Base Set 2

Magnemite

B2FR79· Common
Magnemite B2 79

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HP
40
Type
Lightning
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
1
Weakness
×2
Number
79/130
Set
Base Set 2B2
Illustrated by
Keiji Kinebuchi

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Its attacks

Thunder Wave

10

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Selfdestruct

40

Does 10 damage to each Pokémon on each player's Bench. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Magnemite does 40 damage to itself.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    Retreat cost 1. One Energy to discard and it is back on the Bench, which matters a lot on the turn you need to swap attackers.

  2. A strength

    It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

  3. Keep in mind

    None of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

  4. Keep in mind

    Weakness Fighting ×2. Against a Fighting Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read, 875 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

When it came out

Base Set 2 landed here on 24 February 2000.

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The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 46 Magnemite cards on one page, priciest first.

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