#0082

Magneton

Magnet Pokémon

Electric Steel

Game version

AppearanceStandard

Height: 1.0 m
Weight: 60.0 kg

Training & breeding details

GenderGenderless

Catch rate60(14.8%)Tricky

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium

Base EXP163

Three Magnemite gathered to evolve into this Pokémon. The source of much vexation on my part, as its powerful magnetism destroys my research equipment.

In Pokémon GO · 2485 max CP 10 TCG Pocket cards

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

120

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

465

Base Stat Total

Abilities

Magnet Pull

Prevents Steel opponents from fleeing or switching out.

Sturdy

Prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. Protects against the one-hit KO moves regardless of HP.

AnalyticHidden

Strengthens moves to 1.3× their power when moving last.

Egg groups: Mineral

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Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Ground4×

Fighting2×

Fire2×

Resistant to

Flying¼×

Steel¼×

Normal½×

Rock½×

Bug½×

Grass½×

Electric½×

Psychic½×

Ice½×

Dragon½×

Fairy½×

Immune to

Poison0×

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Special Attacker

Moves

Item

Eviolite

AbilityAnalytic

Nature["Timid","Modest"]

TeraFairyFlying

EV spread

SpA252

SpD4

Spe252

Choice Scarf

Moves

Item

Choice Scarf

AbilityAnalytic

NatureTimid+Spe/−Atk

TeraSteelElectric

EV spread

SpA252

SpD4

Spe▲252

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026

Where to find Magneton

Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.

Red

Cerulean Cave Kanto Power Plant

Blue

Cerulean Cave Kanto Power Plant

Yellow

Crystal

Ruby

Sapphire

Emerald

FireRed

Cerulean Cave Kanto Power Plant

LeafGreen

Cerulean Cave Kanto Power Plant

XD: Gale of Darkness

Cipher Key Lair

Platinum

Route 222 Victory Road

HeartGold

Cerulean Cave Johto Safari Zone Kanto Power Plant

SoulSilver

Cerulean Cave Johto Safari Zone Kanto Power Plant

Black 2

P2 Laboratory

White 2

P2 Laboratory

Friend Safari Lost Hotel

Let's Go Pikachu

Kanto Power Plant

Let's Go Eevee

Kanto Power Plant

Isle of Armor (Sword)

Brawlers' Cave Challenge Beach Challenge Road Courageous Cavern Fields of Honor Forest of Focus Honeycalm Sea Stepping-Stone Sea Training Lowlands

Isle of Armor (Shield)

Brawlers' Cave Challenge Beach Challenge Road Courageous Cavern Fields of Honor Forest of Focus Honeycalm Sea Stepping-Stone Sea Training Lowlands

Crown Tundra (Sword)

Max Lair

Crown Tundra (Shield)

Max Lair

Red Japan

Cerulean Cave Kanto Power Plant

Green Japan

Cerulean Cave Kanto Power Plant

Evolution

#0081Magnemite

Lv. 30

#0082Magneton

level up

#0462Magnezone

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Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Magneton can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Find a move23 of 23

Scroll across the table for type, power, accuracy and PP →

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
0	Tri Attack Has a chance to burn, freeze, or paralyze the target.	Normal	Special	80	100	10
1	Electric Terrain For five turns, prevents all Pokémon on the ground from sleeping and strengthens their Electric moves to 1.5× their power.	Electric	Status	—	—	10
1	Sonic Boom Inflicts 20 points of damage.	Normal	Special	—	90	20
1	Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Thunder Shock Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Electric	Special	40	100	30
11	Magnet Bomb Never misses.	Steel	Physical	60	—	20
12	Electro Ball Power is higher when the user has greater Speed than the target, up to a maximum of 150.	Electric	Special	—	100	10
16	Gyro Ball Power raises when the user has lower Speed, up to a maximum of 150.	Steel	Physical	—	100	5
20	Spark Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Electric	Physical	65	100	20
23	Mirror Shot Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.	Steel	Special	65	85	10
28	Magnet Rise User is immune to Ground moves and effects for five turns.	Electric	Status	—	—	10
29	Supersonic Confuses the target.	Normal	Status	—	55	20
34	Flash Cannon Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Steel	Special	80	100	10
34	Thunderbolt Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Electric	Special	90	100	15
38	Thunder Wave Paralyzes the target.	Electric	Status	—	90	20
40	Discharge Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Electric	Special	80	100	15
43	Thunder Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Electric	Special	110	70	10
46	Metal Sound Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages.	Steel	Status	—	85	40
46	Swift Never misses.	Normal	Special	60	—	20
52	Light Screen Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns.	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
54	Screech Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	85	40
58	Lock-On Ensures that the user’s next move will hit the target.	Normal	Status	—	—	5
64	Zap Cannon Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Electric	Special	120	50	5