Magnemite 242/236 · Cosmic Eclipse

Cosmic Eclipse is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on 1 November 2019. The printed size is 236. This checklist is longer, at 272 cards. Magnemite is 242/236, in position 243 of 272 on this checklist. Before it is 241 Pikachu, and after it is 243 Koffing. The collector number is above the printed set size of 236. The listed rarity is Rare Secret.

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.

Fumie Kittaka illustrated this card. The same name is on 2 other cards in the catalog.

Magnemite (#081) has 45 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 35 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. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Rare Secret. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Fumie Kittaka illustrated this one. 29 other cards of Magnemite list a different HP.

The attack Mirror Shot lists 10 damage. The cost is Lightning. If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack doesn't happen. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It's frequently the cause of power outages, which is why some power plants send out electrical signals that it can't stand."

I keep a set binder for Cosmic Eclipse, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Cosmic Eclipse 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.