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Magneton

Base

Fossil Set · #11 · Rare Holo · 1999

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Card facts

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Set position: 11 / 62
Release year: 1999
Rarity: Rare Holo
HP: 80
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Magnemite
Evolves to: Magnezone
Retreat cost: 2 energy
Illustrator: Ken Sugimori
Pokédex #: 82
Series: Base

Card analysis

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

Primary role: Bench Damage
Damage efficiency: 100 damage; 25 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Stage 1; One evolution step from a Basic

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

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

Its main attack (Selfdestruct) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
A Stage 1 — one step up from Magnemite; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.

How to beat Magneton

Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
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; 1.83 copies on average · 58 decks
Match win rate: 36.9%; -10.2 pts vs the 47.1% field average

Plays well with

Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.

Magnemite

in 84% of decks · 49 seen

Mega Zeraora ex

in 34% of decks · 20 seen

Light Ball

in 33% of decks · 19 seen

Galvantula

in 43% of decks · 25 seen

Voltaic Lightning Energy

in 43% of decks · 25 seen

Pikachu ex

in 43% of decks · 25 seen

Joltik

in 48% of decks · 28 seen

Canari

in 38% of decks · 22 seen

Budget alternatives

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

Kyurem

$0.18 · in 5% of decks

N's Darmanitan

$0.20 · in 4% of decks

Zeraora

$0.24 · in 2% of decks

Team Rocket's Sneasel

$0.19 · in 1% of decks

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About this card

HP: 80Type:LLightningSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: MagnemiteEvolves to: Magnezone

"Formed by several Magnemites linked together. They frequently appear when sunspots flare up."

LCSonicboom — 20

Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (Any other effects that would happen after applying Weakness and Resistance still happen.)

LLLLSelfdestruct — 100

Does 20 damage to each Pokémon on each player's Bench. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Magneton does 100 damage to itself.

Weakness:F×2

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 2026/07/07

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Unlimited Holofoil	$8.93	$16.83	$169.52	$18.96	$20.61
1st Edition Holofoil	$39.95	$174.99	$433.20	$44.90	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Price
1-day average	€17.64
7-day average	€18.84
30-day average	€19.20
Low	€2.90
Trend price	€17.17
Low (excellent+)	€14.90
reverseHoloAvg1	€39.00
Reverse holo 7-day	€17.22
averageSellPrice	€19.21
Reverse holo 30-day	€13.17
Reverse holo trend	€15.35

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Magneton is real?

Magneton 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 Magneton worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Magneton is $44.90; 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 Magneton from?

Magneton is from the Pokémon set "Fossil Set" in the Base series, released in 1999.

What rarity is Magneton?

Magneton is a Rare Holo card in the Fossil Set set.