Is Magnemite Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Route 38 and 39 encounters during mid-Johto. Electric/Steel with AbilityMagnet Pull trapping Steel-types on the field. One of the best type combinations available. Resists a massive list of types and handles any Flying or Water trainer from mid-game onward.
Magnemite resists most of Falkner's coverage and hits back hard.
Magnemite has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Magnemite has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Magnemite trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Magneton trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Magneton trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Magneton has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Magneton trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Magneton resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Magneton has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Magneton trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Magneton has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Magneton resists most of Janine's coverage and hits back hard.
Magneton has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Magneton trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Magneton has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Magneton resists most of Will's coverage and hits back hard.
Magneton has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Magneton has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Magneton has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Magneton has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Catchable
Catch Magnemite on Route 38 (walking, Lv 16, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- LV 22ElectricSparkPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 30SteelMagnet BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- LV 38ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 43SteelMirror ShotPower 98Accuracy 85%PP 10
- LV 54ElectricZap CannonPower 180Accuracy 50%PP 5
Evolve Magnemite to Magneton
Magnemite evolves into Magneton at Level 30. Your Magnemite should hit Level 30 before you reach Chuck, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30ElectricSparkPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 30SteelMagnet BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 30ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- LV 40ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 60ElectricZap CannonPower 180Accuracy 50%PP 5
How to Get Magnemite in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Magnemite hums around five locations, common to uncommon and locked tight to levels 15 to 17. The magnet is best known from the Power Plant area, so that electric hub is the reliable place to grab one.
Wild Magnemite may be holding when caught:
Metal Coat (5% chance) An item to be held by a Pokemon. It is a special metallic film that ups the power of Steel-type moves.5 locations to catch Magnemite
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Where To Catch Magnemite in HGSS
The line opens with Magnemite at Lv. 15-17 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into MagnetonSafari Zone - PeakLv.17FloorRate 20%NightSafari Zone - PeakLv.17FloorRate 10%Morning/daySafari Zone - MountainLv.17FloorRate 10%Cerulean Cave - B1FLv.45-47CaveRate 15%or evolve from Magnemite (Step 1)
- Step 3Trade Magnezone over from Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum
Bring the right balls: check Magnemite catch odds in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Magnemite in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Magnemite hovers along Route 38 and Route 39, so breed it Masuda-style with a foreign-language parent at 1 in 1,638. Compare Shiny Magnemite odds across every game
Shiny Magnemite Evolution
3 Forms
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Magnemite Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Magnemite in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Magnemite Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Magnemite
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Sandslash builds →Dig 4x249-295%KO Rock Smash 2x42-51% | ||
 Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodCliff Edge Gate Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Quagsire builds →Dig 4x222-262%KO Focus Blast 2x104-124%KO | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Nidoking builds →Dig 4x249-295%KO Fire Blast 2x125-149%KO Focus Blast 2x125-149%KO | ||
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Nidoqueen builds →Dig 4x231-273%KO Fire Blast 2x116-138%KO Focus Blast 2x116-138%KO | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Flareon builds →Dig 4x204-240%KO Fire Blast 2x207-245%KO Rock Smash 2x51-62% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Hariyama builds →Dig 4x191-225%KO Vital Throw 2x124-147%KO | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Arcanine builds →Dig 4x178-211%KO Fire Blast 2x213-251%KO Rock Smash 2x45-55% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Ninetales builds →Fire Blast 2x185-218%KO Dig 4x135-160%KO | ||
 Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Magmar builds →Fire Blast 2x213-251%KO Focus Blast 2x142-167%KO | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Graveler builds →Dig 4x240-284%KO Fire Blast 2x82-98% Rock Smash 2x42-51% | ||
 Numel FireGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Numel builds →Dig 4x175-207%KO Fire Blast 2x156-185%KO Rock Smash 2x31-36% | ||
 Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Quilava builds →Fire Blast 2x180-213%KO Dig 4x116-138%KO Rock Smash 2x31-36% | ||
 Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Onix builds →Dig 4x147-175%KO Rock Smash 2x27-33% | ||
 Slugma Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodViolet City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magnemite View Slugma builds →Fire Blast 2x162-191%KO Rock Smash 2x24-29% | ||
Magnemite Evolutions
Magnemite is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Magneton, but reaching Magnezone takes the Magnetic Field in Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum. 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 onlyHGSS Magnemite Best Moveset
Electric/Steel resists 12 types, and AbilityMagnet Pull traps opposing Steel types that can't escape. 95 Sp. Atk fires real special Electric damage for a first-stage. The moveset has defensive utility and offensive punch. Evolve for more.
Best Build
Magnemite best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Thunderbolt
- Toxic
- Signal Beam
- Hidden Power Fighting
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Magnemite develops a solid moveset just through leveling. Zap Cannon and Thunder show up naturally, and the progression handles both STAB and utility without leaning on TMs for the core attacks.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 18 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It is attracted by electromagnetic waves. It may approach Trainers if they are using their Pokégear.
The units at the sides of its body generate antigravity energy to keep it aloft in the air.
Magnemite HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
- Where in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Safari Zone can I find Magnemite?
See the Locations section above for where to find Magnemite in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Magnemite from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Magnemite easier to catch (catch factor doubled) but it flees twice as often.
- Each effect lasts 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other.
Yes. Wild Magnemite in HeartGold & SoulSilver can hold Metal Coat (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Metal Coat.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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.
Game Availability
Magnemite has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 21 titles across all 9 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 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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