Is Magneton Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Level it up inside Mt. Coronet to evolve into Magnezone. Even as Magneton, the Electric/Steel typing gives it resistances to handle most of the mid-game comfortably.
Roark's team hits Magnemite's weaknesses hard.
Gardenia's typing presses Magnemite's defenses.
Maylene's team hits Magnemite's weaknesses hard.
Magnemite trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Magnemite trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Magneton trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Magnezone has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Magnezone trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Magnezone has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Magnezone trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Magnezone trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Magnezone trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Magnezone trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Magnemite on Fuego Ironworks (walking, Lv 28-29, common). Swarm.
Your Magnemite should hit Level 30 before you reach Byron, at typical leveling pace.
You can pick up the Thunder Stone in Sunyshore City.
How to Get Magneton in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
You're catching Magnemite first, not Magneton. Magnemite appears at solid rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 3-stage chain with evolution methods between each stage.
How to Obtain Magneton in BDSP
Magnemite is your first catch on the way to Magneton. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 28-63 across 10 total spots in the chain.
Magneton Weakness
Type-wise, Magneton takes extra damage from Ground, Fire, and Fighting. Watch out for Ground attacks, those deal 4x damage. Poison moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. With 11 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Magneton's physical bulk (base 95 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ground |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Fighting |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Electric, Grass, Ice, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Flying, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
What is Magneton Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Magneton
 Cubone Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Cubone builds →Earthquake 4x133-157%KO Focus Punch 2x60-71% Fire Blast 2x52-62% | ||
 Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Machop builds →Focus Punch 2x121-143%KO Earthquake 4x112-133%KO Fire Blast 2x48-57% | ||
 Phanpy Ground | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Phanpy builds →Earthquake 4x145-171%KO Rock Smash 2x24-29% | ||
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Geodude builds →Earthquake 4x169-200%KO Focus Punch 2x81-95% Fire Blast 2x43-52% | ||
 Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Onix builds →Earthquake 4x121-143%KO Rock Smash 2x19-24% | ||
Cubone Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Cubone builds →Earthquake 4x139-164%KO Focus Punch 2x64-77% Fire Blast 2x52-64% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Machop builds →Focus Punch 2x127-150%KO Earthquake 4x116-136%KO Fire Blast 2x50-59% | ||
Phanpy Ground | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Phanpy builds →Earthquake 4x150-177%KO Rock Smash 2x23-27% | ||
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Geodude builds →Earthquake 4x173-205%KO Focus Punch 2x84-100%KO Fire Blast 2x45-55% | ||
Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Onix builds →Earthquake 4x127-150%KO Rock Smash 2x18-23% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Marowak builds →Earthquake 4x167-197%KO Focus Punch 2x81-96% Fire Blast 2x56-66% | ||
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Gastrodon builds →Earthquake 4x173-205%KO Rock Smash 2x25-30% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Donphan builds →Earthquake 4x225-266%KO Fire Fang 2x51-61% Rock Smash 2x32-38% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x144-171%KO Earthquake 4x133-157%KO Fire Blast 2x56-66% | ||
 Gabite DragonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Gabite builds →Earthquake 4x180-213%KO Fire Blast 2x56-66% Rock Smash 2x25-30% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Marowak builds →Earthquake 4x167-197%KO Focus Punch 2x81-96% Fire Blast 2x56-66% | ||
Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Gastrodon builds →Earthquake 4x173-205%KO Rock Smash 2x25-30% | ||
 Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Quagsire builds →Earthquake 4x173-205%KO Focus Punch 2x86-101%KO | ||
Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Donphan builds →Earthquake 4x225-266%KO Fire Fang 2x51-61% Rock Smash 2x32-38% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x144-171%KO Earthquake 4x133-157%KO Fire Blast 2x56-66% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Marowak builds →Earthquake 4x158-187%KO Focus Punch 2x78-92% Fire Blast 2x53-62% | ||
Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Gastrodon builds →Earthquake 4x165-194%KO Rock Smash 2x24-28% | ||
Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Quagsire builds →Earthquake 4x170-200%KO Focus Punch 2x84-99% | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 4x208-245%KO Fire Fang 2x45-54% Rock Smash 2x29-34% | ||
Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Donphan builds →Earthquake 4x219-258%KO Fire Fang 2x48-58% Rock Smash 2x30-37% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Marowak builds →Earthquake 4x158-186%KO Focus Punch 2x78-92% Fire Blast 2x52-62% | ||
Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Gastrodon builds →Earthquake 4x163-192%KO Rock Smash 2x23-28% | ||
Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Quagsire builds →Earthquake 4x168-198%KO Focus Punch 2x81-96% | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 4x204-240%KO Fire Fang 2x45-54% Rock Smash 2x28-34% | ||
Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Donphan builds →Earthquake 4x219-258%KO Fire Fang 2x47-56% Rock Smash 2x30-36% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Marowak builds →Earthquake 4x157-185%KO Focus Punch 2x78-92% Fire Blast 2x52-62% | ||
Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Gastrodon builds →Earthquake 4x162-191%KO Rock Smash 2x21-26% | ||
Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Quagsire builds →Earthquake 4x166-196%KO Focus Punch 2x80-95% | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 4x205-241%KO Fire Fang 2x46-54% Rock Smash 2x28-34% | ||
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Mamoswine builds →Earthquake 4x233-275%KO Rock Smash 2x32-37% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Marowak builds →Earthquake 4x157-185%KO Focus Punch 2x78-92% Fire Blast 2x52-62% | ||
Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Gastrodon builds →Earthquake 4x162-191%KO Rock Smash 2x21-26% | ||
Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Quagsire builds →Earthquake 4x166-196%KO Focus Punch 2x80-95% | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 4x205-241%KO Fire Fang 2x46-54% Rock Smash 2x28-34% | ||
Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Mamoswine builds →Earthquake 4x233-275%KO Rock Smash 2x32-37% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 4x236-278%KO Brick Break 2x59-70% Fire Blast 2x73-86% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Marowak builds →Earthquake 4x157-185%KO Focus Punch 2x78-93% Fire Blast 2x51-60% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 4x236-278%KO Focus Punch 2x117-138%KO Fire Blast 2x48-57% | ||
Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Gastrodon builds →Earthquake 4x164-193%KO Rock Smash 2x23-27% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Camerupt builds →Earthquake 4x189-222%KO Eruption 2x187-220%KO Rock Smash 2x26-31% | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Excadrill can KO Magneton with Earthquake (274-323%). Blaziken threatens a KO with Close Combat (165-194%). Conkeldurr's Drain Punch also KOs at 116-136%.
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandrush ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 4x274-323%KO Rapid Spin11-14% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySpeed Boost ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Blaziken builds →Close Combat 2x165-194%KO Flare Blitz 2x165-194%KO | ||
 Conkeldurr Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemFlame Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Conkeldurr builds →Mach Punch 2x62-73% Drain Punch 2x116-136%KO Knock Off33-40% Facade18-21% | ||
Magneton Evolutions
Sitting between Magnemite and Magnezone, Magneton is part of a chain that requires an evolution item. Not your typical level-up setup. HP has grown the most so far (+25), but there's still another 70 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Magneton is genderless — breed with Ditto to produce Magnemite eggs. Part of the Mineral egg group.
Ditto onlyBDSP Magneton Best Moveset
Fell from C-tier with 120 Sp. Atk on Electric/Steel typing resisting 10 types. AbilityMagnet Pull traps Steel opponents, and hidden AbilityAnalytic boosts damage when moving last. The moveset has special power behind Electric TermStab but 70 Speed and 50/60 HP and Defense leave it exposed. Evolves into Magnezone.
Best Build
Magneton best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Attacker Moveset
- Thunderbolt
- Thunder Wave
- Rain Dance
- Endure
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Leveling does the heavy lifting. Magneton picks up Zap Cannon and Explosion along the way, building toward a complete offensive set. TMs add Normal coverage, but the foundation's already strong by then.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
A Magneton is actually three Magnemite linked by magnetism. A group of these Pokémon can set off a magnetic storm.
Magneton Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
Magneton is meant to evolve into Magnezone. At 465 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
Magnet Pull is the go-to ability for Magneton. It prevents steel opponents from fleeing or switching out. Its hidden ability Analytic can work in specific setups. Sturdy is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.
Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Magneton is a special attacker with base 120 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a cannon.
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, you can run Magneton through the first few routes without issues. 465 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Magnezone as fast as you can.
Game Availability
One of the original 151, Magneton has appeared in 21 games — nearly every mainline game. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.
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 7LGPE
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
Winds & Waves