Magnemite

No. 0081 · Gen 1

Magnemite weakness and type

Hit MAGNEMITE with Ground for 4× damage. Fire and Fighting also deal 2×.

Moves against Magnemite

4×Hits hardest
2×Super effective
¼×Barely scratches it
0×No effect

In Pokémon GO: Ground deals 2.56× instead of 4×. GO chart

Test a matchup against Magnemite

Abilities

  • Magnet PullNo change to type matchups
  • SturdyNo change to type matchups
  • AnalyticNo change to type matchups

Base stats

  • HP25
  • Attack35
  • Defense70
  • Sp. Atk95
  • Sp. Def55
  • Speed45
  • Total325

Best nature

ModestHits harder and drops Attack, which it won’t use.

Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.

Defeating Magnemite gives 1 Sp. Atk EV.

Calculate Magnemite's stats

How Magnemite evolves

MagnemiteElectricSteel
  • Level 30
    MagnetonElectricSteel
    • Use Thunder StoneS/V, Arceus, BD/SP, Sw/Sh
      6 other methodsLevel up at Mt. CoronetBD/SP, D/P/PtLevel up at Blush Mountain or Vast Poni CanyonUS/UMLevel up at Vast Poni CanyonS/MLevel up at New MauvilleOR/ASLevel up at Route 13X/YLevel up at Chargestone CaveB/W
All evolutions

What Magnemite can hit with

The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.

TypeMoveKindPower
NormalExplosionPhysical250
SteelSteel Beamsame typeSpecial140
ElectricZap Cannonsame typeSpecial120
BugSignal BeamSpecial75
RockRolloutPhysical30

Type counters to Magnemite

Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.