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Magnezone

Obsidian Flames / #065/197

Magnezone

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Obsidian Flames
Rarity (source)
Uncommon
Illustrator
Anesaki Dynamic
Source reference
sv03-065

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The Pokémon’s story

Magnezone is thought to have appeared following exposure to a particular magnetic field. Its three units generate magnetism themselves, enough to disrupt the movements of individuals that get too close: they may attract one another and become stuck together. It also flies through the sky, transmitting and receiving mysterious waves. The Pokédex also mentions radar with which it monitors its territory. Its origin remains debated, but its magnetic interactions have very concrete effects.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Scientists tried to induce a Magnezone’s evolution in a laboratory, without success according to Pokémon Black. Pokémon Shield offers only a proposed explanation: a special magnetic field may have altered its body. The mechanism therefore remains a hypothesis, despite the reported experiments.

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Card details

HP
170
Type (source)
Lightning
Stage (source)
Stage2
Evolves from (printed name)
Magneton
Pokédex number
462
Regulation mark
G
Retreat cost
2 Energy
Weakness (source)
Fighting ×2

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Description from the source

As it zooms through the sky, this Pokémon seems to be receiving signals of unknown origin while transmitting signals of unknown purpose.

Attacks

Magnetic Repulsion

Cost: Lightning

Damage: 50

You may switch out your opponent's Active Pokémon to the Bench. (Your opponent chooses the new Active Pokémon.)

Thunder

Cost: Lightning · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 180

This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • Reverse
  • normal · standard
  • reverse · standard

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