Magnemite 79/130 · Base Set 2

Base Set 2 is a set in the Base series. It was released on February 24, 2000. The printed size is 130, and the checklist is the same length. Magnemite is 79/130, in position 79 of 130 on this checklist. Before it is 78 Machop, and after it is 80 Meowth. The listed rarity is Common.

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

Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated this card. The same name is on 212 other cards in the catalog.

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 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Magnemite 53/102 in Base (1999). Both list 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. 33 other cards of Magnemite list a different HP.

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."

I keep a set binder for Base Set 2, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Base Set 2 set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Magnemite can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.