What does Magnemite evolve into?

Magneton at level 30 is the mid-stage. Push through to Magnezone using a Thunder Stone for the final form. 325 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Magnemite evolve?

Level 30 gets you Magneton . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Magnemite?

In Platinum, Magnemite does the job early-game if you need a Electric/Steel type on your team. Evolve it into Magneton before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Magnemite?

You can find Magnemite in Platinum. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Magnemite - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

45Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Magnemite's spread isn't flashy. Sp. Atk leads, HP trails, 1 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 1 Sp. Atk EV, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP25

Attack35

Defense70

Sp. Atk95

Sp. Def55

Speed45

Total325

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight6.0 kg

Base XP65

Abilities

Magnet Pull

Prevents steel opponents from fleeing or switching out.

Sturdy

Prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. Protects against the one-hit KO moves regardless of HP.

AnalyticHANot in game

Strengthens moves to 1.3× their power when moving last.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

The faster the units at its sides rotate, the greater the magnetic force they generate.

Platinum

Magnemite Weakness

Ground, Fire, and Fighting moves hit Magnemite for super-effective damage. Ground hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The upside? Poison-type moves can't touch it at all. 12 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that.

Magnemite Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Ground
2x (Weak)	Fire, Fighting
0.5x (Resist)	Normal, Electric, Grass, Ice, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark
0.25x (Resist)	Flying, Steel
0x (Immune)	Poison

Type ChartExcellent

3Weak

12Resist

1Immune

Score+9

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

Ground

2xWeak

Fire Fighting

½xResist

Normal Electric Grass Ice Psychic Bug Rock Ghost Dragon Dark

¼xResist

Flying Steel

0xImmune

Poison

STAB (4)

Water Flying Ice Rock

How to Beat Magnemite in Platinum (Best Counters)

Gastrodon WaterGround	C
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Mud BombLv. 11 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Magnemite Earthquake 4x 255-300%KO Dig 4x 210-248%KO Mud Bomb 4x 216-255%KO Rock Smash 2x 35-43% View Gastrodon builds →
Quagsire WaterGround	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Damage vs Magnemite Focus Punch 2x 129-153%KO Focus Blast 2x 101-120%KO Earthquake 4x 261-308%KO Dig 4x 210-248%KO View Quagsire builds →
Hippopotas Ground	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 Rock SmashHM06 Sand TombLv. 25 Damage vs Magnemite Earthquake 4x 229-270%KO Rock Smash 2x 31-38% Sand Tomb 4x 89-105%KO View Hippopotas builds →
Gligar GroundFlying	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Magnemite Earthquake 4x 235-278%KO Dig 4x 191-225%KO Brick Break 2x 59-70% Rock Smash 2x 34-40% View Gligar builds →
Phanpy Ground	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Magnemite Earthquake 4x 204-240%KO Rock Smash 2x 29-35% View Phanpy builds →

Platinum Evolution

Magnemite is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Magneton first, then eventually reaches Magnezone. For breeding, average hatch time with no compatible partners via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 210 total stats over Magnemite. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#081Magnemite

Level 30

#082Magneton

Thunder Stone

#462Magnezone

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Magnemite

ElectricSteel

Magneton

ElectricSteel

Magnezone

ElectricSteel

50+25

70+20

ATK

60+25

70+10

DEF

95+25

115+20

SP.ATK

120+25

130+10

SP.DEF

70+15

90+20

SPE

70+25

60-10

BST

325C-Tier

465B-Tier+140

535B-Tier+70

ROLE

Balanced

Cannon

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Challenging

Magnemite is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. Part of the Mineral egg group.

