Magnemite 53/102 · Base

Magnemite is Pokédex #081, generation 1 (Kanto). Magnemite is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists level 13. The card lists Magneton, Magneton (#082) under evolves to.

Magnemite sits at 53/102 in Base, position 53 of 102. Before it is 52 Machop, and after it is 54 Metapod. The set belongs to the Base series. It was released on January 9, 1999. The printed size is 102, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Thunder Wave lists 10 damage. The cost is Lightning. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Selfdestruct is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Does 10 damage to each Pokémon on each player's Bench. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Magnemite does 40 damage to itself. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Uses anti-gravity to stay suspended. Appears without warning and uses attacks like Thunder Wave."

Magnemite (#081) has 45 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 34 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2025. The earliest other card is Magnemite 79/130 in Base Set 2 (2000). Both list 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. 33 other cards of Magnemite list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Keiji Kinebuchi. I count 212 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Base set binder is where a full Base set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Magnemite can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.