Pokémon · EX

Magneton

FireRed & LeafGreen · #27 · Rare · 2004

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Card facts

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Set position: 27 / 116
Release year: 2004
Rarity: Rare
HP: 80
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Magnemite
Evolves to: Magnezone
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Ken Sugimori
Pokédex #: 82
Series: EX

Card analysis

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Primary role: Status Conditions
Damage efficiency: 20 damage; 10 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

AttackerIgnores Weakness / Effects

Strategy & play

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

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 (Thundershock) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
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.

How to beat Magneton

Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.
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; 1.76 copies on average · 58 decks
Match win rate: 36.7%; -10.5 pts vs the 47.2% 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 · 43 seen

Mega Zeraora ex

in 35% of decks · 18 seen

Light Ball

in 33% of decks · 17 seen

Voltaic Lightning Energy

in 45% of decks · 23 seen

Galvantula

in 41% of decks · 21 seen

Pikachu ex

in 41% of decks · 21 seen

Joltik

in 45% of decks · 23 seen

Canari

in 37% of decks · 19 seen

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About this card

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

LCThundershock — 20

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

CCCSpeed Shot

Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 40 damage to that Pokémon. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness, Resistance, Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, or any other effects on that Pokémon.

Weakness:F×2

Resistance:M-30

Retreat cost:C

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
Normal	$0.30	$0.67	$20.72	$0.64	$0.59
Reverse Holofoil	$29.99	$55.97	$290.00	$19.74	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/06/27

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.24
7-day average	€1.41
30-day average	€0.86
Low	€0.05
Trend price	€1.88
Low (excellent+)	€0.10
Reverse holo low	€1.00
reverseHoloAvg1	€13.95
Reverse holo 7-day	€7.17
reverseHoloSell	€11.32
averageSellPrice	€1.05
Reverse holo 30-day	€8.85
Reverse holo trend	€13.27

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 $0.64; 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 "FireRed & LeafGreen" in the EX series, released in 2004.

What rarity is Magneton?

Magneton is a Rare card in the FireRed & LeafGreen set.