Egg Groups

Mineral

Gender

Genderless

Ditto only

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Platinum Magnemite Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Magnemite develops a solid moveset just through leveling. Zap Cannon and Explosion show up naturally, and the progression handles both STAB and utility without leaning on TMs for the core attacks.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Metal Sound

——8540Steel

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 6

Thunder Shock

—4010030Electric

Lv 11

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 14

Sonic Boom

D—9020Normal

Lv 17

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

Lv 22

Spark

—6510020Electric

Lv 27

Lock-On

———5Normal

Lv 30

Magnet Bomb

—60—20Steel

Lv 33

Screech

——8540Normal

Lv 38

Discharge

C8010015Electric

Lv 43

Mirror Shot

—658510Steel

Lv 46

Magnet Rise

D——10Electric

Lv 49

Gyro Ball

D—1005Steel

Lv 54

Zap Cannon

—120505Electric

TM Moves

TM57

Charge Beam

C509010Electric

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM64

Explosion

C2501005Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM91

Flash Cannon

C8010010Steel

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM74

Gyro Ball

D—1005Steel

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM67

Recycle

———10Normal

TM33

Reflect

D——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM34

Shock Wave

C60—20Electric

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM25

Thunder

C1207010Electric

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

B9510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Magnemite doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Iron Defense

D——15Steel

Tutor

Magnet Rise

D——10Electric

Tutor

Rollout

—309020Rock

Tutor

Signal Beam

C7510015Bug

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Platinum Magnemite Locations

2 encounter spots for Magnemite at high spawn rates starting from mid-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.

Best Locations to Catch Magnemite in Platinum

Fuego Ironworks

Grass Lv.28-30 Power-plant

CommonMid

Route 222

Grass Lv.39 Route

UncommonLate

Magnemite Guide

Magneton at level 30 is the mid-stage. Push through to Magnezone using a Thunder Stone for the final form. 325 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 30 gets you Magneton. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Platinum, Magnemite does the job early-game if you need a Electric/Steel type on your team. Evolve it into Magneton before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
You can find Magnemite in Platinum. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Magnemite has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 21 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Onix RockGround	C
HM Move Moves Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Magnemite Rock Smash 2x 29-34% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Fire BlastTM38 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Magnemite Focus Punch 2x 120-143%KO Fire Blast 2x 57-69% Brick Break 2x 63-74% Rock Smash 2x 37-46% View Geodude builds →
Cubone Ground	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Fire BlastTM38 Brick BreakTM31 Bone ClubLv. 7 Damage vs Magnemite Focus Punch 2x 91-109%KO Fire Blast 2x 66-80% Brick Break 2x 49-57% Bone Club 4x 129-154%KO View Cubone builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EmberLv. 6 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Magnemite Fire Blast 2x 137-163%KO Ember 2x 57-69% Rock Smash 2x 31-40% View Growlithe builds →
Chimchar Fire	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Fire BlastTM38 Brick BreakTM31 EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Magnemite Focus Punch 2x 97-114%KO Fire Blast 2x 129-154%KO Brick Break 2x 51-63% Ember 2x 49-60% View Chimchar builds →

Onix RockGround	C
HM Move Moves Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Magnemite Rock Smash 2x 24-30% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Fire BlastTM38 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Magnemite Focus Punch 2x 128-152%KO Fire Blast 2x 61-74% Brick Break 2x 65-78% Rock Smash 2x 37-43% View Geodude builds →
Cubone Ground	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Fire BlastTM38 Brick BreakTM31 Bone ClubLv. 7 Damage vs Magnemite Focus Punch 2x 91-109%KO Fire Blast 2x 74-87% Brick Break 2x 48-57% Bone Club 4x 133-157%KO View Cubone builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Flame WheelLv. 20 EmberLv. 6 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Magnemite Fire Blast 2x 154-183%KO Flame Wheel 2x 76-91% Ember 2x 61-72% Rock Smash 2x 37-43% View Growlithe builds →
Chimchar Fire	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Fire BlastTM38 Brick BreakTM31 Flame WheelLv. 17 Damage vs Magnemite Focus Punch 2x 102-122%KO Fire Blast 2x 133-157%KO Brick Break 2x 54-65% Flame Wheel 2x 65-78% View Chimchar builds →

