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Magneton
Oracle Text
Attack Thundershock (20): Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Attack Speed Shot: Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 40 damage to that Pokémon. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness, Resistance, Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, or any other effects on that Pokémon.
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Character Background
Magneton from Base Set is a classic Lightning Stage 1 that best supports a tempo-control plan: it pressures the Active spot while threatening to lock the opponent down with Thunder Wave and, when needed, reset the board with Selfdestruct. The 30-damage attack is modest, but Paralysis can buy critical turns, especially when paired with Gust of Wind or other ways to drag up a vulnerable target and strand it. Selfdestruct is the real swing play, trading Magneton’s own life for 80 damage plus bench-wide chip that can punish evolution lines and low-HP support Pokémon. That makes Magneton especially strong in decks that aim to finish games quickly after softening multiple targets. A useful deckbuilding tip is to pair it with Pokémon that benefit from being damaged or from a cleared bench, while also keeping reliable Energy acceleration or recovery on hand, since Magneton often functions as a disposable midgame burst attacker rather than a long-term finisher.
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Character Background
Magneton from Base Set is a classic Lightning Stage 1 that best supports a tempo-control plan: it pressures the Active spot while threatening to lock the opponent down with Thunder Wave and, when needed, reset the board with Selfdestruct. The 30-damage attack is modest, but Paralysis can buy critical turns, especially when paired with Gust of Wind or other ways to drag up a vulnerable target and strand it. Selfdestruct is the real swing play, trading Magneton’s own life for 80 damage plus bench-wide chip that can punish evolution lines and low-HP support Pokémon. That makes Magneton especially strong in decks that aim to finish games quickly after softening multiple targets. A useful deckbuilding tip is to pair it with Pokémon that benefit from being damaged or from a cleared bench, while also keeping reliable Energy acceleration or recovery on hand, since Magneton often functions as a disposable midgame burst attacker rather than a long-term finisher.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-10 17:10:43 UTC