Magneton 38/108 · Evolutions

Evolutions is a set in the XY series. It was released on 2 November 2016. The printed size is 108. This checklist is longer, at 113 cards. Magneton is 38/108, in position 38 of 113 on this checklist. Before it is 37 Magnemite, and after it is 39 Voltorb. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Magneton is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 30. 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.

Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated this card. The same name is on 212 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 80 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. 27 other cards of Magneton list a different HP.

The attack Thunder Wave lists 30 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Self-Destruct is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. This Pokémon does 80 damage to itself. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "A linked cluster formed of several Magnemite. It discharges powerful magnetic waves at high voltage."

I keep a set binder for Evolutions, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Evolutions 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 Magnemite, Magneton, and Magnezone. I still need this card.