Pokémon · Sword & Shield

Magnezone

Sword & Shield

SWSH Black Star Promos · #SWSH208 · Promo · 2019

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Market reference

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Card facts

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Set position: SWSH208 / 304
Release year: 2019
Rarity: Promo
HP: 150
Subtype: Stage 2
Evolves from: Magneton
Retreat cost: 2 energy
Regulation mark: F
Illustrator: zig
Pokédex #: 462
Series: Sword & Shield

Card analysis

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

Primary role: Ability Engine
Damage efficiency: 120 damage; 40 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

AttackerEnergy AccelerationCard Selection

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 Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥75 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).
Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.

How to beat Magnezone

Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥75 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; 1.67 copies on average · 3 decks

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About this card

HP: 150Type:MMetalSubtype: Stage 2Evolves from: Magneton

"Some say that Magnezone receives signals from space via the antenna on its head and that it's being controlled by some mysterious being."

Ability: Giga Magnet

Once during your turn, you may look at the top 6 cards of your deck and attach any number of Metal Energy cards you find there to your Pokémon in any way you like. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck.

MCCPower Beam — 120

Weakness:R×2

Resistance:G-30

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

standardLegal

unlimitedLegal

Upcoming events

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Tournaments and releases relevant to Magnezone or SWSH Black Star Promos.

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SEASAC League Challenge #6 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Magnezone was legal.

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OceanicTournamentSeries2026 18/20

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Vault Of Games #3 🏆|OFF-SEASON |WEEKLY

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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 2026/07/17

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$0.65	$1.23	$19.98	$1.22	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/11/18

Variant	Price
1-day average	€3.44
7-day average	€1.35
30-day average	€1.33
Low	€0.05
Trend price	€1.97
Low (excellent+)	€0.45
averageSellPrice	€1.44

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 $1.22; 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 "SWSH Black Star Promos" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2019.

What rarity is Magnezone?

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