Magneton (EX FireRed & LeafGreen 27)

Magneton  
レアコイル Rarecoil
Lightning
MagnetonEXFireRedLeafGreen27.jpg
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Evolution stage
Magnemite
Stage 1 Pokémon
Evolves from Magnemite
Card name Magneton
Type Lightning
HP 80
weakness
Fighting×2
resistance
Metal-30
retreat cost
 
English expansion EX FireRed & LeafGreen
Rarity Rare
English card no. 27/112
Japanese expansion Flight of Legends
Japanese rarity Rare
Japanese card no. 040/082
Japanese Half Deck Venusaur/Charizard/Blastoise Random Constructed Starter Decks
Japanese card no. 026/052
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 EX FireRed & LeafGreen expansion.

Card text

   Thundershock
でんきショック
20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
    Speed Shot
スピードショット
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 40 damage to that Pokémon. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness, Resistance, Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, or any other effects on that Pokémon.


Release information

This card was included in the EX FireRed & LeafGreen expansion with artwork by Ken Sugimori, first released in the Japanese Flight of Legends expansion. In Japan, it was released in the Venusaur/Charizard/Blastoise Random Constructed Starter Decks on March 19, 2004.

Trivia

Origin

Thunder Shock, formatted on this card as Thundershock, is a move in the Pokémon games that Magneton can learn.


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