Gligar GroundFlying	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Magnemite Earthquake 4x 240-284%KO Brick Break 2x 61-74% Rock Smash 2x 35-42% View Gligar builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Magnemite Earthquake 4x 168-200%KO Rock Smash 2x 26-32% View Onix builds →
Phanpy Ground	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Magnemite Earthquake 4x 205-242%KO Rock Smash 2x 30-35% View Phanpy builds →
Cubone Ground	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Fire BlastTM38 EarthquakeTM26 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Magnemite Focus Punch 2x 89-105%KO Fire Blast 2x 68-81% Earthquake 4x 188-221%KO Brick Break 2x 47-56% View Cubone builds →
Sandshrew Ground	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 EarthquakeTM26 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Magnemite Focus Punch 2x 119-140%KO Earthquake 4x 240-284%KO Brick Break 2x 61-74% Rock Smash 2x 35-42% View Sandshrew builds →

Gligar GroundFlying	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Magnemite Earthquake 4x 247-291%KO Brick Break 2x 63-75% Rock Smash 2x 34-41% View Gligar builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Magnemite Earthquake 4x 175-206%KO Rock Smash 2x 27-31% View Onix builds →
Phanpy Ground	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Magnemite Earthquake 4x 214-253%KO Rock Smash 2x 31-38% View Phanpy builds →
Cubone Ground	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Fire BlastTM38 EarthquakeTM26 FlamethrowerTM35 Damage vs Magnemite Focus Punch 2x 92-109%KO Fire Blast 2x 69-81% Earthquake 4x 191-225%KO Flamethrower 2x 58-69% View Cubone builds →
Sandshrew Ground	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 EarthquakeTM26 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Magnemite Focus Punch 2x 122-144%KO Earthquake 4x 247-291%KO Brick Break 2x 63-75% Rock Smash 2x 34-41% View Sandshrew builds →

Hippopotas Ground	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 Rock SmashHM06 Sand TombLv. 25 Damage vs Magnemite Earthquake 4x 239-281%KO Rock Smash 2x 34-41% Sand Tomb 4x 88-103%KO View Hippopotas builds →
Gligar GroundFlying	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Magnemite Earthquake 4x 247-291%KO Dig 4x 198-234%KO Brick Break 2x 63-75% Rock Smash 2x 34-41% View Gligar builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Magnemite Earthquake 4x 175-206%KO Dig 4x 142-169%KO Rock Smash 2x 27-31% View Onix builds →
Phanpy Ground	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Magnemite Earthquake 4x 214-253%KO Rock Smash 2x 31-38% View Phanpy builds →
Cubone Ground	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Fire BlastTM38 EarthquakeTM26 FlamethrowerTM35 Damage vs Magnemite Focus Punch 2x 92-109%KO Fire Blast 2x 69-81% Earthquake 4x 191-225%KO Flamethrower 2x 58-69% View Cubone builds →

Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityHypercutter ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery TauntUtility Ice Fang Damage vs Magnemite Earthquake 4x 294-346%KO Ice Fang 16-19% View Gliscor builds →
Heracross BugFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves Close Combat MegahornSTAB Stone Edge Sleep Talk Damage vs Magnemite Close Combat 2x 268-316%KO Megahorn 67-79% Stone Edge 37-44% View Heracross builds →
Charizard FireFlying	C
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Air Slash FlamethrowerSTAB Solar Beam Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Magnemite Air Slash 30-35% Flamethrower 2x 288-339%KO View Charizard builds →
Garchomp DragonGround	C
Ground deals 4x damage to MagnemiteView Garchomp →
Arcanine Fire	C
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves Extreme Speed Flare Blitz Crunch Thunder Fang Damage vs Magnemite Extreme Speed 27-32% Flare Blitz 2x 246-289%KO Crunch 27-32% Thunder Fang 22-26% View Arcanine builds →