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→‎Generation II type change: This is silly. Of course it's a retcon. Any arguments otherwise only have merit when discussing in-universe headcanon.

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 ===Generation II type change===
-Magneton, along with its pre-evolution {{p|Magnemite}}, were pure Electric-type in Generation I, but became dual type Electric/Steel in Generation II. This makes them the first, and currently only Pokémon to gain an extra type. Some fans argue that this was purely because the Steel type had not been officially recognized by Pokémon researchers in Generation I; however, in {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}} they are Electric/Steel-type. The general consensus among fans is that the type change is simply a retcon, owing to the Magnemite evolution family clearly being metallic in origin, and the Steel type not existing until after they had debuted. Due to this type change, Magneton is the second Steel-type Pokémon in [[National Pokédex]] order (after Magnemite), but it was unable to learn any Steel-type moves until [[Generation III]] (and even then, it could only learn {{m|Metal Sound}}).
+Magneton, along with its pre-evolution {{p|Magnemite}}, were pure Electric-type in Generation I, but became dual type Electric/Steel in Generation II, since the Steel type did not exist when they debuted. This makes them the first, and currently only Pokémon to gain an extra type. Due to this type change, Magneton is the second Steel-type Pokémon in [[National Pokédex]] order (after Magnemite), but it was unable to learn any Steel-type moves until [[Generation III]] (and even then, it could only learn {{m|Metal Sound}}).
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