Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Magnezone
SWSH Black Star Promos · #SWSH208 · Promo · 2019
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Market reference
$1.02
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- 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
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 copies on average · 1 decks
More by zig
This card was illustrated by zig.
Building around Magnezone?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"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.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Magnezone or SWSH Black Star Promos.
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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 2026/06/25| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.40 | $1.09 | $19.98 | $1.02 | — |
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 $1.02; 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.
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Other Magnezone printings
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