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Magnezone

Diamond & Pearl

DP Black Star Promos · #DP44 · Promo · 2007

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Card facts

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Set position: DP44 / 56
Release year: 2007
Rarity: Promo
HP: 130
Subtype: Stage 2
Evolves from: Magneton
Retreat cost: 2 energy
Illustrator: Kagemaru Himeno
Pokédex #: 462
Series: Diamond & Pearl

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Energy Acceleration
Damage efficiency: 60 damage; 30 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Stage 2; Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Magnezone plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
Needs Lightning / Metal Energy to attack — note its own type is Lightning, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥65 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Magneton first).

How to beat Magnezone

Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 1.75 copies on average · 4 decks

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

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$0.72 · in 4% of decks

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About this card

HP: 130Type:LLightningSubtype: Stage 2Evolves from: Magneton

"It evolved from exposure to a special magnetic field. Three units generate magnetism."

LCharge Beam — 30

Search your discard pile for an Energy card and attach it to Magnezone.

LMCCMetallic Bolt — 60

You may discard a Lightning Energy and a Metal Energy attached to Magnezone. If you do, this attack's base damage is 120 instead of 60.

Weakness:F+30

Resistance:M-20

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/04

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$2.75	$3.83	$85.00	$7.37	—

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Magnezone is real?

Magnezone is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Magnezone worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Magnezone is $7.37; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Magnezone from?

Magnezone is from the Pokémon set "DP Black Star Promos" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2007.

What rarity is Magnezone?

Magnezone is a Promo card in the DP Black Star Promos set.