Pokémon · Neo
Magnemite
Neo Discovery · #26 · Rare · 2001
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$6.61
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 26 / 75
- Release year
- 2001
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 40
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Magneton
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- K. Hoshiba, CR CG gangs
- Pokédex #
- 81
- Series
- Neo
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 25 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Magnemite plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Electric Bolt) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — note its own type is Metal, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥20 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Magnemite
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥20 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.05 copies on average · 43 decks
- Match win rate
- 38.5%
- -8.7 pts vs the 47.3% 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Illustrated by K. Hoshiba, CR CG gangs
Building around Magnemite?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"These Pokémon are attracted to electrical emissions and will often follow people using PokéGear."
CLock-on
During your next turn, treat any tails flipped when using Magnemite's Electric Bolt attack as if they were heads. (Benching or evolving either Pokémon ends this effect.)
LCElectric Bolt — 50
Flip 2 coins. If both are heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. If either of them is tails, this attack does nothing (not even damage).
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:G-30
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Magnemite has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Magnemite — Mega Evolution
Played in 31 recent decks
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 | $4.00 | $6.92 | $78.33 | $6.61 | $10.94 |
| 1st Edition | $9.55 | $14.95 | $212.70 | $11.67 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.35 |
| 7-day average | €4.62 |
| 30-day average | €3.99 |
| Low | €0.90 |
| Trend price | €5.57 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.80 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €10.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €8.07 |
| averageSellPrice | €4.08 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €6.10 |
| Reverse holo trend | €8.34 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Magnemite is real?
Magnemite 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 Magnemite worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Magnemite is $6.61; 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 Magnemite from?
Magnemite is from the Pokémon set "Neo Discovery" in the Neo series, released in 2001.
What rarity is Magnemite?
Magnemite is a Rare card in the Neo Discovery set.
Other Magnemite printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
