Magneton

No. 0082 · Gen 1

Magneton weakness and type

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

Moves against Magneton

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 Magneton

Abilities

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

Base stats

  • HP50
  • Attack60
  • Defense95
  • Sp. Atk120
  • Sp. Def70
  • Speed70
  • Total465

Best nature

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

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

Defeating Magneton gives 2 Sp. Atk EVs.

Calculate Magneton's stats

How Magneton 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 Magneton 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 Magneton

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.