Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Magnezone
Stormfront · #6 · Rare Holo · 2008
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$5.31
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 6 / 106
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Magneton
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Tomoaki Imakuni
- Pokédex #
- 462
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 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
Strategy & play
How Magnezone plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Gyro Ball) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥60 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 — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- 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
- 1.75 copies on average · 4 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Tomoaki Imakuni
This card was illustrated by Tomoaki Imakuni.
Building around Magnezone?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It evolved from exposure to a special magnetic field. Three units generate magnetism."
Poké-Power: Super Connectivity
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may search your discard pile for a Lightning or Metal Energy card and attach it to your Active Pokémon. Then, put 1 damage counter on that Pokémon. This power can't be used if Magnezone is affected by a Special Condition.
LCCGyro Ball — 60
You may switch Magnezone with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. If you do, your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon.
Weakness:F+30
Resistance:M-20
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
1
ran Magnezone
Tournaments scanned
282
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Magnezone
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 2026/07/03| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $4.44 | $5.44 | $53.00 | $5.31 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $4.48 | $5.85 | $56.94 | $5.45 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €5.25 |
| 7-day average | €2.34 |
| 30-day average | €3.57 |
| Low | €0.35 |
| Trend price | €2.78 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.15 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.49 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.30 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €5.02 |
| reverseHoloSell | €4.44 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.72 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.55 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.93 |
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 $5.31; 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 "Stormfront" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Magnezone?
Magnezone is a Rare Holo card in the Stormfront set.
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