strikes. It has been shown in the manga that it possesses the ability to form its electricity into both platforms and barriers. Despite its modern, artificial appearance, carvings depicting Magneton have been discovered at the Ruins of Alph, and one was shown in a flashback to the great war of Kalos, indicating it has existed for at least 3000 years.

In the anime

In the main series

Shiny Magneton in the anime

Major appearances

Clemont's Magneton

Clemont owns a Magneton, which he keeps at the Lumiose Gym so Clembot can use it for Gym Battles while Clemont is away. It first appeared in Clemont's Got a Secret!, where it was shown to be able to separate itself into three Magnemite in order to dodge attacks.

Other

Magneton debuted in Sparks Fly for Magnemite. They, along with Magnemite, saved Ash and his friends from a Grimer attack.

A Magneton appeared in Get Along, Little Pokémon, under the ownership of Ethan. It evolved from a Magnemite to save Ash and his Pikachu from Team Rocket. Ethan calls this Magneton Number 6.

Two Magneton appeared in The Poké Spokesman, under the ownership of a group of phony Pokémon interpreters. They were convinced by Simon to cease their attacks on a Pokémon Center.

A Magneton appeared in Current Events, where it served as a security guard for an electric company's power station. Ash was attacked by the Magnemite assisting Magneton, but when he retaliated with Chikorita, Magneton showed up and attacked as well.

A Shiny Magneton appeared in Tie One On!, under the ownership of Jackson. It was used against Ash during the Silver Conference. It proved to be very strong, knocking out Pikachu and Cyndaquil before being defeated by Bulbasaur.

A Magneton appeared in Watt's with Wattson?, under the ownership of Wattson. It was used during his brief Gym battle with Ash. It was easily defeated by Pikachu, who had become super-charged during an incident at the Mauville Gym. Three wild Magneton also appeared later on in the same episode.

Multiple Magneton appeared in All Torkoal, No Play!, where they were among the Steel-type Pokémon in the Valley of Steel picking on a wild Torkoal.

An army of Magnemite and Magneton appeared in Giratina and the Sky Warrior, under the ownership of Zero. They were used to accomplish a range of jobs from trapping people, battling, or searching for Shaymin.

A Magneton appeared in Confronting the Darkness!, under the ownership of Belmondo. It was first used by the Dark Clembot to destroy electric appliances in a storehouse using Discharge. It then battled Clemont's Heliolisk, which was being used by Clembot. After a hard-fought battle, it was recalled by Belmondo after the battle had been interrupted by Team Rocket.

Minor appearances

A Trainer's Magneton appeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back as one of the Pokémon Mewtwo defeated while serving for Giovanni.

A Magneton appeared in The Power of One.

Multiple Magneton appeared in The Legend of Thunder!, where they were among the Electric-type Pokémon lured by the "Miracle Crystal" that Attila and Hun were using.

A Magneton appeared in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.

A Coordinator's Magneton appeared in Harley Rides Again, where it participated in the Wisteria Town Pokémon Contest.

A Magneton appeared in Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!, under the ownership of a Coordinator participating in the Floaroma Contest. It reappeared briefly in the next episode, where it was seen competing in the Contest.

A group of Magneton appeared in Saving the World from Ruins!, where they were some of the Steel-type Pokémon on Iron Island that had gone crazy due to Team Galactic's actions.

A Magneton appeared in the ending credits of Zoroark: Master of Illusions alongside a Magnezone, both under the ownership of a Pokémon Baccer World Cup participant.

A Magneton appeared in A Campus Reunion!.

Four Magneton appeared in The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination!, where they were among the Electric-type Pokémon being controlled by Team Rocket.

A Magneton appeared in I Choose You!, where it was among the Pokémon that were under the control of Marshadow.

A Magneton appeared in a photo taken by Rotom in Alola, Kanto!.

A Magneton appeared in Showering the World with Love!, under the ownership of Molayne. It reappeared in Turning the Other Mask!, where it caused the lights to go out at the Battle Royal Dome, allowing Kukui to slip away and become the Masked Royal.

Three Magneton appeared in The Power of Us, with two each under the ownership of a Trainer and the other appearing during a flashback.

Three Trainers' Magneton appeared in Securing the Future!, where they joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its true form.

A Magneton appeared in Show Me the Metal!, where a group of Meltan tried to consume it, only for it to attack them in return.

Pokédex entries

Magneton (rear) in the animated trailer

Magneton in Pokémon Generations

In the Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer

A Magneton appeared in the Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer, under the ownership of Colress. It accompanied its Trainer when he met up with Nate in the Castelia City square.

In Pokémon Generations

A soldier's Magneton appeared in The Redemption, during a fantasy of a story from the past. It was one of the many Pokémon fighting in the great war of Kalos 3,000 years previously.

