Magnemite 34/131 · Forbidden Light

Forbidden Light is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on May 4, 2018. The printed size is 131. This checklist is longer, at 150 cards. Magnemite is 34/131, in position 35 of 150 on this checklist. Before it is 33 Araquanid, and after it is 35 Magneton. The listed rarity is Common.

Magnemite is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Magnemite (#081), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Magneton, Magneton (#082) under evolves to.

MAHOU illustrated this card. The same name is on 122 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). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and MAHOU illustrated this one. 29 other cards of Magnemite list a different HP.

The attack Searching Magnet lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Search your deck for up to 3 Lightning Energy cards, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. Tackle is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Lightning. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It sends out electromagnetic waves, which let it float through the air. Touching it while it's eating electricity will give you a full-body shock."

I keep a set binder for Forbidden Light, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Forbidden Light set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Magnemite can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Magnemite, Magneton, and Magnezone. I still need this card.