Magneton 26/62 · Fossil

Magneton is Pokédex #082, generation 1 (Kanto). Magneton is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 35. The card says it evolves from Magnemite. In this catalog that name is Magnemite (#081). The card lists Magnezone, Magnezone (#462) under evolves to.

Magneton sits at 26/62 in Fossil, position 26 of 62. Before it is 25 Lapras, and after it is 27 Moltres. The set belongs to the Base series. It was released on October 10, 1999. The printed size is 62, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Sonicboom lists 20 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (Any other effects that would happen after applying Weakness and Resistance still happen.) Selfdestruct is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Lightning, Lightning. 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. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Formed by several Magnemites linked together. They frequently appear when sunspots flare up."

Magneton (#082) has 44 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 34 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Magneton 9/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 27 other cards of Magneton list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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