Is Magneton Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Route 222 at level 41 if you missed Fuego Ironworks. Level up inside Mt. Coronet for Magnezone, the Gen 4 evolution. AbilityMagnet Pull traps Steel-types. Electric/Steel handles most of the late game.
Magnemite trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Gardenia's typing presses Magnemite's defenses.
Magnemite trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Magnemite trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Magnemite trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Byron's team hits Magneton's weaknesses hard.
Magnezone has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Volkner's team hits Magnezone's weaknesses hard.
Magnezone has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Magnezone trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Flint's team hits Magnezone's weaknesses hard.
Magnezone trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Magnezone resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Magnezone has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Magnezone has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Magnezone trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Magnemite
Catch Magnemite in Fuego Ironworks (walking, Lv 28-30, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 28)
- LV 28ElectricSparkPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Fantina
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Won at the Veilstone Game Corner after playing ten bonus rounds in a row on the slots
- LV 30SteelMagnet BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Maylene
- TM06PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 85%PP 10Route 212
- LV 38ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Byron
- TM91SteelFlash CannonPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Byron
- Post-Game
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Magnemite to Magneton
Magnemite evolves into Magneton at Level 30. Your Magnemite should hit Level 30 before you reach Byron, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Fantina
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Won at the Veilstone Game Corner after playing ten bonus rounds in a row on the slots
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- LV 40ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Byron
- TM91SteelFlash CannonPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Byron
- Post-Game
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Magneton to Magnezone
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Candice, at typical party pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 41)
- LV 41ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Fantina
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Won at the Veilstone Game Corner after playing ten bonus rounds in a row on the slots
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM91SteelFlash CannonPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Byron
- Post-Game
- TUTORSteelIron HeadPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Magneton in Platinum
Magneton appears wild too, at two spots near levels 41 to 43, ranging from common to rare. Evolving a Magnemite at level 30 is the easier route if the wild rate frustrates you.
Wild Magneton 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.2 locations to catch Magneton2 locations to catch Magnemite
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Catch Magnemite at any of the 2 locations below, then level it up to 30 — it evolves into Magneton.
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Magneton in Pt
Available earlier: catch Magnemite (before Badge 6) and evolve it at Lv 30. Wild Magneton first appears at Route 222 (after Badge 7).
- Step 2Magneton ✓or evolve from Magnemite (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into MagnezoneBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Magnemite egg.
To plan your throws, open the Platinum catch rate calculator with Magneton preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Magneton in Platinum
Magneton buzzes rarely along Route 222, so chain it to 40 for a shiny, or evolve a chained Magnemite. Compare Shiny Magneton odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Magneton Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
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 | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Platinum shiny odds calculator with Magneton already selected.
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.
| 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 Magneton Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Magneton
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 4x240-283%KO Brick Break 2x61-72% Fire Blast 2x82-96% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Marowak builds →Earthquake 4x163-192%KO Focus Punch 2x80-94% Fire Blast 2x58-69% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Torterra builds →Earthquake 4x208-245%KO Rock Smash 2x28-34% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 4x240-283%KO Focus Punch 2x119-141%KO Fire Blast 2x54-64% | ||
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Gastrodon builds →Earthquake 4x167-197%KO Rock Smash 2x22-27% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 2x173-204%KO Earthquake 4x154-182%KO | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x173-204%KO Earthquake 4x154-182%KO | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Gliscor builds →Earthquake 4x187-221%KO Brick Break 2x47-56% Fire Fang 2x41-48% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Sandslash builds →Earthquake 4x191-226%KO Focus Punch 2x95-112%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 2x149-175%KO Earthquake 4x133-157%KO Fire Blast 2x150-178%KO | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 4x212-250%KO Fire Fang 2x46-54% Rock Smash 2x30-35% | ||
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Mamoswine builds →Earthquake 4x240-283%KO Rock Smash 2x32-38% | ||
 Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Magneton View Quagsire builds →Earthquake 4x171-202%KO Focus Punch 2x84-99% | ||
Magneton Evolutions
Sitting between Magnemite and Magnezone, Magneton is part of a chain that requires a specific location. 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 onlyPt Magneton Best Moveset
Removing Steel types from the field through AbilityMagnet Pull clears the path for teammates that Steel-type tanks would otherwise stop completely. The moveset traps and eliminates with 120 Sp. Atk on special Electric attacks. One of the best support picks for enabling attackers.
Best Build
Magneton best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Revenge Killer Moveset
- Thunderbolt
- Flash Cannon
- Thunder Wave
- Explosion
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 and Rock 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
29 of 31 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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Magneton Platinum Guide
Yes. Wild Magneton in Platinum 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.
For Platinum, 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.
In Platinum, Magneton plays as a cannon. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Thunderbolt is the primary attack.
In Platinum, Naive is the go-to nature for Magneton. That's +Speed / -Sp. Def. Pair it with 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the cannon role.
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 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
Winds & Waves
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