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No. 82 · Kanto · Electric/Steel

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Magneton is a Electric/Steel-type Pokémon introduced in Kanto, number 82 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 1999 to 2025. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.

Cards
45
Sets
34
Printed
1999–2025
Illustrators
30
Sightings
1

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The strongest Magneton art

  1. 01/06

    Magneton

    SVP Black Star Promos · 2023

    Drawn by Shinji Kanda

    Promo

  2. 02/06

    Dark Magneton

    Team Rocket · 2000

    Drawn by Miki Tanaka

    Rare

  3. 03/06

    Magneton

    Mega Evolution · 2025

    Drawn by Saboteri

    Common

  4. 04/06

    Magneton

    SVP Black Star Promos · 2023

    Drawn by Shinya Mizuno

    Promo

  5. 05/06

    Magneton

    Astral Radiance · 2022

    Drawn by Saya Tsuruta

    Uncommon

  6. 06/06

    Lt. Surge's Magneton

    Gym Heroes · 2000

    Drawn by Ken Sugimori

    Holo Rare

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Which is the better picture?

Two Magneton cards, side by side.

Magneton, SVP Black Star Promos
Lt. Surge's Magneton, Gym Heroes
Magneton, Astral Radiance
Dark Magneton, Team Rocket Returns
Magneton, SVP Black Star Promos
Dark Magneton, Team Rocket
Holon's Magneton, Delta Species
Dark Magneton, Team Rocket
Magneton, Mega Evolution

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Magneton by scene

Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Magneton cards, the artwork that shows it most first.

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How Magneton gets drawn

Magneton is usually drawn nostalgic and futuristic, sometimes retro, often sparking.

Across 40 Magneton artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.

Drawn against type

The Magneton pictures least like the rest.

Build a page of Magneton sparking

1999–2025

Magneton through the years

Its strongest card of each year it was printed.

  1. 1999 Fossil
  2. 2000 Team Rocket
  3. 2001 Neo Revelation
  4. 2002 Legendary Collection
  5. 2003 Skyridge
  6. 2004 Team Rocket Returns
  7. 2005 Delta Species
  8. 2006 Legend Maker
  9. 2007 Diamond & Pearl
  10. 2008 Stormfront
  11. 2010 Triumphant
  12. 2013 Plasma Storm
  13. 2015 BREAKthrough
  14. 2016 Evolutions
  15. 2018 Forbidden Light
  16. 2019 Hidden Fates Shiny Vault
  17. 2022 Astral Radiance
  18. 2023 SVP Black Star Promos
  19. 2024 Surging Sparks
  20. 2025 Mega Evolution
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Evolution line

  1. Magnemite45 cards
  2. Magnetonthis page · 45 cards
  3. Magnezone28 cards

Magneton sightingsspotted in 1 other card

Cards where Magneton turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.

Every Magneton card

45 cards, strongest artwork first.

45 of 45 cards

Magneton in numbers

Cards
45
Sets
34since Base Set
Illustrators
30most by Ken Sugimori
Printed
1999–2025
Printed as
Stage 1
Sightings
1in other cards' art
HP on card
60–100

They span 34 sets, from Base Set to Mega Evolution. 30 illustrators have drawn it, most often Ken Sugimori, Hajime Kusajima and Keiji Kinebuchi.

Who draws Magneton

30 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

34 sets, by how many Magneton cards each holds.

22 more sets

Rarity

Rare18Uncommon16Holo Rare4Common3Promo2None1

Questions

How many Magneton cards are there?
There are 45 Magneton cards, printed between 1999 and 2025 across 34 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Magneton card has the best artwork?
That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Magneton art first, however common or rare the card.
Who illustrates Magneton cards?
30 illustrators have drawn Magneton. Ken Sugimori has done the most at 5, followed by Hajime Kusajima and Keiji Kinebuchi.
What was the first Magneton card?
Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Base Set, released in 1999. 18 of its 45 cards are Rare.

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