Magneton 106/189 · Astral Radiance

Astral Radiance is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 27 May 2022. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. Magneton is 106/189, in position 106 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is 105 Magnemite, and after it is 107 Magnezone. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Magneton is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Magneton (#082), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Magnemite. In this catalog that name is Magnemite (#081). The card lists Magnezone, Magnezone (#462) under evolves to.

Saya Tsuruta illustrated this card. The same name is on 123 other cards in the catalog.

Magneton (#082) has 44 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 33 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 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Saya Tsuruta illustrated this one. 36 other cards of Magneton list a different HP.

The attack Bounce Back lists 50 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. Your opponent switches their Active Pokémon with 1 of their Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon is three Magnemite that have linked together. Magneton sends out powerful radio waves to study its surroundings." The regulation mark is F.

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