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.
MAGNEMITE attaches itself to power lines to feed on electricity. If your house has a power outage, check your circuit breakers. You may find a large number of this POKéMON clinging to the breaker box.
MAGNEMITE floats in the air by emitting electromagnetic waves from the units at its sides. These waves block gravity. This POKéMON becomes incapable of flight if its internal electrical supply is depleted.
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.
| 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Torchic Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift | ||
 Nincada BugGround | D | |
 Makuhita Fighting | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Makuhita builds →Vital Throw 2x75-89% Arm Thrust 2x23-27% | ||
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Torchic Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift | ||
Nincada BugGround | D | |
Makuhita Fighting | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Makuhita builds →Vital Throw 2x75-88% Arm Thrust 2x20-24% | ||
 Trapinch Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Trapinch builds →Dig 4x237-281%KO Rock Smash 2x40-48% Sand Tomb 4x106-126%KO | ||
 Numel FireGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Numel builds →Overheat 2x165-194%KO Flamethrower 2x115-135%KO Dig 4x165-194%KO Ember 2x53-63% | ||
 Sandshrew Ground | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Sandshrew builds →Focus Punch 2x118-139%KO Dig 4x189-223%KO Rock Smash 2x32-39% | ||
 Baltoy GroundPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Baltoy builds →Dig 4x131-155%KO Mud-Slap 4x40-48% | ||
Nincada BugGround | D | |
Trapinch Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Trapinch builds →Dig 4x239-282%KO Rock Smash 2x41-48% Sand Tomb 4x108-127%KO | ||
Numel FireGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Numel builds →Overheat 2x162-191%KO Flamethrower 2x115-136%KO Dig 4x162-191%KO Ember 2x53-64% | ||
Sandshrew Ground | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Sandshrew builds →Focus Punch 2x118-139%KO Dig 4x192-227%KO Rock Smash 2x33-39% | ||
Baltoy GroundPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Baltoy builds →Dig 4x130-155%KO Mud-Slap 4x38-45% | ||
Nincada BugGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Nincada builds →Dig 4x138-164%KO Mud-Slap 4x45-55% | ||
Trapinch Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Trapinch builds →Dig 4x243-287%KO Rock Smash 2x41-49% Sand Tomb 4x110-130%KO | ||
Numel FireGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Numel builds →Overheat 2x170-200%KO Flamethrower 2x117-139%KO Dig 4x170-200%KO Ember 2x55-65% | ||
Sandshrew Ground | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Sandshrew builds →Focus Punch 2x120-142%KO Dig 4x199-235%KO Rock Smash 2x33-41% | ||
Baltoy GroundPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Baltoy builds →Dig 4x132-157%KO Mud-Slap 4x43-52% | ||
Nincada BugGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Nincada builds →Dig 4x139-165%KO Mud-Slap 4x43-52% | ||
Trapinch Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Trapinch builds →Dig 4x249-293%KO Rock Smash 2x43-51% Sand Tomb 4x111-132%KO | ||
Numel FireGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Numel builds →Overheat 2x167-198%KO Fire Blast 2x143-168%KO Earthquake 4x211-249%KO Flamethrower 2x117-139%KO | ||
 Phanpy Ground | D | |
Sandshrew Ground | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Sandshrew builds →Focus Punch 2x120-141%KO Dig 4x199-234%KO Rock Smash 2x34-41% | ||
Baltoy GroundPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Baltoy builds →Dig 4x130-154%KO Mud-Slap 4x37-44% | ||
Trapinch Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Trapinch builds →Earthquake 4x305-359%KO Dig 4x246-290%KO Rock Smash 2x43-51% Sand Tomb 4x110-131%KO | ||
Numel FireGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Numel builds →Overheat 2x169-200%KO Fire Blast 2x143-169%KO Earthquake 4x205-241%KO Flamethrower 2x117-138%KO | ||
Phanpy Ground | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Phanpy builds →Earthquake 4x205-241%KO Rock Smash 2x29-34% | ||
Sandshrew Ground | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Sandshrew builds →Focus Punch 2x118-140%KO Earthquake 4x240-283%KO Dig 4x193-228%KO Brick Break 2x60-71% | ||
Baltoy GroundPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Baltoy builds →Earthquake 4x157-186%KO Dig 4x129-152%KO Mud-Slap 4x40-48% | ||
In Ruby & Sapphire, Heracross's Megahorn hits Magnemite for 67-79%. Charizard threatens a KO with Fire Blast (270-317%). Flygon's Earthquake also KOs at 304-358%.
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySwarm ItemSalacberry NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Heracross builds →Megahorn67-79% Rock Slide28-33% | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLeftovers NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Charizard builds →Fire Blast 2x270-317%KO | ||
 Flygon GroundDragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Flygon builds →Earthquake 4x304-358%KO Rock Slide19-23% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureLonely Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Arcanine builds →Extreme Speed30-35% Overheat 2x267-314%KO | ||
Ruby & Sapphire 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
Breeding
Magnemite is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. Part of the Mineral egg group.
Ditto onlyRuby & Sapphire Magnemite Best Moveset
Best Build
No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.
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Moves
Without TMs, Magnemite's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get Normal coverage on top of Zap Cannon and Thunder for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Ruby & Sapphire Magnemite Locations
Magnemite appears at high spawn rates across 4 spots in mid-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
Best Locations to Catch Magnemite in Ruby & Sapphire
walking encounters for Magnemite across 4 spots at Lv. 22-26. The catch is that Ruby and Sapphire don't share every location, so compare what's available in your version.
Magnemite Guide
Level 30 gets you Magneton. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Ruby & Sapphire, 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 Ruby & Sapphire. 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
- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves