Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Magneton
Hidden Fates Shiny Vault · #SV28 · Rare Shiny · 2019
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Market reference
$4.62
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SV28 / 94
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Rare Shiny
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Magnemite
- Evolves to
- Magnezone
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kyoko Umemoto
- Pokédex #
- 82
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 26.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Magneton plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Zap Cannon) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥45 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 Fire weakness — ≥45 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
- 1.76 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.
Building around Magneton?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It has about three times the electrical power of Magnemite. For some reason, outbreaks of this Pokémon happen when lots of sunspots appear."
MRam — 20
MMCZap Cannon — 80
This Pokémon can't use Zap Cannon during your next turn.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Magneton was legal.
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 | $3.58 | $5.00 | $41.39 | $4.62 | $5.54 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.93 |
| 7-day average | €3.17 |
| 30-day average | €4.34 |
| Low | €1.50 |
| Trend price | €3.14 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.70 |
| Reverse holo low | €3.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.49 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.77 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.04 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.99 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.62 |
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 $4.62; 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 "Hidden Fates Shiny Vault" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Magneton?
Magneton is a Rare Shiny card in the Hidden Fates Shiny Vault set.
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