In the manga

Magneton in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Magneton debuted aboard the S.S. Anne in Danger: High Voltorb as one of Lt. Surge's Pokémon ready to attack Red. However, later in Buzz Off, Electabuzz!, some of them tortured Red with Thunderbolt. Lt. Surge uses two on his shoulder pads in Go for the Golbat where they produced sonic booms that act as a defensive barrier. Lt. Surge has a squad of Magneton, capable of using electromagnetism to create a tetrahedral aura. This aura is able to ferry people as well as attack and trap anything within, as seen in Volumes 3, 7, 10, and 12.

A wild Magneton appeared in a flashback in Electro Magneton, where it and three Magnemite attacked Blue and Evan. Blue used his Machamp to defeat it.

Jasmine's two Magneton first appeared in Quilava Quandary. They were seen accompanying Jasmine through Ecruteak City. They, along with their Trainer, were caught in the earthquake the ravaged the entire area.

A Magneton appeared as a member of Wattson's team, debuting in Plugging Past Electrike I.

Cyrus was briefly shown with a Magneton in Passing by Probopass and Maneuvering around Magnezone before it evolved into a Magnezone in Mt. Coronet.

A Magneton belonging to an Aether Foundation Employee first appeared in PASM23.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

A Magneton participated in a baseball match in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Baseball Tournament!.

In the TCG

Main article: Magneton (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	Silver Leaf (100%)
Yellow*
Ruby	Sapphire	Metal Coat (5%)
Emerald
Pokémon XD		Metal Coat (100%)
FireRed	LeafGreen	Magnet (5%)
Platinum		Metal Coat (5%)
HeartGold	SoulSilver	Metal Coat (5%)
Black 2	White 2	Metal Coat (5%)
X	Y	Metal Coat (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation VII Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM01 TM01 Headbutt Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM04 TM04 Teleport Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM05 TM05 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM06 TM06 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM07 TM07 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM08 TM08 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM09 TM09 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM12 TM12 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM16 TM16 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 090}}90% 20 TM27 TM27 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM28 TM28 Tri Attack Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM36 TM36 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM38 TM38 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM48 TM48 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM54 TM54 Flash Cannon Steel Special 08080 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Magneton Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Magneton Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By a prior evolution

Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation VII Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM06 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM11 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM15 TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM16 TM16 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 30 TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM18 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM21 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM24 TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM27 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM33 TM33 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 20 TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM48 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM57 TM57 Charge Beam Electric Special 05050 090}}90% 10 TM64 TM64 Explosion Normal Physical 250250 100}}100% 5 TM68 TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM72 TM72 Volt Switch Electric Special 07070 100}}100% 20 TM73 TM73 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 090}}90% 20 TM74 TM74 Gyro Ball Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM77 TM77 Psych Up Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM88 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM91 TM91 Flash Cannon Steel Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM93 TM93 Wild Charge Electric Physical 09090 100}}100% 15 XTM100 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Magneton Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Magneton Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

By tutoring

By a prior evolution

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball Acquisition: Evolve		Pokémon Pinball RS Acquisition: Evolve		Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: Evolve Friend Area: Power Plant Phrases 51%-100% HP vzvzvzz... go to next. 26%-50% HP vzvzvzzz... hp at 50 percent... 1%-25% HP vzvzvzzt... go to error... system failure imminent. Level up vzvzvzt! go to next level!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -10% IQ group: A
Pokémon Ranger Group: Electric Poké Assist: Electric Field move: (Recharge ×2) Loops: 3 Min. exp.: 8 Max. exp.: 8 Browser entry R-057 Magneton generates electricity using its magnetism to recharge your Styler.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Electric Poké Assist: Recharge Field move: (Recharge ×5) Browser entry R-063 It discharges electricity from its body. It protects itself with an electric barrier.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Electric Poké Assist: (present) Recharge Field move: (present) (Recharge ×4) Not available in the past. Browser entry R-111 It restores the Styler Energy.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Battle Trozei Electric Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Electric Attack Power: 60 - 120 10 #441 Crowd Control Increases damage when there are more Magneton in the puzzle area. Swappable Skill(s): Three Force
Pokémon GO Base HP: 100 Base Attack: 223 Base Defense: 182 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: 100 + Fast Attacks: Spark, Thunder Shock*, Charge Beam* Charged Attacks: Discharge*, Zap Cannon*, Magnet Bomb, Flash Cannon

Evolution

Unevolved Magnemite  Electric  Steel

Level 30 →

First evolution Magneton  Electric  Steel

Level up in areas with a special magnetic field →

Second evolution Magnezone  Electric  Steel

Sprites

Generation I Red Green Red Blue Yellow Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation II Gold Silver Crystal Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back

Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back

Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back