Magneton 45/135 · Plasma Storm

Magneton is Pokédex #082, generation 1 (Kanto). Magneton is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 80 HP. 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 45/135 in Plasma Storm, position 45 of 138. Before it is 44 Magneton, and after it is 46 Magnezone. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on February 6, 2013. The printed size is 135. This checklist is longer, at 138 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Knock Away lists 20+ damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "The stronger electromagnetic waves from the three linked Magnemite are enough to dry out surrounding moisture."

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 Uncommon. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and match 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 match. I count 143 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Plasma Storm set binder is where a full Plasma Storm 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.