Pokémon · XY

Magnezone

BREAKthrough · #54 · Rare Holo · 2015

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Card facts

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Set position: 54 / 165
Release year: 2015
Rarity: Rare Holo
HP: 140
Subtype: Stage 2
Evolves from: Magneton
Retreat cost: 3 energy
Illustrator: Hajime Kusajima
Pokédex #: 462
Series: XY

Card analysis

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Primary role: Ability Engine
Damage efficiency: 100 damage; 33.33 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 Acceleration

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 Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥70 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
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 — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.

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: 140Type:LLightningSubtype: Stage 2Evolves from: Magneton

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

Ability: Magnetic Circuit

As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may attach a Lightning Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Pokémon.

LLCThunder Blast — 100

Discard a Lightning Energy attached to this Pokémon.

Weakness:F×2

Resistance:M-20

Retreat cost:CCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Magnezone was legal.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

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last week

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

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2 weeks ago

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #6 - 18 Codes

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3 weeks ago

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.

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Updated 2026/07/19

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$0.46	$0.91	$4,321.00	$0.92	—
Reverse Holofoil	$0.70	$1.06	$19.98	$1.05	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/02/19

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.55
7-day average	€1.06
30-day average	€0.79
Low	€0.10
Trend price	€0.95
Low (excellent+)	€0.10
Reverse holo low	€0.79
reverseHoloAvg1	€1.53
Reverse holo 7-day	€1.13
reverseHoloSell	€1.53
averageSellPrice	€1.07
Reverse holo 30-day	€1.32
Reverse holo trend	€1.00

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 $0.92; 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 "BREAKthrough" in the XY series, released in 2015.

What rarity is Magnezone?

Magnezone is a Rare Holo card in the BREAKthrough set.