Magnemite 60/82 · Team Rocket

Magnemite is Pokédex #081, generation 1 (Kanto). Magnemite is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists level 12. The card lists Magneton, Magneton (#082) under evolves to.

Magnemite sits at 60/82 in Team Rocket, position 60 of 83. Before it is 59 Machop, and after it is 61 Mankey. The set belongs to the Base series. It was released on April 24, 2000. The printed size is 82. This checklist is longer, at 83 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Tackle lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Magnetism is another attack lists 10+ damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Does 10 damage plus 10 more damage for each Magnemite, Magneton, and Dark Magneton on your Bench. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It is said that enough Magnemites and Magnetons gather in one place, they can create a powerful magnetic barrier."

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. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Miki Tanaka illustrated this one. 33 other cards of Magnemite list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Miki Tanaka. I count 192 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Team Rocket set binder is where a full Team Rocket 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.