Magneton (Base Set 9)

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 ID A22
TCG GB2 set Psychic Battle
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

    Thunder Wave
でんじは
30
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
     Selfdestruct [create category]
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

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 released in the English Base Set, first originating from the Japanese Expansion Pack. It was reprinted in the English Base Set 2 expansion.

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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