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Lt. Surge's Magnemite

Gym Heroes / #50/132

Lt. Surge's Magnemite

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Gym Heroes
Rarity (source)
Uncommon
Illustrator
Atsuko Nishida
Source reference
gym1-50

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About the species

Magnemite seeks places rich in electricity and may gather with others near power pylons. It floats by releasing electromagnetic waves through the magnets on its body. This energy feeds it, but its appetite also causes problems for human infrastructure: some power plants try to keep it away. In its wake, the boundary between a useful resource and a power failure becomes fragile. Touching it while it recharges may even cause an electric shock.

This account describes the species in the video games. It does not describe its Trainer’s history or that of this copy, and does not identify the depicted form or sex.

A detail worth noticing

A Magnemite deprived of electricity can fall to the ground. Pokémon Sword adds that a battery is enough to revive it. This detail makes its levitation's dependence on energy visible: when the charge disappears, it stops floating, then regains its movement when it receives electricity again.

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Card details

HP
30
Type (source)
Lightning
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
81
Retreat cost
0 Energy
Weakness (source)
Fighting x2

Printed card text — English

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Attacks

Removal Pulse

Cost: Lightning

Damage: 10

If the Defending Pokémon has any Energy cards attached to it, flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 of those Energy cards and discard it.

Confusion Pulse

Cost: Lightning · Lightning

Damage: 20

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

Documented variants

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  • Normal
  • First Edition
  • normal · standard
  • normal · standard · 1st-edition

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