Magnemite (Base Set 53)

Magnemite LV.13
コイル Coil
Lightning
MagnemiteBaseSet53.jpg
Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Magnemite
Type Lightning
HP 40
weakness
Fighting×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
 
English expansion Base Set
Rarity Common
English card no. 53/102
Japanese expansion Expansion Pack
Japanese rarity Common
Expansion Base Set 2
Rarity Common
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 Common
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 was first released as 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 [create category]
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 and Legendary Collection expansions.

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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