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.

What is Magneton weak to?

In Crystal, Magneton's biggest threats include Golem (Ground), Charizard (Fire), and Hitmonlee (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Golem is the most dangerous since Ground moves deal 4x damage.

How do you evolve Magneton?

In Crystal, Magnemite evolves into Magneton at level 30. Magneton evolves into Magnezone using a Thunder Stone. Magneton is a middle-stage evolution in the Magnemite line.

What role does Magneton play in battle?

Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Magneton is a mixed attacker with base 60 Attack and 120 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a cannon.

Should I use Magneton?

For Crystal, 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.

Magneton - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

Cannon

CTier

70Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Sp. Atk and Defense carry most of Magneton's stat budget. HP's the obvious dump stat. Moderately hard to find and yields 2 Sp. Atk stat exp. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP50

Attack60

Defense95

Sp. Atk120

Sp. Def70

Speed70

Total465

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging60 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.0 m

Weight60.0 kg

Base XP163

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

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.

AnalyticHA

Strengthens moves to 1.3× their power when moving last.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+2SpDSpe

Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

When many MAGNETON gather together, the resulting magnetic storm disrupts radio waves.

Crystal

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 12 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.

Magneton 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 II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

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 Magneton in Crystal (Best Counters)

In Crystal, Machamp can KO Magneton with Earthquake (158-186%). Golem threatens a KO with Earthquake (220-259%). Houndoom's Fire Blast also KOs at 144-169%.

Machamp Fighting	A
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Cross Chop Rock Slide Earthquake CurseSetup Damage vs Magneton Rock Slide 15-17% Earthquake 4x 158-186%KO View Machamp builds →
Golem RockGround	A
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves EarthquakeSTAB Explosion Rapid Spin RoarUtility Damage vs Magneton Earthquake 4x 220-259%KO Explosion 45-54% Rapid Spin 9-11% View Golem builds →
Houndoom DarkFire	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Fire Blast CrunchSTAB PursuitSTAB Sunny Day Damage vs Magneton Fire Blast 2x 144-169%KO Crunch 26-31% Pursuit 13-15% View Houndoom builds →

Crystal Evolution

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

2 Forms

#081Magnemite

Level 30

#082Magneton

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Magnemite

ElectricSteel

Magneton

ElectricSteel

50+25

ATK

60+25

DEF

95+25

SP.ATK

120+25

SP.DEF

70+15

SPE

70+25

BST

325C-Tier

465B-Tier+140

ROLE

Balanced

Cannon

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Challenging

Magneton is genderless — breed with Ditto to produce Magnemite eggs. 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

Crystal Magneton Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Not in Gen 2

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Nature

Not in Gen 2

Utility Moveset

ThunderboltSTAB
Thunder WaveSTAB
SubstituteUtility
Hidden Power Ice

Recommended Teammates

SteelixDecent

AlakazamDecent

GengarDecent

Moves

Leveling does the heavy lifting. Magneton picks up Zap Cannon and Hyper Beam along the way, building toward a complete offensive set. TMs add Normal and Rock coverage, but the foundation's already strong by then.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Sonic Boom

——9020Normal

Lv 1

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D3510035Normal

Lv 1

Thunder Shock

—4010030Electric

Lv 6

Thunder Shock

—4010030Electric

Lv 11

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 16

Sonic Boom

——9020Normal

Lv 21

Thunder Wave

S—10020Electric

Lv 27

Lock-On

——1005Normal

Lv 35

Tri Attack

C8010010Normal

Lv 43

Screech

D—8540Normal

Lv 53

Zap Cannon

C100505Electric

TM Moves

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

HM05

Flash

D—7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM04

Rollout

D309020Rock

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM39

Swift

C60—20Normal

TM25

Thunder

B1207010Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM07

Zap Cannon

C100505Electric

Egg Moves

Magneton doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Thunderbolt

S9510015Electric

Reminder Moves

Rem

Swift

C60—20Normal

How to Get Magneton in Crystal

Magneton is obtained through an in-game trade. Visit the NPC at Power Plant and bring the requested Pokemon to make the swap. No wild encounters are available in this game.

How to Obtain Magneton in Crystal

To get Magneton, start by catching Magnemite through walking and trade encounters at Lv. 14-16. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.

Step 1Catch Magnemite
Route 6
Grass Lv.14 Route
20%Early
Route 11
Grass Lv.15 Route
20%Early
Route 38
Grass Lv.16 Route
20%Mid
Route 39
Grass Lv.16 Route
20%Mid
Train until Level 30
Step 2Magneton ✓
Power Plant
In-game trade Power-plant
Limited
Trade for (give Dugtrio)
or evolve from Magnemite (Step 1)

Magneton 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.
In Crystal, Magneton's biggest threats include Golem (Ground), Charizard (Fire), and Hitmonlee (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Golem is the most dangerous since Ground moves deal 4x damage.
In Crystal, Magnemite evolves into Magneton at level 30. Magneton evolves into Magnezone using a Thunder Stone. Magneton is a middle-stage evolution in the Magnemite line.
Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Magneton is a mixed attacker with base 60 Attack and 120 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a cannon.
For Crystal, 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

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