Magnemite 87/130 · Diamond & Pearl

Magnemite is Pokédex #081, generation 1 (Kanto). Magnemite is a Basic Metal Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists level 10. The card lists Magneton, Magneton (#082) under evolves to.

Magnemite sits at 87/130 in Diamond & Pearl, position 87 of 130. Before it is 86 Machop, and after it is 88 Marill. The set belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on 1 May 2007. The printed size is 130, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Metal Sound lists no damage number. The cost is Metal. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. Resonance is another attack lists 20+ damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon is Confused, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage. Weakness is Fire +10. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The units at its sides generate electromagnetic waves that keep it airborne. It feeds on electricity."

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 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 32 other cards of Magnemite list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kouki Saitou. I count 652 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Diamond & Pearl set binder is where a full Diamond & Pearl 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). Themed lists that include this exact card are Magnemite, Magneton, and Magnezone. I still need this card.