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Magneton
Lightning Pokémon Rare Fossil
Card profile
Card year
1999
Oct 10, 1999
Set release
FO
Fossil · Base
Catalog appearances
40
31 sets · 1999-2025
Pokemon debut
Generation I
Kanto · 1996
Card details
Released
Oct 10, 1999
Year
1999
Series
Base
Set size
62
Card number
#26 of 62
Stage
Stage 1
National Dex
#082
Artist
Ken Sugimori
Level
Lv.35
#082 Magneton
Generation I · Kanto · introduced 1996 in Red, Green, Blue, Yellow
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Screen appearances
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Catalog appearances
Mega Evolution
Sep 26, 2025 · #46 · Common
$0.22
Surging Sparks
Nov 8, 2024 · #59 · Uncommon
$0.24
151
Sep 22, 2023 · #82 · Uncommon
$0.25
Obsidian Flames
Aug 11, 2023 · #64 · Common
$0.23
Scarlet & Violet
Mar 31, 2023 · #64 · Common
$0.19
Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos
Jan 1, 2023 · #159 · Promo
$8.60
Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos
Jan 1, 2023 · #153 · Promo
$5.74
Astral Radiance
May 27, 2022 · #106 · Uncommon
$0.23
Cosmic Eclipse
Nov 1, 2019 · #69 · Rare Holo
$1.29
Hidden Fates Shiny Vault
Aug 23, 2019 · #SV28 · Rare Shiny
$4.88
Unified Minds
Aug 2, 2019 · #59 · Uncommon
$0.45
Forbidden Light
May 4, 2018 · #35 · Uncommon
$0.48
Ultra Prism
Feb 2, 2018 · #82 · Uncommon
$0.55
Evolutions
Nov 2, 2016 · #38 · Rare Holo
$1.68
BREAKthrough
Nov 4, 2015 · #53 · Uncommon
$1.10
Plasma Storm
Feb 6, 2013 · #45 · Uncommon
$3.68
Plasma Storm
Feb 6, 2013 · #44 · Uncommon
$2.28
HS—Triumphant
Nov 3, 2010 · #43 · Uncommon
$7.54
45 total CardsCloud cards share National Dex #082.
Attacks
Selfdestruct
LLLL
100 Does 20 damage to each Pokémon on each player's Bench. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Magneton does 100 damage to itself.
Sonicboom
LC
20 Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (Any other effects that would happen after applying Weakness and Resistance still happen.)
Battle stats
Weakness
Fighting ×2
Retreat cost
●●
Market value
Price history
Flavor text
Formed by several Magnemites linked together. They frequently appear when sunspots flare up.
Legality
Unlimited
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